SS Breda

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Bone toothbrush found on SS Breda. The inscription reads "WARRANTED PURE BRISTLE" "ADDIC HERTFORD 1940"

The SS Breda was a 6,941 ton Dutch cargo steamer launched in 1921.^[1] Shaken by nearby bombs dropped from a German Heinkel 111 bomber, her engine rooms flooded and she sank on 23 December 1940. Sitting at 56°28.55′N 5°25.00′W / 56.47583°N 5.417°W / 56.47583; -5.417Coordinates: 56°28.55′N 5°25.00′W / 56.47583°N 5.417°W / 56.47583; -5.417 in 30 metres (100 ft) at the mouth of Loch Etive just north of Oban, this is a popular dive site marked by a buoy.

[edit] See also

^ Lawson Wood (2004). Dive West Scotland. Underwater World Publications. pp. 75. ISBN 0-946020-36-1.

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