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| + | | shipname = HMHS St George | ||
| + | | shipowner = Great Western Railway | ||
| + | | shipbuilder = Cammell Laird & Co., Birkenhead | ||
| + | | shipyardnumber = 668 | ||
| + | | shiplaunched = 13 Jan 1906 | ||
| + | | shipcompleted = | ||
| + | | shipinservice = 1906 | ||
| + | | shipoutofservice = October 1929 | ||
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| + | | shipfate = scrapped | ||
| + | | shiptype = Passenger and Train Ferry | ||
| + | | shiptonnage = 2,500 tons | ||
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| + | | shipspeed = 22.5 knots (41.67 km/h) | ||
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| − | + | ==Remarks== | |
| − | + | Built for Great Western Railway to service the Rosslare to Fishguard route until 1913. She was then sold to Canadian Pacific, before it was requisitioned in 1915 to become a British Hospital Ship until 1919. Actual dates of service as a hospital ship were 7 May 1915 to 4 Dec 1917. Staffed by 4 Medical Officers, 4 Nurses and 30 enlisted medical personnel. The ''St George'' could accommodate 17 Officers, 115 enlisted patients in Cots, and 146 in berths. | |
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| − | + | When released back to civilian service she was sold to the Great Eastern Railway for use on their services from Harwich. It was then purchased by the Great Eastern Railway for the Harwich and Hook of Holland route before it was scrapped in 1929. | |
| − | + | ==Soldiers carried== | |
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| − | + | ===France to England 26 June 1916=== | |
| + | * [[Vernon Claude Witney]] | ||
| − | + | ===Rouen, France to England 14 November 1916=== | |
| − | + | * [[John Donaldson Patterson]] | |
| − | + | ===Rouen, France to England 6 December 1916=== | |
| − | + | * [[James Thomson MM]] | |
| − | + | ===France to England 30 April 1917=== | |
| − | + | * [[Leonard Henry (Lennie) Buckingham MM]] | |
| − | + | ===Rouen, France to England 11 Jun 1917=== | |
| − | + | * [[Reginald Grove Sexty MID]] | |
| − | + | ===France to England 14 June 1917=== | |
| − | + | * [[Arthur Leworthy Bettenay]] | |
| − | + | ===France to England 5 July 1917=== | |
| − | + | * [[Gordon Edgar (George) Bennett]] | |
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| + | ===France to England 26 July 1917=== | ||
| + | * [[Sidney Francis Till]] | ||
| − | == | + | ===France to England 11 August 1917=== |
| − | + | * [[Gordon Edgar (George) Bennett]] | |
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| − | == | + | ===France to England 23 October 1917=== |
| − | [[William James Allen]] | + | * [[William James Allen]] |
[[Category:Ships]] | [[Category:Ships]] | ||
Latest revision as of 17:01, 11 December 2023
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| History | |
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| Name | HMHS St George |
| Owner | Great Western Railway |
| Builder | Cammell Laird & Co., Birkenhead |
| Yard number | 668 |
| Launched | 13 Jan 1906 |
| In service | 1906 |
| Out of service | October 1929 |
| Fate | scrapped |
| General characteristics | |
| Type | Passenger and Train Ferry |
| Tonnage | 2,500 tons |
| Speed | 22.5 knots (41.67 km/h) |
Contents
- 1 Remarks
- 2 Soldiers carried
- 2.1 France to England 26 June 1916
- 2.2 Rouen, France to England 14 November 1916
- 2.3 Rouen, France to England 6 December 1916
- 2.4 France to England 30 April 1917
- 2.5 Rouen, France to England 11 Jun 1917
- 2.6 France to England 14 June 1917
- 2.7 France to England 5 July 1917
- 2.8 France to England 26 July 1917
- 2.9 France to England 11 August 1917
- 2.10 France to England 23 October 1917
Remarks
Built for Great Western Railway to service the Rosslare to Fishguard route until 1913. She was then sold to Canadian Pacific, before it was requisitioned in 1915 to become a British Hospital Ship until 1919. Actual dates of service as a hospital ship were 7 May 1915 to 4 Dec 1917. Staffed by 4 Medical Officers, 4 Nurses and 30 enlisted medical personnel. The St George could accommodate 17 Officers, 115 enlisted patients in Cots, and 146 in berths.
When released back to civilian service she was sold to the Great Eastern Railway for use on their services from Harwich. It was then purchased by the Great Eastern Railway for the Harwich and Hook of Holland route before it was scrapped in 1929.