Difference between revisions of "HMHS Newhaven"
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*[[William Percival Nairn]] | *[[William Percival Nairn]] | ||
==11 April 1918== | ==11 April 1918== | ||
Revision as of 23:18, 30 April 2017
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| History | |
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| Name | HMHS Newhaven |
| Builder/Built | 1911 Forges et Chaniers de la Mediteranee, Le Havre |
| Type | Ferry (steam turbine) |
Contents
[hide]- 1 Remarks
- 2 List of soldiers carried
- 3 Boulogne to England 3 August 1916
- 4 Calais to England 12 August 1916
- 5 Calais to England 20 August 1916
- 6 Calais to England 5 November 1916
- 7 Calais to England 23 November 1916
- 8 Calais to England 15 December 1916
- 9 Étaples to England 26 Mar 1918
- 10 Étaples to England 6 April 1918
- 11 11 April 1918
Remarks
During WW1, she was initially used by the French for use as an auxiliary cruiser, but later transferred to the British Flag for use as a Hospital Ship. She carried 3 Medical officers, 4 Nurses and 27 others, to service up 6 Officer patients, 19 in Cots and 138 in Berths. She served in this role from 7 May 1915 to 5 Mar 1919.
Recovered by her owners in 1919 she was, along with her sister the Rouen, the mainstay of the French side of the Newhaven-Dieppe cross channel service during the 1920's and 30's.
The Newhaven was taken over by the Germans in 1940 and used as a troop transport in the Baltic during World War II. Recovered in 1945, her refitting as a passenger vessel was considered too costly and she was sold for scrap in 1949.