HMHS Rewa
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HMHS Rewa (His Majesty's Hospital ship) was a steamship originally built for the British-India Steam Navigation Company for their mail and passenger service but requisitioned in August 1914 and fitted out for use as a British hospital ship during the First World War. On 4 January 1918, she was hit and sunk by a torpedo from the German U-boat U-55.[3]
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The Rewa before her wartime service | |
History | |
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United Kingdom | |
Name | Rewa |
Operator | British-India Steam Navigation Company |
Builder | William Denny & Brothers, Dumbarton |
Yard number | 762 |
Launched | 14 February 1906 |
Completed | 7 June 1906 |
Fate | Torpedoed by German U-boat U-55 on 4 January 1918. Wreck lies approximately 19 mi (31 km) off Hartland Point in 200 ft (61 m) of water POS – 50.55N 04.49W.[1] |
General characteristics | |
Tonnage | 7308 tons[2] |
Length | 456 ft (139 m) |
Beam | 56.2 ft (17.1 m) |
Draught | 30 ft (9.1 m) |
Installed power | 9,344 shp (6,968 kW) |
Propulsion |
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Speed | 18 knots (33 km/h; 21 mph) |
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