BRIGHTON
BRIGHTON - ON : 105654
Built 1903, by William Denny and Bros, Dumbarton (Yard # 683) as BRIGHTON
GRT : 1129 / DWT : ??
Overall Length : 83.4 metres x Beam 10.4 metres.
Machinery : 3 shafts each driven by a Parsons Steam Turbine manufactured by Parsons Marine Turbine Co. Ltd., Newcastle
Speed : 21.0 knots
History POR = Port of Registry
1903: BRIGHTON : London, Brighton & South Coast Railway Co : POR Newhaven
1910: Brighton collided with the German five-masted ship Preussen. The Preussen was badly damaged in the initial collision and, when being brought back to port by a tug, was caught in a November storm that broke both anchor chains and led to the ship sinking. The Master of the SS Brighton was found culpable for the collision and eventually committed suicide in a London pub.
1914: Converted into a troopship.
1915: Converted into a hospital Ship with capacity for 140 casualties. During her period as a hospital ship, she made 973 voyages and carried 122,636 sick and wounded men.
1920: Returned to owners and returned to service on the Newhaven – Dieppe route.
1923: BRIGHTON : Southern Railway: POR Newhaven
1930: ROUSSALKA : Walter E. Guinness, Lord Moyne : POR Newhaven
1930: Converted into a private yacht. Steam turbines were replaced by 2 x 8 Cylinder Atlas diesels on 2 shafts. One of her two funnels was removed. Speed reduced to 15 knots (max).
1933: 25 August : Wrecked after hitting Blood Slate Rock, Freaklin Island after leaving Killary Harbour in fog. The vessel slipped off the rock and sank in deep water. Lord Moyne, guests and crew escaped the sinking vessel safely.
BRIGHTON photographed taken from a postcard dated between 1915 -1919 as a hospital ship.
Ship Details : Miramar / www.clydeships.co.uk / Book : Hospital Ships by Plumridge.
BRIGHTON
BRIGHTON - ON : 105654
Built 1903, by William Denny and Bros, Dumbarton (Yard # 683) as BRIGHTON
GRT : 1129 / DWT : ??
Overall Length : 83.4 metres x Beam 10.4 metres.
Machinery : 3 shafts each driven by a Parsons Steam Turbine manufactured by Parsons Marine Turbine Co. Ltd., Newcastle
Speed : 21.0 knots
History POR = Port of Registry
1903: BRIGHTON : London, Brighton & South Coast Railway Co : POR Newhaven
1910: Brighton collided with the German five-masted ship Preussen. The Preussen was badly damaged in the initial collision and, when being brought back to port by a tug, was caught in a November storm that broke both anchor chains and led to the ship sinking. The Master of the SS Brighton was found culpable for the collision and eventually committed suicide in a London pub.
1914: Converted into a troopship.
1915: Converted into a hospital Ship with capacity for 140 casualties. During her period as a hospital ship, she made 973 voyages and carried 122,636 sick and wounded men.
1920: Returned to owners and returned to service on the Newhaven – Dieppe route.
1923: BRIGHTON : Southern Railway: POR Newhaven
1930: ROUSSALKA : Walter E. Guinness, Lord Moyne : POR Newhaven
1930: Converted into a private yacht. Steam turbines were replaced by 2 x 8 Cylinder Atlas diesels on 2 shafts. One of her two funnels was removed. Speed reduced to 15 knots (max).
1933: 25 August : Wrecked after hitting Blood Slate Rock, Freaklin Island after leaving Killary Harbour in fog. The vessel slipped off the rock and sank in deep water. Lord Moyne, guests and crew escaped the sinking vessel safely.
BRIGHTON photographed taken from a postcard dated between 1915 -1919 as a hospital ship.
Ship Details : Miramar / www.clydeships.co.uk / Book : Hospital Ships by Plumridge.