Difference between revisions of "HS Ville de Liege"
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*[[Gustaf Adolf Olson]] | *[[Gustaf Adolf Olson]] | ||
| − | ==France to England 6 November 1917== | + | ===France to England 6 November 1917=== |
*[[Robert Hastings Joyce]] | *[[Robert Hastings Joyce]] | ||
| − | ==France to England 10 December 1917== | + | ===France to England 10 December 1917=== |
*[[James Anthony Parker]] | *[[James Anthony Parker]] | ||
| − | ==France to England 31 December 1917== | + | ===France to England 31 December 1917=== |
*[[John Henry Ward]] | *[[John Henry Ward]] | ||
| − | ==France to England 1 April 1918== | + | ===France to England 1 April 1918=== |
*[[John Humphrey Coyle]] | *[[John Humphrey Coyle]] | ||
*[[Arthur Thomas Orton MM]] | *[[Arthur Thomas Orton MM]] | ||
| − | ==England to France 9 April 1918== | + | ===England to France 9 April 1918=== |
*[[George Weston Firns]] | *[[George Weston Firns]] | ||
| − | ==France to England 27 April 1918== | + | ===France to England 27 April 1918=== |
*[[Charles Fielder]] | *[[Charles Fielder]] | ||
| − | ==France to England 3 May 1918== | + | ===France to England 3 May 1918=== |
*[[Ernest Camp]] | *[[Ernest Camp]] | ||
[[Category:Ships]] | [[Category:Ships]] | ||
Revision as of 23:16, 16 August 2021
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| History | |
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| Name | HS Ville de Liege |
| Builder/Built | 1914 Cockerill's of Hoboken, Belgium |
| Type | Cross - Channel steamer |
| Displacement | 1,365 tons |
| Speed | 21 knots |
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Remarks
Owned by the Belgium State Railways.
Not long after World War I (1914-1918) was declared she was commandeered for war service as a troop carrier. Her main role was bringing the wounded back from the Western Front.
Following the declaration of Peace, she was the first Belgium ship to return Belgium expatriates to their homeland. The little ship was then returned to Belgian State Railways for the service between Dover and Ostend. On 11 February 1929, the Ville de Liege, sank in Dover harbour. However, she was able to be salvaged and later returned to her cross channel task. In 1936 she was to be retired. but instead was turned into a car ferry, commencing July 1936 now named SS London-Istanbul.
During WW2 she was again commandeered, first as a Hospital Ship, then converted to be a minesweeper depot ship, before being used on the Normandy landings in 1944.
With peace, she again returned to the cross channel function until 1949 when she was scrapped.