Difference between revisions of "SS Soudan"
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| − | | | + | | image = [[File:SS_Soudan.jpg]] |
| − | + | | caption = In hosptal ship livery | |
| − | + | | image2 = [[File:SS_Soudan_1.jpg]] | |
| − | + | | caption2 = Troopship version | |
| − | + | | shipname = SS Soudan | |
| − | + | | shipowner = Peninsular & Oriental Steam Navigation Company, Greenock | |
| − | + | | shipbuilder = Caird & Company, Greenock | |
| − | | caption = | + | | shipyardnumber = 297 |
| − | | | + | | shiplaunched = 7 Mar 1901 |
| − | | caption2 = | + | | shipcompleted = 19 Apr 1901 |
| − | + | | shipinservice = 30 Apr 1901 | |
| − | + | | shipoutofservice = 1925 | |
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| − | + | | shipreclassified = | |
| − | | | + | | shipID = SGWK |
| − | + | | shipfate = scrapped 11 Dec 1925 | |
| − | | | + | | shiptype = Passenger / cargo |
| − | | | + | | shiptonnage = 6,680 tons |
| − | + | | shiplength = 450.0 ft (137.16) | |
| − | | | + | | shipbeam = 52.4 ft (15.97) |
| − | | | + | | shipdepth = 30.5 ft (9.30m) draught 26 ft 7½ in (8.11m) |
| − | + | | shippropulsion = twin screw | |
| − | | | + | | shipspeed = 14 knots (25.93 km/h) |
| − | | | + | | shipcapacity = 78 x 1st; 64 x 2nd class, creww of 197 |
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==Remarks== | ==Remarks== | ||
| − | Owned by the | + | Owned by the Peninsular & Oriental Steam Navigation Company and used 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. |
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| + | in 1925 sold to, and broken up by Kisimoto Kisen in Osaka, Japan | ||
==Soldiers carried== | ==Soldiers carried== | ||
| − | == | + | ===Devonport to Fremantle 12 May - 21 June 1919=== |
*[[Claude Francis Cooper]] | *[[Claude Francis Cooper]] | ||
| + | *[[Charles Rudolff Dumps]] | ||
| + | *[[William John Martin (1893)]] | ||
[[Category:Ships]] | [[Category:Ships]] | ||
Latest revision as of 15:46, 11 December 2023
 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 used 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