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A fact from TSS Kanowna appeared on Wikipedia's Main Page in the Did you know column on 18 January 2007. The text of the entry was as follows:

Did you know... that the Australian steamer TSS Kanowna (pictured) was requisitioned twice during World War I, first as a troopship and then as a hospital ship?

A record of the entry may be seen at Wikipedia:Recent additions/2007/January.

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War's end?

Didn't World War I finish either in 1918 or June 1919 if you take it to be the Treaty of Versailles?

It stopped operating as a hospital ship just prior to the signing in mid-June 1919, but only reached Australia in July because of the long distance. I've clarified the article to say this. Daniel.Bryant ^{[ T · C ]} 09:12, 18 January 2007 (UTC)[reply]

HMAS?

I'm uncertain that this ship was ever commissioned into the Royal Australian Navy. I'm not 100% certain for World War I-era ships, but I know for certain that during World War II, hospital ships were not commissioned into the RAN, but were instead attached to the 2nd AIF. Depending on the source, these ships wore the prefix AHS (Australian/Army Hospital Ship) or HMAHS (His Majesty's AHS), although some sources incorrectly list them as HMAS, as the author (incorrectly) assumes that all Australian military or quasi-military ships were part of the RAN.

Are there any sources that state Kanowna was commissioned into the Royal Australian Navy, as opposed to sources that just give the ship the HMAS prefix? -- saberwyn 07:52, 5 February 2009 (UTC)[reply]

The inclusion of the also known as was based off this reference. Daniel (talk) 06:06, 18 May 2009 (UTC)[reply]

I'm not convinced that this particular source hasn't made the above mistake. Since the initial query, I've come across no high-quality sources that indicate Kanowna was a commissioned warship while operating as a hospital ship (which in itself would have nullified the legal protections a hospital ship enjoys). As such, I've removed the claim from the article. -- saberwyn 20:59, 13 November 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Proposed rename of article to SS Kanowna

The "TSS" in the title appears to be recent, rather than historic usage. The limited on-line sources use "SS Kanowna".
I believe that the historic usage of "TSS" referred to "turbine steam ship" (used for some vessels when turbine propulsion was new) and is not shorthand for "twin screw steamer/ship", and that the latter is a more recent and mistaken interpretation. If this is erroneous, and "TSS" was in fact used for this ship during its career, please post here where that usage occurred. Thank you. Kablammo (talk) 17:40, 26 July 2012 (UTC)[reply]

A general discussion on the use of "TSS" has been started at Wikipedia_talk:WikiProject_Ships#TSS_prefix. Kablammo (talk) 19:56, 26 July 2012 (UTC)[reply]