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| shipname = HMAT A68 Anchises
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| shipowner = Ocean Steam Ship Co. Ltd (A. Holt & Co)
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| shipbuilder = Workman Clark & Co. Ltd. Belfast
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| shipyardnumber = 296
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| shiplaunched =  1911
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| shipcompleted = 10 Mar 1911
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| shipoutofservice = 28 Feb 1941
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| shipfate = Bombed and Sunk
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| shiptonnage = 10,046 tons
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| shiplength = 493 ft (150.26m)
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| shipbeam = 60.4 ft (18.41m)
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| shipdepth = 37.1 ft (11.31m)
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| shippropulsion = twin screw
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| shipspeed = 14 knots (25.93 kph)
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| shipcapacity = 300 x 1st class
  
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==Remarks==
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Owned by the Ocean SS Co Ltd, Liverpool (Blue Funnel Line). While managed by the Transport Branch of the Royal Australian Navy she made five journeys from Australia as a troop ship. Commonwealth control ceased on 12 Oct 1917 when her management transferred to the British Admiralty.
 
 
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On 27 Feb 1941, when about 180 miles W.N.W. of North Aran Island, Co., Donegal, the ''SS Anchises'' was bombed by German aircraft. In this attack, 3 passengers died. She lost power and 134 passengers and crew abandoned the ship in six life boats whilst 33 crew members remained on board to try to sail her to Liverpool. Whilst waiting for a salvage tug she was attacked again on 28 Feb 1941 and sank with the loss of 12 lives. The remaining survivors were rescued by HMS Kingcup and HMCS Assiniboine. She was only 70 miles short of the Mersey Estuary. In total, 12 members of the crew and three passengers were killed. One hundred and fifty-six were rescued.  
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==Remarks==
 
Owned by the Ocean SS Co Ltd, Liverpool (Blue Funnel Line). While managed by the Transport Branch of the Royal Australian Navy she made five journeys from Australia as a troop ship.
 
Commonwealth control ceased on 12 Oct 1917 when her management transferred to the British Admiralty.
 
  
 
==Soldiers carried==
 
==Soldiers carried==
  
 
===Fremantle to Port Suez 2 September 1915 - ? September 1915===
 
===Fremantle to Port Suez 2 September 1915 - ? September 1915===
*[[Frederick James Bishop]]
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Sailed 26 August 1915 from Melbourne, Victoria
*[[Victor Thomas Emanuel Compassi]]
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* [[Frederick James Bishop]]
*[[George Chistopher Dalziell DCM]]
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* [[Reginald Thomas (Reg) Cockshott]]
*[[Angus Lindt]]
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* [[Victor Thomas Emanuel Compassi]]
*[[Ernest Edward Lockhart]]
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* [[George Chistopher Dalziell DCM]]
*[[Frederick William Wallace Moore]]
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* [[Angus Lindt]]
*[[Joseph Pulford]]
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* [[Ernest Edward Lockhart]]
*[[Edward William Tink]]
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* [[Frederick William Wallace Moore]]
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* [[Joseph Pulford]]
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* [[Edward William Tink]]
  
 
===Sydney to Liverpool 8 August - 2 October 1917===
 
===Sydney to Liverpool 8 August - 2 October 1917===
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===Devonport to Albany 28 February - 7 April 1919===
 
===Devonport to Albany 28 February - 7 April 1919===
*[[Percival (Peter) Clement Bassett]]
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* [[Edgar Copley Adams MID]]
*[[Ronald Adolphous Julian Batt]]
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* [[Percival (Peter) Clement Bassett]]
*[[Edward Briggs]]
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* [[Ronald Adolphous Julian Batt]]
*[[Harry Redcliffe Broadhurst]]
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* [[Edward Briggs]]
*[[Victor Norman Chandler MM]]
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* [[Harry Redcliffe Broadhurst]]
*[[George Chistopher Dalziell DCM]]
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* [[Victor Norman Chandler MM]]
*[[Albert John Egan MID]]
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* [[George Chistopher Dalziell DCM]]
*[[Arthur Frederick William Eivers]]
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* [[Albert John Egan MID]]
*[[John Edwin Ffoulkes DCM]]
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* [[Arthur Frederick William Eivers]]
*[[George Weston Firns]]
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* [[John Edwin Ffoulkes DCM]]
*[[James Kershaw]]
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* [[George Weston Firns]]
*[[Arthur Thomas Lester]]
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* [[James Owen Horrocks]]
*[[Angus Lindt]]
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* [[James Kershaw]]
*[[Alfred Arthur Martin]]
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* [[Arthur Thomas Lester]]
*[[Hector Lionel Saw]]
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* [[Angus Lindt]]
*[[Frederick Selkirk]]
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* [[Alfred Arthur Martin]]
*[[John Harold Rupert Smith]]
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* [[Hector Lionel Saw]]
*[[William George Tait]]
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* [[Frederick Selkirk]]
 
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* [[John Harold Rupert Smith]]
===Post WW1 Men===
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* [[William George Tait]]
*[[Edgar Copley Adams MID]]
 
 
 
  
 
===Other Voyages===
 
===Other Voyages===
 
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* 14 March 1916 from Melbourne, Victoria
22 August - 5 October 1919 (Plymouth to Adelaide)
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* 24 August 1916 from Sydney, New South Wales; 28 August 1916 from Adelaide.
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* 24 January 1917 from Sydney, New South Wales
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* 28 August 1916 from Adelaide, South Australia
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* 22 August - 5 October 1919 (Plymouth to Adelaide)
 
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Latest revision as of 23:36, 12 October 2021

HMAT A68 Anchises
HMAT A68 Anchisses.jpg
HMAT A68 Anchisses 1.jpg
History
Name HMAT A68 Anchises
Owner Ocean Steam Ship Co. Ltd (A. Holt & Co)
Builder Workman Clark & Co. Ltd. Belfast
Yard number 296
Launched 1911
Completed 10 Mar 1911
Out of service 28 Feb 1941
Fate Bombed and Sunk
General characteristics
Type passenger / cargo ship
Tonnage 10,046 tons
Length 493 ft (150.26m)
Beam 60.4 ft (18.41m)
Depth 37.1 ft (11.31m)
Propulsion twin screw
Speed 14 knots (25.93 kph)
Capacity 300 x 1st class



Remarks

Owned by the Ocean SS Co Ltd, Liverpool (Blue Funnel Line). While managed by the Transport Branch of the Royal Australian Navy she made five journeys from Australia as a troop ship. Commonwealth control ceased on 12 Oct 1917 when her management transferred to the British Admiralty.


On 27 Feb 1941, when about 180 miles W.N.W. of North Aran Island, Co., Donegal, the SS Anchises was bombed by German aircraft. In this attack, 3 passengers died. She lost power and 134 passengers and crew abandoned the ship in six life boats whilst 33 crew members remained on board to try to sail her to Liverpool. Whilst waiting for a salvage tug she was attacked again on 28 Feb 1941 and sank with the loss of 12 lives. The remaining survivors were rescued by HMS Kingcup and HMCS Assiniboine. She was only 70 miles short of the Mersey Estuary. In total, 12 members of the crew and three passengers were killed. One hundred and fifty-six were rescued.

Soldiers carried

Fremantle to Port Suez 2 September 1915 - ? September 1915

Sailed 26 August 1915 from Melbourne, Victoria

Sydney to Liverpool 8 August - 2 October 1917

England to Fremantle 1 November - 25 December 1917

Devonport to Albany 28 February - 7 April 1919

Other Voyages

  • 14 March 1916 from Melbourne, Victoria
  • 24 August 1916 from Sydney, New South Wales; 28 August 1916 from Adelaide.
  • 24 January 1917 from Sydney, New South Wales
  • 28 August 1916 from Adelaide, South Australia
  • 22 August - 5 October 1919 (Plymouth to Adelaide)