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| shipname =  HMAT A63 Karoola
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| shipowner = McIiwraith, McEacharn's Line Pty Ltd
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| shipbuilder = Harland & Wolff., Belfast
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| shiplaunched = 9 Mar 1909
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| shipcompleted = 8 Jul 1909
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| shipoutofservice = May 1936
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| shipfate = scrapped 1937 in Shanghai
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| shiptonnage = 7,391 tons
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| shiplength = 420.5 ft (128.17m)
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| shipbeam = 56.3 ft (17.15m)
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Owned by the McIiwraith, McEacharn's Line Pty Ltd, Melbourne, to operate between Port Adelaide and fremantleand leased by the Commonwealth from May 1915 until Jun 1919. During her war service she was manned by Australian officers and crew.
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During its Commonwealth service it was initially used twice to transport troops to Egypt, but in 1916 she continued on to England and was converted to a Hospital Ship for the England to Australia run and was used on four occasions for this purpose before the end of the war. During November 1915 she rescued survivors of the ''Highland Warrior'' aground on the Spanish coast near Cape ortegal
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Owned by the McIiwraith, McEacharn's Line Pty Ltd, Melbourne, and leased by the Commonwealth until Jun 1919. During her war service she was manned by Australian officers and crew.
 
  
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During its Commonwealth service it was initially used twice to transport troops to Egypt, but in 1916 she continued on to England and was converted to a Hospital Ship for the England to Australia run and was used on four occasions for this purpose before thr end of the war.
 
  
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Returned to her owners in lateon 27 Jun1919
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Returned to her owners on 27 Jun 1919
  
 
==Nursing Staff==
 
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===August 1915 until 21 September 1916===
 
===August 1915 until 21 September 1916===
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A member of the ships nursing staff
 
*[[Catherine Ann McGillivray]]
 
*[[Catherine Ann McGillivray]]
  
 
==Soldiers carried==
 
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===Brisbane to Egypt 12 June - ?? July 1915===
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Embarked in Fremantle on 25 June
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* † [[Sidney Charles Clarke]]
  
 
===Suez to Fremantle 20 January 1916 - ? February 1916===
 
===Suez to Fremantle 20 January 1916 - ? February 1916===

Latest revision as of 20:33, 12 October 2021

HMAT A63 Karoola
HMAT A63 Karoola.jpg
HMAT A63 Karoola 1.jpg
History
Name HMAT A63 Karoola
Owner McIiwraith, McEacharn's Line Pty Ltd
Builder Harland & Wolff., Belfast
Launched 9 Mar 1909
Completed 8 Jul 1909
Out of service May 1936
Fate scrapped 1937 in Shanghai
General characteristics
Type Passenger / cargo ship
Tonnage 7,391 tons
Length 420.5 ft (128.17m)
Beam 56.3 ft (17.15m)
Depth 24.5 ft (7.47m)
Propulsion twin screw
Speed 15 knots (27.78 kph)



Remarks

Owned by the McIiwraith, McEacharn's Line Pty Ltd, Melbourne, to operate between Port Adelaide and fremantleand leased by the Commonwealth from May 1915 until Jun 1919. During her war service she was manned by Australian officers and crew.


During its Commonwealth service it was initially used twice to transport troops to Egypt, but in 1916 she continued on to England and was converted to a Hospital Ship for the England to Australia run and was used on four occasions for this purpose before the end of the war. During November 1915 she rescued survivors of the Highland Warrior aground on the Spanish coast near Cape ortegal


Returned to her owners on 27 Jun 1919

Nursing Staff

Sydney to Fremantle 16 - 25 June 1915

August 1915 until 21 September 1916

A member of the ships nursing staff

Soldiers carried

Brisbane to Egypt 12 June - ?? July 1915

Embarked in Fremantle on 25 June

Suez to Fremantle 20 January 1916 - ? February 1916

via Colombo on 3 February 1916

Fremantle to Suez 14 March - ?? Apr 1916

Alexandria to Fremantle 5 July - 2 August 1916

England to Fremantle 16 October - 2 December 1916

England to Melbourne 22 Feb 1917 - 10 Apr 1917

England to Fremantle 3 July - 18 August 1917

England to Fremantle 6 May - 15 June 1919

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