The New Zealand Medical Service in the Great War 1914-1918
VI. Specifications of Hospital Ships:
VI. Specifications of Hospital Ships:
No. 1 N.Z.H.S. Maheno: U.S.S. Coy.; gross tonnage 5,282 tons; length, 400.4 ft.; breadth, 50.2 feet. Inter-colonial passenger trade New Zealand—Australia. Medical officers. 7; O.R., 59; nurses, 10. Capacity, 340 cot cases. Charter, 25th May, 1915.
No. 2 N.Z.H.S. Marama: U.S.S. Coy.; 6437 tons gross; length, 420 feet; breadth, 52.2 feet. Passenger trade New Zealand—United States. Medical officers, 9; O.R., 66; nurses, 27; cots, 592. Charter, 3rd November, 1915.