HMS Bridport was a diesel-powered built for the Royal Navy during the Second World War. Completed in 1940, she participated in the Normandy landings and the Bombardment of Cherbourg in June 1944.
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 Bridport 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 November. She was the first ship in the Royal Navy to carry that name.Colledge, Warlow & Bush, pp. 57–58
Bridport supported the Normandy landings in June 1944 and the Bombardment of Cherbourg on 25 June.
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External links www.harwichanddovercourt.co.uk www.rafboats.co.uk