BRAENEIL
Shipbuildervessel built by
Hall, Russell & Company, Limited
(Aberdeen, Scotland, 1864 - 1992)
Date14 November 1912
Object NameCARGO VESSEL
ClassificationsShip
Dimensionslength 155 5/12' x breadth 25 1/12' x depth 12'
Gross Tonnage: 424 ton
Gross Tonnage: 424 ton
Object numberABDSHIP002213
Keywords
Yard Number: 520.
Official Number: 133616
Subsequent Name: FLORIS (1918).
Fate: wrecked off Ile d'Yeu and was a probable total loss, 28 October 1924.
Propulsion: Steam
Description: Steel screw steamer, 1 deck, quarterdeck 91’, bridge deck 9’, forecastle 22’, machinery aft.
Owners:
1912: North British Shipowners Limited (G. Elsmie & Son), Aberdeen.
05/1917: sold by North British to British buyers for about £24,500.
1918: J. & P. Hutchison, Glasgow.
General History:
07/01/1918: en route from Swansea to Rouen, BRAENEIL spotted a German U-boat (given variously as U-93 or U-95) and rammed her conning tower, sinking the submarine. It was reported that to be quite sure of hitting the submarine the BRAENEIL then reversed over the spot. The crew received a reward and the captain received the DSC.
Innes McCartney (2002), 'Lost Patrols: Submarine Wrecks of the English Channel' (Periscope Publishing)
