| Navy | The Royal Navy |
| Type | ASW Trawler |
| Class | [No specific class] |
| Pennant | FY 118 |
| Built by | Cook, Welton & Gemmill (Beverley, U.K.) |
| Ordered | |
| Laid down | |
| Launched | 3 Mar 1934 |
| Commissioned | Sep 1939 |
| End service | |
| Loss position | |
| History | Completed on 31 March 1934. Sold in 1945. In March 1942 the small village of Slaidburn, England (offsite link) raised money during "Warship Week" to sponsor HMT Brontes. |
Commands listed for HMS Brontes (FY 118)
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| Commander | From | To | |
| 1 | Cdr. (retired) Trevor St.Vincent Frederick Tyler, RN | 11 Sep 1939 | 5 Apr 1940 |
| 2 | Ch.Skr. John Robert Coultas, RD, RNR | 5 Apr 1940 | 20 Sep 1942 |
| 3 | Skr. Sidney Christie, RNR | 20 Sep 1942 | 17 Aug 1943 |
| 4 | T/Skr. Burton Truefitt, RNR | 17 Aug 1943 | 19 Oct 1944 |
| 5 | Skr. Albert Edward Wood, RNR | 19 Oct 1944 |
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Noteable events involving Brontes include:
25 Mar 1940
HMS Northern Wave (T/Lt. L.C. Head, RNVR) and HMS Brontes (Cdr. T.St.V.F. Tyler (retired), RN) together pick up 25 survivors from the British tanker Daghestan that was torpedoed and sunk by the German submarine U-57 nine nautical miles east of Copinsay, Orkneys in position 58º47'N, 02º46'W.