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HMS Bronington was a Royal Navy frigate wrecked in 1814 near the Wirral, likely due to grounding or collision. It was lost with no lives lost, though its cargo of military stores and provisions was abandoned; the wreck remains significant as a historical marker of early 19th-century naval activity in the region.
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HMS Bronington is shown as a wreck on the public map of Wirral. The saved point is the map point or the centre of its mapped shape.
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