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| + | | shipname = HMAT A8 Argyllshire | ||
| + | | shipowner = Scottish Shire Line Ltd - mng Turnbull, Martin & Co Ltd, Glasgow | ||
| + | | shipbuilder = John Brown of Clydebank | ||
| + | | shipyardnumber = 399 | ||
| + | | shiplaunched = 27 Feb 1911 | ||
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| + | | shipfate = scuttled after a fire | ||
| + | | shiptype = Passenger / Cargo | ||
| + | | shiptonnage = 10,392 tons | ||
| + | | shiplength = 526.2 ft (160.39m) | ||
| + | | shipbeam = 61.4 ft (18.71m) | ||
| + | | shipdepth = 33.3 ft (10.15m) | ||
| + | | shippropulsion = twin screw | ||
| + | | shipspeed = 14 knots (25.93 kmph) | ||
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==Remarks== | ==Remarks== | ||
| − | Owned by the Scottish Shire Line Ltd of London, and leased by the Commonwealth until 24 Jan 1918. | + | Owned by the Scottish Shire Line Ltd of London, and leased by the Commonwealth until 24 Jan 1918. Se was converted at Cockatoo Island Drydock in Sydney to carry 845 troops and 392 horses. Its first voyage for the Commonwealth was to participate in the 1st Convoy from Albany to Alexandria carrying artillery units. |
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| − | + | While under Commonwealth control she completed seven voyages from Australia, with the final one from Fremantle in late 1916. During that time she was attacked twice by U Boats. The first occasion was on 27 May 1915 when two torpedoes fired by submarine missed her, and the second on 2 Feb 1917 when she was hit three miles (5 km) off Start Point by a torpedo fired by U Boat UC-46, but able to reach Falmouth safely. Management transferred to the British Admiralty on 24 Jan 1918. During Aug - Sep 1919 she carried soldiers home to Brisbane. | |
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| − | While under Commonwealth control she completed seven voyages from Australia, with the final one from Fremantle in late 1916. During that time she was attacked twice by U Boats. The first occasion was on 27 May 1915 when two torpedoes fired by submarine missed her, and the second on 2 Feb 1917 when she was hit by a torpedo but able to reach Falmouth safely. Management transferred to the British Admiralty on 24 Jan 1918. | ||
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Returned to normal service she was laid up for periods in 1927 and 1929 before being sold to the Clan Line and renamed ''Clan Urquhart''. In 1936 she was sold for scrap, but before this was complete she caught fire and her hull was scuttled. | Returned to normal service she was laid up for periods in 1927 and 1929 before being sold to the Clan Line and renamed ''Clan Urquhart''. In 1936 she was sold for scrap, but before this was complete she caught fire and her hull was scuttled. | ||
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==Soldiers carried== | ==Soldiers carried== | ||
| − | == | + | ===Sydney to Port Suez 10 April - ? May 1915=== |
| + | Embarked in Melbourne on 14 April | ||
| + | * [[Arthur Thomas Orton MM]] | ||
| + | Embarked in Fremantle on 19 April | ||
*[[Ernest Ball DCM]] | *[[Ernest Ball DCM]] | ||
*[[Thomas Hetherington]] | *[[Thomas Hetherington]] | ||
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*[[John Grant Watt MM & Bar]] | *[[John Grant Watt MM & Bar]] | ||
| − | == | + | ===Sydney to Devonport 5 November 1916 - 10 January 1917=== |
| − | + | Embarked in Fremantle on 9 November | |
| − | *[[Hubert Maitland Armstrong MM]] | + | * [[Hubert Maitland Armstrong MM]] |
| − | *[[George Henry Aspinall]] | + | * [[George Henry Aspinall]] |
| − | *[[William Atkins]] | + | * † [[William Atkins]] |
| − | *[[Robert Prior Bailey]] | + | * † [[Robert Prior Bailey]] |
| − | *[[William George Ball]] | + | * † [[William George Ball]] |
| − | *[[Beverley Loxton Bennett]] | + | * [[Arthur Charles Barber]] |
| − | *[[Robert Frank Bickford]] | + | * † [[Beverley Loxton Bennett]] |
| − | *[[William Bingham]] | + | * [[Robert Frank Bickford]] |
| − | *[[Robert Henry Blake]] | + | * [[William Bingham]] |
| − | *[[William Francis Combs]] | + | * [[Robert Henry Blake]] |
| − | *[[Arthur Clarke]] | + | * [[William Francis Combs]] |
| − | *[[Albert Ernest Elkington]] | + | * [[Arthur Clarke]] |
| − | *[[Claude Eustace Herbert Evans]] | + | * † [[Albert Ernest Elkington]] |
| − | *[[John Feast]] | + | * [[Claude Eustace Herbert Evans]] |
| − | *[[Albert Helliwell]] | + | * [[John Feast]] |
| − | *[[Leslie Hetherington]] | + | * [[Albert Helliwell]] |
| − | *[[Robert Hastings Joyce]] | + | * [[Leslie Hetherington]] |
| − | *[[Patrick Kiely]] | + | * [[Robert Hastings Joyce]] |
| − | *[[William Wilfred Gerald Liddington]] | + | * [[Patrick Kiely]] |
| − | *[[Charles Leonard Lockhart]] | + | * [[William Wilfred Gerald Liddington]] |
| − | *[[Samuel Thomas Lowth]] | + | * [[Charles Leonard Lockhart]] |
| − | *[[George Emanuel Nettleton]] | + | * [[Samuel Thomas Lowth]] |
| − | *[[Alfred Charles Newman]] | + | * [[George Emanuel Nettleton]] |
| − | *[[Albert Nock]] | + | * † [[Alfred Charles Newman]] |
| − | *[[Patrick Joseph O'Brien]] | + | * [[Albert Nock]] |
| − | *[[George Partington]] | + | * [[Patrick Joseph O'Brien]] |
| − | *[[George William Piesley]] | + | * [[George Partington]] |
| − | *[[Isaac Robert Powell]] | + | * [[George William Piesley]] |
| − | *[[Ernest William George Reed]] | + | * [[Isaac Robert Powell]] |
| − | *[[Herbert James Reed]] | + | * [[Ernest William George Reed]] |
| − | *[[William Savage]] | + | * [[Herbert James Reed]] |
| − | *[[Henry Seddon]] | + | * † [[William Savage]] |
| − | *[[Ephraim Shepherd]] | + | * † [[Henry Seddon]] |
| − | *[[Norman Leslie Skewes]] | + | * [[Ephraim Shepherd]] |
| − | *[[Matthew Walsh]] | + | * [[Norman Leslie Skewes]] |
| − | *[[Vernon Claude Witney]] | + | * [[Matthew Walsh]] |
| + | * [[Vernon Claude Witney]] | ||
| − | ==England to Fremantle 23 May 1917 - 9 July 1917== | + | ===England to Fremantle 23 May 1917 - 9 July 1917=== |
*[[John Hugh Jones]] | *[[John Hugh Jones]] | ||
| − | ==England to Fremantle 1 February - 6 April 1918== | + | ===England to Fremantle 1 February - 6 April 1918=== |
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*[[Charles Fancote]] | *[[Charles Fancote]] | ||
*[[Ernest (Roy) William Sladden]] | *[[Ernest (Roy) William Sladden]] | ||
| − | ==England to Albany 9 December 1918 - 18 January 1919== | + | ===England to Albany 9 December 1918 - 18 January 1919=== |
Passengers then railed to Fremantle. | Passengers then railed to Fremantle. | ||
*[[Thomas Hetherington]] | *[[Thomas Hetherington]] | ||
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*[[Edward Patrick Thomas O'Brien]] | *[[Edward Patrick Thomas O'Brien]] | ||
*[[Nicholas Joseph Rosekelly]] | *[[Nicholas Joseph Rosekelly]] | ||
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| + | ===Other Journeys=== | ||
| + | * 18 October 1914 from Sydney, New South Wales, disembarking in Alexandria 8 December 1914 | ||
| + | * 30 September 1915 from Sydney, New South Wales | ||
[[Category:Ships]] | [[Category:Ships]] | ||
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| History | |
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| Name | HMAT A8 Argyllshire |
| Owner | Scottish Shire Line Ltd - mng Turnbull, Martin & Co Ltd, Glasgow |
| Builder | John Brown of Clydebank |
| Yard number | 399 |
| Launched | 27 Feb 1911 |
| Fate | scuttled after a fire |
| General characteristics | |
| Type | Passenger / Cargo |
| Tonnage | 10,392 tons |
| Length | 526.2 ft (160.39m) |
| Beam | 61.4 ft (18.71m) |
| Depth | 33.3 ft (10.15m) |
| Propulsion | twin screw |
| Speed | 14 knots (25.93 kmph) |
Contents
[hide]Remarks
Owned by the Scottish Shire Line Ltd of London, and leased by the Commonwealth until 24 Jan 1918. Se was converted at Cockatoo Island Drydock in Sydney to carry 845 troops and 392 horses. Its first voyage for the Commonwealth was to participate in the 1st Convoy from Albany to Alexandria carrying artillery units.
While under Commonwealth control she completed seven voyages from Australia, with the final one from Fremantle in late 1916. During that time she was attacked twice by U Boats. The first occasion was on 27 May 1915 when two torpedoes fired by submarine missed her, and the second on 2 Feb 1917 when she was hit three miles (5 km) off Start Point by a torpedo fired by U Boat UC-46, but able to reach Falmouth safely. Management transferred to the British Admiralty on 24 Jan 1918. During Aug - Sep 1919 she carried soldiers home to Brisbane.
Returned to normal service she was laid up for periods in 1927 and 1929 before being sold to the Clan Line and renamed Clan Urquhart. In 1936 she was sold for scrap, but before this was complete she caught fire and her hull was scuttled.
Staff
- Euphemia Weir Huntley Scott served as nursing staff on a voyage to Australia March 1916.
Soldiers carried
Sydney to Port Suez 10 April - ? May 1915
Embarked in Melbourne on 14 April
Embarked in Fremantle on 19 April
- Ernest Ball DCM
- Thomas Hetherington
- Ernest Wright Holroyd
- Arthur Thomas Orton MM
- William Henry Shade
- John Grant Watt MM & Bar
Sydney to Devonport 5 November 1916 - 10 January 1917
Embarked in Fremantle on 9 November
- Hubert Maitland Armstrong MM
- George Henry Aspinall
- † William Atkins
- † Robert Prior Bailey
- † William George Ball
- Arthur Charles Barber
- † Beverley Loxton Bennett
- Robert Frank Bickford
- William Bingham
- Robert Henry Blake
- William Francis Combs
- Arthur Clarke
- † Albert Ernest Elkington
- Claude Eustace Herbert Evans
- John Feast
- Albert Helliwell
- Leslie Hetherington
- Robert Hastings Joyce
- Patrick Kiely
- William Wilfred Gerald Liddington
- Charles Leonard Lockhart
- Samuel Thomas Lowth
- George Emanuel Nettleton
- † Alfred Charles Newman
- Albert Nock
- Patrick Joseph O'Brien
- George Partington
- George William Piesley
- Isaac Robert Powell
- Ernest William George Reed
- Herbert James Reed
- † William Savage
- † Henry Seddon
- Ephraim Shepherd
- Norman Leslie Skewes
- Matthew Walsh
- Vernon Claude Witney
England to Fremantle 23 May 1917 - 9 July 1917
England to Fremantle 1 February - 6 April 1918
England to Albany 9 December 1918 - 18 January 1919
Passengers then railed to Fremantle.
- Thomas Hetherington
- Stanley Thomas Marsh
- Thomas William Moore
- William Bertie Claude Moulden
- Edward Patrick Thomas O'Brien
- Nicholas Joseph Rosekelly
Other Journeys
- 18 October 1914 from Sydney, New South Wales, disembarking in Alexandria 8 December 1914
- 30 September 1915 from Sydney, New South Wales