Chantilly (1923) |
Later names: |
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HMHS Chantilly (1941) |
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Chantilly (1945) |
Builder: |
Ateliers & Chantiers de la Loire St Nazaire, France |
Ordered: |
N/A |
Keel Laid: |
N/A |
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Year Built: |
1923 |
Launched: |
March 14, 1922 |
Type: |
Passenger |
Completed: |
January 1923 |
Fate: |
Scrapped in Toulon, France in 1952. |
Owner |
Compagnie des Française de Navigation À Vapeur Chargeurs Réunis, France (Sold before completed) |
1923: |
Compagnie des Messageries Maritimes Marseilles, France |
1941: |
Ministry of War Transport United Kingdom |
1945: |
Compagnie des Messageries Maritimes Marseilles, France |
Dimensions, machinery and performance |
Length: |
478' 3" (a) |
Engines: |
Steam turbine |
Beam: |
59' 2" |
Boilers: |
N/A |
Draft: |
27' 11" |
Shafts: |
2 |
Gross Tons: |
10,017 |
HP: |
N/A |
DWT: |
N/A |
Speed: |
13 knots |
Crew: |
N/A |
Funnels: |
1 |
Passengers: |
3,588 |
Masts: |
2 |
Construction notes |
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(a): |
1934 lengthened to 500' 8", re-registered at 9,986 GRT. |
History |
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May 1940: |
Converted for use as a troopship. |
Jan. 2, 1941: |
Captured while in convoy by HMS Jaguar F-34 and HMS Duncan D-99 off Oran, Algeria. |
Mar. 1941: |
Converted for use as a hospital ship, pennant #63. |
Nov. 19, 1945: |
Released from duty as hospital ship. |
1945: |
Returned to France and converted back to passenger service. |
1952. |
Scrapped in Toulon, France. |
Builder's Data |
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Page published Aug. 23, 2011 |