Great War Hospital Ships

Military Hospital Ships and Ambulance Transports

Reference: History of the Great War; Medical Services, general History, Vol 1, by Major-General Sir W.G. MacPherson, K.C.M.G., C.B., LL.D.; published 1921

Appendix B (to reference)

Military Hospital Ships and Ambulance Transports, Showing Date of Commissioning, in Chronological Order

	Staff					Accommodation for Sick and Wounded						Period of Service
	Officers		W.O.'s	Nurses & Sisters	RAMC & St. John Amb, etc.	Native Staff	Officers		W.O.'s	Cots	Berths
	British	Indian					British	Indian
St. Andrew	4			4	26		16			23	155	19 Aug 1914 to 29 May 1919
St. David	4			4	26		14			23	157	19 Aug 1914 to 16 Jan 1919
St. Patrick	4			4	28		17			28	146	19 Aug 1914 to 26 Jan 1919
Devanha	9		2	12	58		27		6	287	204	22 Aug 1914 to 28 Feb 1919
Asturias	8			24	65					413	483	22 Aug 1914 to 21 Mar 1917
Carisbrooke Castle				12	38		16			196	227	3 Sep 1914 to 26 Aug 1919
Glengorm Castle	8	9	1	6	24	70	3	5	12	127	206	19 Sep 1914; still on service 1921
Sicilia	7	12	1			1	2	6	4	100	214	10 Sep 1914 to 11 Sep 1918
Oxfordshire	6			13	41		22			216	324	15 Sep 1914 to 24 Mar 1918
Guildford Castle	8		1	13	59		36		7	134	250	22 Sep 1914 to 19 Nov 1918
Gloucester Castle	8			10	41		36		4	128	242	24 Sep 1914 to 9 Sep 1919
Glenart Castle	8		1	13	59		28		4	105	316	30 Sep 1914 to 26 Feb 1918
Loyalty		9					44	14		124	143	2 Oct 1914 to 30 Nov 1918
Madras ‡										450		2 Oct 1914 to 4 Nov 1919
	Staff					Accommodation for Sick and Wounded						Period of Service
	Officers		W.O.'s	Nurses & Sisters	RAMC & St. John Amb, etc.	Native Staff	Officers		W.O.'s	Cots	Berths
	British	Indian					British	Indian
Syria	7	8	1			62	2	6	4	109	214	2 Oct 1914 to 10 Feb 1920
Varsova ‡										475		8 Oct 1914 to 8 May 1920
St. Dennis	4			6	28		14			108	109	12 Oct 1914 to 18 Oct 1919
Goorkha		7	1	7	37			10		94	304	20 Oct 1914 to 18 Oct 1917
Letitia	8			12	60		38		6	161	344	18 Nov 1914 to 1 Aug 1917
Gascon	5	2	1	10	42	33	11		4	120	266	25 Nov 1914 to 15 Feb 1920
Valdivia	6			12	60		24			257	270	29 Nov 1914 to 22 Dec 1919
Salta	6			12	45		16			213	232	3 Dec 1914 to 9 Apr 1917
Nevasa	6			12	52					254	406	8 Jan 1915 to 25 Mar 1918
Delta	6			12	45		27		6	287	210	14 Jan 1915 to 19 Mar 1918
Brighton	3		1	4	26		6			20	114	18 Mar 1915 to 15 May 1920
Anglia	3			4	28		6			25	244	25 Apr 1915 to 17 Nov 1915
Dieppe	3			4	27					33	134	6 May 1915 to 7 Apr 1917
Newhaven	3			4	27		6			19	138	7 May 1915 to 5 Mar 1919
	Staff					Accommodation for Sick and Wounded						Period of Service
	Officers		W.O.'s	Nurses & Sisters	RAMC & St. John Amb, etc.	Native Staff	Officers		W.O.'s	Cots	Berths
	British	Indian					British	Indian
St. George	4			4	30		17			115	146	7 May 1915 to 4 Dec 1917
Massilia	5			11	44					53	322	12 May 1915 to 2 Mar 1916
Assaye	8			10	45				8	100	333	16 May 1915 to 2 Mar 1920
Maheno	10		1	6	60		15			93	407	25 May 1915 to 2 Jun 1919
Dongola	7			12	58		27		4	271	204	26 May 1915 to 11 Jul 1919
Neuralia	9		2	15	60		27			245	358	12 Jun 1915 to 31 Jul 1919
Grantully Castle	9		1	15	59		18			184	350	22 Jun 1915 to 11 Mar 1919
Galeka	8			10	54					254	112	22 Jun 1915 to 28 Oct 1916
Formosa	8		2	13	40		15			112	290	23 Jun 1915 to 7 Jul 1919
Dunluce Castle	10			16	74		34		18	223	480	6 Jul 1915 to 2 Apr 1919
Panama	7		1	10	58		19			217	248	25 Jul 1915 to 23 Nov 1919
Egypt	10		2	10	58		15		5	175	266	2 Aug 1915 to 1 Jun 1919
Cambria	3			4	29					31	158	8 Aug 1915 to 20 Jan 1919
Takada ‡										450		10 Aug 1915 to 29 Apr 1919
	Staff					Accommodation for Sick and Wounded						Period of Service
	Officers		W.O.'s	Nurses & Sisters	RAMC & St. John Amb, etc.	Native Staff	Officers		W.O.'s	Cots	Berths
	British	Indian					British	Indian
Dover Castle	9		2	9	60		5			286	316	11 Aug 1915 to 26 May 1917
Karoola	14		2	21	92		44		6	288	185	11 Aug 1915 to 6 Nov 1918
Ebani	6			13	36					508		13 Aug 1915 to 12 Oct 1919
Tagus	7			8	42						418	24 Aug 1915 to 31 Mar 1916
Kanowna	14			21	70		26		6	204	188	26 Aug 1915 to 8 Jul 1919
Karapara	7		2	11	40		16		7	318		27 Aug 1915 to 20 Feb 1916
Jan Breydel	2		1	4	28		6			36	116	27 Aug 1915 to 1 Aug 1919
Essequibo	9		2	16	76		42			249	298	2 Sep 1915 to 12 Sep 1919
Aquitania	41			102	351		196			893	3093	4 Sep 1915 to 27 Dec 1917
Varela ‡							450					2 Oct 1915; still on service 1921
Stad Antwerpen	3		1	4	26		16			18	131	2 Oct 1915 to 12 Dec 1919
Dunvegan Castle	9			13	46					66	334	6 Oct 1915 to 20 Apr 1916
Kildonan Castle	11			18	60		18			55	530	6 Oct 1915 to 10 Mar 1916
Lanfranc	5			10						109	294	6 Oct 1915 to 17 Apr 1917
	Staff					Accommodation for Sick and Wounded						Period of Service
	Officers		W.O.'s	Nurses & Sisters	RAMC & St. John Amb, etc.	Native Staff	Officers		W.O.'s	Cots	Berths
	British	Indian					British	Indian
Braemar Castle	8		2	12	50		20			195	206	7 Oct 1915 to 1 Aug 1919
Morea	12		2	21	63		59			100	591	8 Oct 1915 to 28 Mar 1916
Aberdonian	5		1	4	27		6			25	214	16 Oct 1915 to 16 Jun 1919
Western Australia	4		1	4	36		8			75	222	21 Oct 1915 to 6 Dec 1918
Mauretania	22			21	177			58	57	592	1238	22 Oct 1915 to 1 Mar 1916
Vita ‡										405		27 Oct 1915 to 24 Feb 1920
Ellora ‡										475		12 Nov 1915 to 10 Jan 1920
Britannic	52		1	101	336		169		32	1035	2074	13 Nov 1915 to 21 Nov 1916
Copenhagen	4		4	6	28					122	132	1 Jan 1916 to 5 Mar 1917
Erinpura										475		1 May 1916 to 13 Jun 1919
Herefordshire	7		1	10	43		50			230	100	25 Jul 1916 to 1 Jan 1918
Warilda	9		1	15	63		12			346	188	25 Jul 1916 to 3 Aug 1918
Llandovery Castle							21		6	303	292	26 Jul 1916 to 27 Jun 1918
Wandilla	9		1	17	63		12			349	188	5 Aug 1916 to 15 Mar 1918
	Staff					Accommodation for Sick and Wounded						Period of Service
	Officers		W.O.'s	Nurses & Sisters	RAMC & St. John Amb, etc.	Native Staff	Officers		W.O.'s	Cots	Berths
	British	Indian					British	Indian
Princess Elizabeth	3		1	3	27					30		8 Nov 1916 to 3 Sep 1919
Marama		12		24	62			21		72	4	Period of Service “doubtful” (sic)
Pieter de Connick	3		1		26		19			38	320	16 Mar 1917 to 28 Mar 1919
Araguaya	10		1		100		54		9	287	490	2 May 1917 to 8 Nov 1919
Kalyan	10		1		88		51		6	252	512	4 May 1917 to 29 Nov 1919
Vasna	9	10	1	7		55	16	16	9	57	460	29 May 1917; still on service 1921
Mille de Liège	3		1		30		7			27	139	13 Jun 1917 to 30 Dec 18

Notes:

The following yachts were also employed for carrying sick and wounded:

• Sheelah (Yacht) - gift - Aug 1914 to Feb 1919
• Albion (Yacht) - Gift - 30 Oct 1914 to about 21 Feb 1915
• Queen Alexandra (Yacht) - Gift - Fen 1915 to about 20 Jan 1919
• Grianig A.T. - (Yacht) - Gift - 4 Jul 1918 to Feb 1919
• Prince George - Requisitioned by Canadian Government and released almost immediately.

Vessels marked ‡ - Accommodation approximate only. Figures given for "Delta" are for it as Military Hospital, no other figures being available.

The "Donegal," which was sunk when carrying wounded, was used as a hospital ship or carrier, but no details have been obtained.

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