| Navy | The Royal Navy |
| Type | Minesweeper |
| Class | Algerine |
| Pennant | J 305 |
| Mod | Turbine engined |
| Built by | Blyth Shipbuilding & Drydock Co. Ltd. (Blyth, U.K.) : White |
| Ordered | 20 May 1941 |
| Laid down | 23 Apr 1942 |
| Launched | 4 Feb 1943 |
| Commissioned | 3 Aug 1943 |
| End service | |
| History | Became a R.N.V.R. drill ship in 1951 being renamed Satellite. |
Commands listed for HMS Brave (J 305)
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| Commander | From | To | |
| 1 | T/A/Lt.Cdr. Frank Seymour Tolliday, RNR | 5 Jul 1943 | Apr 1946 |
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Notable events involving Brave include:
16 Sep 1943
HMS H 50 (Lt. J.C. Varley, RN) conducted A/S exercises off Tobermory with HMS Brave (T/A/Lt.Cdr. F.S. Tolliday, RNR). (1)
Sources
- ADM 173/17832
ADM numbers indicate documents at the British National Archives at Kew, London.