Difference between revisions of "HMHS Lanfranc"
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| − | Built for the Booth Steamship Company which ran passenger services between Liverpool and Manaus which was 1,000 miles (1,600 km) up the Amazon River. | + | Built for the Booth Steamship Company which ran passenger services between Liverpool and Manaus which was 1,000 miles (1,600 km) up the Amazon River. With the outbreak of war, she was requisitioned as a hospital ship. |
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On the evening of 17 April 1917 she was transporting wounded from Le Havre to Southampton when she was torpedoed without warning by U-Boat UB-40. 22 British and 18 Germans were lost. | On the evening of 17 April 1917 she was transporting wounded from Le Havre to Southampton when she was torpedoed without warning by U-Boat UB-40. 22 British and 18 Germans were lost. | ||
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==Soldiers carried== | ==Soldiers carried== | ||
| − | ==France to England 8 November 1916== | + | ===France to England 8 November 1916=== |
*[[Lionel William Gibbs]] | *[[Lionel William Gibbs]] | ||
| − | ==France to England 6 February 1917== | + | ===France to England 6 February 1917=== |
*[[Edward (Ned) Gray]] | *[[Edward (Ned) Gray]] | ||
[[Category:Ships]] | [[Category:Ships]] | ||
Revision as of 00:08, 2 July 2019
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| History | |
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| Name | HMHS Lanfranc |
| Builder/Built | 1906, Caledon Shipbuilding & Engineering Company, Dundee |
| Type | ocean liner |
| Displacement | 6,287 tons |
| Speed | 12 knots |
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Remarks
Built for the Booth Steamship Company which ran passenger services between Liverpool and Manaus which was 1,000 miles (1,600 km) up the Amazon River. With the outbreak of war, she was requisitioned as a hospital ship.
On the evening of 17 April 1917 she was transporting wounded from Le Havre to Southampton when she was torpedoed without warning by U-Boat UB-40. 22 British and 18 Germans were lost.