Dates: 1942 - 1962

Type IV ’HUNT’ Class Escort Destroyer ordered on 28th July 1940 from Thornycroft of Woolston under the 1940 War Emergency Programme. This ship was built to a Thornycroft design and laid down as Job J6140 on 28th February 1941 . She was launched on 15th September 1942 as the first RN ship to carry this name. Build was completed on 12th February 1943. After a "WARSHIP WEEK" National Savings campaign in March 1942 this destroyer had been ‘adopted’ by the civil community of Barnes, Surrey.

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HMS BRISSENDEN remained in the Mediterranean after VJ Day and was deployed with the Mediterranean Fleet until 1947. In this period she carried out Palestine Patrol. After returning to UK this ship Paid-off and reduced to Reserve status at Portsmouth on 19th June 1948. She laid-up there until 1953 when she was transferred to the Reserve Fleet at Lisahally, Ulster. Although under consideration by Kuwait for purchase and conversion to become the Royal Yacht this was not agreed and the ship was put on the Disposal List (Sales) in 1962. After sale on 18th February 1965 to BISCO for demolition by Arnott Young at Dalmuir on 18th February 1965 for ?29,000 she arrived at the breaker’s yard in the Clyde on 3rd March that year.

Badge : On a field Green, a hare sejant affronte Proper.

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