HMHS Salta
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HMHS Salta (His Majesty's Hospital Ship) was a steam ship originally built for Société Générale de Transport Maritime Steam, but requisitioned for use as a British hospital ship during the First World War. On 10 April 1917 she hit a mine laid by the German U-boat UC-26.
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Salta before her wartime service | |
History | |
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United Kingdom | |
Owner | Société Générale de Transport Maritime Steam |
Operator | Union-Castle Mail Steamship Company (on behalf of the Admiralty) |
Builder | Société des Forges et Chantiers de la Mediterranée, La Seyne-sur-Mer |
Yard number | 1048 |
Launched | 13 March 1911 |
Completed | July 1911 |
In service | 1911–10 April 1917 |
Fate | Hit a mine laid by German U-boat UC-26 on 10 April 1917.[1] |
General characteristics | |
Tonnage | 7728 tons[2] |
Length | 137 m (449 ft) |
Beam | 16.2 m (53 ft) |
Propulsion | Steam, twin screws |
Speed | 15 knots (28 km/h) |
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