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British fishing trawler

History
NameBracklyn
OwnerThe Brooklyn Fishing Company Ltd., Fleetwood
Port of registryFleetwood, England
BuilderJ. Duthie Torry Shipbuilding Co., Aberdeen
Yard number401
Launched22 April 1914
CompletedMay 1914
In service1914
IdentificationFD2
FateRequisitioned by Royal Navy as a minesweeper, December 1914
History
 Royal Navy
NameHMT Bracklyn
OperatorRoyal Navy
AcquiredDecember 1914
In service1914–1917
IdentificationNo.1978
FateSunk by mine off Great Yarmouth, 11 May 1917
General characteristics
Tonnage
Length125.8 ft (38.3 m)
Beam23.4 ft (7.1 m)
Height13.2 ft (4.0 m)
PropulsionT.3-cylinder by J. Abernethy and Co., Aberdeen
Crew10 (1917)

Bracklyn was a British steam fishing trawler. Completed in 1914, it was almost immediately requisitioned as a minesweeper by the Royal Navy to take part in the First World War. It ran aground at Great Yarmouth in 1916, but was towed off and re-floated by a tug. In May 1917, the ship was mined by a U-boat and sank, killing the crew.

Construction and design

Bracklyn (Official Number 13688), a steel fishing trawler, was constructed in Aberdeen by J. Duthie Torry Shipbuilding Co. for The Brooklyn Fishing Company Ltd., Fleetwood. The trawler measured 303 gross register tons (GRT) and 122 net register tons (NRT) and featured a length of 125.8 ft (38.3 m), a beam of 23.4 ft (7.1 m), and a height of 13.2 ft (4.0 m). Bracklyn was launched on 22 April 1914 and was completed a month later in May, being registered by her owners in Fleetwood on 28 May 1914.

History

First World War service

In December 1914, seven months after her registration, Bracklyn was requisitioned by the Royal Navy for service in the First World War, becoming a minesweeper. On 28 March 1916, the warship and four other civilian ships ran aground on Corton Beach, Great Yarmouth during a period of bad weather. When the weather cleared, Bracklyn was towed off the beach by the tug Lowestoft, assisted by the lifeboat Kentwell. The following year, on 11 May 1917, Bracklyn sank at 52°42′00″N 2°10′00″E / 52.7°N 2.166667°E / 52.7; 2.166667 after striking a mine laid by SM UC-1 three days earlier. The entire crew of ten were killed in action.

References

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  2. ^ "Bracklyn". uboat.net. Retrieved 1 September 2020.
  3. "Aberdeen Ships | Bracklyn". Aberdeen Built Ships. Retrieved 1 September 2020.
  4. "Bracklyn (1136888)". Miramar Ship Index. Retrieved 1 September 2020.


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