Allied Warships

HMS Bridport (J 50)

Minesweeper of the Bangor class

NavyThe Royal Navy
TypeMinesweeper
ClassBangor 
PennantJ 50 
Built byWilliam Denny & Brothers (Dumbarton, Scotland) : Harland & Wolff Ltd. (Govan, Scotland) 
Ordered 
Laid down11 Sep 1939 
Launched29 Feb 1940 
Commissioned28 Nov 1940 
End service 
Loss position
 
History

Sold in 1946.

Commanding Officers:
T/Lt. Ian Walter Douglas MacDougall, RNVR
4 November 1940 – 26 August 1941

Lt.Cdr. Ronald Winston Davies, RN
26 August 1941 – 29 August 1941.

Lt.Cdr. Frank Joseph George Hewitt, RN
29 August 1941 – 31 March 1942
DSC awarded on 1 January 1942.

Lt.Cdr. F.G. Rogers, RD, RNR
31 March 1942 - ???
Retired on 26 February 1943.

T/Lt. P.H. Bech, RNR
??? - still in command in July 1945 according to the Navy List.

HMS Bridport is not listed as active unit in the October 1945 Navy List.

 

Commands listed for HMS Bridport (J 50)

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CommanderFromTo
1Ian Walter Douglas MacDougall, RNVR4 Nov 194026 Aug 1941
2Lt.Cdr. Ronald Winston Davies, RN26 Aug 194129 Aug 1941
3Lt.Cdr. Frank Joseph George Hewitt, RN29 Aug 194131 Mar 1942
4Lt.Cdr. Frederick George Rogers, RD, RNR31 Mar 1942???

5P. H. Bech, RNR???Jul 1945 ?

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