HMS Bradman
HMT Bradman (FY 189) was a 452-ton anti-submarine warfare trawler of the Royal Navy during the Second World War. She was built by Cochrane & Sons, Selby and was launched on 31 October 1936. As a fishing vessel of the Bunch Steam Fishing company she was registered at Grimsby. In the leadup to the war she was requisitioned by the Admiralty on 26 August 1939 and commissioned into the Royal Navy in October.
| History | |
|---|---|
| United Kingdom | |
| Name | Bradman |
| Owner | Bunch Steam Fishing Company |
| Builder | Cochrane & Sons, Selby |
| Launched | 31 October 1936 |
| History | |
| United Kingdom | |
| Name | HMT Bradman (FY 189) |
| Namesake | Don Bradman |
| Owner | Royal Navy |
| Acquired | 26 August 1939 |
| Commissioned | October 1939 |
| Fate | Sunk, 25 April 1940 |
| History | |
| Germany | |
| Name | V 6112 Friese |
| Owner | Kriegsmarine |
| Acquired | 11 July 1940 |
| Fate | Sunk, 19 August 1944 |
| General characteristics | |
| Tonnage | 452 GRT |
| Propulsion | 1 x 3-cylinder triple expansion engine |
| Speed | 11 knots |
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