Breda Wreck

Field Value
Wreck Category dangerous wreck
Breda Wreck Location
Marine Coordinates (DMM) 		56 28.572 N,5 25.025 W
Latitude, Longitude
Decimal Degrees
  • Latitude: 56.476200
  • Longitude: -5.417083
Wreck Depth 7.7 m
Water Depth 26 m
Water Level Effect always under water/submerged
Vertical Datum Approximate Lowest Astronomical Tide
Name BREDA
Type steam ship
Flag NL
Length 122.8 m
Width 17.7 m
Draught 10.7
Sonar Length 125
Sonar Width 19
Shadow Height 9
Tonnage 6941
Tonnage Type gross
Cargo aircraft,general and mixed goods,animals (land & sea) and birds
Conspic Visual not visually conspicuous
Conspic Radar not radar conspicuous
Date Sunk Dec 24, 1940
Bottom Texture Mud
Original Detection Year 1942
Last Detection Year 2012
Original Source other
Surveying Details H202/41 26.2.41 DW LIES 138DEGS, 11C FROM TR ON W SIDE OF LOCHNELL BAY. (NOIC, OBAN) - NM 458/41. H202/41 7.3.41 G CONL LT BUOY LAID 254DEGS, 1C FROM WK. (ADMIRALTY) - TFNM 470/41 & FNM 2518/41. H202/41 30.8.59 DRIFT SWEEP CLEAR 17FT, FOUL 20FT. LEAST E/S 26FT. SEABED 90FT. LITTLE SCOUR. WK LYING 080/260DEG. STILL IN ONE PIECE. (HMS SHACKLETON, 22.8.59) H202/41 30.7.60 WIRE SWEEP CLEAR 18FT, FOUL 20FT. LEAST E/S 27FT. SEABED 75FT. NO SCOUR. ONE SWEEPING SINKER DISTINCTLY FOULED A LARGE PIECE OF WRECKAGE AT 20FT. (HMS SHACKLETON 25.7.60) H202/41 10.11.61 SWEPT CLEAR 27FT, FOUL 28FT. LEAST E/S DEPTH 30FT. SEABED 72FT. WK WAS TWICE CLEARED AT 27FT, AND THREE FIRM FOULS OBTAINED AT 28FT. EXAMINED BY DIVERS. HIGHEST POINT APPEARS TO BE REMAINS OF AFTER SUPERSTRUCTURE. A MAST SIGHTED LYING ATHWARTSHIPS ON WELL DECK. (HMS SHACKLETON, 31.7.61) CHART AS WK 4FMS 3FT & DELETE BUOY. - NM 2432/61. 30.5.67 REPORT BY P. RODGERS STATED THAT THE WK WAS VISITED BY MEMBERS OF THE EDINBURGH BRANCH OF BSAC IN JUL'66 AND AGAIN BY PERTH BRANCH OF BSAC IN 1967 WHO FOUND WK TO BE LYING STERN IN 100FT OF WATER, BOWS IN 80FT OF WATER. CARGO AT TIME OF LOSS WAS GENERAL, TOBACCO, AEROPLANES, 3 BIPLANES & 33 D.H. MOTHS, NAAFI GOODS ETC. (UNDERWATER MAGAZINE JUN'67) 16.10.67 HOLDS SILTED UP & FULL OF HARD CEMENT. CARGO SPREAD ABOUT. (R LARN, UNDERWATER MAGAZINE AUG/SEP'67). 2.12.68 WAR RISK INSURANCE: VESSEL, THE HULL, HAS BEEN SOLD MANY YEARS BACK ALSO SALVAGE HAS TAKEN PLACE ON THE CARGO. 21.7.70 PROPELLOR MISSING. REMOVED BY D TYE ESQ IN 1968/69. 26.6.75 NOW CHARTED AS SW 8.2MTRS IN 562833N, 052500W [OGB]. NC 2378. H1288/75 10.11.75 POSN 562833N, 052500W. NAVY SUCCEEDED WITHOUT EXPLOSIVES TO RAISE 3 ENGINES FROM THE AEROPLANES. THE WK STANDS IN 90FT TO THE STERN AT FLOODING NEAP TIDE, AND IS HEAVILY SILTED. (R P WEBB, LTR 12.9.75 IN H1288/75). 30.4.76 WRECK REPORTED TO BE LYING UPRIGHT. BOWS FACE EAST. HULL INTACT. 3 D.H. TIGER MOTH ENGINES RECOVERED FROM NUMBER 1 & 2 HOLDS. (NAC-SAC REPORT ON EXPEDITION APR'76 NEWSLETTER). H1288/83/361 9.3.84 DIVED ON IN 1979. VERY MUCH BROKEN UP. STANDS 7MTRS HIGH IN GEN DEPTH 26MTRS. STERN IN 30MTRS, BOW IN 24MTRS. (S HUMPHREY). 12.1.00 UPRIGHT, EVEN KEEL. GUN, PROPELLER AND COPPER SALVAGED. WK SINKING INTO SOFT SEABED. (DIVER MAGAZINE JAN 2000). 20.10.04 EXAMINED BY MULTIBEAM. UPRIGHT AND INTACT. (C HARPER, FATHOMS LTD). IMAGE SUPPLIED. NCA. 4.2.06 [EUT] POSN: 5628.540N, 0525.068W. NC 2388. 24.9.12 EXAM'D 19.1.12 IN 5628.572N, 0525.025W [WGD]. LEAST M/B DEPTH 8.4 IN GEN DEPTH 22MTRS. NO SCOUR. LENGTH 125MTRS, WIDTH 19MTRS, HT 9.0MTRS. LIES 078/258 DEGS. LARGE MAGNETIC ANOMALY. UPRIGHT & INTACT WITH MUCH DEBRIS LYING AROUND. (NETSURVEY, HI 1373). LEAST M/B DEPTH 7.79MTRS. (SCD BATHY, EXAMINATION OF NETSURVEY, HI 1373). AMEND WK 7.7MTRS IN REVISED POSN.
Last Amended Date Sep 26, 2012

Circumstances of loss

BUILT IN 1921 BY NEW WATERWAY SHIPBUILDING CO, SCHIEDAM. OWNED AT TIME OF LOSS BY KONINKL. NEDERL. STOOMB., MAATS. FOUR BOILERS, TWO TURBINES, SINGLE SHAFT. MACHINERY BY MET-VICKERS ELECT CO LTD, MANCHESTER. PASSAGE LONDON FOR BOMBAY. CARGO STATED TO BE: 3000TONS CEMENT IN HOLD 5; 175TONS TOBACCO AND CIGARETTES IN HOLD 4; 3 HAWKER BIPLANES, 30 DE HAVILLAND TIGER MOTHS IN HOLD 1; ENGINES AND AIRCRAFT SPARE PARTS IN HOLD 3; RUBBER SOLED SANDALS IN HOLD 2 AND ALSO NAAFI CROCKERY; COPPER INGOTS; 10 HORSES AND 9 DOGS. NEAR MISSES BY BOMBS FROM GERMAN AIRCRAFT BROKE ENGINE ROOM PIPING AND SHIP FLOODED WHILE AT ANCHOR WAITING CONVOY. VESSEL WAS TAKEN IN TOW AND BEACHED IN ARDMUCKNISH BAY. SOME SALVAGE WAS DONE BEFORE VESSEL SLIPPED INTO DEEPER WATER. (DIVER MAGAZINE JAN 2000 & SIBI).

General Comments

UPRIGHT, INTACT, BOWS E

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FAQ

Where is the BREDA wreck located?

The BREDA wreck is located at coordinates 56 28.572 N,5 25.025 W.

How deep is the BREDA and where exactly is it located?

The BREDA lies at a depth of about 7.7 meters and is located at coordinates 56 28.572 N,5 25.025 W.

How deep is the seabed around the BREDA?

The seabed around the BREDA lies at approximately 26 meters deep.

When did the BREDA sink?

The BREDA sank on Dec 24, 1940.

When was the wreck of the BREDA discovered?

The wreck of the BREDA was discovered in 1942.

What country did the BREDA belong to?

The BREDA belonged to NL.

What cargo was the BREDA carrying?

The BREDA was carrying aircraft,general and mixed goods,animals (land & sea) and birds.

What was the tonnage of the BREDA?

The BREDA had a tonnage of 6941 tons.

What type of wreck is the BREDA?

The BREDA is classified as a steam ship.

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