Difference between revisions of "SS Dongola"
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| − | + | | shipname = SS Dongala | |
| − | + | | shipowner = Peninsular & Orient Steam Navigation Company | |
| − | + | | shipbuilder = Barclay, Curie & Co. | |
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| − | | | + | | shipcompleted = 1905 |
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| − | | | + | | shipoutofservice = 1926 |
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| − | + | | shipfate = Sold for scrap 1926 | |
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| − | | | + | | shiptonnage = 4723 tons |
| − | + | | shiplength = 470 feet (143.3 metres | |
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| − | + | | shippropulsion = 8,000 HP | |
| − | | | + | | shipspeed = 15.5 knots |
| − | | | + | | shipcapacity = 150 1st class, and 100 2nd class passengers |
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Owned by Peninsular & Orient Steam Navigation Company. During the war she was a British Hospital ship, staffed by nurses including some Australian and New Zealand nurses. Dongola served in the Dardanelles campaign and visited Anzac, Suvla and Cape Helles in 1915, taking patients to Alexandria in Egypt and to Malta. | Owned by Peninsular & Orient Steam Navigation Company. During the war she was a British Hospital ship, staffed by nurses including some Australian and New Zealand nurses. Dongola served in the Dardanelles campaign and visited Anzac, Suvla and Cape Helles in 1915, taking patients to Alexandria in Egypt and to Malta. | ||
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| − | + | Used later as a Troopship as per the photo, returning troops from the Middle East to Australia. | |
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==Soldiers carried== | ==Soldiers carried== | ||
| − | ==Off Gallipoli acting as a Hospital Ship== | + | ===Off Gallipoli acting as a Hospital Ship=== |
*[[William Hart]] post WW1 man 4 - 19 May 1915 | *[[William Hart]] post WW1 man 4 - 19 May 1915 | ||
| − | ==England to Fremantle 24 July - 17 August 1919== | + | ===England to Fremantle 24 July - 17 August 1919=== |
*[[Albert Edgar Chuck]] | *[[Albert Edgar Chuck]] | ||
*[[Victor Henry Jones]] | *[[Victor Henry Jones]] | ||
[[Category:Ships]] | [[Category:Ships]] | ||
Revision as of 16:21, 28 January 2020
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| History | |
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| Name | SS Dongala |
| Owner | Peninsular & Orient Steam Navigation Company |
| Builder | Barclay, Curie & Co. |
| Completed | 1905 |
| Out of service | 1926 |
| Fate | Sold for scrap 1926 |
| General characteristics | |
| Type | Ocean liner |
| Tonnage | 4723 tons |
| Length | 470 feet (143.3 metres |
| Beam | 56.25 feet (17.15 metres) |
| Depth | 27.75 feet (8.49 metres) |
| Propulsion | 8,000 HP |
| Speed | 15.5 knots |
| Capacity | 150 1st class, and 100 2nd class passengers |
Contents
Remarks
Owned by Peninsular & Orient Steam Navigation Company. During the war she was a British Hospital ship, staffed by nurses including some Australian and New Zealand nurses. Dongola served in the Dardanelles campaign and visited Anzac, Suvla and Cape Helles in 1915, taking patients to Alexandria in Egypt and to Malta.
Used later as a Troopship as per the photo, returning troops from the Middle East to Australia.
Soldiers carried
Off Gallipoli acting as a Hospital Ship
- William Hart post WW1 man 4 - 19 May 1915