Thomas Dyer
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106th anniversary of Medic being launched.
The White Star Lines Jubilee class ship Medic was launched 106 years ago today!!!!!!!!!! (on the 15th December 1898).
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Dec/15/2004, 4:57 pm
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Re: 106th anniversary of Medic being launched.
Do you have a list of the launch dates for all the ships? Sounds like an addition to the chronology forum to me!
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Dec/20/2004, 4:55 pm
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Thomas Dyer
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Re: 106th anniversary of Medic being launched.
Yes that would be a good idea, I have most of them and I am working on the rest.
Tom
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Dec/20/2004, 8:40 pm
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Re: 106th anniversary of Medic being launched.
Hi Tom,
I am looking for some imformation on the medic, Usual stuff lenght Beam Displacement Speed Type of engines ect, i Think your the man to ask. anything you have would be helpful. And it goes without saying that if i use it on my History website i will give you the usual credits and copyright. John Dray
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Re: 106th anniversary of Medic being launched.
Hi,
Yes,I'll post it in later tonight or tomorrow.
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Jan/25/2005, 9:55 pm
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Re: 106th anniversary of Medic being launched.
Medic:
The White Star Lines, approximately 12000 ton, Jubilee class ship Medic was built by Harland and Wolff and launched on the 15th December 1898.
She started her maiden voyage from Liverpool - Sydney on 3rd August 1899.
In June of 1928 the Medic was sold, renamed Hektoria and converted into a whale factory, she even had a ramp put on her stern so that they could get the whales aboard her.
While she was serving as a British Ministry of war transport oil tanker, in September 1942, she was hit by a torpedo from U 608 and sunk.
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Re: 106th anniversary of Medic being launched.
Hi Tom
Do you happen to know of hand how many WSL ships where lost in war?
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Re: 106th anniversary of Medic being launched.
44 people were lost when Arabic sunk after being torpedoed by U24.
Cymric was torpedoed by the same U-boat as the Lusitania, U20 on 8th May 1916.
Delphic was torpedoed in 1917 with the loss of 5 lives.
Laurentic (1) hit a mine in 1917, 354 people died.
Georgic (1) sunk in 1916 (?????).
Ceramic sunk in December 1942 (she was not in service for WSL ship by this time) by U515. 655 people died and only 1 survived and he spent the rest of the war in a POW camp.
Laurentic (2) was torpedoed by U99 on 3rd November 1940, 49 people died.
Persic was sunk by U87.
Medic with her new name Hektoria was sunk by a torpedo from U608.
Britannic (2) sunk in 1916.
Traffic also sunk in world war two.
I'll check for others tomorrow.
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Re: 106th anniversary of Medic being launched.
Hi Tom
Thanks that is a big help towords something I am working on.
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Re: 106th anniversary of Medic being launched.
Hi,
Your welcome.
The MV Georgic (2) was bombed by German planes in July 1941. The fire onboard reached her fuel and the ammunition onboard exploded. She was beached and the half submerged ship was almost completely destroyed but she was raised and after 3 years of repair work she was returned to service.
After the war Georgic was banned from sailing in the winter because of her war damage and she was sold for scrap 5 years before her older sister Britannic (3).
Tom
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