HMHS Rewa
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HMHS Rewa was a steamship originally built for the British-India Steam Navigation Company for their mail and passenger service but requisitioned in August 1914 and fitted out for use as a British hospital ship during the First World War. On 4 January 1918, she was hit and sunk by a torpedo from the German U-boat U-55.
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Rewa
speed 18 knot, length 139 metre, beam 17.1 metre, draft 9.1 metre,
William Denny and Brothers, Royal Navy, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland,
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Location: 50.9167, -4.8167, KML, Cluster Map, Maps,
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1906-02-14T00:00:00Z
1906-02-14T00:00:00Z
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| Type | Subtype | Date | Description | Notes | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| event | armed conflict | 1643 | Battle of Stratton | battle, Cavalier, Roundhead | Wikidata |
| object | watercraft | HMCS Regina | corvette, Flower-class corvette | Wikidata | |
| site | castle | Tintagel Castle | local authority museum, English Heritage, ruins, castle | Wikidata | |
| site | shipwreck | HMHS Glenart Castle | ocean liner, shipwreck, hospital ship | Wikidata | |
| site | shipwreck | HMHS Rewa | steamship, shipwreck | Wikidata | |
| site | shipwreck | 1903 | HMS Montagu | shipwreck, pre-dreadnought battleship, Duncan-class pre-dreadnought battleship | Wikidata |
| commons | image | The sinking of the British Hospital Ship "Rewa". Wellcome L0006208 | Commons | ||
| commons | image | The Torpedoed Hospital Ship Rewa. | Commons | ||
| commons | image | Unknown ship - probably HM Transport REWA (267297116) | Commons | ||



