HMHS Brighton
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| History | |
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| Name | HMHS Brighton |
| Owner | London, Brighton and South Coast Railway |
| Builder | W Denny & Bros, Dumbarton |
| Yard number | 683 |
| Launched | 13 Jun 1903 |
| Completed | August 1903 |
| Out of service | 25 Aug 1933 |
| Fate | wrecked |
| General characteristics | |
| Type | steamship cross channel ferry |
| Tonnage | 1,384 tons |
| Length | 273 ft 6 in (83.36 m) |
| Beam | 34 ft 2 in (10.41 m) |
| Depth | 14 ft 1 in (4.29 m) |
| Propulsion | triple screw |
| Speed | 21 knots (38.89 kmph) |
| Capacity | 149 patients as a hospital ship |
Contents
- 1 Remarks
- 2 Soldiers carried
- 2.1 France to England 11 June 1916
- 2.2 Calais, France to England 1 Aug 1916
- 2.3 Calais to England 12 August 1916
- 2.4 Calais to England 20 August 1916
- 2.5 Calais to England 21 August 1916
- 2.6 Calais to England 29 August 1916
- 2.7 Calais to England 1 September 1916
- 2.8 Calais to England 5 June 1917
- 2.9 Calais to England 25 Jul 1917
- 2.10 France to England 23 Sep 1918
- 2.11 Calais, France to England 22 Oct 1917
Remarks
Owned by London, Brighton and South Coast Railway before and after her WW1 service. Used on the Newhaven - Dieppe route.
In 1914, Brighton was requisitioned by the Royal Navy for use as a troopship. She was later used as a hospital ship. On 19 Dec 1914, she rescued the survivors of the naval trawler HMT Orianda, which had been sunk by a mine in the North Sea off Scarborough, Yorkshire. Brighton carried the American President Woodrow Wilson back to Dover after the signing of the Treaty of Versailles.
In 1930, Brighton was sold to W. E. Guinness, who converted her to a private yacht named Roussalka. Her steam turbines were replaced by a diesel engine and one of her two funnels was removed. On 25 August 1933, in thick fog, Roussalka was wrecked on Blood Slate Rock, Freaklin Island, Killary Bay. All passengers and crew were rescued.
Soldiers carried
France to England 11 June 1916
Calais, France to England 1 Aug 1916
Calais to England 12 August 1916
- Ivor Trehane Birtwistle Post WW1 men