HMHS Panama
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History | |
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Name | HMHS Panama |
Builder/Built | 1902 Fairfield Company, Govan |
Type |
Passenger / cargo steamer |
Displacement | 10,100 tons |
Speed | 13 knots |
Contents
- 1 Remarks
- 2 Soldiers carried
- 3 Malta to England 31 October - ? November 1915
- 4 Le Havre to England 18 August 1916
- 5 Le Havre to England 7 Sep 1916
- 6 Le Havre to England 18 April 1917
- 7 France to England 2 January 1918
- 8 France to England 29 January 1918
- 9 Le Havre to Portsmouth 28 April 1918
- 10 France to England 9 May 1918
- 11 France to England 30 August 1918
- 12 Le Havre to Portsmouth 17 October 1918
Remarks
Original owner was Pacific Steam navigation Company. During 1915 she operated as a Hospital ship in the Mediterranean Carried 8 Medical Officers, 8 Nurses, and 58 other personnel to cater for up to 19 Officer patients, 217 in cots and 248 in berths. Served from 25 Jul 1915 to 23 Nov 1919.
Purchased by the Royal Fleet Auxiliary in 1920 and converted to become HMHS Maine. During 1915 she operated as a Hospital ship in the Mediterranean