HMHS Newhaven
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| History | |
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| Name | HMHS Newhaven |
| Builder/Built | 1911 Forges et Chaniers de la Mediteranee, Le Havre |
| Type | Ferry (steam turbine) |
Contents
- 1 Remarks
- 2 List of soldiers carried
- 3 Calais to England 25 July 1916
- 4 Boulogne to England 3 August 1916
- 5 Calais to England 5 August 1916
- 6 Calais to England 12 August 1916
- 7 Calais to England 20 August 1916
- 8 Calais to England 5 November 1916
- 9 Calais to England 23 November 1916
- 10 Calais to England 15 December 1916
- 11 Calais to England 14 May 1917
- 12 France to England 29 September 1917
- 13 Étaples to England 21 March 1918
- 14 Étaples to England 26 March 1918
- 15 Étaples to England 6 April 1918
- 16 Étaples to England 11 April 1918
Remarks
During WW1, she was initially used by the French for use as an auxiliary cruiser, but later transferred to the British Flag for use as a Hospital Ship. She carried 3 Medical officers, 4 Nurses and 27 others, to service up 6 Officer patients, 19 in Cots and 138 in Berths. She served in this role from 7 May 1915 to 5 Mar 1919.
Recovered by her owners in 1919 she was, along with her sister the Rouen, the mainstay of the French side of the Newhaven-Dieppe cross channel service during the 1920's and 30's.
The Newhaven was taken over by the Germans in 1940 and used as a troop transport in the Baltic during World War II. Recovered in 1945, her refitting as a passenger vessel was considered too costly and she was sold for scrap in 1949.