History
United Kingdom
NameSS Redbreast
OperatorG. & J. Burns Ltd, Glasgow[1]
BuilderA. & J. Inglis, Pointhouse[2][1]
Yard number285[1]
Launched18 April 1908[2]
United Kingdom
NameHMS Redbreast
Acquired17 July 1915[2]
Out of service15 July 1917[2]
FateSunk 15 July 1917
General characteristics
Tonnage1,313 GRT[1]
Length267 ft (81 m)[1]
Beam33.6 ft (10.2 m)[1]
PropulsionSingle 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 messenger 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.[2][1] Forty-two of her crew were killed.[2]

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 "SS Redbreast". Clydeships. Retrieved 6 November 2019.
  2. 1 2 3 4 5 6 "Requisitioned Auxiliary - Redbreast". Historical RFA. Retrieved 6 June 2015.
  3. ↑ "Archive listing of Report on Loss of HMS Redbreast July 19-Oct 25 1917". UK National Archives.
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