Difference between revisions of "HMHS Essequibo"
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Built for the Royal Mail Steam Packet Company, she served as a Hospital Ship during the war. Carried 11 Medical Officers, 16 Nurses and 76 other medical staff, she could cater for 42 Officer casualties, 249 in cots, and 298 in Berths. Operating from 2 Sep 1915 following her completion to 12 Sep 1919. | Built for the Royal Mail Steam Packet Company, she served as a Hospital Ship during the war. Carried 11 Medical Officers, 16 Nurses and 76 other medical staff, she could cater for 42 Officer casualties, 249 in cots, and 298 in Berths. Operating from 2 Sep 1915 following her completion to 12 Sep 1919. | ||
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| − | + | The ''Essequibo'' was a British hospital ship loaned to the Canadian Government in 1917 as one of the five Canadian hospital ships for ww1 for the transatlantic run. The ''Essequibo'' was stopped (after two warming shots) and searched by ''U-Boat U54'' off Ireland on 15 Mar 1917, confirmed as a Hospital Ship, she was sent on her way. | |
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| − | ==France to England 7 September 1917== | + | |
| + | In 1922 ownership was transferred to Pacific Steam Navigation Company who in turn in sold her to the USSR who renamed her ''Neva''. | ||
| + | ===List of soldiers carried=== | ||
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| + | ===France to England 7 September 1917=== | ||
*[[Ernest (Roy) William Sladden]] | *[[Ernest (Roy) William Sladden]] | ||
| − | ==France to England 29 April 1918== | + | ===France to England 29 April 1918=== |
*[[Stanley Thomas Marsh]] | *[[Stanley Thomas Marsh]] | ||
| − | ==France to England 12 June 1918== | + | ===France to England 12 June 1918=== |
*[[Norman Sedrick Tonkin]] | *[[Norman Sedrick Tonkin]] | ||
| − | ==Rouen to Portsmouth 16 August 1918== | + | ===Rouen to Portsmouth 16 August 1918=== |
*[[Frederick Hobbs]] | *[[Frederick Hobbs]] | ||
| − | ==France to England 23 August 1918== | + | ===France to England 23 August 1918=== |
*[[Henry Melville Hardinge]] | *[[Henry Melville Hardinge]] | ||
| − | ==Rouen to England 26 August 1918== | + | ===Rouen to England 26 August 1918=== |
*[[Herbert Lewis Battams]] | *[[Herbert Lewis Battams]] | ||
| − | ==Rouen to England 21 September 1918== | + | ===Rouen to England 21 September 1918=== |
*[[Ernest William George Reed]] | *[[Ernest William George Reed]] | ||
[[Category:Ships]] | [[Category:Ships]] | ||
Revision as of 00:47, 2 July 2019
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| History | |
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| Name | HMHS Essequibo |
| Builder/Built | 1915 |
| Type | Ocean Liner (twin screw) |
| Displacement | 8,489 tons |
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Remarks
Built for the Royal Mail Steam Packet Company, she served as a Hospital Ship during the war. Carried 11 Medical Officers, 16 Nurses and 76 other medical staff, she could cater for 42 Officer casualties, 249 in cots, and 298 in Berths. Operating from 2 Sep 1915 following her completion to 12 Sep 1919.
The Essequibo was a British hospital ship loaned to the Canadian Government in 1917 as one of the five Canadian hospital ships for ww1 for the transatlantic run. The Essequibo was stopped (after two warming shots) and searched by U-Boat U54 off Ireland on 15 Mar 1917, confirmed as a Hospital Ship, she was sent on her way.
In 1922 ownership was transferred to Pacific Steam Navigation Company who in turn in sold her to the USSR who renamed her Neva.