page_title: HMHS Salta
hierarchical_section_title: HMHS Salta
caption_attribution_description: HMHS Salta.
context_page_description: HMHS Salta was a steam ship originally built for Société Générale de Transport Maritime Steam, but requisitioned for use as a British hospital ship during the First World War. On 10 April 1917 she hit a mine laid by the German U-boat UC-26.
context_section_description: HMHS Salta (His Majesty's Hospital Ship) was a steam ship originally built for Société Générale de Transport Maritime Steam, but requisitioned for use as a British hospital ship during the First World War. On 10 April 1917 she hit a mine laid by the German U-boat UC-26.
caption: Salta before her wartime service
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