Difference between revisions of "HMHS Assaye"
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Revision as of 00:09, 29 April 2017
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| History | |
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| Name | HMHS Assaye |
| Builder/Built | 1899 Caird & Company, Greenock |
| Type | Passenger Liner (twin Screw) |
| Displacement | 7,396 tons |
| Speed | 16 knots |
Contents
Remarks
Owned by the Peninsular & Oriental Steam Navigation Company.
Used as a Boer War transport soon after launching, also served during the Boxer Rising in China, before becoming a peacetime Indian troopship. Some commercial use in 1908 - 14 before being hired by the Admiralty first as a troops hip and then as a Hospital Ship.
Carried 8 Medical Officers, 10 Nurses and 45 other medical staff to look after up to 8 Officer casualties, 100 in cots, and 333 in berths. Served until 2 Mar 1920.