HMS Breconshire

MV Breconshire was a 9,776-gross register ton (GRT) cargo liner built in the late 1930s for the Glen Line. She was taken over by the Royal Navy during World War II as a supply ship and modified to carry fuel oil. The ship participated in many Malta convoys and was sunk by Axis bombers on 27 March 1942.

Breconshire in Grand Harbour, Malta
History
Name	Breconshire
Owner	Glen Line
Port of registry	Liverpool, England
Builder	Taikoo Dockyard & Engineering, Hong Kong
Launched	2 February 1939
Identification	UK official number: 172758 Code letters: GSGF
Fate	Sunk by Axis bombers, 27 March 1942
General characteristics
Type	Cargo liner
Tonnage	9,776 GRT 5,908 NRT
Length	483 ft (147.22 m)
Beam	66 ft 4 in (20.22 m)
Draught	30 ft 6 in (9.30 m)
Depth	31 ft 2 in (9.50 m)
Decks	2
Installed power	2 × diesel engines (2,469 nhp)
Propulsion	2 × screws
Speed	14 knots (26 km/h; 16 mph)

This ship was a former Holt liner converted to serve as a fast tanker. She was forced to beach due to damage sustained during a convoy run from Alexandria to Malta. Though the ship was put out of action, she was stranded high enough out of the water that some of her vital cargo of petroleum was salvaged.^[1]