Hms Breda Wreck
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Wreck Category | dangerous wreck |
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Hms breda Wreck Location Marine Coordinates (DMM) |
55 24.907 N,5 35.045 W |
| Latitude, Longitude Decimal Degrees |
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| Wreck Depth | 2.1 m |
| Water Depth | 7 m |
| Water Level Effect | always under water/submerged |
| Vertical Datum | Approximate Lowest Astronomical Tide |
| Name | HMS BREDA |
| Type | steam ship |
| Flag | GB |
| Length | 86.9 m |
| Width | 10.7 m |
| Draught | 4.3 |
| Sonar Length | 81.1 |
| Sonar Width | 21.3 |
| Shadow Height | 5.2 |
| Orientation | 206 |
| Tonnage | 1431 |
| Tonnage Type | gross |
| Conspic Visual | not visually conspicuous |
| Conspic Radar | not radar conspicuous |
| Date Sunk | Feb 18, 1944 |
| Bottom Texture | Mud |
| Original Detection Year | 1949 |
| Last Detection Year | 2020 |
| Original Source | other |
| Surveying Details | H2593/49 12.5.49 ST IN 552456N, 052439W. (AUTHORITY NOT STATED). - NM 980/49. H3094/57 28.9.64 WRECK WAS DISPERSED A NUMBER OF YEARS AGO AND A CERTAIN AMOUNT OF WRECKAGE REMAINS. (HMS SHACKLETON, DTD 22.8.58). IN AS DW. NC 1864. H1935/79 3.3.81 EXAM'D 13.9.80 IN 552456N, 053458W [OGB] USING TRISPONDER. LEAST E/S DEPTH 1.3MTRS IN GEN DEPTH 7-9MTRS. LYING INTACT ON HEADING 010/190 DEGS. NOT SWEPT DUE TO PROXIMITY TO SHORELINE. LENGTH 78MTRS, BEAM 20MTRS [TAKEN OFF FAIR SHEET]. (HMS HERALD, HI 6A/80). BR STD. 27.9.03 EUT POSN: 5524.932N, 0535.030W. NE 1864. 20.1.04 WK LIES 200MTRS OFFSHORE, DIRECTLY OUT FROM KILKERRAN BURN. WK HAS BEEN DISPERSED. THERE IS ALSO A SMALL WK ON THE SHORE ABOUT 200MTRS TO SE. (DIVE WEST SCOTLAND, PUBLISHED 1984). POSN GIVEN AS 5524.967N, 0534.983W [UND] BY GPS, APPROX 400MTRS OFFSHORE. BOW IN 9MTRS, LIES DOWN A MUD SLOPE WITH STERN IN 14MTRS. FORWARD OF MIDSHIPS IS TANGLED MASS OF METAL, STERN IS ALMOST INTACT. PHOTO OF STRANDED VESSEL & LOCATION DIAGRAM. (ARGYLL SHIPWRECKS, PUBLISHED 1997). 7.4.04 WK SHOWN WITH DEPTHS OF 4.5-7.6MTRS OVER IT IN GEN DEPTH 7MTRS ON ARGYLL AND BUTE COUNCIL SURVEY DTD DEC'03 [M4035/3]. NCA, LEAST DEPTH OF 1.3MTRS RETAINED AS SURVEY NOT SUFFICIENTLY DETAILED TO DISPROVE IT. SEP 2015/000155907 3.12.15 EXAM'D 26.9.15, WK SHOWN IN 5524.908N, 0535.040W [WGD]. LEAST M/B DEPTH 2.6MTRS IN GEN DEPTH 5MTRS. LENGTH 84.83MTRS, WIDTH 15.69MTRS, HT 5.89MTRS, ORIENTATION 025/205. (HMSML GLEANER, HI 1488). AMEND DW 2.6MTRS IN REVISED POSN. SEP 2021/000344798 5.1.22 EXAM�D 12.8.20; IN 5524.907N, 0535.045W [WGD]. LEAST M/B DEPTH 2.10MTRS IN GEN DEPTH 7MTRS. LENGTH 81.1MTRS, WIDTH 21.3MTRS, HT 5.2MTRS. ORIENTATION 206/026 DEGS. UPRIGHT, WELL DEGRADED. (CLINTON MARINE SURVEY AB, HI 1680, H525-3911). AMEND DW 2.1MTRS IN REVISED POSN. |
| Last Amended Date | May 12, 2022 |
Circumstances of loss
STEEL VESSEL, EX- SAPPHIRE, BUILT IN 1912 BY JOHN BROWN OF CLYDEBANK AS A STEAM YACHT FOR THE DUKE OF BEDFORD, WITH 3 CYLINDER TRIPLE EXPANSION ENGINE, SINGLE SHAFT & 2 BOILERS. SHE WAS TAKEN OVER BY THE ADMIRALTY DURING WW1 AS AN AUXILLARY PATROL VESSEL AT GIBRALTAR. HAVING BEEN RETURNED TO HER OWNER AT END OF WW1 SHE WAS PURCHASED IN 1939 AS A CONVOY LEADER AND CONVERTED TO SUBMARINE TENDER IN 1940. DAMAGED IN COLLISION WITH A SUBMARINE. HAD TO BE BEACHED. FWD SECTION OF WK IS BROKEN, AFTER SECTION IS INTACT. (B BAIRD, ARGYLL SHIPWRECKS & SIBI).
WRECK MAP LOADING ...
55 24.907 N,5 35.045 W
Hms Breda on Wreck Map
Hms Breda Wreck on Google Map
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General Comments
LYING UPRIGHT, GENERALLY INTACT BUT DEGRADED