HMHS Tagus
From Our Contribution
 Hospital ship livery - WW1 | |
 As Troopship No. 101 - Boer War | |
| 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 | 30 feet (9.14m) |
| Depth | 32 feet 4 inches (9.83m) |
| Propulsion | Single screw |
| Speed | 15 knots |
| Capacity | 200 1st class; 30 second, and 250 third class passengers |
Remarks
The second ship named RMS Tagus, she 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 troopship No. 101.
In 1914 she was converted to a hospital ship and performed those duties from 24 Aug 1915 until 31 March 1916, servicing 418 berths with mical staff of 57 (7 Officers, 8 nurses, 42 others). It appears that she then reverted to being a troop 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. before being broken up, commencing 6 Nov 1925 in Genoa, Italy.