Torpedoed and sunk by German U-boat UC-67, 26 May 1917[1]
General characteristics
Tonnage
8,271 GRT[2]
Length
476.4 ft (145.2 m)
Beam
56.7 ft (17.3 m)
Draught
31.9 ft (9.7 m)
Propulsion
Steam, quadruple expansion engines, 969 nhp
Speed
14.5 knots (26.9 km/h)
HMHS Dover Castle (His Majesty's Hospital Ship) was a steam ship originally built for the Union-Castle Line and launched in 1904. In 1914 she was requisitioned for use as a British hospital ship during the First World War. On 26 May 1917 she was torpedoed 50 nautical miles North of Bône, Algeria by UC-67 of the Imperial German Navy.
^"HMHS Dover Castle (+1917)". wrecksite. 2009. Retrieved 21 August 2009.
^"Roll of Honour - Ships - HMHS Dover Castle". Roll-of-Honour.com. 2009. Retrieved 22 August 2009.
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Global Information
United Kingdom
Union-Castle Mail Steamship Company