HMHS Gloucester Castle
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HMHS Gloucester Castle (His Majesty's Hospital Ship) was a steam ship originally built for the Union-Castle Line, but requisitioned for use as a British hospital ship during the First World War. On 30 March 1917 she was torpedoed by German U-boat UB-32.[1] She was, however, salvaged, and returned to civilian service after the war. She was sunk by the German commerce raider Michel in 1942 off Ascension Island in the South Atlantic.
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Gloucester Castle | |
History | |
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United Kingdom | |
Operator | Union-Castle Line (1911—1914; 1919—1942 Royal Navy (1914—1919) |
Port of registry | London |
Builder | Fairfields S&E, Glasgow |
Yard number | 478 |
Launched | 13 May 1911 |
Completed | August 1911 |
Fate | Sunk by auxiliary cruiser Michel on 15 July 1942 |
General characteristics | |
Tonnage | 7,999 GRT |
Length | 452.7 ft (138.0 m) |
Beam | 56.2 ft (17.1 m) |
Draught | 30.7 ft (9.4 m) |
Propulsion | Steam, quadruple expansion engines, 722 nhp |
Speed | 13 knots (24 km/h) |
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