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| + | | shipname = SS Princess Henrietta | ||
| + | | shipowner = Belgium Government | ||
| + | | shipbuilder = William Denny & Brothers, Dumbarton | ||
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| + | | shiplaunched = 14 Mar 1888 | ||
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| + | | shipfate = scrapped in 1922 | ||
| + | | shiptype = Channel Ferry (Paddle steamer) | ||
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| + | | shippropulsion = 2 x side paddle wheels | ||
| + | | shipspeed = 21 knots (38.89 km/h) | ||
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| − | + | ==Remarks== | |
| + | Built for the Belgium Government, the ''Princess Henriette'' was usd on the Dover - Ostend fast mail-sy\teamer service. She was the last ship to leave a Belgium port before England declared war on Germany. With 1,200 aboard she left Ostend and arrived in Dover on 3 Sep 1914. | ||
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| + | During the war she acted as a troopship based at Folkestone, sailing back and forth over the English Channel. She survived the war and returned to cross channel civilian service until she was scrapped in 1922. | ||
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| + | ===Folkestone to France 2 November 1916=== | ||
| + | * † [[David Edward Bromley]] | ||
| + | * [[Ernest Henry Chisholm]] | ||
| + | * [[Herbert Dunbar Cousens]] | ||
| + | * [[Paul Henzell Hemy]] | ||
| + | * † [[Reginald Peter Lewis]] | ||
| + | * † [[Frederick James Powell]] | ||
| + | * [[John Henry Wilkinson]] | ||
| − | == | + | ===Folkestone to France 3 November 1916=== |
| − | + | * [[Ernest Alfred (Jack) Lewis]] | |
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| − | ==Folkestone to France | + | ===Folkestone to France 28 November 1916=== |
| − | *[[ | + | * [[Charles Fielder]] |
| + | * [[Sidney Herrick Carter]] | ||
| + | * † [[George Andrew King]] | ||
| + | * † [[Joseph Scott]] | ||
| + | * † [[William Paul (Layton) Walton]] | ||
| − | ==Folkestone to France | + | ===Folkestone to France 14 December 1916=== |
| − | *[[ | + | * [[George Edward Binns]] |
| + | * [[Walter Hayward]] | ||
| − | ==Folkestone to | + | ===Folkestone to Étaples 2 January 1917=== |
| − | *[[George | + | * † [[Mark D'Esterre Brady]] |
| + | * [[George Turner]] | ||
| − | ==Folkestone to Étaples | + | ===Folkestone to Étaples 8 January 1917=== |
| − | *[[ | + | * [[Norman Alfred Constantine]] |
| + | ===Folkestone to Étaples 16 January 1917=== | ||
| + | * † [[Thomas Joseph Sheehan]] | ||
[[Category:Ships]] | [[Category:Ships]] | ||
Latest revision as of 03:11, 25 September 2023
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 Scale model of her engines | |
| History | |
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| Name | SS Princess Henrietta |
| Owner | Belgium Government |
| Builder | William Denny & Brothers, Dumbarton |
| Launched | 14 Mar 1888 |
| Fate | scrapped in 1922 |
| General characteristics | |
| Type | Channel Ferry (Paddle steamer) |
| Propulsion | 2 x side paddle wheels |
| Speed | 21 knots (38.89 km/h) |
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Remarks
Built for the Belgium Government, the Princess Henriette was usd on the Dover - Ostend fast mail-sy\teamer service. She was the last ship to leave a Belgium port before England declared war on Germany. With 1,200 aboard she left Ostend and arrived in Dover on 3 Sep 1914.
During the war she acted as a troopship based at Folkestone, sailing back and forth over the English Channel. She survived the war and returned to cross channel civilian service until she was scrapped in 1922.
Soldiers carried
Folkestone to France 2 November 1916
- † David Edward Bromley
- Ernest Henry Chisholm
- Herbert Dunbar Cousens
- Paul Henzell Hemy
- † Reginald Peter Lewis
- † Frederick James Powell
- John Henry Wilkinson
Folkestone to France 3 November 1916
Folkestone to France 28 November 1916
- Charles Fielder
- Sidney Herrick Carter
- † George Andrew King
- † Joseph Scott
- † William Paul (Layton) Walton