Difference between revisions of "HMAT A9 Shropshire"
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Built for the Federal Steam Navigation Co Ltd, London, and employed on passenger and meat trade between New Zealand and Britain. | Built for the Federal Steam Navigation Co Ltd, London, and employed on passenger and meat trade between New Zealand and Britain. | ||
− | Leased by the Commonwealth until 5 Aug 1917 when control passed to the British Admiralty. Was a member of the first convoy from Albany to Alexandria. | + | Leased by the Commonwealth until 5 Aug 1917 when control passed to the British Admiralty. Was a member of the first convoy from Albany to Alexandria. Completed seven voyages from Australia. |
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In 1923 was renamed Rotorua for the New Zealand Shipping Co. Became a casualty of WW2, being torpedoed by a submarine in the North Atlantic on 11 Dec 1940. | In 1923 was renamed Rotorua for the New Zealand Shipping Co. Became a casualty of WW2, being torpedoed by a submarine in the North Atlantic on 11 Dec 1940. | ||
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==Soldiers carried== | ==Soldiers carried== | ||
− | ==Melbourne to Alexandria 20 Mar - | + | ===Melbourne to Alexandria 20 Mar - ? Apr 1915=== |
*[[Thomas Herbert Ludlow]] | *[[Thomas Herbert Ludlow]] | ||
− | ==Fremantle to Port Suez 31 March - 24 Apr 1916== | + | ===Fremantle to Port Suez 31 March - 24 Apr 1916=== |
*[[Charles Bird]] | *[[Charles Bird]] | ||
*[[John Arthur Butcher]] | *[[John Arthur Butcher]] |
Revision as of 23:03, 1 July 2019
History | |
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Name | HMAT A9 Shropshire |
Builder/Built | 1911 John Brown, Clydebank |
Type | Passenger / cargo steamship (twin screw) |
Displacement | 11,911 tons |
Speed | 14 knots |
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Remarks
Built for the Federal Steam Navigation Co Ltd, London, and employed on passenger and meat trade between New Zealand and Britain. Leased by the Commonwealth until 5 Aug 1917 when control passed to the British Admiralty. Was a member of the first convoy from Albany to Alexandria. Completed seven voyages from Australia.
In 1923 was renamed Rotorua for the New Zealand Shipping Co. Became a casualty of WW2, being torpedoed by a submarine in the North Atlantic on 11 Dec 1940.