HMS Brazen (1940): Shipwreck Map, Location & Facts

HMS Brazen 1940

Image: Perkins, Richard, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons

Marker: recorded wreck position (Second World War).

Key facts

Name	HMS Brazen	Wikidata label
Year lost	1940	English Wikipedia lead text (year following a loss verb, parsed)
Era	Second World War	derived from year
Ship type	destroyer	Wikidata P31 instance of
Nationality / flag	United Kingdom	Wikidata P137 operator → P17 country
Operator	Royal Navy	Wikidata P137 operator
Conflict	World War II	Wikidata P607 conflict
Sea / ocean	English Channel	Natural Earth marine areas (public domain), point-in-polygon
Nearest coast	England	Natural Earth (public domain); approx. 17 km from land
Position	51.0181, 1.2875	Wikidata P625 coordinate location (CC0)

About the wreck

HMS Brazen was a B-class destroyer built for the Royal Navy around 1930. Initially assigned to the Mediterranean Fleet, she was transferred to Home Fleet in 1936. The ship escorted convoys and conducted anti-submarine patrols early in World War II before participating in the Norwegian Campaign in April–May 1940. Brazen later began escorting coastal convoys in the English Channel and was sunk in late July 1940 by German aircraft whilst doing so.

Location

Recorded position: 51.0181, 1.2875 (Wikidata P625 coordinate location (CC0); may be approximate)
Sea / ocean: English Channel
Nearest coast: England

Wreck positions on this site are for interest only and are not for navigation. Many wrecks are war graves or legally protected: never disturb human remains or remove artefacts, and check local law before diving.

OpenStreetMap

Text adapted from the Wikipedia article HMS Brazen (H80) (revision 1375231384), licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Changes: excerpted from the article lead section; condensed by selecting paragraphs; citations and formatting removed. No text added. This excerpt is available under the same licence.