HMS Redbreast (1915)
For other ships of the same name, see HMS Redbreast.
| History | |
|---|---|
 United Kingdom | |
| Name: | SS Redbreast |
| Operator: | G. & J. Burns Ltd, Glasgow[1] |
| Builder: | A. & J. Inglis, Pointhouse[2][1] |
| Yard number: | 285[1] |
| Launched: | 18 April 1908[2] |
| History | |
 United Kingdom | |
| Name: | HMS Redbreast |
| Acquired: | 17 July 1915[2] |
| Out of service: | 15 July 1917[2] |
| Fate: | Torpedoed by UC-38[2] |
| General characteristics | |
| Tonnage: | 1313 grt[1] |
| Length: | 267 feet[1] |
| Beam: | 33.6 feet[1] |
| Propulsion: | Single screw 3-cylinder triple expansion steam engine, manufactured by builder[1] |
HMS Redbreast[3] was a passenger/cargo ship requisitioned by the British Government during World War I, and used as a messager ship and antisubmarine Q ship. She was torpedoed and sunk by UC-38 in the Aegean Sea on 15 July 1917 whilst on passage from Skyros to the Doro Channel.[2][1] Forty two crew were killed.[2]
References
- 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 "SS Redbreast". Clydesite. Retrieved 7 June 2015.
- 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 "Requisitioned Auxiliary - Redbreast". Historical RFA. Retrieved 6 June 2015.
- ↑ "Archive listing of Report on Loss of HMS Redbreast July 19-Oct 25 1917". UK National Archives.
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