&sq=Qlik&lang=&file=File:The_Hospital_Ship_%27Maine%27_Wellcome_L0034093.jpg) Maine
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| History | |
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| Name | RFA Maine |
| Builder | William Gray & Company, Hartlepool |
| Launched | 8 June 1887 |
| Acquired | October 1899 |
| Commissioned | 29 June 1901 |
| Fate | Wrecked, 17 June 1914 |
| General characteristics | |
| Type | Hospital ship |
| Tonnage | 2,809 GRT |
| Length | 315 ft 2 in (96.06 m) |
| Propulsion | Triple expansion engine, single screw |
RFA Maine was a hospital ship of the British Royal Fleet Auxiliary, which served during the Second Boer War, up until the eve of World War I.
The first ship to bear the name was the former cattle/passenger ship Swansea, built by William Gray & Company of Hartlepool, and launched on 8 June 1887. Owned and operated by Bernard N. Baker's Atlantic Transport Line, Swansea was renamed Maine in 1888.