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| + | | shipname = HMHS St David | ||
| + | | shipowner = Fishguard & Rosslare Railway & Harbour Co, London | ||
| + | | shipbuilder = John Brown & Co, Clydebank | ||
| + | | shipyardnumber = 370 | ||
| + | | shiplaunched = 25 Jan 1906 | ||
| + | | shipcompleted = June 1906 | ||
| + | | shipinservice = 1906 | ||
| + | | shipoutofservice = 1933 | ||
| + | | shipinservice2 = | ||
| + | | shipoutofservice2 = | ||
| + | | shipreclassified = | ||
| + | | shipID = | ||
| + | | shipfate = Broken up 1933 | ||
| + | | shiptype = Passenger Ferry | ||
| + | | shiptonnage = 2,531 tons | ||
| + | | shiplength = 350.8 ft (106.92m) | ||
| + | | shipbeam = 41.1 ft (12.53m) | ||
| + | | shipdepth = 24.3 ft (7.29m) | ||
| + | | shippropulsion = three screws | ||
| + | | shipspeed = | ||
| + | | shipcapacity = 563 x 1st class, 437 x 2nd class | ||
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| + | ==Remarks== | ||
| + | Built for the Great Western Railway to carry rail passengers from Fishguard to Rosslare (Ireland). | ||
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| + | Fitted out as a Hospital Ship in August 1914, with a Medical staff of 4 Officers, 4 Nurses and 26 other ranks she could accommodate 14 Officer wounded, 23 enlisted men in Cots, and 157 in Berths. One of the few that served the entire war period from 19 Aug 1914 - 16 Jan 1919. | ||
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| + | In 1925 she was re-engined. Renamed the ''Rosslare'' in 1932 and scrapped the following year. | ||
| − | + | ==Soldiers carried== | |
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| − | + | ===Boulogne to England 4 August 1916=== | |
| − | + | *[[Ernest Wells]] | |
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| − | + | ===Boulogne to England 31 Aug 1916=== | |
| − | + | * [[William Augustus Povah]] | |
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| − | + | ===Boulogne to England 2 December 1916=== | |
| + | * † [[Herbert Frank O'Neill]] | ||
| − | + | ===Rouen, France to England 16 May 1917=== | |
| − | + | * [[Frederick Hobbs]] | |
| − | + | ===Boulogne to England 8 June 1917=== | |
| − | + | * [[Sylvanus Benjamin Buckland]] | |
| − | + | ===France to England 12 June 1917=== | |
| − | + | * [[Archibald Shepherd]] | |
| − | + | ===France to England 23 June 1917=== | |
| − | + | *[[Alfred Arthur Martin]] | |
| − | + | ===Boulogne to England 3 July 1917=== | |
| − | + | *[[James Lawrence McKenna]] | |
| − | + | ===France to England 8 August 1917=== | |
| − | + | *[[John Arthur Patterson MM]] | |
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| + | ===Rouen to England 16 August 1917=== | ||
| + | * [[Robert George McLean]] Post WW1 men | ||
| − | == | + | ===France to England 27 August 1917=== |
| − | + | * [[Matthew Harwood]] | |
| − | + | ===France to England 30 August 1917=== | |
| + | * [[Leonard George Morgan]] | ||
| − | + | ===France to England 28 April 1918=== | |
| + | *[[William Francis Combs]] | ||
| − | == | + | ===France to England 23 October 1918=== |
| + | * [[Alfred Haddy Pearse]] | ||
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[[Category:Ships]] | [[Category:Ships]] | ||
Latest revision as of 19:06, 15 January 2023
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| History | |
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| Name | HMHS St David |
| Owner | Fishguard & Rosslare Railway & Harbour Co, London |
| Builder | John Brown & Co, Clydebank |
| Yard number | 370 |
| Launched | 25 Jan 1906 |
| Completed | June 1906 |
| In service | 1906 |
| Out of service | 1933 |
| Fate | Broken up 1933 |
| General characteristics | |
| Type | Passenger Ferry |
| Tonnage | 2,531 tons |
| Length | 350.8 ft (106.92m) |
| Beam | 41.1 ft (12.53m) |
| Depth | 24.3 ft (7.29m) |
| Propulsion | three screws |
| Capacity | 563 x 1st class, 437 x 2nd class |
Contents
- 1 Remarks
- 2 Soldiers carried
- 2.1 Boulogne to England 4 August 1916
- 2.2 Boulogne to England 31 Aug 1916
- 2.3 Boulogne to England 2 December 1916
- 2.4 Rouen, France to England 16 May 1917
- 2.5 Boulogne to England 8 June 1917
- 2.6 France to England 12 June 1917
- 2.7 France to England 23 June 1917
- 2.8 Boulogne to England 3 July 1917
- 2.9 France to England 8 August 1917
- 2.10 Rouen to England 16 August 1917
- 2.11 France to England 27 August 1917
- 2.12 France to England 30 August 1917
- 2.13 France to England 28 April 1918
- 2.14 France to England 23 October 1918
Remarks
Built for the Great Western Railway to carry rail passengers from Fishguard to Rosslare (Ireland).
Fitted out as a Hospital Ship in August 1914, with a Medical staff of 4 Officers, 4 Nurses and 26 other ranks she could accommodate 14 Officer wounded, 23 enlisted men in Cots, and 157 in Berths. One of the few that served the entire war period from 19 Aug 1914 - 16 Jan 1919.
In 1925 she was re-engined. Renamed the Rosslare in 1932 and scrapped the following year.
Soldiers carried
Boulogne to England 4 August 1916
Boulogne to England 31 Aug 1916
Boulogne to England 2 December 1916
Rouen, France to England 16 May 1917
Boulogne to England 8 June 1917
France to England 12 June 1917
France to England 23 June 1917
Boulogne to England 3 July 1917
France to England 8 August 1917
Rouen to England 16 August 1917
- Robert George McLean Post WW1 men