The hospital ship St. Paul

The Saint Paul was indeed an elegant vessel. A three-masted sailing ship with a small engine and a crew of twenty. With a fully equipped hospital and medical staff its function was to provide medical assistance to the numerous French vessels fishing off Iceland´s coasts. The ship was from Le Harve and was spending its third season in Icelandic waters. The Saint Paul had assisted many fishermen the previous year and the crews and their families were most grateful for this service.