HMS Bruiser (F127)

HMS Bruiser
History
United Kingdom
NameHMS Bruiser
Ordered6 March 1941
BuilderHarland & Wolff
Launched24 October 1942
Completed2 April 1943
Commissioned12 March 1943
Out of service1946
IdentificationPennant number: F127
FateSold for merchant service 1946. Scrapped 1968
General characteristics
TypeLanding Ship, Tank Mark I
Displacement3,620
Speed
  • 18 knots laden to beaching draught
  • 16.5 knots at deep
Capacity13 Churchill infantry tanks, 27 vehicles, 193 men
Complement169
Service record
Operations:

HMS Bruiser was built as a Landing Ship, Tank (LST(1)) at Harland & Wolff. Launched in October 1942 and commissioned the following March, she saw service as part of the Allied invasion of Italy.

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