HMHS Garth Castle
HMHS Garth Castle was a hospital ship which served with the Royal Navy during the First World War. Built in 1910 as a passenger liner for the Union-Castle Line, she was commissioned as a hospital ship on 4 November 1914, with a capacity of roughly 250 casualties. The ship took part in the North Russia Intervention in 1918–19. [1]
.jpg.webp) Garth Castle before her conversion to hospital ship | |
| History | |
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  United Kingdom | |
| Name: | Garth Castle |
| Owner: |
Union-Castle Line (1910-1914) Royal Navy (1914-1939) |
| Builder: | Barclay Curle, Glasgow |
| Yard number: | 478 |
| Launched: | 13 January 1910 |
| Commissioned: | 4 November 1914 (Royal Navy) |
| Out of service: | 1939 |
| Fate: | Broken up, 1939 |
| General characteristics | |
| Class and type: |
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| Tonnage: | 7612 GRT |
| Length: | 452 feet 6 inches |
| Beam: | 54 feet 3 inches |
| Installed power: | 647 horsepower |
| Propulsion: | 2x quadruple expansion steam engine |
| Speed: | 13 knots |
| Capacity: | 250 casualties (hospital ship) |
She was returned to her owners in 1919 and broken up at Blyth, Northumberland in 1939.[2]
References
- "Roll of Honour - Ships - HMHS Garth Castle". www.roll-of-honour.com. Retrieved 2019-02-25.
- "Garth Castle". clydeships.co.uk. Retrieved 23 January 2020.
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