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Report - HMS Bronnington (Nov 2011)

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MaybeNot1330

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Visited with the_kwan and Sephiroth - Thanks to Xan_Asmodi for info​

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I'm really happy I found the plaques, their was quite a few of them hidden away in the oven! Really enjoyed this explore! As with most of my reports now, you can click any of the pics to make them bigger.


History​
HMS Bronington was Constructed by Cook Welton & Gemmel at Hull and Beverley she is one of the Coniston class of minesweepers which were constructed between 1951 and 1959

She was named H.M.S. Humber and was stationed with the 10th M.S.S. R.N.R. In 1958 she was commissioned as Bronington and sent to the 100th M.S.S

In 1965 she was converted into a minehunter at Rosyth and stationed with the 1st M.C.M.S. In 1974 she was refitted at Gibraltar and then returned to Rosyth to rejoin the 1st M.C.M.S

HRH The Prince of Wales was in command for most of 1976 and visited her at the museum in 1992

After being decommissioned from service, the ship was purchased in January 1989 by the Bronington Trust, a registered charity, whose patron Charles, Prince of Wales commanded this vessel in 1976

For some time, the ship was berthed in the historic Manchester Ship Canal at Trafford Park, Manchester

In 2002, she became part of the collection of the Warship Preservation Trust and moored at Birkenhead, Merseyside, England that closed about 6 years ago

Since its closure , she remains in storage, now berthed in Birkenhead awaitinging her fate.

the_kwan

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