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| + | | shipname = SS Devanha | ||
| + | | shipowner = Peninsular and Oriental Steam Navigation Company. | ||
| + | | shipbuilder = Caird & Company, Greenock | ||
| + | | shipyardnumber = 308 | ||
| + | | shiplaunched = 16 Dec 1905 | ||
| + | | shipcompleted = 1906 | ||
| + | | shipinservice = 1 Mar 1906 | ||
| + | | shipoutofservice = 22 My 1925 | ||
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| + | | shipfate = scrapped 2 Jun 1928 | ||
| + | | shiptype = passenger / cargo ship | ||
| + | | shiptonnage = 8.092 tons | ||
| + | | shiplength = 470 ft (140 m) | ||
| + | | shipbeam = 56 ft 3 in (17.15 m) | ||
| + | | shipdepth = 27 ft 8 in (8.43 m) | ||
| + | | shippropulsion = twin screw | ||
| + | | shipspeed = 15 knots | ||
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==Remarks== | ==Remarks== | ||
| − | Built for the UK to India / China route and owned by Peninsular & Orient Steam Navigation Co. | + | Built for the UK to India / China route and owned by Peninsular & Orient Steam Navigation Co. who operated her until she was requisitioned and taken under the control of the Admiralty from 16 Sep 1914 - 1919 for use in the Mediterranean as a troop ship before being converted as a hospital ship in April 1915. |
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| − | + | In 1919 she was again converted to carry troops and in 1919 she was released to her owners who continued to use her until 22 May 1925 when she was laid up. She was sold for scrap in March 1928. | |
==Soldiers carried== | ==Soldiers carried== | ||
| − | ==Alexandria to Mudros 2 - 4 March 1915== | + | ===Alexandria to Mudros 2 - 4 March 1915=== |
*[[Henry John Robert Saint]] | *[[Henry John Robert Saint]] | ||
| − | ==Gallipoli to Malta 5 August 1915 - ?== | + | ===Gallipoli to Malta 5 August 1915 - ?=== |
| − | *[[Frederick Rawlinson]] | + | * [[Frederick Rawlinson]] |
| − | ==England to Fremantle 8 May - 15 June 1919== | + | ===England to Fremantle 8 May - 15 June 1919=== |
| − | *[[Albert Edward Coates Delamotte]] Post WW1 men | + | * [[Albert Edward Coates Delamotte]] Post WW1 men |
| − | *[[George Wales McGillivray]] | + | * [[George Wales McGillivray]] |
| − | *[[James Clarence Taylor]] | + | * [[James Clarence Taylor]] |
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| History | |
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| Name | SS Devanha |
| Owner | Peninsular and Oriental Steam Navigation Company. |
| Builder | Caird & Company, Greenock |
| Yard number | 308 |
| Launched | 16 Dec 1905 |
| Completed | 1906 |
| In service | 1 Mar 1906 |
| Out of service | 22 My 1925 |
| Fate | scrapped 2 Jun 1928 |
| General characteristics | |
| Type | passenger / cargo ship |
| Tonnage | 8.092 tons |
| Length | 470 ft (140 m) |
| Beam | 56 ft 3 in (17.15 m) |
| Depth | 27 ft 8 in (8.43 m) |
| Propulsion | twin screw |
| Speed | 15 knots |
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Remarks
Built for the UK to India / China route and owned by Peninsular & Orient Steam Navigation Co. who operated her until she was requisitioned and taken under the control of the Admiralty from 16 Sep 1914 - 1919 for use in the Mediterranean as a troop ship before being converted as a hospital ship in April 1915.
In 1919 she was again converted to carry troops and in 1919 she was released to her owners who continued to use her until 22 May 1925 when she was laid up. She was sold for scrap in March 1928.