Baldwin's of St. James's
Auction 55 17 Feb 2021
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The RFA Maine was lent by the Atlantic Transport Company, and its conversion to a hospital ship was financed by over £41,500 from American donations raised by American-born Lady Randolph Churchill, mother of Sir Winston Churchill, who was Chairman of the American Ladies Hospital Ship Fund. It sailed to South Africa on 23 December 1899.
Ex Baldwin's vault
The RFA Maine was lent by the Atlantic Transport Company, and its conversion to a hospital ship was financed by over £41,500 from American donations raised by American-born Lady Randolph Churchill, mother of Sir Winston Churchill, who was Chairman of the American Ladies Hospital Ship Fund. It sailed to South Africa on 23 December 1899.