TY - JOUR T1 - Osler usque ad mare: the SS <em>William Osler</em> JF - Canadian Medical Association Journal JO - CMAJ SP - 849 LP - 852 VL - 161 IS - 7 AU - Charles S. Bryan AU - Marilyn Fransiszyn Y1 - 1999/10/05 UR - http://www.cmaj.ca/content/161/7/849.abstract N2 - William Osler's connections with the sea included a strong family history of seafaring, his own transatlantic crossings (of which there were at least 32) and the occasional use of nautical imagery in his inspirational writings. An unusual Oslerian connection with the sea emerged after his death in the form of a World War II Liberty ship. Through the SS William Osler and its sister ships, Osler was symbolically reunited with colleagues associated with the early days of the Johns Hopkins Hospital. The William Osler circumnavigated the globe in 1943 without engaging the enemy. She was then converted into an army hospital ship and renamed the USHS Wisteria. ER -