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From: "John Wilson" <>
Subject: Re: 'Marama' not 'Mahena'
Date: Fri, 19 May 2006 10:46:51 +1200
References: <005401c67a42$1bfaf6a0$0200a8c0@DC8SBY1J>


The Marama & Maheno were the two New Zealand hospital ships
(from the Union Steamship Company) in WWI:

HS Maheno
No 1 NZ Hospital Ship (5282t) USS Co. Had 340 cots for patients.

HS Marama
No 2 NZ Hospital Ship (6437t) USS Co. Had 592 cots for patients.

Yours, John Wilson

For image search Timeframes or Matapihi:
http://www.matapihi.org.nz/
http://timeframes1.natlib.govt.nz/

or see:
http://www.nzshipmarine.com/history/photo.aspx?id=241

> I'm looking for information relating the NZ World War 1 hospital ship
> 'Mahena'.
>

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