Difference between revisions of "HMHS Margha"
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+ | | shipname = HMHS Margha | ||
+ | | shipowner = British India Steam Navigation Co. Ltd., London | ||
+ | | shipbuilder = Barclay, Curle & Co. Ltd., Glasgow | ||
+ | | shipyardnumber = 515 | ||
+ | | shiplaunched = 31 Aug 1917 | ||
+ | | shipcompleted = 30 Nov 1917 | ||
+ | | shipinservice = December 1917 | ||
+ | | shipoutofservice = July 1934 | ||
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+ | | shipfate = scrapped | ||
+ | | shiptype = Passenger / Cargo | ||
+ | | shiptonnage = 8,278 tons | ||
+ | | shiplength = 450.0 ft (137.16 m) | ||
+ | | shipbeam = 58.2 ft (17.72m) | ||
+ | | shipdepth = 32.7 ft (9.97m) | ||
+ | | shippropulsion = twin screw | ||
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− | + | Her owners were the British India Steam Navigation Company, bu ton 30 Nov 1917, immediatley following her completion, she was requisitioned. After one India round-trip, she was involved in Transatlantic trooping, until the Armistice, then she completed a round trip to Australia. | |
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− | + | Released to her owners in July 1919, she underwent a refit by her builder prior to resuming commercial service. Sold to Thomas Ward on 13 Jul 1934, she arrived in Inverkeithing a week later for breaking up. | |
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Revision as of 15:59, 19 October 2021
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Name | HMHS Margha |
Owner | British India Steam Navigation Co. Ltd., London |
Builder | Barclay, Curle & Co. Ltd., Glasgow |
Yard number | 515 |
Launched | 31 Aug 1917 |
Completed | 30 Nov 1917 |
In service | December 1917 |
Out of service | July 1934 |
Fate | scrapped |
General characteristics | |
Type | Passenger / Cargo |
Tonnage | 8,278 tons |
Length | 450.0 ft (137.16 m) |
Beam | 58.2 ft (17.72m) |
Depth | 32.7 ft (9.97m) |
Propulsion | twin screw |
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Remarks
Her owners were the British India Steam Navigation Company, bu ton 30 Nov 1917, immediatley following her completion, she was requisitioned. After one India round-trip, she was involved in Transatlantic trooping, until the Armistice, then she completed a round trip to Australia.
Released to her owners in July 1919, she underwent a refit by her builder prior to resuming commercial service. Sold to Thomas Ward on 13 Jul 1934, she arrived in Inverkeithing a week later for breaking up.
Member of Medical staff
- Edith Marion Wilson 18 Jan - 23 Feb 1919