Difference between revisions of "SS Soudan"
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{{Infobox ship | {{Infobox ship | ||
| image = [[File:SS_Soudan.jpg]] | | image = [[File:SS_Soudan.jpg]] | ||
| − | | caption = | + | | caption = In hosptal ship livery |
| − | | image2 = [[File:.jpg]] | + | | image2 = [[File:SS_Soudan_1.jpg]]] |
| − | | caption2 = | + | | caption2 = Troopship version |
| shipname = SS Soudan | | shipname = SS Soudan | ||
| shipowner = Peninsular & Oriental Steam Navigation Company, Greenock | | shipowner = Peninsular & Oriental Steam Navigation Company, Greenock | ||
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| shipyardnumber = 297 | | shipyardnumber = 297 | ||
| shiplaunched = 7 Mar 1901 | | shiplaunched = 7 Mar 1901 | ||
| − | | shipcompleted = 1901 | + | | shipcompleted = 19 Apr 1901 |
| − | | shipinservice = 1901 | + | | shipinservice = 30 Apr 1901 |
| shipoutofservice = 1925 | | shipoutofservice = 1925 | ||
| shipinservice2 = | | shipinservice2 = | ||
| shipoutofservice2 = | | shipoutofservice2 = | ||
| shipreclassified = | | shipreclassified = | ||
| − | | shipID = | + | | shipID = SGWK |
| shipfate = scrapped 11 Dec 1925 | | shipfate = scrapped 11 Dec 1925 | ||
| shiptype = Passenger / cargo | | shiptype = Passenger / cargo | ||
| shiptonnage = 6,680 tons | | shiptonnage = 6,680 tons | ||
| − | | shiplength = 450.0 ft | + | | shiplength = 450.0 ft (137.16) |
| − | | shipbeam = 52.4 ft | + | | shipbeam = 52.4 ft (15.97) |
| − | | shipdepth = 30.5 ft | + | | shipdepth = 30.5 ft (9.30m) draught 26 ft 7½ in (8.11m) |
| shippropulsion = twin screw | | shippropulsion = twin screw | ||
| shipspeed = 14 knots (25.93 km/h) | | shipspeed = 14 knots (25.93 km/h) | ||
| − | | shipcapacity = | + | | shipcapacity = 78 x 1st; 64 x 2nd class, creww of 197 |
}} | }} | ||
==Remarks== | ==Remarks== | ||
| − | Owned by the peninsular & Oriental Steam Navigation Company. Initially during WW1 used as a troop ship, before she served as a Royal Navy Hospital Ship in the Mediterranean | + | Owned by the peninsular & Oriental Steam Navigation Company and usd on 'Intermediate' servicing with Indian trooping as required. Initially during WW1 she was used as a troop ship, before she served as a Royal Navy Hospital Ship from 3 Aug 1914 in the Mediterranean, including the Gallipoli campaign. Released from naval service in 1919. |
| + | |||
| + | in 1925 sold to, and broken up by Kisimoto Kisen in Osaka, Japan | ||
===Soldiers carried=== | ===Soldiers carried=== | ||
Revision as of 17:19, 18 December 2021
 In hosptal ship livery | |
 ]Troopship version | |
| History | |
|---|---|
| Name | SS Soudan |
| Owner | Peninsular & Oriental Steam Navigation Company, Greenock |
| Builder | Caird & Company, Greenock |
| Yard number | 297 |
| Launched | 7 Mar 1901 |
| Completed | 19 Apr 1901 |
| In service | 30 Apr 1901 |
| Out of service | 1925 |
| Fate | scrapped 11 Dec 1925 |
| General characteristics | |
| Type | Passenger / cargo |
| Tonnage | 6,680 tons |
| Length | 450.0 ft (137.16) |
| Beam | 52.4 ft (15.97) |
| Depth | 30.5 ft (9.30m) draught 26 ft 7½ in (8.11m) |
| Propulsion | twin screw |
| Speed | 14 knots (25.93 km/h) |
| Capacity | 78 x 1st; 64 x 2nd class, creww of 197 |
Remarks
Owned by the peninsular & Oriental Steam Navigation Company and usd on 'Intermediate' servicing with Indian trooping as required. Initially during WW1 she was used as a troop ship, before she served as a Royal Navy Hospital Ship from 3 Aug 1914 in the Mediterranean, including the Gallipoli campaign. Released from naval service in 1919.
in 1925 sold to, and broken up by Kisimoto Kisen in Osaka, Japan