She was laid down, launched and commissioned in 1925. She was owned by Southern Railway Company, London. On 26 October, she was delivered to Southampton. SS Maid of Kent replaced her sister ship Isle of Thanet, which was transferred to Folkestone on 6 November.
On 9 March 1926, she accidentally rammed the Southern Breakwater at Dover which cause damage to her bow.
Throughout May 1940 she made several trips to and back carrying hundreds of wounded. On 18 May, a bomb dropped nearby HMHS Maid of Kent but she was unable to relocate, three days later on 21 May, a bomb from the Luftwaffe air raid hit her engine room which cause a fire aboard the ship. She sank that day but was later raised by the Germans and moved into deeper water.[2][3]
Gallery
SS Maid of Kent after colliding with the breakwater in 1926.
HMHS Maid of Kent between 1939 and 1940.
References
^"Steam Turbine MAID OF KENT built by William Denny & Bros in 1925 for Southern Railway Company, London, Passenger". www.clydeships.co.uk. Retrieved 22 October 2020.
^Andrew Plested says (16 July 2012). "TS Maid of Kent (II) – Past and Present". Dover Ferry Photos. Retrieved 22 October 2020.
^Thwaites, Richard (n.d.). Luftwaffe Destruction of the Maid of Kent(PDF) – via doverwarmemorialproject.org.uk.
June 12, 2023
maid, kent, british, passenger, ferry, later, converted, hospital, ship, named, after, elizabeth, barton, hmhs, maid, kent, hospital, ship, between, 1939, 1940, historyunited, kingdomnamenamesakemaid, kentownersouthern, railway, company, london, 1925, 1939, ro. SS Maid of Kent was a British passenger ferry and later converted to a hospital ship She was named after Elizabeth Barton 1 HMHS Maid of Kent as a hospital ship between 1939 and 1940 HistoryUnited KingdomNameSS Maid of KentNamesakeMaid of KentOwnerSouthern Railway Company London 1925 1939 Royal Navy 1939 1940 Ordered1924BuilderWilliam Denny and Brothers DumbartonYard number1174Laid down1925Launched5 August 1925Commissioned26 October 1925ReclassifiedHMHS Maid of Kent No 21 IdentificationCallsign GBR GLNSFateSunk by Luftwaffe in 1940 General characteristicsTypeFerry Hospital shipDisplacement2657 tons minimum 2693 tons maximum Length104 24 m 342 ft 0 in Beam45 1 m 148 ft 0 in Draft12 10 Depth17 1 m 56 ft 1 in Installed power4x Parsons turbines 800 kW each 2x shaftsSpeed22 knots 41 km h Boats amp landing craft carried8 x LifeboatsCapacity1400Construction and career EditShe was laid down launched and commissioned in 1925 She was owned by Southern Railway Company London On 26 October she was delivered to Southampton SS Maid of Kent replaced her sister ship Isle of Thanet which was transferred to Folkestone on 6 November On 9 March 1926 she accidentally rammed the Southern Breakwater at Dover which cause damage to her bow SS Maid of Kent made her way to Folkestone as soon the United Kingdom declared war on Germany She was taken over by the Royal Navy and designated as a hospital ship and made her way from Newhaven to Dieppe Throughout May 1940 she made several trips to and back carrying hundreds of wounded On 18 May a bomb dropped nearby HMHS Maid of Kent but she was unable to relocate three days later on 21 May a bomb from the Luftwaffe air raid hit her engine room which cause a fire aboard the ship She sank that day but was later raised by the Germans and moved into deeper water 2 3 Gallery Edit SS Maid of Kent after colliding with the breakwater in 1926 HMHS Maid of Kent between 1939 and 1940 References Edit Steam Turbine MAID OF KENT built by William Denny amp Bros in 1925 for Southern Railway Company London Passenger www clydeships co uk Retrieved 22 October 2020 Andrew Plested says 16 July 2012 TS Maid of Kent II Past and Present Dover Ferry Photos Retrieved 22 October 2020 Thwaites Richard n d Luftwaffe Destruction of the Maid of Kent PDF via doverwarmemorialproject org uk Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title SS Maid of Kent amp oldid 1151206473, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
