Completed in 1914, it was almost immediately requisitioned as a minesweeper by the Royal Navy to take part in the First World War.

[1] In December 1914, seven months after her registration, Bracklyn was requisitioned by the Royal Navy for service in the First World War, becoming a minesweeper.

[1] On 28 March 1916, the warship and four other civilian ships ran aground on Corton Beach, Great Yarmouth during a period of bad weather.

[1] When the weather cleared, Bracklyn was towed off the beach by the tug Lowestoft, assisted by the lifeboat Kentwell.

[1] The following year, on 11 May 1917, Bracklyn sank at 52°42′00″N 2°10′00″E / 52.7°N 2.166667°E / 52.7; 2.166667 after striking a mine laid by SM UC-1 three days earlier.