HMHS Aberdonian
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| Name | HMHS Aberdonian |
| Builder/Built | 1909 DW Henderson Ltd, Glasgow |
| Type | passenger / cargo vessel |
| Displacement | 1,648 tons |
Contents
- 1 Remarks
- 2 Soldiers carried
- 2.1 Rouen to England 22 January 1917
- 2.2 Rouen to England 17 May 1917
- 2.3 Rouen to England 31 May 1917
- 2.4 Rouen to England 16 June 1917
- 2.5 Rouen to England 21 June 1917
- 2.6 Rouen to England 25 August 1917
- 2.7 =England to Le Havre 10 Sep 1917
- 2.8 France to England 26 April 1918
- 2.9 France to England 21 Nov 1918
- 2.10 France to England 6 December 1918
Remarks
Built for the Aberdeen Steam Navigation Company. During WW1 she served as a Hospital Ship from 16 Oct 1915 till 16 Jun 1919. She carried 5 Medical Officers, a Warrant Officer and 4 Nurses along with 27 other medical staff. She could carry 6 Officer patients, 25 in cots and 214 sitting in berths.
Following WW1 the Aberdonian returned to her London to Aberdeen route.
Photo is of her aground at Cowbar on 18 Jun 1930 when she overshot the Skinningrove Jetty. Sold in 1946 to Shahin Steam Ship Co Ltd and renamed Mohamed Nemazee. Last Name: Parviz (1948). Sold for Scrap in December 1949.