German hospital ship Ophelia
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For other uses, see Ophelia (disambiguation).
Ophelia was a steamship originally built by a German shipping company, but requisitioned for use as a hospital ship by the Imperial German Navy during the First World War. After being viewed acting suspiciously, the Ophelia was boarded on 17 October 1914 and seized by the Royal Navy for violating Hague Convention X of 1907 concerning hospital ships.
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SS Ophelia | |
History | |
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German Empire | |
Name | Ophelia |
Operator | Imperial German Navy |
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Builder | Flensburger Schiffsbau Gesellschaft[1] |
Launched | 16 January 1912 |
Completed | 1912[1] |
Fate | Captured 17 October 1914 |
United Kingdom | |
Name | Huntley |
Fate | Torpedoed and sunk 21 December 1915[2] |
General characteristics | |
Tonnage | 1,153[1] |
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After her seizure, she operated in British service as SS Huntley until sunk in December 1915.