HMS Redbreast (1915)

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

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]

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]
United Kingdom
Name	HMS Redbreast
Acquired	17 July 1915[2]
Out of service	15 July 1917[2]
Fate	Sunk 15 July 1917
General characteristics
Tonnage	1,313 GRT[1]
Length	267 ft (81 m)[1]
Beam	33.6 ft (10.2 m)[1]
Propulsion	Single screw 3-cylinder triple expansion steam engine, manufactured by builder[1]