HS Koningin Regentes
 HS Koningin Regentes during her service as a hospital ship in World War I. | |
| History | |
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| Name: |
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| 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 metres (319 ft 11 in) |
| Beam: | 11 metres (36 ft 1 in) |
| Depth: | 4.9 metres (16 ft 1 in) |
| Propulsion: | Triple-expansion steam engine, paddle wheel |
| Speed: | 20 knots |
HS Koningin Regentes was a Dutch hospital ship that was torpedoed by the Imperial Germany Navy submarine SM UB-107 on 6 June 1918 while returning to Rotterdam, the Netherlands, from Boston, Lincolnshire, England.[1]
Construction
HS Koningin Regentes was built as the paddle steamer PSS Koningin Regentes at the Fairfield Shipbuilding & Engineering Co. Ltd. shipyard in Govan, Scotland, in 1895. She was launched on 9 July 1895, and completed later that year. The ship was 97.5 metres (319 ft 11 in) long, had a beam of 11 metres (36 ft 1 in), and had a depth of 4.9 metres (16 ft 1 in). She was assessed at 1.970 GRT and had triple-expansion engines driving her paddle wheel. The engine was rated at 1.305 nhp and the ship could reach a maximum speed of 20 knots.[2]
Early career
The Koningin Regentes was used as a ferry boat between the Netherlands and the United Kingdom until the outbreak of World War I. She sometimes also carried mail as cargo.[3]
World War I
After World War I began, Koningin Regentes was refitted with special accommodations and a new layer of paint for service as a hospital ship. Her name was therefore also changed to HS Koningin Regentes. The Koningin Regentes now served on a new route between Rotterdam, the Netherlands, and Boston, Lincolnshire, England, and operated on this route for nearly the entire war.[4]
Sinking
On 6 June 1918 Koningin Regentes departed Boston bound for Rotterdam. When she was 21 miles east of Leman lightship, she was torpedoed by the Imperial German Navy submarine SM UB-107 and sank shortly afterwards. Seven people lost their lives in the sinking and the survivors were saved soon after.[2]
Wreck
The wreck of Koningin Regentes lies at a depth of 30 metres (98 ft 5 in) and is broken in several pieces. It lies close to an English drilling site, and the sea floor is level with only sand and shells; visibility is also very good. One of the ship′s steam engines lies on top of the ship and her decks have collapsed and are under a lot of sand.[2]
References
- ↑ "Koningin Regentes". uboat.net. 1995. Retrieved 14 July 2016.
- 1 2 3 "PSS Koningin Regentes [+1918]". wrecksite.eu. 22 October 2009. Retrieved 14 July 2016.
- ↑ "HMHS LETITIA". roll-of-honour.com. 14 November 2008. Retrieved 14 July 2016.
- ↑ "Stoomvaart Maatschappij "Zeeland"". simplonpc.co.uk. 6 December 2007. Retrieved 14 July 2016.
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