| Navy | The Royal Navy |
| Type | Destroyer |
| Class | Town |
| Pennant | H 72 |
| Built by | Bethlehem Shipbuilding Corp. (Quincy, Massachusetts, U.S.A.) |
| Ordered | |
| Laid down | 20 Apr 1918 |
| Launched | 22 Sep 1918 |
| Commissioned | 9 Oct 1940 |
| End service | 19 Jun 1946 |
| Loss position | |
| History | As HMS Bradford she performed escort duties in the Atlantic, including convoys to north Africa for operation Torch, from 1941 to 1943. On 3 May 1943 she was declared no longer fit for ocean escort work and was ordered decommissioned at Devonport. There, for the remainder of the war, she served as an accommodations ship. She was scrapped at Troon 19 June 1946. Commanding Officers: HMS Bradford in Dockyard Control during refit Lt.Cdr. John Neil Kelly Knight, RN HMS Bradford is not listed as active unit in the August 1943 Navy List |
| Former name | USS McLanahan (DD 264) |
Commands listed for HMS Bradford (H 72)
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| Commander | From | To | ||
| 1 | Lt.Cdr. Mark Taylor Collier, RN | 8 Oct 1940 | ??? | |
| 2 | Lt.Cdr. John Neil Kelly Knight, RN | 10 Jun 1941 | Apr 1943 ? | |
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