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HMHS Dieppe

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HMHS Dieppe
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Dieppe in hospital livery
History
Name HMHS Dieppe
Owner London, Brighton and South Coast Railway
Builder Fairfield Shipbuilding & Engineering Co, Ltd, Govan
Yard number 439
Launched 5 April 1905
Completed May 1905
In service May 1905
Out of service 18 March 1941
Fate Struck a mine and sank
General characteristics
Tonnage 1,210 tons
Length 273 ft 5 in (83.34 m)
Beam 34 ft 8 in (10.57 m)
Depth 13 ft 8 in (4.17 m)
Propulsion Three screws
Speed 22 knots (40.74 km/h)



Remarks

Dieppe was a steam passenger ferry that was built in 1905 for the London, Brighton and South Coast Railway. She was requisitioned during the First World War for use as a troopship and later as a hospital ship HMHS Dieppe, returning to her owners postwar. On 27 February 1916 she took aboard over 100 survivors from the 12,431 GRT P&O passenger liner Maloja, which was sunk by a mine off Dover.


Her ownership passed to the Southern Railway on 1 Jan 1923 and soon after on 27 Nov 1924 Dieppe had a mishap in which she ended up hitting the breakwater at Newhaven Harbour stern first. The tugs Alert and Richmere were sent to her aid. Richmere became disabled when a cable became entangled around her propeller. The Newhaven lifeboat was sent to her aid. However, Richmere ended up being dashed against the harbour wall and sank. Her crew were rescued by the lifeboat and the tug was later raised and repaired. Dieppe managed to dock some five hours after the drama began.


In 1933 she was sold to W E Guinness and converted to a private diesel yacht, Rosaura. She was requisitioned in the Second World War for use as an armed boarding vessel, HMS Rosaura. Her end came when she struck a mine and sank off Tobruk, Libya on 18 March 1941.

Soldiers carried

Calais to England 10 July 1916

France to England 26 July 1916

France to England 31 July 1916

France to England 10 February 1917

Calais to England 6 March 1917

Calais to England 14 March 1917