HS Koningin Regentes
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HS Koningin Regentes ([ˌkoːnɪˈŋɪn ˌreː.ɣɛnˈtɛs]; "Queen Regent") was a Dutch hospital ship that was torpedoed by the Imperial German Navy submarine SM UB-107 on 6 June 1918 while returning to Rotterdam, the Netherlands, from Boston, Lincolnshire, England.[1]
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HS Koningin Regentes during her service as a hospital ship in World War I. | |
History | |
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Netherlands | |
Name | |
Namesake | Emma, Queen Regent of the Netherlands |
Owner | Stoomvaart Maatschappij Zeeland |
Port of registry | Netherlands, Vlissingen |
Route | Rotterdam – Boston, Lincolnshire |
Ordered | 1895 |
Builder | Fairfield Shipbuilding & Engineering Co. Ltd. |
Yard number | 385 |
Laid down | 1895 |
Launched | 9 July 1895 |
Completed | 1895 |
Maiden voyage | 1895 |
In service | 1895 |
Fate | Torpedoed and sunk, 6 June 1918 |
General characteristics | |
Type | Passenger ship/Hospital ship |
Tonnage | 1,970 GRT |
Length | 97.5 m (319 ft 11 in) |
Beam | 11 m (36 ft 1 in) |
Depth | 4.9 m (16 ft 1 in) |
Propulsion | Triple-expansion steam engine, paddle wheel |
Speed | 20 knots (37 km/h; 23 mph) |
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