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Re: HMS ? Osmanieh 31 Dec 1917
Posted by: David H ()
Date: August 26, 2005 07:19AM

S.B

Originally a merchant ship, part of the Khedival Mail Steamship & Graving Dock Company, she was taken over by the Navy in 1916 and was a commissioned ship of the R.N., being classified as a 'Fleet Messenger', which involved fleet support duties, mainly carrying stores and personnel.

Commanded by Lt. Cdr. David R Mason RNR she was carrying troops and a large party of medical staff to Egypt, over a thousand in all. At 10.30 a.m. as she was approaching the swept channel leading to Alexandria she detonated a mine which exploded on the starboard side, amidships. She sank rapidly, with the loss of 209 people, including 8 female nurses. The mine she had struck had been laid by UC.34.

David H


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HMS ? Osmanieh 31 Dec 1917 SteveB 08/26/2005 01:12AM
Re: HMS ? Osmanieh 31 Dec 1917 David H 08/26/2005 07:19AM
Re: HMS ? Osmanieh 31 Dec 1917 SteveB 08/26/2005 09:44AM
Re: HMS ? Osmanieh 31 Dec 1917 Ray Lloyd 08/26/2005 06:19PM
Re: HMS ? Osmanieh 31 Dec 1917 Yves D 08/26/2005 10:35PM
Re: HMS ? Osmanieh 31 Dec 1917 Ray Lloyd 08/27/2005 01:51PM


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