was built in 1898 by Barclay, Curle & Co. at Glasgow with a tonnage of 6266grt, a length of 450ft, a beam of 52ft 2in and a service speed of 15 knots. She was the last 4-masted ship in the fleet and built for the Intermediate service and continued on that route after the merger in March 1900. In 1909 she was used for peacetime trooping mainly to the Far East and was given a white hull with a blue band and a yellow funnel. On 6th August she was used to ferry the British Expeditionary Force across the English Channel to France. During Mar and April 1915 she carried the Plymouth Brigade of the Royal Marines to Gallipoli and landed them at Siddil-Bahr and on 7th October of the same year was commissioned as a hospital ship with 421 beds. (Photo: from UCPSC 11/96) FIND OUT MORE