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| caption = courtesy canadianmountedrifles.yolasite.com | | caption = courtesy canadianmountedrifles.yolasite.com | ||
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| − | + | | shipname = HMHS St Andrew | |
| − | + | | shipowner = Fishguard & Rosslare Railway & Harbour Co, London | |
| − | + | | shipbuilder = John Brown & Co Ltd, Scotland | |
| − | + | | shipyardnumber = 382 | |
| − | + | | shiplaunched = 19 Dec 1907 | |
| − | | | + | | shipcompleted = April 1908 |
| − | + | | shipinservice = 1908 | |
| − | | | + | | shipoutofservice = 1933 |
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| + | | shipfate = scrapped | ||
| + | | shiptype = Cross Channel Ferry | ||
| + | | shiptonnage = 2,495 tons | ||
| + | | shiplength = 351.1 ft (107.02m) | ||
| + | | shipbeam = 41.1 ft (12.53m) | ||
| + | | shipdepth = 24.8 ft (7.56m) | ||
| + | | shippropulsion = three screws | ||
| + | | shipspeed = 21 knots (38.89 km/h) | ||
| + | | shipcapacity = 574 x 1st class, 426 x 2nd class | ||
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==Remarks== | ==Remarks== | ||
| − | Owned by Great Western Railways for service as a cross channel ferry between Fishguard in Wales and Rosslare in Ireland. In 1914 it was one of the first ships taken over by the Ministry of Defence, and fitted out as a Military Hospital. | + | Owned by Great Western Railways for service as a cross channel ferry between Fishguard in Wales and Rosslare in Ireland. In 1914 it was one of the first ships taken over by the Ministry of Defence, and fitted out as a Military Hospital Ship. From 19 Aug 1914 until 25 May 1919 St Andrew was operating as ahospital ship. Her first trip was to Le Havre on 24 August 1914, though the first run back with patients, from Rouen (up the River Seine from Le Havre) was carried out by the ''St Andrew'', carrying 63 lying and 147 sitting patients. |
| − | + | Staff comprised 4 Medical Officers, 4 Nurses and 26 other staff. She was capable of accommodating 16 Officers, 23 Cots and 155 Berths. | |
| − | After the war it returned to its normal role, and was renamed ''Fishguard'' in 1932, | + | After the war it returned to its normal role, and was renamed ''Fishguard'' in 1932, before a year later, being sold for scrap. |
==Soldiers carried== | ==Soldiers carried== | ||
===Rouen France to England 29 July 1916=== | ===Rouen France to England 29 July 1916=== | ||
| − | *[[James Thomson MM]] | + | * [[James Thomson MM]] |
===France to England 18 August 1916=== | ===France to England 18 August 1916=== | ||
* † [[John Whittaker]] | * † [[John Whittaker]] | ||
===France to England 4 September 1916=== | ===France to England 4 September 1916=== | ||
| − | *[[Jack Hayden Gibson]] | + | * [[Jack Hayden Gibson]] |
| − | *[[Leslie Jeffery Harvey]] | + | * [[Leslie Jeffery Harvey]] |
===France to England October 1916=== | ===France to England October 1916=== | ||
| − | *[[Frederick James Bishop]] | + | * [[Frederick James Bishop]] |
===France to England 15 December 1916=== | ===France to England 15 December 1916=== | ||
| − | *[[Lyndon Vivian Brady]] | + | * [[Lyndon Vivian Brady]] |
===Rouen to England 5 Jan 1917=== | ===Rouen to England 5 Jan 1917=== | ||
* [[John (Senior) Shepherd]] | * [[John (Senior) Shepherd]] | ||
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* † [[George Scrivener]] | * † [[George Scrivener]] | ||
===Boulogne to England 24 April 1917=== | ===Boulogne to England 24 April 1917=== | ||
| − | *[[Albert Helliwell]] | + | * [[Albert Helliwell]] |
===France to England 14 May 1917=== | ===France to England 14 May 1917=== | ||
| − | *[[Edward Dudley Mann]] | + | * [[Edward Dudley Mann]] |
===France to England 8 October 1917=== | ===France to England 8 October 1917=== | ||
| − | *[[Frederick Robert Weedon]] | + | * [[Frederick Robert Weedon]] |
===France to England 11 October 1917=== | ===France to England 11 October 1917=== | ||
| − | *[[Robert Frank Bickford]] | + | * [[Robert Frank Bickford]] |
===France to England 7 November 1917=== | ===France to England 7 November 1917=== | ||
| − | *[[Frank Moore]] | + | * [[Frank Moore]] |
===France to England 15 January 1918=== | ===France to England 15 January 1918=== | ||
| − | *[[Hubert Maitland Armstrong MM]] | + | * [[Hubert Maitland Armstrong MM]] |
===France to England June 1918=== | ===France to England June 1918=== | ||
| − | *[[Gordon Edgar (George) Bennett]] | + | * [[Gordon Edgar (George) Bennett]] |
===France to England 14 July 1918=== | ===France to England 14 July 1918=== | ||
| − | *[[Alfred Tennyson Needham]] | + | * [[Alfred Tennyson Needham]] |
===France to England 3 March 1919=== | ===France to England 3 March 1919=== | ||
| − | *[[Richard Edgar Riley]] | + | * [[Richard Edgar Riley]] |
[[Category:Ships]] | [[Category:Ships]] | ||
Revision as of 12:06, 20 October 2021
 courtesy canadianmountedrifles.yolasite.com | |
 Pre war St Andrew in Fishguard harbour | |
| History | |
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| Name | HMHS St Andrew |
| Owner | Fishguard & Rosslare Railway & Harbour Co, London |
| Builder | John Brown & Co Ltd, Scotland |
| Yard number | 382 |
| Launched | 19 Dec 1907 |
| Completed | April 1908 |
| In service | 1908 |
| Out of service | 1933 |
| Fate | scrapped |
| General characteristics | |
| Type | Cross Channel Ferry |
| Tonnage | 2,495 tons |
| Length | 351.1 ft (107.02m) |
| Beam | 41.1 ft (12.53m) |
| Depth | 24.8 ft (7.56m) |
| Propulsion | three screws |
| Speed | 21 knots (38.89 km/h) |
| Capacity | 574 x 1st class, 426 x 2nd class |
Contents
- 1 Remarks
- 2 Soldiers carried
- 2.1 Rouen France to England 29 July 1916
- 2.2 France to England 18 August 1916
- 2.3 France to England 4 September 1916
- 2.4 France to England October 1916
- 2.5 France to England 15 December 1916
- 2.6 Rouen to England 5 Jan 1917
- 2.7 Boulogne to England 2 March 1917
- 2.8 Boulogne to England 24 April 1917
- 2.9 France to England 14 May 1917
- 2.10 France to England 8 October 1917
- 2.11 France to England 11 October 1917
- 2.12 France to England 7 November 1917
- 2.13 France to England 15 January 1918
- 2.14 France to England June 1918
- 2.15 France to England 14 July 1918
- 2.16 France to England 3 March 1919
Remarks
Owned by Great Western Railways for service as a cross channel ferry between Fishguard in Wales and Rosslare in Ireland. In 1914 it was one of the first ships taken over by the Ministry of Defence, and fitted out as a Military Hospital Ship. From 19 Aug 1914 until 25 May 1919 St Andrew was operating as ahospital ship. Her first trip was to Le Havre on 24 August 1914, though the first run back with patients, from Rouen (up the River Seine from Le Havre) was carried out by the St Andrew, carrying 63 lying and 147 sitting patients.
Staff comprised 4 Medical Officers, 4 Nurses and 26 other staff. She was capable of accommodating 16 Officers, 23 Cots and 155 Berths.
After the war it returned to its normal role, and was renamed Fishguard in 1932, before a year later, being sold for scrap.