Difference between revisions of "HMT Galeka"
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| − | + | | shipname = HMT Galeka | |
| − | + | | shipowner = Union Steamship Mail Steamship Co. | |
| − | + | | shipbuilder = Harland & Wolff, Ltd, Belfast | |
| − | + | | shipyardnumber = 347 | |
| − | + | | shiplaunched = 21 Oct 1899 | |
| − | | | + | | shipcompleted = 23 Dec 1899 |
| − | + | | shipinservice = January 1890 | |
| − | | | + | | shipoutofservice = 28 Oct 1916 |
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| − | | | + | | shipfate = struck mine and beached |
| − | + | | shiptype = Passenger / cargo | |
| − | | | + | | shiptonnage = 6,767 tons |
| − | | | + | | shiplength = 440 ft (134.11m) |
| − | + | | shipbeam = 53 ft (16.15m) | |
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| − | | | + | | shippropulsion = twin screw |
| − | + | | shipspeed = 12.5 knots (23.15 km/h) | |
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==Remarks== | ==Remarks== | ||
| − | Built for the Union-Castle Line and used on the South | + | Built for the Union-Castle Line and used on the South African route until World War 1, when she was used first as a troop ship carrying ANZAC troops to the Gallipoli campaign, and later as a Hospital Ship. As a Hospital Ship she could carry 366 wounded passengers. |
| − | On 28 Oct 1916, as she was entering Le Havre she hit a mine laid by the | + | On 28 Oct 1916, while a hospital ship, as she was entering Le Havre she hit a mine laid by the U-Boat UC-26. While no patients were aboard at the time, some 19 Royal Army medical Corps personnel perished. Although able to be beached at Cap la Hogue, she was a total loss. |
==Soldiers carried== | ==Soldiers carried== | ||
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| History | |
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| Name | HMT Galeka |
| Owner | Union Steamship Mail Steamship Co. |
| Builder | Harland & Wolff, Ltd, Belfast |
| Yard number | 347 |
| Launched | 21 Oct 1899 |
| Completed | 23 Dec 1899 |
| In service | January 1890 |
| Out of service | 28 Oct 1916 |
| Fate | struck mine and beached |
| General characteristics | |
| Type | Passenger / cargo |
| Tonnage | 6,767 tons |
| Length | 440 ft (134.11m) |
| Beam | 53 ft (16.15m) |
| Propulsion | twin screw |
| Speed | 12.5 knots (23.15 km/h) |
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Remarks
Built for the Union-Castle Line and used on the South African route until World War 1, when she was used first as a troop ship carrying ANZAC troops to the Gallipoli campaign, and later as a Hospital Ship. As a Hospital Ship she could carry 366 wounded passengers.
On 28 Oct 1916, while a hospital ship, as she was entering Le Havre she hit a mine laid by the U-Boat UC-26. While no patients were aboard at the time, some 19 Royal Army medical Corps personnel perished. Although able to be beached at Cap la Hogue, she was a total loss.
Soldiers carried
Anzac Cove 2 May 1915
- William Edward Reed transfer to HMHS Delta 3 May 1915
- George Young transferred to HMHS Delta 3 May 1915