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| caption2      = ''Newhaven'' arriving at Dieppe
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| shipname =  HMHS Newhaven
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| shipbuilder = Forges et Chaniers de la Mediteranee, Le Havre
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| shiplaunched = 1911
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| shipfate = scrapped 1947
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| shiptype = Ferry (steam turbine)
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| shiptonnage = 1,655 tons
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==Remarks==
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During WW1, she was initially used by the French 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 other medical personnel to service up 6 Officer patients, 19  enlisted men in Cots and 138 in Berths.  She served in this role from 7 May 1915 until May/June 1917 when the  ''Newhaven'' became an Ambulance Transport, (meaning that it as no longer protected by treaty or entitled to the distinctive livery of a red cross on a white background). She could, however, carry troops, serving in this role until 5 Mar 1919.
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Recovered by her owners in July 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. In August 1924 the ''Newhaven'' ran aground at night in thick fog under the cliffs at Berneval, about 9 kilometers east of Dieppe. At low tide the next morning, the passengers were able to descend to the beach and board buses to take them into Dieppe. The ship was refloated nine days later, and having suffered minimal damage was quickly back in service. During 1929/30 her interior was upgraded, and two years later she was converted from coal burning to oil fired boilers, and the removal of her two funnels which were replaced with one larger one.
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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 1947.
  
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==List of soldiers carried==
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===Étaples to England 9 Jun 1916===
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* † [[William Barge]]
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===Calais to England 25 July 1916===
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* [[Donald Victor Chisholm]]
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| header1  = History
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===Boulogne to England 3 August 1916===
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* [[Aubrey Cecil Dawson]]
  
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===Calais to England 12 August 1916===
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* † [[Frederick Thornton Lindley]]
  
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===Calais to England 20 August 1916===
|  data3  = 1911 Forges et Chaniers de la Mediteranee, Le Havre
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* [[Thomas Bird]]
  
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===Calais to England 5 November 1916===
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* [[Albert George Bullock]]
  
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===Calais to England 23 November 1916===
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* [[Robert Lauden Rayner]]
  
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===Calais to England 15 December 1916===
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* [[Aubrey Jesse Whittington MM]]
  
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===Calais to England 14 May 1917===
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* [[Robert Lightbody]]
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=== France to England 27 September 1917===
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* [[John Alexander Spilsbury]]
  
==Remarks==
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===France to England 30 September 1917===
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.
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* [[Leslie Hetherington]]
  
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.
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===Étaples to England 21 March 1918===
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* [[Frederick Ernest Capstick]]
  
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.
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===Étaples to England 26 March 1918===
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* [[Charles Blunt]]
  
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===Étaples to England 6 April 1918===
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* [[William Percival Nairn]]
  
==List of soldiers carried==
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===Étaples to England 11 April 1918===
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* [[Norman Leslie Skewes]]
  
==Boulogne to England 3 August 1916==
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===France to England 25 Aug 1918===
*[[Aubrey Cecil Dawson]]
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* [[Bertram Ernest Powell]]
==Calais to England 12 August 1916==
 
*[[Frederick Thornton Lindley]]
 
==Calais to England 20 August 1916==
 
*[[Thomas Bird]]
 
==Calais to England 5 November 1916==
 
*[[Albert George Bullock]]
 
==Calais to England 23 November 1916==
 
*[[Robert Landen Rayner]]
 
==Calais to England 15 December 1916==
 
*[[Aubrey Jesse Whittington MM]]
 
==Étaples to England 26 Mar 1918==
 
*[[Charles Blunt]]
 
==6 April 1918==
 
*[[William Percival Nairn]]
 
==11 April 1918==
 
*[[Norman Leslie Skewes]]
 
  
 
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Latest revision as of 18:30, 4 April 2023

HMHS Newhaven
Border
HMHS Newhaven 1.jpg
Newhaven arriving at Dieppe
History
Name HMHS Newhaven
Builder Forges et Chaniers de la Mediteranee, Le Havre
Launched 1911
Fate scrapped 1947
General characteristics
Type Ferry (steam turbine)
Tonnage 1,655 tons



Remarks

During WW1, she was initially used by the French 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 other medical personnel to service up 6 Officer patients, 19 enlisted men in Cots and 138 in Berths. She served in this role from 7 May 1915 until May/June 1917 when the Newhaven became an Ambulance Transport, (meaning that it as no longer protected by treaty or entitled to the distinctive livery of a red cross on a white background). She could, however, carry troops, serving in this role until 5 Mar 1919.


Recovered by her owners in July 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. In August 1924 the Newhaven ran aground at night in thick fog under the cliffs at Berneval, about 9 kilometers east of Dieppe. At low tide the next morning, the passengers were able to descend to the beach and board buses to take them into Dieppe. The ship was refloated nine days later, and having suffered minimal damage was quickly back in service. During 1929/30 her interior was upgraded, and two years later she was converted from coal burning to oil fired boilers, and the removal of her two funnels which were replaced with one larger one.


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 1947.

List of soldiers carried

Étaples to England 9 Jun 1916

Calais to England 25 July 1916

Boulogne to England 3 August 1916

Calais to England 12 August 1916

Calais to England 20 August 1916

Calais to England 5 November 1916

Calais to England 23 November 1916

Calais to England 15 December 1916

Calais to England 14 May 1917

France to England 27 September 1917

France to England 30 September 1917

Étaples to England 21 March 1918

Étaples to England 26 March 1918

Étaples to England 6 April 1918

Étaples to England 11 April 1918

France to England 25 Aug 1918