HMS Brazen ( H80 ) HMS " Brazen " was a 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 . Description . " Brazen " displaced at standard load and at deep load . The ship had an overall length of , a beam of and a draught of . She was powered by Parsons geared steam turbines , driving two shafts , which developed a total of and gave a maximum speed of . Steam for the turbines was provided by three Admiralty 3 - drum water - tube boilers . " Brazen " carried a maximum of of fuel oil that gave her a range of at . The ship ' s complement was 134 officers and enlisted men , although it increased to 142 during wartime . The ship mounted four 45 - calibre QF 4 . 7 - inch Mk IX guns in single mounts . For anti - aircraft ( AA ) defence , " Brazen " had two QF 2 - pounder Mk II AA guns mounted on a platform between her funnels . She was fitted with two above - water quadruple torpedo tube mounts for torpedoes . One depth charge rail and two throwers were fitted ; 20 depth charges were originally carried , but this increased to 35 shortly after the war began . Career . The ship was ordered on 22 March 1929 from Palmers Shipbuilding and Iron Company at Hebburn under the 1928 Naval Programme . She was laid down on 22 July 1929 , and launched on 25 July 1930 , as the seventh 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 . After her commissioning , she was assigned to the 4th Destroyer Flotilla with the Mediterranean Fleet until the end of 1935 . The ship received a refit at Devonport from August to October 1933 and another at Malta a few months later . " Brazen " was assigned to the Home Fleet in 1936 and participated in the effort to rescue the crew of the submarine which had sunk during sea trials on 1 June 1939 . The ship was reassigned to the 19th Destroyer Flotilla in August , shortly before World War II began . She spent the next seven months escorting convoys and patrolling in the English Channel and the North Sea . On 13 October , " Brazen " rescued three survivors from which had sunk after striking a mine a few hours earlier . The ship , together with the destroyer , assumed the escort of Convoy HN12 after the destroyer had been sunk by . Later that day she rescued some survivors from the Norwegian merchant ship " Sangstad " . " Brazen " escorted the capital ship s of the Home Fleet as they sortied into the North Sea on 7 April and continued that duty for the next several weeks . The ship was detached to escort a troop convoy to " Namsos " on 13 April and sank two days later with the destroyer near Harstad , Norway . The two destroyers rescued 41 of the submarine ' s crew . " Brazen " escorted several more convoys to and from Norway over the next several weeks . On 30 May , the ship was en route to Harwich when she struck some submerged wreckage and suffered damage that required five weeks to repair . " Brazen " was transferred to the 1st Destroyer Flotilla , based at Dover , upon their completion , where she began escorting coastal convoys . Whilst escorting Convoy CW7 on 20 July , the ship was attacked by German dive bombers . The shock effect from several near misses broke her keel and then she was hit in the engine room . " Brazen " sank at position at 20 : 40 . Only one member of her crew was killed during the attack and her gunners claimed to have shot down three Junkers Ju 87 " Stukas " .