▁and ▁operated ▁as ▁w art ime ▁hospital ▁ship ▁from ▁ 1 9 4 3 ▁to ▁ 1 9 4 5 . ▁One ▁of ▁a ▁class ▁of ▁five ▁sister ▁ships ▁popular ly ▁known ▁as ▁" L ady ▁Bo ats ", ▁she ▁was ▁built ▁for ▁the ▁Canadian ▁National ▁Ste am ship ▁Company ▁( C NS ). ▁The ▁five ▁vessels ▁were ▁Royal ▁Mail ▁Sh ips ▁that ▁C NS ▁operated ▁from ▁Hal if ax , ▁Nova ▁Scot ia ▁and ▁the ▁Car ib bean ▁via ▁B erm uda . ▁Lady ▁Nelson ▁was ▁sold ▁to ▁Egypt ian ▁own ers ▁in ▁ 1 9 5 3 ▁and ▁served ▁as ▁G um h ury at ▁Mis r ▁and ▁Al w adi ▁until ▁she ▁was ▁scra pped ▁in ▁ 1 9 6 8 . ▁ ▁Building ▁and ▁pe ac etime ▁service ▁Lady ▁Nelson ▁was ▁built ▁in ▁ 1 9 2 8 ▁by ▁C amm ell ▁La ird ▁of ▁Bir ken head , ▁on ▁the ▁Wir ral ▁in ▁England , ▁the ▁same ▁builder ▁for ▁all ▁five ▁Lady ▁class ▁lin ers . ▁Like ▁her ▁sister s ▁Lady ▁Nelson ▁was ▁an ▁oil - burn er , ▁with ▁a ▁set ▁of ▁four ▁C amm ell ▁La ird ▁steam ▁tur b ines ▁driving ▁the ▁prop eller ▁sh aft s ▁to ▁her ▁tw in ▁sc rew s ▁by ▁single - redu ction ▁g ear ing . ▁She ▁had ▁three ▁passenger ▁de cks , ▁and ▁by ▁ 1 9 3 1 ▁she ▁was ▁equ ipped ▁with ▁a ▁direction ▁finding ▁device . ▁ ▁C N ▁introduced ▁the ▁lin ers ▁which