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==Remarks== | ==Remarks== | ||
− | Built for the Belgium Government, the Princess Henriette was the last ship to leave a Belgium port before England declared war on Germany. With 1,200 aboard she left Ostend and arrived in Dover on 3 Sep 1914. | + | Built for the Belgium Government, the ''Princess Henriette'' was the last ship to leave a Belgium port before England declared war on Germany. With 1,200 aboard she left Ostend and arrived in Dover on 3 Sep 1914. |
During the war she acted as a troopship based at Folkestone, and sailing back and forth over the English Channel. | During the war she acted as a troopship based at Folkestone, and sailing back and forth over the English Channel. |
Revision as of 00:13, 15 December 2021
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Name | SS Princess Henrietta |
Builder | William Denny & Brothers, Dumbarton |
Launched | 1888 |
General characteristics | |
Type | Channel Ferry (Paddle steamer) |
Propulsion | 2 x side paddle wheels |
Speed | 21 knots |
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Remarks
Built for the Belgium Government, the Princess Henriette was the last ship to leave a Belgium port before England declared war on Germany. With 1,200 aboard she left Ostend and arrived in Dover on 3 Sep 1914.
During the war she acted as a troopship based at Folkestone, and sailing back and forth over the English Channel.
Soldiers carried
Folkestone to France 2 November 1916
- † David Edward Bromley
- Ernest Henry Chisholm
- Herbert Dunbar Cousens
- Paul Henzell Hemy
- † Reginald Peter Lewis
- † Frederick James Powell
- John Henry Wilkinson
Folkestone to France 3 November 1916
Folkestone to France 28 November 1916
- Charles Fielder
- Sidney Herrick Carter
- † George Andrew King
- † Joseph Scott
- † William Paul (Layton) Walton