Difference between revisions of "HMT Scotian"
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| − | Originally named the ''Statendam'' by the Holland America Line and used for the Rotterdam - New York route. | + | Originally named the ''Statendam'' by the Holland America Line and used for the Rotterdam - New York route. She was renamed ''Scotian'' when acquired by the Allen Line in 1911. |
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| − | In 1922 renamed ''Marglen'' | + | In 1914 used as a troop ship, in 1915 as an accommodation ship for German POWs at Ryde Isle of Wright. During 1916 she made several voyages transferring Australian troops from Egypt to France. |
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| + | Returned to her owners after the war, in 1922 she was renamed ''Marglen'' before being scrapped at Genoa in 1927. | ||
==Soldiers carried== | ==Soldiers carried== | ||
| − | ==Alexandria to Gallipoli 4 - 7 July 1915== | + | ===Alexandria to Gallipoli 4 - 7 July 1915=== |
*[[Alfred Cecil Clarence Curtis]] | *[[Alfred Cecil Clarence Curtis]] | ||
| − | ==Anzac Cove to Alexandria 16 - 19 August 1915== | + | ===Anzac Cove to Alexandria 16 - 19 August 1915=== |
*[[Ronald Adolphous Julian Batt]] | *[[Ronald Adolphous Julian Batt]] | ||
*[[Ernest Wright Holroyd]] | *[[Ernest Wright Holroyd]] | ||
| − | ==Alexandria to Marseilles 10 - 18 May 1916== | + | ===Alexandria to Marseilles 10 - 18 May 1916=== |
*[[Charles Bird]] | *[[Charles Bird]] | ||
*[[Alexander Dowle]] | *[[Alexander Dowle]] | ||
| − | ==Alexandria to Marseilles 4 - 11 June 1916== | + | ===Alexandria to Marseilles 4 - 11 June 1916=== |
*[[Richard Evans MM]] | *[[Richard Evans MM]] | ||
*[[James Kershaw]] | *[[James Kershaw]] | ||
| − | ==France to England 29 Apr 1918== | + | ===France to England 29 Apr 1918=== |
*[[Cecil Arthur Hill MM]] | *[[Cecil Arthur Hill MM]] | ||
[[Category:Ships]] | [[Category:Ships]] | ||
Revision as of 00:43, 28 June 2019
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| History | |
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| Name | HMT Scotain |
| Builder/Built | 1898 Harland & Wolff, Belfast |
| Displacement | 10,322 tons |
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Remarks
Originally named the Statendam by the Holland America Line and used for the Rotterdam - New York route. She was renamed Scotian when acquired by the Allen Line in 1911.
In 1914 used as a troop ship, in 1915 as an accommodation ship for German POWs at Ryde Isle of Wright. During 1916 she made several voyages transferring Australian troops from Egypt to France.
Returned to her owners after the war, in 1922 she was renamed Marglen before being scrapped at Genoa in 1927.