Difference between revisions of "HS Ville de Liege"
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| + | | shipname = HS Ville de Liege | ||
| + | | shipowner = Belgium Marine Administation | ||
| + | | shipbuilder = Cockerill's of Hoboken, Belgium | ||
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| + | | shiplaunched = 1914 | ||
| + | | shipcompleted = January 1914 | ||
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| + | | shipID = GQDS | ||
| + | | shipfate = Broken up 1951 | ||
| + | | shiptype = Cross Channel steamer | ||
| + | | shiptonnage = 1,365 tons | ||
| + | | shiplength = 300 ft (91.44m) | ||
| + | | shipbeam = 36 ft (10.97m) | ||
| + | | shipdepth = 14.6 ft (7.0m) | ||
| + | | shippropulsion = Triple screw | ||
| + | | shipspeed = 21 knots (38.9 km/h) | ||
| + | | shipcapacity = 900 passengers, later 200 passengers and 60 cars. | ||
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| − | + | ==Remarks== | |
| − | + | Not long after World War I (1914-1918) was declared ''Ville de Liege'' was commandeered for war service as a troop carrier. In May 1917 she was loaned to the British who converted her into a hospital ship, completing 252 crossings between 21 Jun 1917 and 31 Dec 1918. | |
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| − | + | Following the declaration of Peace, she was the first Belgium ship to return Belgium expatriates to their homeland. The little ship was then returned to Belgian State Railways for the service between Dover and Ostend. On 11 Feb 1929, the ''Ville de Liege'', sank in Dover harbour. However, she was able to be salvaged and later returned to her cross channel task. In 1936 she was to be retired. but instead was turned into a car ferry, commencing July 1936 under the new name of ''SS London-Istanbul''. | |
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| − | + | Following the outbreak of war in 1939, she, along with most of Belgium's maritime fleet, escaped to the UK. During WW2 she was again commandeered, first as a Hospital Ship, then later converted to be a minesweeper depot ship, before being used in the Normandy landings in June 1944. | |
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| − | + | With peace, she again returned to her owners and the cross channel function until she was laid up in May 1949 in Oostende. From July - Septemeber 1949 she was chartered to provide a ferry service between Folkestone and Calais. In October 1950 she was towed to Anterp where breaking up commenced in 1951. | |
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| − | + | ==Soldiers carried== | |
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| − | + | ===France to England 8 August 1917=== | |
| − | + | * [[Gustaf Adolf Olson]] | |
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| + | ===France to England 6 November 1917=== | ||
| + | * [[Robert Hastings Joyce]] | ||
| − | == | + | ===France to England 10 December 1917=== |
| − | + | * [[James Anthony Parker]] | |
| − | + | ===France to England 31 December 1917=== | |
| + | * [[John Henry Ward]] | ||
| − | + | ===France to England 1 April 1918=== | |
| − | + | * [[John Humphrey Coyle]] | |
| − | + | * [[Arthur Thomas Orton MM]] | |
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| − | ==France to England | ||
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| − | ==France | + | ===England to France 9 April 1918=== |
| − | *[[ | + | * [[George Weston Firns]] |
| − | ==France to England | + | ===France to England 27 April 1918=== |
| − | *[[ | + | *[[Charles Fielder]] |
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| − | ==England | + | ===France to England 3 May 1918=== |
| − | *[[ | + | * [[Ernest Camp]] |
[[Category:Ships]] | [[Category:Ships]] | ||
Latest revision as of 18:14, 11 October 2023
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| History | |
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| Name | HS Ville de Liege |
| Owner | Belgium Marine Administation |
| Builder | Cockerill's of Hoboken, Belgium |
| Launched | 1914 |
| Completed | January 1914 |
| Fate | Broken up 1951 |
| General characteristics | |
| Type | Cross Channel steamer |
| Tonnage | 1,365 tons |
| Length | 300 ft (91.44m) |
| Beam | 36 ft (10.97m) |
| Depth | 14.6 ft (7.0m) |
| Propulsion | Triple screw |
| Speed | 21 knots (38.9 km/h) |
| Capacity | 900 passengers, later 200 passengers and 60 cars. |
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Remarks
Not long after World War I (1914-1918) was declared Ville de Liege was commandeered for war service as a troop carrier. In May 1917 she was loaned to the British who converted her into a hospital ship, completing 252 crossings between 21 Jun 1917 and 31 Dec 1918.
Following the declaration of Peace, she was the first Belgium ship to return Belgium expatriates to their homeland. The little ship was then returned to Belgian State Railways for the service between Dover and Ostend. On 11 Feb 1929, the Ville de Liege, sank in Dover harbour. However, she was able to be salvaged and later returned to her cross channel task. In 1936 she was to be retired. but instead was turned into a car ferry, commencing July 1936 under the new name of SS London-Istanbul.
Following the outbreak of war in 1939, she, along with most of Belgium's maritime fleet, escaped to the UK. During WW2 she was again commandeered, first as a Hospital Ship, then later converted to be a minesweeper depot ship, before being used in the Normandy landings in June 1944.
With peace, she again returned to her owners and the cross channel function until she was laid up in May 1949 in Oostende. From July - Septemeber 1949 she was chartered to provide a ferry service between Folkestone and Calais. In October 1950 she was towed to Anterp where breaking up commenced in 1951.