HMS Redbreast (1915)

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For other ships with the same name, see HMS Redbreast.

History
United Kingdom
NameSS Redbreast
OperatorG. & J. Burns Ltd, Glasgow[2]
BuilderA. & J. Inglis, Pointhouse[1][2]
Yard number285[2]
Launched18 April 1908[1]
United Kingdom
NameHMS Redbreast
Acquired17 July 1915[1]
Out of service15 July 1917[1]
FateSunk 15 July 1917
General characteristics
Tonnage1,313 GRT[2]
Length267 ft (81 m)[2]
Beam33.6 ft (10.2 m)[2]
PropulsionSingle screw 3-cylinder triple expansion steam engine, manufactured by builder[2]

HMS Redbreast[3] was a passenger/cargo ship requisitioned by the British Government during World War I, and used as a messanger ship and anti-submarine Q-ship. She was torpedoed and sunk by the Imperial German Navy submarine UC-38 in the Aegean Sea on 15 July 1917 while on passage from Skyros to the Doro Channel.[1][2] Forty-two of her crew were killed.[1]

References[]

  1. ^ a b c d e f "Requisitioned Auxiliary - Redbreast". Historical RFA. Retrieved 6 June 2015.
  2. ^ a b c d e f g h "SS Redbreast". Clydeships. Retrieved 6 November 2019.
  3. ^ "Archive listing of Report on Loss of HMS Redbreast July 19-Oct 25 1917". UK National Archives.
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