HMS Brave (J305)
 HMS Brave
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| History | |
|---|---|
 United Kingdom | |
| Name | Brave |
| Namesake | Brave |
| Ordered | 20 May 1941 |
| Builder | Blyth Shipbuilding Company, Northumberland |
| Laid down | 23 April 1942 |
| Launched | 4 February 1943 |
| Commissioned | 3 August 1943 |
| Decommissioned | 1946 |
| Recommissioned | 1951 |
| Decommissioned | 1957 |
| Renamed | Satellite |
| Namesake | Satellite |
| Identification | Pennant number: J305 |
| Fate | Scrapped, 1957 |
| General characteristics | |
| Class and type | Algerine-class minesweeper |
| Displacement |
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| Length | 225 ft (69 m) o/a |
| Beam | 35 ft 6 in (10.82 m) |
| Draught | 11 ft 6 in (3.51 m) |
| Installed power |
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| Propulsion |
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| Speed | 16.5 knots (30.6 km/h; 19.0 mph) |
| Range | 5,000 nmi (9,300 km; 5,800 mi) at 10 knots (19 km/h; 12 mph) |
| Complement | 85 |
| Armament |
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HMS Brave (J305) was a
turbine engine-powered Algerine-class minesweeper
during the Second World War.
Design and description
The turbine-powered ships displaced 850 long tons (860 t) at
deep load. The ships measured 225 feet (68.6 m) long overall with a beam of 35 feet 6 inches (10.8 m). The turbine group had a draught of 11 feet (3.4 m). The ships' complement consisted of 85 officers and ratings.[1]
The ships had two
Admiralty three-drum boilers. The engines produced a total of 2,000 indicated horsepower (1,500 kW) and gave a maximum speed of 16.5 knots (30.6 km/h; 19.0 mph). They carried a maximum of 660 long tons (671 t) of fuel oil that gave them a range of 5,000 nautical miles (9,300 km; 5,800 mi) at 10 knots (19 km/h; 12 mph).[1]
The Algerine class was armed with a
Bofors 40 mm mounts began replacing the twin 20 mm mounts on a one for one basis. All of the ships were fitted for four throwers and two rails for depth charges.[1]
Construction and career
The ship was ordered on 20 May 1941 at the
commissioned on 3 August 1943.[3]
on 14 January 1944, she took part in the
Operation Brassard. In July, they were deployed in the joint minesweeping operations off Civitavecchia to clear a channel north of Cape Corso also known as Operation Lobster. In August, she took part in the Operation Dragoon
.
On 14 July 1944, the ship took part in operation to clear a channel to
Port of Leghorn with ships of the 19th and 13th Minesweeping Flotilla during Operation Lobster. In October, she was nominated for minesweeping service with her Flotilla in support of the Operation Manna
.
The ship returned to the UK in May 1946 and was put into the reserve fleet.
In 1951, Brave was towed into the
R.N.V.R. from HMS Melita. As a drill ship, she was given the name Satellite. The ship ran aground on the Black Middens on the North side of the river but was able to be towed out. The damage she sustained were too extensive to be repaired conventionally. Moreover, she had concrete poured at her lower hull during her conversion at the Tyne Dock, thus she had problems with her watertight integrity.[4]
In 1957, she was sold to BISCO for scrap by the Clayton and Davies at Dunston in which she arrived on 25 November of the same year.
References
- ^ a b c Lenton, p. 261
- ^ Chesneau, p. 65
- ^ "HMS Brave, minesweeper". www.naval-history.net. Retrieved 9 December 2021.
- ^ "HMS Satellite - South Tyneside Libraries". southtynesidehistory.co.uk. Retrieved 9 December 2021.
Bibliography
- Chesneau, Roger, ed. (1980). Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1922–1946. Greenwich, UK: Conway Maritime Press. ISBN 0-85177-146-7.
- ISBN 978-1-86176-281-8.
- Elliott, Peter (1977). Allied Escort Ships of World War II: A complete survey. London: Macdonald and Jane's. ISBN 0-356-08401-9.
- ISBN 1-55750-048-7.
