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HMS Madras
Several ships that have served the Royal Navy have borne the name HMS ''Madras'' for Madras: * was laid down as ''Lascelles'', an East Indiaman being built for the British East India Company. The Royal Navy purchased her on the stocks and had her completed as a 56-gun fourth rate. She was launched as HMS ''Madras'' in 1795. She was broken up at Malta in 1807. * HMS ''Madras'', of 80 guns, was laid down at Bombay in 1842 but renamed in 1846 before her launching in 1848. She was converted to a screw warship in 1856. She became a hospital ship in Hong Kong in 1867 and was sold for breaking up in 1906. * HMRIM ''Madras'' was launched in 1876 as a wood paddle tugboat for the Royal Indian Marine. * HMS ''Madras'' was a naval trawler built in Bombay in 1919. She may have been laid up in 1942 and renamed or sold in 1943. * was a that served in the Royal Indian Navy during the Second World War World War II or the Second World War, often abbreviated as WWII or WW2, was ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Royal Navy
The Royal Navy (RN) is the United Kingdom's naval warfare force. Although warships were used by English and Scottish kings from the early medieval period, the first major maritime engagements were fought in the Hundred Years' War against France. The modern Royal Navy traces its origins to the early 16th century; the oldest of the UK's armed services, it is consequently known as the Senior Service. From the middle decades of the 17th century, and through the 18th century, the Royal Navy vied with the Dutch Navy and later with the French Navy for maritime supremacy. From the mid 18th century, it was the world's most powerful navy until the Second World War. The Royal Navy played a key part in establishing and defending the British Empire, and four Imperial fortress colonies and a string of imperial bases and coaling stations secured the Royal Navy's ability to assert naval superiority globally. Owing to this historical prominence, it is common, even among non-Britons, to ref ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hospital Ship
A hospital ship is a ship designated for primary function as a floating medical treatment facility or hospital. Most are operated by the military forces (mostly navies) of various countries, as they are intended to be used in or near war zones. In the 19th century, redundant warships were used as moored hospitals for seamen. The Second Geneva Convention prohibits military attacks on hospital ships that meet specified requirements, though belligerent forces have right of inspection and may take patients, but not staff, as prisoners of war. History Early examples Hospital ships possibly existed in ancient times. The Athenian Navy had a ship named ''Therapia'', and the Roman Navy had a ship named ''Aesculapius'', their names indicating that they may have been hospital ships. The earliest British hospital ship may have been the vessel ''Goodwill'', which accompanied a Royal Navy squadron in the Mediterranean in 1608 and was used to house the sick sent aboard from other ships. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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