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| History | |
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| Name | HMAT A74 Marathon |
| Builder | Alexander Stephen & Sons Ltd., Govan, Modified - lengthened 1912 |
| Yard number | 402 |
| Launched | 18 Nov 1903 |
| Completed | 5 Jan 1904 |
| Out of service | 1924 |
| Fate | 1924 sold to a German company and broken up in Netherlands |
| General characteristics | |
| Type | Passenger / Cargo Refrigerated |
| Tonnage | 7,848 tons |
| Length | 540.1 ft (164 .62m) |
| Beam | 55 ft (16.76m) |
| Speed | 15 knots (27.8 kph) |
| Capacity | 1904 150 x 1st and 170 x 3rd class passengers. 1913 239 x 1st and 328 x 3rd |
Contents
- 1 Remarks
- 2 Soldiers carried
- 2.1 Sydney to Devonport 4 May - 9 July 1916
- 2.2 England to Fremantle 17 June - 8 August 1918
- 2.3 Melbourne to London 23 July - 27 September 1918
- 2.4 England to Fremantle 6 November - 30 December 1918
- 2.5 England to Fremantle 19 April - 31 May 1919
- 2.6 England to Fremantle 7 November - 19 December 1919
- 2.7 Other Voyages
Remarks
Owned by the G Thompson & Co Ltd, of London, operating as the Aberdeen Line between 1903 and 1921. Originally she had a single funnel, but in 1912 there was a commercial case for her to be lengthened, and as part of the modification she was rebuilt with two funnels.
Leased by the Commonwealth from 27 Oct 1915 until 28 Jul 1917. She made three journeys carrying troops from mid 1916 until early 1917 before she was handed over to the British Admiralty on 28 Jul 1917, and two further voyages under their control. She was later to play a part in the return of troops to Australia after the war concluded.
She was renamed Oruba in 1921 when sold to Royal Mail Steam Packet Co, Aberdeen. Sold again in 1824, this time to Schweitzer & Oppler, Berlin before being scrapped in Hamburg during 1925.
Soldiers carried
Sydney to Devonport 4 May - 9 July 1916
England to Fremantle 17 June - 8 August 1918
Melbourne to London 23 July - 27 September 1918
Embarked in Albany on 29 July
England to Fremantle 6 November - 30 December 1918
England to Fremantle 19 April - 31 May 1919
England to Fremantle 7 November - 19 December 1919
- Douglas Campbell Wills Winning and wife
Other Voyages
- 27 October 1916 from Brisbane
- 10 May 1917 from Sydney