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HMT Bracklyn

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Bracklyn was a British steam fishing trawler. Completed in 1914, it was almost immediately requisitioned as a minesweeper by the Royal Navy to take part in the First World War. It ran aground at Great Yarmouth in 1916, but was towed off and re-floated by a tug. In May 1917, the ship was mined by a U-boat and sank, killing the crew.

Construction and design[]

Bracklyn (Official Number 13688), a steel fishing trawler, was constructed in Aberdeen by J. Duthie Torry Shipbuilding Co. for The Brooklyn Fishing Company Ltd., Fleetwood.[1][2] The trawler measured 303 gross register tons (GRT) and 122 net register tons (NRT) and featured a length of 125.8 ft (38.3 m), a beam of 23.4 ft (7.1 m), and a height of 13.2 ft (4.0 m).[1] Bracklyn was launched on 22 April 1914 and was completed a month later in May, being registered by her owners in Fleetwood on 28 May 1914.[1]

History[]

First World War service[]

In December 1914, seven months after her registration, Bracklyn was requisitioned by the Royal Navy for service in the First World War, becoming a minesweeper.[1] On 28 March 1916, the warship and four other civilian ships ran aground on Corton Beach, Great Yarmouth during a period of bad weather.[1] When the weather cleared, Bracklyn was towed off the beach by the tug Lowestoft, assisted by the lifeboat Kentwell.[1] The following year, on 11 May 1917, Bracklyn sank at 52°42′00″N 2°10′00″E / 52.7°N 2.166667°E / 52.7; 2.166667 after striking a mine laid by SM UC-1 three days earlier.[1][3][4] The entire crew of ten were killed in action.[1]

References[]

  1. ↑ 1.00 1.01 1.02 1.03 1.04 1.05 1.06 1.07 1.08 1.09 1.10 Cite error: Invalid <ref> tag; no text was provided for refs named Fleetwood
  2. ↑ "Aberdeen Ships | Bracklyn". http://www.aberdeenships.com/single.asp?searchFor=bracklyn&index=101784. 
  3. ↑ Cite error: Invalid <ref> tag; no text was provided for refs named Uboat
  4. ↑ "Bracklyn (1136888)". Miramar Ship Index. http://www.miramarshipindex.org.nz . (subscription required)
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Career
Name: Bracklyn
Owner:
  • The Brooklyn Fishing Company Ltd., Fleetwood
Port of registry:
  • Fleetwood, England
    • Builder: J. Duthie Torry Shipbuilding Co., Aberdeen
    Yard number: 401[1]
    Launched: 22 April 1914
    Completed: May 1914
    In service:
    • 1914
    Identification: FD2[1]
    Fate:
    Career  Royal Navy
    Name: HMT Bracklyn
    Operator: Royal Navy
    Acquired: December 1914
    In service: 1914–1917
    Identification: No.1978[1]
    Fate: Sunk by mine off Great Yarmouth, 11 May 1917
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