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] |