SS Princess Henriette
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| History | |
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| Name | SS Princess Henrietta |
| Builder/Built | 1888 William Denny & Brothers, Dumbarton |
| Type | Channel Ferry (Paddle steamer) |
| Speed | 21 knots |
Contents
- 1 Remarks
- 2 Soldiers carried
- 3 Folkestone to France 2 November 1916
- 4 Folkestone to France 3 November 1916
- 5 Folkestone to France 28 November 1916
- 6 Folkestone to France 14 December 1916
- 7 Folkestone to Étaples 2 January 1917
- 8 Folkestone to Étaples 8 January 1917
- 9 Folkestone to Étaples 16 January 1917
Remarks
Built for the Belgium Government, the Princess Henriette was the last ship to leave a Belgium port before England declared war on Germany. With 1,200 aboard she left Ostend and arrived in Dover on 3 Sep 1914.
During the war she acted as a troopship based at Folkestone, and sailing back and forth over the English Channel.
Soldiers carried
Folkestone to France 2 November 1916
- David Edward Bromley
- Ernest Henry Chisholm
- Herbert Dunbar Cousens
- Paul Henzell Hemy
- Reginald Peter Lewis
- Frederick James Powell
- John Henry Wilkinson
Folkestone to France 3 November 1916
Folkestone to France 28 November 1916
- Charles Fielder
- Sidney Herrick Carter
- † George Andrew King
- Joseph Scott
- † William Paul (Layton) Walton