HMS Brazen (H80)
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HMS Brazen (H80) was a of the British
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Royal Navy
Royal Navy
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that saw service early in World War II
World War II
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, before being sunk in June 1940.
Construction
The ship was ordered on 22 March 1929 from Palmers Shipbuilding and Iron CompanyPalmers Shipbuilding and Iron Company
Palmers Shipbuilding and Iron Company Limited, often referred to simply as Palmers, was a British shipbuilding company. The Company was based in Jarrow, in Northeast England and also had operations in Hebburn and Willington Quay on the River Tyne....
at Hebburn
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under the 1928 Programme. She was laid down on 22 July 1929, and launched on 25 July 1930, as the sixth RN ship to carry this name. Brazen was completed on 8 April 1931 at a cost of £220,342, excluding items supplied by the Admiralty such as guns, ammunition and communications equipment.