grantmal Posted 24 January , 2007 Share Posted 24 January , 2007 Reading about the Dunluce Castle on another thread has prompted me to post this photo of the Glengorm Castle. This is a scan of an original negative; the photo was taken by a member of the 3rd Australian Field Ambulance, convalescent in Egypt, during the months of the Gallipoli campaign. From the "Red Duster" website: "GERMAN (2) /GLENGORM CASTLE was built in 1898 by Harland & Wolff at Belfast with a tonnage of 6763grt, a length of 440ft, a beam of 53ft and a service speed of 12.5 knots. An enlarged sister of the Gascon (2) she was delivered as the German for the Intermediate service but on transferring to Union-Castle in 1900 served as a troopship during the Boer War. In August 1914 she was renamed Glengorm Castle following the outbreak of war with Germany and in the September was commissioned as a hospital ship with 423 beds." If anyone would like a digital copy of the pic please contact me. Good on you, Grant Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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