SS Breda was a Dutch cargo-passenger ship sunk in Scotland during World War II. History. Netherlands. Name, SS Breda. Namesake, Breda.
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Where did the SS Breda wreck?
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.
Who won the siege of Breda?
Date | 28 August 1624 – 5 June 1625 |
Location | Breda (present-day the Netherlands) 51°34′59.99″N 4°46′59.99″E |
Result | Spanish victory |
The Breda was heavily salvaged during the 1960s and '70s but still remains an impressive wreck. She sits upright on the gently sloping seabed of Ardmucknish Bay ...
The vessel was sunk by air attack. The site was drift swept clear at 5.1 metres but fouled the sweep at 6 metres. The least depth by echosounder was 7.9 metres.
On 23 December 1940 SS Breda was one of the convoy ships at anchor in the Firth of Lorn. She was laden with a wide variety of goods, on route to the Indian ...
This wreck is one the largest and most intact coastal wrecks in the whole of Scotland! The surrounding hills and archipelago of islands affords it natural ...
For a diver more interested in marine life than wreckage, the hull of the Breda is a dive by itself. The entire length of the deck is covered in collapsed masts ...
On Christmas Eve 1940, the Dutch vessel Breda was bombed during a German air raid on Oban roads, while in convoy from London to Mombasa and Bombay.
The Breda is a superb example of the type of cargo ship used during the 2nd World War for the conveyance of miscellaneous cargos around the world.