Difference between revisions of "SS Somali"

SS Somali
	Somali as a Hospital ship
History
Name	SS Somali
Owner	Peninsular & Oriental Steam Navigation Company, Greenock
Builder	Caird & Company, Greenock
Yard number	298
Launched	17 May 1901
Completed	17 Jun 1901
In service	1901
Out of service	1923
Fate	scrapped 1924
General characteristics
Type	Passenger / Cargo
Tonnage	6,780 tons
Length	450.3 ft (137.25m)
Beam	52.4 ft (15.97m)
Depth	30.5 ft (9.30m)
Propulsion	twin screw
Speed	14 knots (25.93 km/h)
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Revision as of 13:28, 18 December 2021

Remarks

Owner was the Peninsular & Oriental Steam Navigation Company. SS Somali acted as both a troopship and as a hospital ship for the Australian troops, including a period as a hospital ship during the Gallipoli campaign.

Scrapped in 1923.

Soldiers carried

Malta to England 20 - 27 August 1915

England to Fremantle 26 December 1918 - 21 January 1919

Southampton to Fremantle 1 June - 8 July 1919

Boarded 1 June, sailed 5 June 1919

John Murray Nursing Staff

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 ==Remarks==
-Owner was the Peninsular & Oriental Steam Navigation Company.
+Owner was the Peninsular & Oriental Steam Navigation Company. ''SS Somali'' acted as both a troopship and as a hospital ship for the Australian troops, including a period as a hospital ship during the Gallipoli campaign.
 Scrapped in 1923.