HMS Bramham (L51) coat of arms

The HMS Bramham pennant L51 was a Royal Navy ship laid down in Alexander Stephen & Sons Shipyards of Glasgow, Scotland on 7 April 1941. It was launched on 29 January 1942 and commissioned on 16 June 1942. In the following August she served in Operation Pedestal, a mission to escort fourteen merchant ships to Malta, as an escort destroyer. In the last stages HMS Bramham took the final tow of the tanker Ohio with two other destroyers, Ledbury and Penn. In March of the following year Bramham was transferred to the Royal Hellenic Navy and renamed RHS Themistocles. She served till 1959 and was returned to the Royal Navy on 12 November 1959, and she was scrapped in 1960. The Royal Navy of the United Kingdom is the senior service of the armed services, being the oldest of its three branches. ... Glasgows location in Scotland Glasgow (or Glaschu in Gaelic) is Scotlands largest city, on the River Clyde in west central Scotland. ... Scotland (Alba in Scottish Gaelic) is a country in northwest Europe, occupying the northern third of the island of Great Britain. ... April 7 is the 97th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (98th in leap years). ... 1941 was a common year starting on Wednesday (link will take you to calendar). ... January 29 is the 29th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar. ... This article is about the year. ... June 16 is the 167th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (168th in leap years), with 198 days remaining. ... This article is about the year. ... British shells fall astern of the Italian light cruiser Muzio Attendolo during the battle Operation Pedestal was an attempt to get vital supplies to the island of Malta during World War II. The convoy is also known as the Battle of Mid-August and in Malta as the Santa Marija... The SS Ohio was an oil tanker. ... The Military of Greece is composed from the Hellenic Army, the Hellenic Navy and the Hellenic Air Force. ... 1959 was a common year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ... The Royal Navy of the United Kingdom is the senior service of the armed services, being the oldest of its three branches. ... November 12 is the 316th day of the year (317th in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar, with 49 days remaining. ... 1959 was a common year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ... 1960 was a leap year starting on Friday (link will take you to calendar). ...