Actions

Difference between revisions of "HMHS St David"

From Our Contribution

(List of soldiers carried)
Line 46: Line 46:
 
==Soldiers carried==
 
==Soldiers carried==
  
 +
==Boulogne to England 31 Aug 1916==
 +
*[[William Augustus Povah]]
 +
 +
==France to England 14 June 1917==
 
*[[Alfred Arthur Martin]]
 
*[[Alfred Arthur Martin]]
 +
 +
==Rouen to England 16 August 1917==
 +
*[[Robert George McLean]]
 +
 +
==France to England 30 August 1917==
 
*[[Leonard George Morgan]]
 
*[[Leonard George Morgan]]
*[[William Augustus Povah]]
+
 
  
 
[[Category:Ships]]
 
[[Category:Ships]]

Revision as of 20:56, 2 May 2017

HMHS St David.jpg
History
Name HMHS St David
Builder/Built 1906 John Brown & Co, Clydebank
Displacement 2,531 tons


Remarks

Built for the Great Western Railway to carry rail passengers from Fishguard to Rosslare (Ireland).

Fitted out as a Hospital Ship during WW1, with a Medical staff of 4 Officers, 4 Nurses and 26 other ranks she could accommodate 14 Officer wounded, 23 in Copts, and 157 in Berths.

One of the few that served the entire war period from 19 Aug 1914 - 16 Jan 1919. Renamed the Rosslare in 1932 then scrapped the next year.

Soldiers carried

Boulogne to England 31 Aug 1916

France to England 14 June 1917

Rouen to England 16 August 1917

France to England 30 August 1917