SS Brittany (1910)
Introduction '''''Brittany''''' was a  passenger ferry built in 1910 for the London, Brighton and South Coast Railway. In 1912 she was sold to the London and South Western Railway, passing to the Southern Railway on 1 January 1923.She was renamed ''Aldershot'' in 1933.In 1937 she was sold to an Italian owner and renamed ''Hercules''. On 24 November 1941, she was torpedoed and sunk by .
Description The ship was built by Earle's, Kingston upon Hull. She was yard number 572 and was launched on 9 July 1910 with completion in August 1910.She had a GRT of 632 and a NRT of 256.The ship was  long, with a beam of  and a depth of . She was powered by a triple expansion steam engine which had cylinders of 13½ inches (34 cm),  and  bore by  stroke. This could propel her at a speed of .
History ''Brittany'' was built for the London, Brighton and South Coast Railway. She was used on their Newhaven - Caen route. In 1912, ''Brittany'' was sold to the London and South Western Railway. Her port of registry was Southampton. She passed into the ownership of the Southern Railway on 1 January 1923.In 1933, ''Brittany'' was renamed ''Aldershot'' when the new  entered service with the Southern Railway.In 1936, ''Aldershot'' was sold to D Tripcovich & Compagnie, Italy and renamed ''Hercules''. She was converted to a salvage vessel and was operated under the management of Società Anonima di Navigazione Rimorchi e Salvataggi. Her port of registry was Trieste. On 24 November 1941, ''Hercules'' was torpedoed and sunk by  in Heraklion harbour.
Official Number and code letters Official Numbers were a forerunner to IMO Numbers. ''Brittany'' and ''Aldershot'' had the United Kingdom Official Number 105657 and used the Code Letters HRNC. ''Hercules'' had the Italian Official Number 404 and used the Code Letters IOMU.
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