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| + | | shipowner = HMT Princesse Clementine | ||
| + | | shipbuilder = Hoboken, Belgium | ||
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| + | | shiplaunched = October 1896 | ||
| + | | shipcompleted = 1897 | ||
| + | | shipinservice = 1897 | ||
| + | | shipoutofservice = 1923 | ||
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| + | | shipfate = broken up in 1928 | ||
| + | | shiptype = Mild steel built Paddle Steamer | ||
| + | | shiptonnage = 1,474 tons | ||
| + | | shiplength = 324 ft 3in | ||
| + | | shipbeam = 37ft 8i | ||
| + | | shipdepth = 14ft 2in | ||
| + | | shippropulsion = 2 x side paddle wheels | ||
| + | | shipspeed = 22 knots (40.74 km/h) | ||
| + | | shipcapacity = 700 passengers | ||
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| − | + | ==Remarks== | |
| − | + | Could carry 700 passengers in luxurious state rooms and cabins between Ostend and Dover. | |
| − | + | At the outbreak of war it operated from Ostend and Dover, but with German occupation of much of Belgium, she moved to operated out of Folkestone. The Belgium War Office then lent her to the British War Government in May 1915, and she spent the rest of the war transporting troops to France from Folkestone and Southampton. She also carried out hospital ship duties when required. | |
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==Soldiers carried== | ==Soldiers carried== | ||
| − | ==Folkestone to France 21 December 1916== | + | ===Folkestone to France 21 December 1916=== |
| − | *[[Joseph Clough]] | + | * [[Joseph Clough]] |
| − | *[[Frederick Hobbs]] | + | * [[William Francis Cohn]] |
| − | *[[Joseph Reginald Jones]] | + | * [[Harold Empsall]] |
| − | *[[William Edward McKenna]] | + | * [[William Henry Gibbs]] |
| − | *[[Bertram Ernest Powell]] | + | * [[Frederick Hobbs]] |
| − | *[[Egbert Robert Trethowan Reeves]] | + | * † [[Joseph Reginald Jones]] |
| − | *[[Frederick William Thornton]] | + | * † [[Osborne King]] |
| − | *[[Theodore (Cecil) Charles Turner]] | + | * [[William Edward McKenna]] |
| − | *[[Cyril Arthur Woodland]] | + | * [[Bertram Ernest Powell]] |
| + | * [[Egbert Robert Trethowan Reeves]] | ||
| + | * † [[Frederick William Thornton]] | ||
| + | * [[Theodore (Cecil) Charles Turner]] | ||
| + | * [[Arthur John Verrall]] | ||
| + | * [[Cyril Arthur Woodland]] | ||
| − | ==Folkestone to France 28 December 1916== | + | ===Folkestone to France 28 December 1916=== |
| − | *[[Jim Anderson]] | + | * † [[Jim Anderson]] |
| − | *[[James Willie Bush]] | + | * † [[James Willie Bush]] |
| − | *[[Robert George McLean]] | + | * [[Robert George McLean]] |
| − | *[[James Strachan]] | + | * [[James Strachan]] |
| + | * [[Henry Albert Thorp]] | ||
| − | ==Folkestone to France 16 January 1917== | + | ===Folkestone to France 16 January 1917=== |
| − | *[[Tom Baxter Joyce]] | + | * † [[Tom Baxter Joyce]] |
| − | *[[John Alexander Spilsbury]] | + | * [[John Alexander Spilsbury]] |
| − | ==Folkestone to France 23 January 1917== | + | ===Folkestone to France 23 January 1917=== |
| − | *[[John Whittaker]] | + | * † [[John Whittaker]] |
| − | ==Folkestone to France 24 January 1917== | + | ===Folkestone to France 24 January 1917=== |
| − | *[[Alexander Dowle]] | + | * [[Alexander Dowle]] |
| − | *[[Herbert Lewis Battams]] | + | * [[Herbert Lewis Battams]] |
| − | ==Folkestone to France 2 February 1917== | + | ===Folkestone to France 2 February 1917=== |
| − | *[[Lionel William Gibbs]] | + | * [[Lionel William Gibbs]] |
| − | ==Folkestone to France 21 December 1917== | + | ===Folkestone to France 21 December 1917=== |
| − | *[[Bertram Ernest Powell]] | + | * [[Bertram Ernest Powell]] |
[[Category:Ships]] | [[Category:Ships]] | ||
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| History | |
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| Owner | HMT Princesse Clementine |
| Builder | Hoboken, Belgium |
| Launched | October 1896 |
| Completed | 1897 |
| In service | 1897 |
| Out of service | 1923 |
| Fate | broken up in 1928 |
| General characteristics | |
| Type | Mild steel built Paddle Steamer |
| Tonnage | 1,474 tons |
| Length | 324 ft 3in |
| Beam | 37ft 8i |
| Depth | 14ft 2in |
| Propulsion | 2 x side paddle wheels |
| Speed | 22 knots (40.74 km/h) |
| Capacity | 700 passengers |
Contents
Remarks
Could carry 700 passengers in luxurious state rooms and cabins between Ostend and Dover.
At the outbreak of war it operated from Ostend and Dover, but with German occupation of much of Belgium, she moved to operated out of Folkestone. The Belgium War Office then lent her to the British War Government in May 1915, and she spent the rest of the war transporting troops to France from Folkestone and Southampton. She also carried out hospital ship duties when required.
At the conclussion of hostilities she returned to commercial operation until 1923 when she was placed in reserve, before being eventually broken up in France during 1928
Soldiers carried
Folkestone to France 21 December 1916
- Joseph Clough
- William Francis Cohn
- Harold Empsall
- William Henry Gibbs
- Frederick Hobbs
- † Joseph Reginald Jones
- † Osborne King
- William Edward McKenna
- Bertram Ernest Powell
- Egbert Robert Trethowan Reeves
- † Frederick William Thornton
- Theodore (Cecil) Charles Turner
- Arthur John Verrall
- Cyril Arthur Woodland