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HMHS Newfoundland leaving Algiers harbour
Career (UK)
Name: HMHS Newfoundland
Port of Registry: Liverpool, United Kingdom
Route: England-Canada
Fate: Damaged by a Luftwaffe bomb 40 miles off Salerno on 13 September 1943. Algiers (الجزائر Algerian Arabic: Dzayer ( (From kabyle pronunciation Kabyle: Ledzayer, Alger) is the Capital and largest The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, commonly known as the United Kingdom, the UK or Britain,is a Sovereign state located Liverpool ( is a City and Metropolitan borough of Merseyside, England along the eastern side of the Mersey Estuary The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, commonly known as the United Kingdom, the UK or Britain,is a Sovereign state located ( German 'luftvafe is a generic German term for an Air force. A bomb is any of a range of devices that typically rely on the Exothermic Chemical reaction of an Explosive material to produce an extremely Salerno is a town in southern Italy, capital of the province of the same name in the region of Campania. Events 509 BC - The Temple of Jupiter on Rome 's Capitoline Hill is dedicated on the ides of September Scuttled the next day.
General characteristics
Class and type: Hospital Ship

HMHS Newfoundland was a British hospital ship. A hospital ship is a Ship designated for primary function as a medical treatment facility or Hospital; most are operated by the Military The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, commonly known as the United Kingdom, the UK or Britain,is a Sovereign state located A hospital ship is a Ship designated for primary function as a medical treatment facility or Hospital; most are operated by the Military She served during the Second World War and was sunk in an air attack in the Mediterranean. World War II, or the Second World War, (often abbreviated WWII) was a global military conflict which involved a majority of the world's nations, including

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Newfoundland spent the first part of the Second World War carrying wounded troops from the UK to Canada, and bringing the rehabilitated troops back home. World War II, or the Second World War, (often abbreviated WWII) was a global military conflict which involved a majority of the world's nations, including Her sailings usually took her from Liverpool to Halifax, Nova Scotia. Liverpool ( is a City and Metropolitan borough of Merseyside, England along the eastern side of the Mersey Estuary The City of Halifax (est 1841 is the capital of the province of Nova Scotia and shire town of Halifax County Nova Scotia (ˌnəʊvəˈskəʊʃə ( Latin for New Scotland; Alba Nuadh Nouvelle-Écosse is a Canadian province located on Canada 's

After the Allied invasion of Italy in September 1943, HMHS Newfoundland was assigned as the hospital ship of the Eighth Army, and was one of two hospital ships sent to deliver 103 American nurses to the Salerno beaches on 12 September. The process Allied invasion of Italy, was the Allied landing on mainland Italy in September 1943 by General Harold Alexander 's 15th Army Group The Eighth Army was one of the best-known formations in World War II, fighting in the North African and Italian campaigns It was a British Salerno is a town in southern Italy, capital of the province of the same name in the region of Campania. Events 1213 - Albigensian Crusade: Simon de Montfort 5th Earl of Leicester, defeats Peter II of Aragon at the The hospital ships were attacked twice that day by dive bombers, and by evening they were joined by a third hospital ship. A dive bomber is a Bomber aircraft that Dives directly at its targets in order to provide greater accuracy and limit the exposure to and effectiveness of Concerned by a number of near misses, it was decided to move the ships out to sea and anchor there for the night. All three ships were brightly illuminated and carried standard Red Cross markings to identify them as hospital ships, and their protection under the Geneva Convention. The emblems of the International Red Cross and Red Crescent Movement, under the Geneva Conventions, are to be placed on Humanitarian and medical vehicles The Geneva Conventions consist of four Treaties formulated in Geneva, Switzerland, that set the standards for International law for humanitarian

Sinking

At 5:00 a. m. on 13 September while under the command of Captain John Eric Wilson O.B.E, she was struck by either a Fritz X or a Henschel Hs 293 air launched anti-ship missile 40 nautical miles (74 km) offshore of Salerno. Events 509 BC - The Temple of Jupiter on Rome 's Capitoline Hill is dedicated on the ides of September The Most Excellent Order of the British Empire is a British Order of chivalry established on 4 June 1917 by King George V. Fritz X was the most common name for a German air-launched Anti-ship missile, used during World War II. The Henschel Hs 293 was a World War II German anti-shipping Guided missile: a radio-controlled Glide bomb with a rocket engine slung underneath Anti-ship missiles are a Missile designed for use against Ships Most anti-ship missiles are of the Sea-skimming type and use a combination of Salerno is a town in southern Italy, capital of the province of the same name in the region of Campania. It struck on the boat deck, abaft of the bridge. The ship fortunately was only carrying two patients and 34 crew members. Communications were lost but, more importantly, the fire fighting equipment was completely shattered. The USS Mayo came alongside to rescue the patients, and also put a party onboard to help with damage control. Honors and awards Mayo received two Battle stars for World War II service Damage control is the term used in the Merchant Marine, maritime industry and navies for the emergency control of situations that may hazard the sinking of a ship By now the ship had caught fire. There was another explosion and it became clear that the oil tanks had also caught fire. The injured crew left the boat and 12 crew members battled the fire for a further 36 hours. The ship was beyond repair and was towed further out to sea and intentionally sunk by the USS Plunkett. Nan Yang (DD-17 Renamed Nan Yang (DD-17, she served in the Republic of China Navy until 1975 when she was stricken Of the people on board, six of the British staff nurses and all of the medical officers had been killed. The Luftwaffe's reasons for attacking HMHS Newfoundland have never been known. ( German 'luftvafe is a generic German term for an Air force. One theory has been put forward that the American nurses were mistaken for troops because of their green uniforms.

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