Stats| Name: | Tzar Ferdinand | | Type | S/S | Construction Yard
(Yard No.) | Cant. Nav. Fratelli Orlando % Co., Livorno
(?) | | Launched | 10.13 | | Commissioned | 1914 | | Weight, metric tons | 3300 | | Weight, BRT | 1994 | | Length, meters | 80,50 | | Width, meters | 11,54 | | Depth, meters | 6,18 | | Engines | One 3cyl expansion engine,
1 shaft, 2 boilers | | Horsepower, HP | 2500 induced | | Speed, knots | 12 | Range, nautical miles
(Max.) | 2085 at 12 knots using 300t coal | | Patients/Medical staff | 112/? | | Crew | 40 | | Armament | None | | Owner | Soc. Commerciale Bulgare di Nav. à Vap., Varna |
History- Completed as Bulgarian S/S Tzar Ferdinand;
- Chartered by the KM 26.4.41 as troop transport and auxiliary VTS* (80 wounded);
- Taken over by the KM 18.8.44, in exchange for KT25 amd KT33, which were transferred to the Bulgarian Navy;
- Into service 3.9.44 as the hospital ship Tzar Ferdinand;
- Torpedoed by a Russian submarine 2.10.44, 6 nm west of the Pelion peninsula.
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