Bone toothbrush found on SS Breda. The inscription reads "WARRANTED PURE BRISTLE" "ADDIS HERTFORD 1940".
Constructionedit
The ship was built at the Nieuwe Waterweg Scheepsbouwmaatschappij ("New Waterway Shipbuilding Company") yard at Schiedam for the Koninklijke Nederlandsche Stoomboot Maatschappij ("Royal Netherlands Steamship Company"). Laid down on 16 December 1919, she was not launched until 2 July 1921, and finally completed on 10 December 1921. The 6,941 GRT ship was 122.69 metres (402 ft 6 in) long, and 17.78 metres (58 ft 4 in) wide, and was powered by two Metropolitan-Vickerssteam turbine engines, giving her a top speed of 15 knots (28 km/h; 17 mph). She had five cargo holds, and could also accommodate up to 87 passengers.[1]
Ship historyedit
After the invasion of the Netherlands in May 1940 the Breda fled to Britain, where she was placed under the control of the P&O Line, and armed with a single 4.7-inch (120 mm) gun.[2]
On 23 December 1940 she was laying off Oban, part of a convoy being assembled that was bound for Bombay. She carried a mixed general cargo that included 3,000 tons of cement, 175 tons of tobacco and cigarettes, three Hawker and 30 de Havilland Tiger Moth biplanes, army lorries, NAAFIcrockery, copper ingots, rubber-soled sandals, banknote paper, ten horses and nine dogs.[2]
At dusk a group of Heinkel He 111 bombers flying from Stavanger, Norway, swept across the anchorage, and straddled the Breda with four 250-kilogram (550 lb) bombs. The force of the explosions ruptured a water inlet pipe, and the engine room was rapidly flooded, depriving the ship of power. She was quickly taken under tow, and beached in shallow water in Ardmucknish Bay. The next day, only a small part of her cargo had been offloaded before a storm swept her into deeper water where she sank to a mean depth of 26 metres (85 ft) at position 56°28′32″N5°25′04″W / 56.47556°N 5.41778°W / 56.47556; -5.41778.[3]
The ship has since become a popular dive site, marked by buoys.[3][4]
Referencesedit
^ ab"SS Breda, 1921, vracht-passagiersschip". shipmotions.nl (in Dutch). 2012. Retrieved 5 November 2012.
^ ab. Divernet. 2012. Archived from the original on 21 September 2010. (Archive)
^"SS Breda". finstrokes.com. 2012. Retrieved 5 November 2012.
April 12, 2024
breda, dutch, cargo, passenger, ship, sunk, scotland, during, world, historynetherlandsnamenamesakebredaownerkoninklijke, nederlandsche, stoomboot, maatschappijbuildernieuwe, waterweg, scheepsbouwmaatschappij, schiedamlaid, down16, december, 1919launched2, jul. SS Breda was a Dutch cargo passenger ship sunk in Scotland during World War II HistoryNetherlandsNameSS BredaNamesakeBredaOwnerKoninklijke Nederlandsche Stoomboot MaatschappijBuilderNieuwe Waterweg Scheepsbouwmaatschappij SchiedamLaid down16 December 1919Launched2 July 1921Completed10 December 1921IdentificationCall sign PDGHFateBombed and sunk 23 24 December 1940General characteristics 1 TypeCargo passenger shipTonnage6 941 GRT 9 850 DWTLength122 69 m 402 ft 6 in Beam17 78 m 58 ft 4 in Depth7 25 m 23 ft 9 in Propulsion4 boilers 2 Metropolitan Vickers steam turbines 1 screwSpeed15 knots 28 km h 17 mph Armament1 4 7 inch 119 mm gun 1940 Bone toothbrush found on SS Breda The inscription reads WARRANTED PURE BRISTLE ADDIS HERTFORD 1940 Construction editThe ship was built at the Nieuwe Waterweg Scheepsbouwmaatschappij New Waterway Shipbuilding Company yard at Schiedam for the Koninklijke Nederlandsche Stoomboot Maatschappij Royal Netherlands Steamship Company Laid down on 16 December 1919 she was not launched until 2 July 1921 and finally completed on 10 December 1921 The 6 941 GRT ship was 122 69 metres 402 ft 6 in long and 17 78 metres 58 ft 4 in wide and was powered by two Metropolitan Vickers steam turbine engines giving her a top speed of 15 knots 28 km h 17 mph She had five cargo holds and could also accommodate up to 87 passengers 1 Ship history editAfter the invasion of the Netherlands in May 1940 the Breda fled to Britain where she was placed under the control of the P amp O Line and armed with a single 4 7 inch 120 mm gun 2 On 23 December 1940 she was laying off Oban part of a convoy being assembled that was bound for Bombay She carried a mixed general cargo that included 3 000 tons of cement 175 tons of tobacco and cigarettes three Hawker and 30 de Havilland Tiger Moth biplanes army lorries NAAFI crockery copper ingots rubber soled sandals banknote paper ten horses and nine dogs 2 At dusk a group of Heinkel He 111 bombers flying from Stavanger Norway swept across the anchorage and straddled the Breda with four 250 kilogram 550 lb bombs The force of the explosions ruptured a water inlet pipe and the engine room was rapidly flooded depriving the ship of power She was quickly taken under tow and beached in shallow water in Ardmucknish Bay The next day only a small part of her cargo had been offloaded before a storm swept her into deeper water where she sank to a mean depth of 26 metres 85 ft at position 56 28 32 N 5 25 04 W 56 47556 N 5 41778 W 56 47556 5 41778 3 The ship has since become a popular dive site marked by buoys 3 4 References edit a b SS Breda 1921 vracht passagiersschip shipmotions nl in Dutch 2012 Retrieved 5 November 2012 a b BREDA CARGO SHIP 1921 1940 wrecksite eu 2012 Retrieved 5 November 2012 a b Wreck Tour The Breda Divernet 2012 Archived from the original on 21 September 2010 Archive SS Breda finstrokes com 2012 Retrieved 5 November 2012 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title SS Breda amp oldid 1174575896, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
