SS Brussels

History
Name	SS Brussels (1902–16) SMS Brugge (1916–21) SS Lady Brussels (1921–29)
Owner	Great Eastern Railway (1902–16) Kaiserliche Marine (1916–18) Belgian Government (1918–20) Admiralty (1920–21) J Gale & Co (1921–29)
Operator	Great Eastern Railway (1902–16) Kaiserliche Marine (1916–18) Dublin & Lancashire Steamship Co (1921–22) British & Irish Steam Packet Co Ltd (1922–29)
Port of registry	Harwich (1902–16) Berlin (1916–18) Dublin (1921–23) Dublin (1923–29)
Route	Harwich–Antwerp (1902–16) Preston–Dublin (1920–29)
Builder	Gourlay Brothers, Dundee
Yard number	202
Launched	26 March 1902[1]
Completed	May 1902
In service	May 1902
Out of service	1918–20
Identification	UK Official Number 109884 (1902–16, 1921–29)
Fate	Scrapped 1929
General characteristics
Tonnage	1,380 GRT
Length	285 ft (86.87 m)
Beam	34 ft (10.36 m)
Depth	15 ft 6 in (4.72 m)
Installed power	Two triple-expansion steam engines
Propulsion	Twin screws
Speed	16.5 knots (30.6 km/h)

Brussels was a passenger ferry built in 1902 for the British Great Eastern Railway. In 1915, she tried to ram U-33. The ship was captured by Germany in 1916 and her captain, Charles Fryatt was executed after the Germans discovered his attempted ramming. Brussels was renamed Brugge and used as a depôt ship at Zeebrugge.

In October 1918, Brugge was scuttled by the Germans when they evacuated the port. The ship was raised by the Belgian government and presented to the Admiralty in 1920. She was repaired and later renamed Lady Brussels. She was employed as an Irish Sea ferry, serving until scrapped in 1929.