Departure of the Hospital Ship "Maheno", 1915

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Departure of the Hospital Ship "Maheno", 1915

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When casualties mounted at Gallipoli, the New Zealand government ordered a hospital ship. With the help of a huge public fundraising effort, the Maheno was converted from a trans-Tasman passenger liner into New Zealand’s first floating hospital. It set sail for Gallipoli on 11 July 1915, reaching Anzac Cove in late August. By the end of the war...

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Archives New Zealand / Archives NZ / NZ History / New Zealand History / WWI / First World War / Maheno / Hospital ship / War Art / Art / Artwork / Ship / Painting / WW1 / World War One / war / conflict / Great War

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