HMHS Tagus
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| History | |
|---|---|
| Name | HMHS Tagus |
| Owner | Royal Mail Steam Packet Company |
| Builder | Robert Napier & Sons, Govan, Glasgow |
| Yard number | 466 |
| Launched | 27 Jun 1899 |
| Completed | October 1899 |
| Fate | Broken up in 1925 |
| General characteristics | |
| Type | Passenger & Cargo freighter |
| Tonnage | 5,545 tons |
| Length | 410 feet (124.97m) |
| Beam | 50 feet (15.24m) |
| Depth | 32 feet 4 inches (p.86m) |
| Propulsion | Single screw |
| Speed | 15 knots |
| Capacity | 200 1st class; 30 second, and 250 third class passengers |
Remarks
The second ship named RMS Tagus was a passenger and cargo liner built in 1899 by Robert Napier and Sons Ltd of Glasgow for the Royal Mail Steam Packet Company. Her normal employment was the routes from Southampton to the West Indies. During the Boer War she had been employed as a troopship No. 101, and again from 1917-1920 she was again engaged in Government service, this time as a hospital ship. Returned to her owners in 1918 she had not been reconditioned.
She was sold in 1920 to Hijos de Jose Taya, of Barcelona, and renamed Principe de Viana. She was broken up commencing 6 Nov 1925 in Genoa, italy.