Difference between revisions of "HMT Haverford"
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| image = [[File:HMT_Haverford.jpg]] | | image = [[File:HMT_Haverford.jpg]] | ||
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| shipname = HMT Haverford | | shipname = HMT Haverford | ||
− | | shipowner = International Navigation Co Ltd Liverpool | + | | shipowner = International Navigation Co. Ltd., Liverpool (Red Star Line) |
| shipbuilder = John Brown & Co Ltd, Clydebank, Glasgow | | shipbuilder = John Brown & Co Ltd, Clydebank, Glasgow | ||
− | | shipyardnumber = | + | | shipyardnumber = 344 |
| shiplaunched = 4 May 1901 | | shiplaunched = 4 May 1901 | ||
| shipcompleted = 1901 | | shipcompleted = 1901 | ||
− | | shipinservice = | + | | shipinservice = 1901 |
− | | shipoutofservice = | + | | shipoutofservice = 1925 |
| shipinservice2 = | | shipinservice2 = | ||
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| shipID = | | shipID = | ||
| shipfate = scrapped in Italy during 1925 | | shipfate = scrapped in Italy during 1925 | ||
− | | shiptype = | + | | shiptype = Passenger Liner |
| shiptonnage = 11,635 tons | | shiptonnage = 11,635 tons | ||
− | | shiplength = 161. | + | | shiplength = 531.0 ft (161.85m) |
− | | shipbeam = 18. | + | | shipbeam = 59.2 ft (18.0m) |
− | | shipdepth = | + | | shipdepth = 42.8 ft (13.0m); draft 27.2 ft (8.28m) |
| shippropulsion = twin screw - triple expansion steam engines | | shippropulsion = twin screw - triple expansion steam engines | ||
− | | shipspeed = 14 knots | + | | shipspeed = 14 knots (25.93 km/h) |
| shipcapacity = 2,000 passengers | | shipcapacity = 2,000 passengers | ||
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==Remarks== | ==Remarks== | ||
− | + | A single class passenger ship for the UK - USA routes. On 14 June 1906 an explosion occurred aboard Haverford, killing 13 people at Liverpool docks. The explosion was attributed to explosive fumes produced by a load of 45 tons of Fels-Naptha soap in its cargo. | |
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+ | During World War I, ''Haverford'' was requisitioned as a transport ship for British troops, beginning in 1915 and remaining so until 1919. On 26 Jun 1917 she was torpedoed by U-Boat U-94 off western Scotland while carrying general cargo with 8 casualties. In 1918, after a six-month hiatus for repairs, the ship was again attacked by a German submarine in the North Atlantic Ocean, surviving with far less damage. | ||
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+ | Returned to normal post WW1 she sailed for Genoa on 2 Jan 1925 to be broken up by La Spezia.On 2 Jan 1925 | ||
==Soldiers carried== | ==Soldiers carried== | ||
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===Alexandria to Marseilles 2 - 10 June 1916=== | ===Alexandria to Marseilles 2 - 10 June 1916=== | ||
[[11th Field Artillery Brigade]] | [[11th Field Artillery Brigade]] | ||
[[Category:Ships]] | [[Category:Ships]] |
Latest revision as of 23:38, 28 October 2021
Remarks
A single class passenger ship for the UK - USA routes. On 14 June 1906 an explosion occurred aboard Haverford, killing 13 people at Liverpool docks. The explosion was attributed to explosive fumes produced by a load of 45 tons of Fels-Naptha soap in its cargo.
During World War I, Haverford was requisitioned as a transport ship for British troops, beginning in 1915 and remaining so until 1919. On 26 Jun 1917 she was torpedoed by U-Boat U-94 off western Scotland while carrying general cargo with 8 casualties. In 1918, after a six-month hiatus for repairs, the ship was again attacked by a German submarine in the North Atlantic Ocean, surviving with far less damage.
Returned to normal post WW1 she sailed for Genoa on 2 Jan 1925 to be broken up by La Spezia.On 2 Jan 1925