Russian hospital ship Vpered

	Vpered during her service as a hospital ship in World War I.
History
Imperial Russia
Name	SS Vpered (1898-1914); (Red Cross) HS Vpered (1914-1916);
Owner	Azov Black Sea Steamship Co.
Port of registry	Imperial Russia, Rostov
Ordered	1898
Builder	Stabilimento Tecnico
Laid down	1898
Launched	1898
Completed	1898
Maiden voyage	1898
In service	1898
Fate	Torpedoed and sunk 8 July 1916
General characteristics
Type	Passenger ship/Hospital ship
Tonnage	859 GRT

Name

OwnerAzov Black Sea Steamship Co.

Port of registry

Ordered1898

HS Vpered (Russian: госпитальное судно "Вперёд") was a Russian hospital ship that was torpedoed by the Imperial German Navy submarine SM U-38 on 8 July 1916.^[1]

v t e Shipwrecks and maritime incidents in July 1916
Shipwrecks	6 Jul: HMS E26 8 Jul: Vpered 10 Jul: Impetuoso 14 Jul: USS Hector, U-51 15 Jul: HMS H3 17 Jul: USS Hector 20 Jul: Kasagi 26 Jul: HMS TB 9 Unknown date: U-77
Other incidents	19 Jul: Warrior
1915 1916 1917 June 1916 August 1916

World War I and sinking

History

Vpered during her service as a hospital ship in World War I.




Imperial Russia
Name	SS Vpered (1898-1914) (Red Cross) HS Vpered (1914-1916)
Owner	Azov Black Sea Steamship Co.
Port of registry	Imperial Russia, Rostov
Ordered	1898
Builder	Stabilimento Tecnico
Laid down	1898
Launched	1898
Completed	1898
Maiden voyage	1898
In service	1898
Fate	Torpedoed and sunk 8 July 1916


General characteristics
Type	Passenger ship/Hospital ship
Tonnage	859 GRT