RFA Maine (1902)

For other ships with the same name, see RFA Maine and SS Panama.

History
United KingdomUnited Kingdom
NameSS Panama
OwnerPacific Steam Navigation Company Ltd.
Port of registryLiverpool
RouteLiverpool to Spain, Portugal and South America.
BuilderFairfield Shipbuilding and Engineering Company Ltd., Govan
Yard number419
Launched8 March 1902[1]
Maiden voyageMay 1902
Identification
FateChartered by the British Admiralty, 25 July 1915
United Kingdom
NameHMHS Panama
Acquired29 July 1915
Decommissioned15 October 1920
NotesReclassified on 20 May 1917 as an "Ambulance Transport" to permit defensive armament; use of Red Cross symbols discontinued.
History
Royal Fleet Auxiliary EnsignUnited Kingdom
NameRFA Maine
Acquiredby purchase, October 1920
Commissioned31 March 1922
Decommissioned21 February 1947
IdentificationPennant number X24
FateBroken up, July 1948, at Bo'ness[2]
General characteristics
TypeOcean liner converted to hospital ship
Tonnage
Displacement10,100 (hospital ship)[5]
Length401 ft 6 in (122.38 m)
Beam58 ft 6 in (17.83 m)
Draught23 ft 6 in (7.16 m)
Propulsion2 x coal-fired triple-expansion recipriocating engines
Speed13 knots[5]

Royal Fleet Auxiliary ship Maine (formerly the SS Panama) was a hospital ship of the British Royal Fleet Auxiliary, that served during the First World War and the Second World War.[6]

  1. ^ a b "Scottish Built Ships: PANAMA". Caledonian Maritime Research Trust. Retrieved 8 May 2021.
  2. ^ "RFA Maine (3)". Historical RFA. RFA Historical Society. Retrieved 8 May 2021.
  3. ^ Cite error: The named reference MNL1914 was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  4. ^ Lloyds (1918). "Lloyd's Register of Shipping 1918-1919". Lloyd's Register. Retrieved 9 May 2021.
  5. ^ a b "SS PANAMA/HMHS MAINE". Roll-of-Honour. War Memorials Trust. Retrieved 8 May 2021.
  6. ^ Jane's Fighting Ships 1940, 1942 and 1946 Editions