| Navy | The Royal Navy |
| Type | Escort destroyer |
| Class | Hunt (Type IV) |
| Pennant | L 76 |
| Built by | Thornycroft (Southampton, U.K.) |
| Ordered | |
| Laid down | 27 Feb 1941 |
| Launched | 27 Jun 1942 |
| Commissioned | 18 Dec 1942 |
| End service | |
| Loss position | |
| History | Scrapped on 27 September 1962. Commanding Officers: A/Lt.Cdr. Nigel Robert Harley Rodney, RN |
Commands listed for HMS Brecon (L 76)
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| Commander | From | To | |
| 1 | Lt.Cdr. Terence Desmond Herrick, DSC, RN | 16 Nov 1942 | Jan 1944 |
| 2 | Lt. Nigel Robert Harley Rodney, RN | Jan 1944 | Oct 1945 ? |
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Noteable events involving Brecon include:
10 Mar 1944
The German submarine U-450 was sunk in the western Mediterranean south of Ostia, in position 41º11'N, 12º27'E, by depth charges from the British escort destroyers HMS Blankney, HMS Blencathra, HMS Brecon, HMS Exmoor and the US destroyer USS Madison. (see map)