HMS Bronington (M1115)

HMS Bronington laid up at Gilbrook Basin, West Float, Birkenhead (11 June 2015)
History
United Kingdom
Name	HMS Bronington
Namesake	Bronington, Wales
Builder	Cook, Welton & Gemmell, Beverley
Laid down	30 May 1951
Launched	19 March 1953
Commissioned	4 June 1954
Decommissioned	30 June 1988
Identification	Pennant number: M1115
Fate	Sunk at her moorings in March 2016. Still partially sunk.
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General characteristics
Class and type	Ton-class minesweeper
Displacement	440 long tons (450 t)
Length	153 ft (46.6 m)
Beam	28.9 ft (8.8 m)
Draught	8.2 ft (2.5 m)
Propulsion	2 × Paxman Deltic 18A-7A diesel engines at 3,000 bhp (2,200 kW)
Speed	Cruise 13 knots (24 km/h) on one engine. Max 16 knots (30 km/h) on both
Range	2,500 nautical miles (4,600 km) at 12 knots (22 km/h)
Complement	32
Armament	1 x Bofors 40 mm gun

HMS Bronington was a Ton-class minesweeper of the Royal Navy, launched on 19 March 1953. This mahogany-hulled minesweeper was one of the last of the "wooden walls" (wooden-hulled naval vessels).