HMHS Gloucester Castle
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| History | |
|---|---|
| Name | HMHS Gloucester Castle |
| Builder/Built | 1911 Fairfields S&E, Glasgow |
| Type | Passenger and general cargo ship |
| Displacement | 7,999 tons |
| Speed | 13 knots |
Contents
- 1 Remarks
- 2 Soldiers carried
- 3 Anzac Cove to Alexandria 4 -9 May 1915
- 4 Mudross to Malta 11 - 20 July 1915
- 5 Mudros to Alexandria 7-10 August 1915
- 6 Anzac Cove to Alexandria 30 Aug - 2 Sep 1915
- 7 Anzac Cove to Mudros 23 September 1915
- 8 France to England 21 Jan 1917
- 9 France to England 10 March 1917
- 10 France to England 16 March 1917
- 11 France to England 2 August 1918
- 12 France to England 5 October 1918
- 13 France to England 28 October 1918
Remarks
Built for the Union-Castle Line, requisitioned for use as a Hospital Ship. She was torpedoed by U-Boat UB32 on 31 Mar 1917 off the Isle of Wright, but able to be salvaged and after the war returned to civilian service.
In 1942 she was sunk by the German commerce raider Michel off Ascension Island in the South Atlantic.