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Also known for part of the war as ''Star of Victoria''. Owned by the Commonwealth and Dominion Line. Requisitioned by the Commonwealth in 1914, she spent August / September being converted to carry 1,000 troops. | Also known for part of the war as ''Star of Victoria''. Owned by the Commonwealth and Dominion Line. Requisitioned by the Commonwealth in 1914, she spent August / September being converted to carry 1,000 troops. | ||
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| + | Under both names, she made eight transport voyages from Australia commencing with the first convoy when she carried the 1st Light Horse Brigade. | ||
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The renaming occured in 1916 when its ownership was taken back by the Commonwealth and Dominion Line Ltd of London. Vessel remained under lease with the Commonwealth until 2 Oct 1917. | The renaming occured in 1916 when its ownership was taken back by the Commonwealth and Dominion Line Ltd of London. Vessel remained under lease with the Commonwealth until 2 Oct 1917. | ||
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In 1919 she was converted for normal commercial trade. Following lengthy periods laid up in the 1930s, during WW2 she was used as a carrier of chilled meat, and survived to eventually be broken up in 1948. | In 1919 she was converted for normal commercial trade. Following lengthy periods laid up in the 1930s, during WW2 she was used as a carrier of chilled meat, and survived to eventually be broken up in 1948. | ||
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| − | ==Fremantle to Davenport 30 | + | ==Fremantle to Davenport 30 October - 28 December 1916== |
[[Arthur James Allen]]<br />[[William James Barnard]]<br />[[Patrick Francis Fitzgerald]]<br />[[Thomas Brown Mack]]<br />[[William George Martin]]<br />[[Thomas Ramsell]]<br />[[John Alexander Trotter]]<br />[[Francis William Wakeham]]<br />[[Frederick Owen Werndly]] | [[Arthur James Allen]]<br />[[William James Barnard]]<br />[[Patrick Francis Fitzgerald]]<br />[[Thomas Brown Mack]]<br />[[William George Martin]]<br />[[Thomas Ramsell]]<br />[[John Alexander Trotter]]<br />[[Francis William Wakeham]]<br />[[Frederick Owen Werndly]] | ||
| − | ==Albany to Liverpool 23 | + | ==Albany to Liverpool 23 July - 16 September 1917== |
[[John (Junior) Shepherd]] | [[John (Junior) Shepherd]] | ||
| − | ==Albany to Southampton via Port Suez, Alexandria, Faenza (Italy) 8 May | + | ==Albany to Southampton via Port Suez, Alexandria, Faenza (Italy) 8 May - 20 August 1918== |
[[Ernest Taylor]]<br />[[George Charles Unwin]] | [[Ernest Taylor]]<br />[[George Charles Unwin]] | ||
[[Category:Ships]] | [[Category:Ships]] | ||
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| Name |
HMAT A16 Port Melbourne |
| Builder/Built | 1914 Workman Clark, Belfast |
| Type | SS Troopship (twin screw) |
| Displacement | 9,136 tons |
| Speed | 13 knots |
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Remarks
Also known for part of the war as Star of Victoria. Owned by the Commonwealth and Dominion Line. Requisitioned by the Commonwealth in 1914, she spent August / September being converted to carry 1,000 troops.
Under both names, she made eight transport voyages from Australia commencing with the first convoy when she carried the 1st Light Horse Brigade.
The renaming occured in 1916 when its ownership was taken back by the Commonwealth and Dominion Line Ltd of London. Vessel remained under lease with the Commonwealth until 2 Oct 1917.
In 1919 she was converted for normal commercial trade. Following lengthy periods laid up in the 1930s, during WW2 she was used as a carrier of chilled meat, and survived to eventually be broken up in 1948.
Soldiers carried
Fremantle to Davenport 30 October - 28 December 1916
Arthur James Allen
William James Barnard
Patrick Francis Fitzgerald
Thomas Brown Mack
William George Martin
Thomas Ramsell
John Alexander Trotter
Francis William Wakeham
Frederick Owen Werndly