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| − | + | | shipname = HMAT A6 Clan MacCorquodale | |
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| − | + | | shipbuilder = Charles Connell & Company, Scotstoun | |
| − | + | | shipyardnumber = 354 | |
| − | + | | shiplaunched = 4 Sep 1913 | |
| − | | | + | | shipcompleted = Oct 1913 |
| − | + | | shipinservice = 16 Oct 1913 | |
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| − | | | + | | shipfate = torpedoed and sunk 17 Nov 1917 |
| − | + | | shiptype = passenger / cargo ship single Screw | |
| − | | | + | | shiptonnage = 5,121 tons |
| − | | | + | | shiplength = 430.2 ft (131.13m) |
| − | + | | shipbeam = 53.4 ft (16.28m) | |
| − | | | + | | shipdepth = 26.7 ft (8.14m) |
| − | + | | shippropulsion = single screw | |
| − | + | | shipspeed = 14 knots (25.93 kph) | |
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==Remarks== | ==Remarks== | ||
| − | Built for Cayser, Irvin and Co. of Glasgow (Clan Line) | + | Built for Cayser, Irvin and Co. of Glasgow (Clan Line). Was a member of the first convoy from Albany to Alexandria, and made five other journeys from Australia with troops aboard. |
| + | War service | ||
| + | * 03/09/1914 until 14/04/1917 Australian Expeditionary Force Transport No. A.6. | ||
| + | * 11/03/1915 until 07/07/1915 On Imperial service | ||
| + | * 13/01/1916 until 04/03/1916 On Imperial service. | ||
| + | * 15/04/1917 until 22/06/1917 Expeditionary Force Transport No. F. 182, moving Canadian stores. | ||
| + | * 23/06/1917 until 17/11/1917 Liner Requisition Scheme. | ||
| − | + | Whilst on a voyage from Chittagong to London, with general cargo, was sunk with a torpedo by the German submarine UB 51, in the Mediterranean on 17 Nov 1917, 275 km NNW of Alexandria. | |
==Soldiers carried== | ==Soldiers carried== | ||
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| History | |
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| Name | HMAT A6 Clan MacCorquodale |
| Builder | Charles Connell & Company, Scotstoun |
| Yard number | 354 |
| Launched | 4 Sep 1913 |
| Completed | Oct 1913 |
| In service | 16 Oct 1913 |
| Fate | torpedoed and sunk 17 Nov 1917 |
| General characteristics | |
| Type | passenger / cargo ship single Screw |
| Tonnage | 5,121 tons |
| Length | 430.2 ft (131.13m) |
| Beam | 53.4 ft (16.28m) |
| Depth | 26.7 ft (8.14m) |
| Propulsion | single screw |
| Speed | 14 knots (25.93 kph) |
Contents
Remarks
Built for Cayser, Irvin and Co. of Glasgow (Clan Line). Was a member of the first convoy from Albany to Alexandria, and made five other journeys from Australia with troops aboard.
War service
- 03/09/1914 until 14/04/1917 Australian Expeditionary Force Transport No. A.6.
- 11/03/1915 until 07/07/1915 On Imperial service
- 13/01/1916 until 04/03/1916 On Imperial service.
- 15/04/1917 until 22/06/1917 Expeditionary Force Transport No. F. 182, moving Canadian stores.
- 23/06/1917 until 17/11/1917 Liner Requisition Scheme.
Whilst on a voyage from Chittagong to London, with general cargo, was sunk with a torpedo by the German submarine UB 51, in the Mediterranean on 17 Nov 1917, 275 km NNW of Alexandria.
Soldiers carried
Adelaide to Port Suez 5 February - 12 March 1917
Embarked in Fremantle 13 February
Other Voyages
- 6 May 1916 from Melbourne