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| Name | HMT Golden Eagle |
| Builder/Built | 1909 John Brown & Co Ltd, Clydebank |
| Type | Steal Paddle Steamer |
| Displacement | 793 tons |
Remarks
Built for The General Steam Navigation Co Ltd, London. Used for troop transport during WW1.
In Jan 1940 she was requisitioned as an anti-aircraft ship for the Dunkirk evacuation. Later used as an accommodation ship, before returning to its owners in June 1945.
Laid up 1949, and broken up in 1951.