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Monday, 28 May 2012

British transport Lismore castle fitted out as hospital ship according to the Dutch newspaper Middelburgsche Courant dated 9 December 1899

An item reported that the Lismore Castle earlier used as troop transport towards South-Africa now at Durban was fitted out as a hospital ship.

Note
1. The Second Boer War found place between 11 October 1899 and 31 May 1902 and ended in a defeat of the Boers and regaining British sovereignty of the Orange Free State and South African Republic (Transvaal). In 1920 became the Union of South Africa part of the Commonwealth.