HMS Bridlington
History
United Kingdom
Name	HMS Bridlington
Builder	William Denny and Brothers, Dumbarton
Laid down	11 September 1939
Launched	29 February 1940
Commissioned	28 September 1940
Decommissioned	1946
Stricken	1946
Fate	Transferred to RAF, 1946
Royal Air Force
Name	HMAFV Bridlington
Operator	Royal Air Force Marine Branch
Acquired	1946
Fate	Scrapped 6 May 1958
General characteristics
Class and type	Bangor-class minesweeper
Displacement	605 tons
Length	162 ft (49.4 m)
Beam	28 ft (8.5 m)
Draught	8.25 ft (2.51 m)
Propulsion	2 shafts, 9-cylinder diesel, 2,000 bhp (1,500 kW)
Speed	16 knots (30 km/h)
Complement	60
Armament	1 × QF 12-pounder 3 in (76.2 mm) gun 1 × quadruple 0.5 in (12.7 mm) Vickers machine gun Mark III

HMS Bridlington was a British Bangor-class minesweeper. She served in the Second World War in the Royal Navy, and in the Royal Air Force (RAF) from 1946-1958.^[1]

History

Royal Navy

Bridlington was laid down on 11 September 1939 and launched on 29 February 1940.^[1] She was named after the English town Bridlington.

Second World War

After working up, she joined the 9th Minesweeping Flotilla at Scapa Flow. She later served in the Dieppe Raid^[2] and the Normandy landings. After being transferred to reserve service in 1945, she was passed on to the RAF in 1946.^[3]

Royal Air Force

In October 1955, Bridlington sailed to Gan, in the Indian Ocean, to create a landing strip on the island. She sailed back to Plymouth in April 1956, where she was scrapped in 1958. Her nameplate and bell were salvaged, which can be seen on display at the Bridlington Harbor Heritage Museum in Bridlington.^[3]