HMHS Gloucester Castle
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. 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.
Gloucester Castle | |
| History | |
|---|---|
| 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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