RFA Maine (1902)
| History | |
|---|---|
| United Kingdom | |
| Name | SS Panama |
| Owner | Pacific Steam Navigation Company Ltd. |
| Port of registry | Liverpool |
| Route | Liverpool to Spain, Portugal and South America. |
| Builder | Fairfield Shipbuilding and Engineering Company Ltd., Govan |
| Yard number | 419 |
| Launched | 8 March 1902 |
| Maiden voyage | May 1902 |
| Identification |
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| Fate | Chartered by the British Admiralty, 25 July 1915 |
| United Kingdom | |
| Name | HMHS Panama |
| Acquired | 29 July 1915 |
| Decommissioned | 15 October 1920 |
| Notes | Reclassified on 20 May 1917 as an "Ambulance Transport" to permit defensive armament; use of Red Cross symbols discontinued. |
| History | |
| United Kingdom | |
| Name | RFA Maine |
| Acquired | by purchase, October 1920 |
| Commissioned | 31 March 1922 |
| Decommissioned | 21 February 1947 |
| Identification | Pennant number X24 |
| Fate | Broken up, July 1948, at Bo'ness |
| General characteristics | |
| Type | Ocean liner converted to hospital ship |
| Tonnage | |
| Displacement | 10,100 (hospital ship) |
| Length | 401 ft 6 in (122.38 m) |
| Beam | 58 ft 6 in (17.83 m) |
| Draught | 23 ft 6 in (7.16 m) |
| Propulsion | 2 x coal-fired triple-expansion recipriocating engines |
| Speed | 13 knots |
Royal Fleet Auxiliary ship Maine (formerly the SS Panama) was a hospital ship of the British Royal Fleet Auxiliary, that served during the First World War and the Second World War.