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| caption = HMHS Sicilia Photo Clyde Marine | | caption = HMHS Sicilia Photo Clyde Marine | ||
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− | | caption2 = | + | | caption2 = "C" Ward HMHS Sicilia - Libraries Tasmania's Online collection |
− | + | | shipname = HMHS Sicilia | |
− | + | | shipowner = Peninsular & Oriental Steam Navigation Company, Glasgow | |
− | + | | shipbuilder = Barclay Curle & Company, Glasgow | |
− | + | | shipyardnumber = 425 | |
− | + | | shiplaunched = 22 Dec 1900 | |
− | | | + | | shipcompleted = 9 Feb 1901 |
− | + | | shipinservice = 1901 | |
− | | | + | | shipoutofservice = 1926 |
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− | | | + | | shipfate = broken up |
− | + | | shiptype = Passenger / cargo liner / troopship | |
− | | | + | | shiptonnage = 6,696 tons |
− | | | + | | shiplength = 450.3 ft (137.25m) |
− | + | | shipbeam = 52.3 ft (15.94m) | |
− | + | | shipdepth = 30.4 ft (9.27m) | |
− | | | + | | shippropulsion = twin screw |
− | + | | shipspeed = 14 knots (25.93 km/h) | |
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==Remarks== | ==Remarks== | ||
− | Built for the Peninsular and Oriental Steam Navigation Company, the first of five sister ships - Somali, Soudan, Syria, and Sardinia. Sardinia was the only one not to serve as a Hospital Ship. | + | Built for the Peninsular and Oriental Steam Navigation Company, the first of five sister ships - ''Somali, Soudan, Syria'', and ''Sardinia''. Sardinia was the only one not to serve as a Hospital Ship. ''Sicilia's'' maiden voyage was trooping to Calcutta, and she spent 1901 - 1903 trooping to the Boer War; and from 1903-1905 trooping to India before being laid up in 1905. In 1906 she was again used for general trooping before in 1907 returning to the Indian run. In 1908 she spread her wings to include trooping to China in addition to India. To service 12 Officers, 100 cots and 214 medical Berths, she carried 20 medical officers, |
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− | On 10 Sep 1914 she was requisitioned for service as a hospital ship, and her service included the Dardanelles, having been present at the landings | + | On 10 Sep 1914 she was requisitioned for service as a hospital ship, and her service included the Dardanelles, having been present at the landings. Later she was used as an Ambulance Ship on the Southampton - Boulogne run. On 11 Sep 1918 she was returned to her owners, who in Jan 1926 sold her to Kishimoto Kisen K.K., Japan for scrapping. |
==Soldiers carried== | ==Soldiers carried== | ||
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+ | ==Gallipoli to Malta ? - 16 Jul 1915== | ||
+ | *[[Leslie James Godfrey]] | ||
[[Category:Ships]] | [[Category:Ships]] |
Latest revision as of 18:01, 15 January 2023
Remarks
Built for the Peninsular and Oriental Steam Navigation Company, the first of five sister ships - Somali, Soudan, Syria, and Sardinia. Sardinia was the only one not to serve as a Hospital Ship. Sicilia's maiden voyage was trooping to Calcutta, and she spent 1901 - 1903 trooping to the Boer War; and from 1903-1905 trooping to India before being laid up in 1905. In 1906 she was again used for general trooping before in 1907 returning to the Indian run. In 1908 she spread her wings to include trooping to China in addition to India. To service 12 Officers, 100 cots and 214 medical Berths, she carried 20 medical officers,
On 10 Sep 1914 she was requisitioned for service as a hospital ship, and her service included the Dardanelles, having been present at the landings. Later she was used as an Ambulance Ship on the Southampton - Boulogne run. On 11 Sep 1918 she was returned to her owners, who in Jan 1926 sold her to Kishimoto Kisen K.K., Japan for scrapping.