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| shipname = HMHS St Patrick | | shipname = HMHS St Patrick | ||
| shipowner = Fishguard & Rosslare Railways and Harbours Company | | shipowner = Fishguard & Rosslare Railways and Harbours Company | ||
| − | | shipbuilder = John Brown, Clydebank | + | | shipbuilder = John Brown & Co., Clydebank |
| − | | shipyardnumber = | + | | shipyardnumber = 371 |
| shiplaunched = 24th February 1906 | | shiplaunched = 24th February 1906 | ||
| − | | shipcompleted = | + | | shipcompleted = July 1906 |
| − | | shipinservice = | + | | shipinservice = 1906 |
| − | | shipoutofservice = | + | | shipoutofservice = 1929 |
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| − | | shipfate = | + | | shipfate = Caught fire and gutted - scrapped |
| − | | shiptype = | + | | shiptype = Passenger Ferry |
| shiptonnage = 2,531 tons | | shiptonnage = 2,531 tons | ||
| − | | shiplength = 350 ft | + | | shiplength = 350.8 ft (106.92m) |
| − | | shipbeam = 41 ft | + | | shipbeam = 41.1 ft (12.53m) |
| − | | shipdepth = | + | | shipdepth = 16.5 ft (5.03m) |
| shippropulsion = | | shippropulsion = | ||
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| − | | shipcapacity = | + | | shipcapacity = 563 x 1st class, and 437 x 2nd class |
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==Remarks== | ==Remarks== | ||
She was owned by Fishguard & Rosslare Railways and Harbours Company and was used as a ferry between Fishguard and Rosslare. | She was owned by Fishguard & Rosslare Railways and Harbours Company and was used as a ferry between Fishguard and Rosslare. | ||
| − | From 1914 to 1919 she was requisitioned as a hospital ship, HMHS St Patrick. Along with her sister ships the St. David and St. Andrew she was one of the first five ships to be requisitioned during the First World War | + | From 1914 to 1919 she was requisitioned as a hospital ship, ''HMHS St Patrick''. Along with her sister ships the ''St. David'' and ''St. Andrew'' she was one of the first five ships to be requisitioned (19 Aug 1914) during the First World War. Converted to a hospital ship, it had a capacity of 146 berths and 28 cots, remaining in service until January 1919. |
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| − | She was destroyed when she caught fire at Fishguard in 1929 | + | She was virtualy destroyed when she caught fire at Fishguard in 1929 resulting in her being scrapped by Thomas W Ward Ltd. |
==Soldiers carried== | ==Soldiers carried== | ||
Latest revision as of 18:55, 20 October 2021
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| History | |
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| Name | HMHS St Patrick |
| Owner | Fishguard & Rosslare Railways and Harbours Company |
| Builder | John Brown & Co., Clydebank |
| Yard number | 371 |
| Launched | 24th February 1906 |
| Completed | July 1906 |
| In service | 1906 |
| Out of service | 1929 |
| Fate | Caught fire and gutted - scrapped |
| General characteristics | |
| Type | Passenger Ferry |
| Tonnage | 2,531 tons |
| Length | 350.8 ft (106.92m) |
| Beam | 41.1 ft (12.53m) |
| Depth | 16.5 ft (5.03m) |
| Capacity | 563 x 1st class, and 437 x 2nd class |
Contents
- 1 Remarks
- 2 Soldiers carried
- 2.1 Boulogne to England 29 June 1916
- 2.2 Rouen to England 7 August 1916
- 2.3 France to England 5 September 1916
- 2.4 Rouen, France to England 14 February 1917
- 2.5 France to England 27 April 1917
- 2.6 France to England 3 May 1917
- 2.7 Boulogne to England 11 June 1917
- 2.8 France to England 13 June 1917
- 2.9 France to England 13 Jul 1917
- 2.10 France to England 20 Apr 1918
- 2.11 France to England 27 April 1918
- 2.12 France to England 8 July 1918
- 2.13 France to England 15 Jul 1918
- 2.14 France to England 28 August 1918
- 2.15 France to England 2 September 1918
- 2.16 France to England 21 October 1918
Remarks
She was owned by Fishguard & Rosslare Railways and Harbours Company and was used as a ferry between Fishguard and Rosslare. From 1914 to 1919 she was requisitioned as a hospital ship, HMHS St Patrick. Along with her sister ships the St. David and St. Andrew she was one of the first five ships to be requisitioned (19 Aug 1914) during the First World War. Converted to a hospital ship, it had a capacity of 146 berths and 28 cots, remaining in service until January 1919.
She was virtualy destroyed when she caught fire at Fishguard in 1929 resulting in her being scrapped by Thomas W Ward Ltd.