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'P&O Steamer turned into a hospital ship', 1914 (c)

Lantern slide by Newton and Company, London, World War One (1914-1918), 1914 (c).

The Peninsular and Oriental Steam Navigation Company liner RMS China was launched in 1896. The ship was converted into a hospital ship in 1914. Returned to P&O after the war, the ship was eventually scrapped in 1928.

NAM Accession Number

NAM. 1978-11-157-25-40

Copyright/Ownership

National Army Museum, Out of Copyright

Location

National Army Museum, Study Collection

Object URL

https://collection.nam.ac.uk/detail.php?acc=1978-11-157-25-40