Difference between revisions of "HMHS Rewa"
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Taking several hours to sink, the wounded were rescued and only the 4 engine room staff killed by the initial explosion perished. | Taking several hours to sink, the wounded were rescued and only the 4 engine room staff killed by the initial explosion perished. | ||
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| − | [[Stephen Henry Horrocks]] | + | ==Gallipoli to Malta 24 - 27 October 1915== |
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| History | |
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| Name | HMHS Rewa |
| Builder/Built | 1906 William Denny & Brothers, Dumbarton |
| Type | Steamship (three screws) |
| Displacement | 7,308 tons |
| Speed | 18 Knot |
Remarks
Built for the British-India Steam Navigation Company, and requisitioned for use as a Hospital Ship during WW1.
On 4 Jan 1918 while returning to Cardiff from Malta with 279 wounded officers, she was hit by a torpedo 31 km off the north west coast of Devon.
Taking several hours to sink, the wounded were rescued and only the 4 engine room staff killed by the initial explosion perished.