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| − | + | | shipname = HMHS Guildford Castle | |
| − | + | | shipowner = The Union-Castle Mail Steam Ship Co. Ltd, London | |
| − | + | | shipbuilder = Barclay, Curle & Company, Glasgow | |
| − | + | | shipyardnumber = 488 | |
| − | + | | shiplaunched = 11 Aug 1911 | |
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| − | | | + | | shipfate = Collision 31 May 1933 |
| − | + | | shiptype = Passenger / Cargo Refrigerated | |
| − | | | + | | shiptonnage = 7,995 tons |
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| − | + | 1911 Troopship from August. | |
| + | 1914-1918 Hospital ship. | ||
| + | 1919. Resumed owners South Africa service. | ||
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Owned by the Union-Castle Mail Steamship Company. At the outbreak of WW1, the Guildford castle participated in the first troop convoy from England to Europe before being commissioned as a hospital ship with 427 beds serviced by nine medical officers , 13 nurses and 59 other medical staff. | Owned by the Union-Castle Mail Steamship Company. At the outbreak of WW1, the Guildford castle participated in the first troop convoy from England to Europe before being commissioned as a hospital ship with 427 beds serviced by nine medical officers , 13 nurses and 59 other medical staff. | ||
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| Name | HMHS Guildford Castle |
| Owner | The Union-Castle Mail Steam Ship Co. Ltd, London |
| Builder | Barclay, Curle & Company, Glasgow |
| Yard number | 488 |
| Launched | 11 Aug 1911 |
| Completed | October 1911 |
| Fate | Collision 31 May 1933 |
| General characteristics | |
| Type | Passenger / Cargo Refrigerated |
| Tonnage | 7,995 tons |
| Length | 452 ft 1 in |
| Beam | 56 ft 2 in |
| Depth | 30 ft 8 in |
| Speed | 13 knots (24.08 km/h) |
1911 Troopship from August. 1914-1918 Hospital ship. 1919. Resumed owners South Africa service.
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Remarks
Owned by the Union-Castle Mail Steamship Company. At the outbreak of WW1, the Guildford castle participated in the first troop convoy from England to Europe before being commissioned as a hospital ship with 427 beds serviced by nine medical officers , 13 nurses and 59 other medical staff. She served in this role from 22 Sep 1914 until 19 Nov 1918. During the Gallipoli campaign she saw service in the eastern Mediterranean.
On 10 Mar 1918 enroute to Avonmouth she was hit by a torpedo that failed to explode.
Decommissioned on 9 Nov 1918 she returned to commercial service of African routes.
On 31 May 1933 she collided with the blue Funnel Line ship SS Stentor in the River Elbe estuary due to pilot error. Two people lost their lives, and she was beached the following day and declared a total constructive loss.