HMS Bridlington was a diesel-powered British . She served in the Second World War in the Royal Navy, and in the Royal Air Force (RAF) from 1946-1958.
Description The Bangor-class ships were designed to be mass produced, requiring a minimum of resources and able to be built in small shipyards inexperienced with naval work. The diesel-powered ships had an overall length of , a beam of , and a draught of at full load. They displaced at (standard) and at full load. The ships had a pair of nine-cylinder diesel engines that drove the two propeller shafts. The engines were designed to produce a total of which was intended to give the ships a speed of . Their crew consisted of 60 officers and ratings.Lenton, p. 254
The armament of the Bangor-class ships consisted of a 12-pounder gun mounted forward of the superstructure and a quadruple mount for Vickers machine guns aft. They could carry 40 depth charges when serving as convoy escorts.Campbell, p. 64
Construction and career HMS Bridlington was ordered on 6 July 1939 from William Denny and Brothers, and laid down at their Dumbarton shipyard on 11 September 1939. She was launched on 29 February 1940 and commissioned on 28 September. She was the first ship in the Royal Navy to carry that name.Colledge, Warlow & Bush, p. 57 After working up, she joined the 9th Minesweeping Flotilla at Scapa Flow. She later served in the Dieppe RaidRohwer & Hümmelchen, p. 158 and the Normandy landings. After being transferred to reserve service in 1945, she was passed on to the RAF in 1946.
Royal Air Force In October 1955, Bridlington sailed to Gan, in the Indian Ocean, to create a landing strip on the island. She sailed back to Plymouth in April 1956, where she was scrapped in 1958. Her nameplate and bell were salvaged, which can be seen on display at the Bridlington Harbor Heritage Museum in Bridlington.
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