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| shipowner = 1914: George Thompson & Co Ltd; 1932: Shaw, Savill & Albion Line
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| shipbuilder = Harland & Wolff, Belfast
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| shiptonnage =  14,947 tons
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| shipcapacity = 140 x 1st class; 334 x 3rd class; 750 Steerage. Changed with refits in 1932 & 1945
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==Remarks==
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Built for George Thompson & Co Ltd Glasgow, she was on her maiden voyage to Brisbane when war broke out.  Requisitioned on 26 Aug 1914, just two days after her arrival, by the Commonwealth, whose control ended 2 Jun 1917, with management of the Euripides being taken over by the British Admiralty. She was a member of the first convoy from Albany, and she completed seven voyages from Australia with troops. In 1919 she was used to repatriate Australian troops and during the period 1914 - 1919 she carried 38,439 troops to or from the war.
  
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Built for G Thompson & Co Ltd, Glasgow, she was on her maiden voyage to Brisbane when war broke out.  Requisitioned two days after her arrival by the Commonwealth, whose control ended 2 Jun 1917, with management of the Euripides being taken over by the British Admiralty.
 
  
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A member of the first convoy from Albany, she completed seven voyages from Australia with troops. In 1919 she was used to repatriate Australian troops and during the period 1914 - 1919 she carried 38,439 troops to or from the war.
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Post war she was overhauled and resumed the Aberdeen Line's London - Australia route, before changing hands several times between the wars. In 1932 she was renamed Akaroa. Euripides/Akaroa had a double bottom for the full length of her hull. Her hull was divided into watertight compartments, so that she could remain afloat if any two were flooded.
  
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Post war she was overhauled and resumed the Aberdeen Line's London - Australia route, before changing hands several times between wars. In 1932 she was renamed Akaroa.
 
  
 
During WW2 she was again used as a troopship before another transformation in 1945 back to civilian use before being sent to shipbreakers in Antwerp in May 1954.
 
During WW2 she was again used as a troopship before another transformation in 1945 back to civilian use before being sent to shipbreakers in Antwerp in May 1954.
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==Soldiers carried==
 
==Soldiers carried==
  
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==Sydney to Alexandra 20 October - 3 December 1914==
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===Sydney to Alexandra 20 October - 3 December 1914===
 
*[[Edgar Leslie Livermore]]
 
*[[Edgar Leslie Livermore]]
  
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==Plymouth to Fremantle 24 June - 3 August 1916==
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===Plymouth to Fremantle 24 June - 3 August 1916===
 
* Prime Minister William Morris 'Billy' Hughes - travelled on to Melbourne
 
* Prime Minister William Morris 'Billy' Hughes - travelled on to Melbourne
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*[[William Edward Clarence Green]]
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* [[Arthur Charles Cam]]
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* [[William Edward Clarence Green]]
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==Port Suez to Melbourne 22 January - 21 February 1917==
 
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*[[Sidney Tugby]]
 
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*[[William Henry Shade]] disembarked at Fremantle
 
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==Plymouth to Australia 22 July 1917 - 11 September 1917==
 
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*[[William Carroll]]
 
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*[[William Heath]]
 
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*[[Patrick Michael]]
 
  
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==Sydney to New York 1 May - 14 June 1918==
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===Port Suez to Melbourne 22 January - 21 February 1917===
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*[[Edward Stanley James]]<br />
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* [[Sidney Tugby]]
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* [[William Henry Shade]] disembarked at Fremantle
  
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==Portland to Fremantle 3 March - 10 April 1919==
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===Plymouth to Australia 22 July 1917 - 11 September 1917===
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*[[William Bowman]]
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* [[William Carroll]]
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*[[Victor Leo Gordon Boyle]]
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* [[Edwin Patrick Hanrahan]]
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*[[Albert George Bullock]]
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* [[William Heath]]
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*[[Arthur Charles Cam]]
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* [[Patrick Michael]]
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*[[Joseph Clough]]
 
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*[[Gordon Vidgen Cross]]
 
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*[[William Percy Matthews]]
 
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*[[Albert Thomas Myers]]
 
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*[[Hartland Wheare Richards]]
 
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*[[William Renfrey Thomas]] from Kantarra 15 March
 
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*[[Frank Erle Waters]]
 
  
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===Sydney to New York 1 May - 14 June 1918===
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* [[Edward Stanley James]]<br />
  
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===Portland to Fremantle 3 March - 10 April 1919===
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* [[William Michael Bowman]]
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* [[Victor Leo Gordon Boyle]]
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* [[Albert George Bullock]]
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* [[Arthur Charles Cam]]
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* [[Joseph Clough]]
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* [[Gordon Vidgen Cross]]
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* [[John William King]]
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* [[William Percy Matthews]]
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* [[Albert Thomas Myers]]
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* [[Hartland Wheare Richards]]
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* [[William Renfrey Thomas]] from Kantarra 15 March
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* [[Frank Erle Waters]]
  
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===Other Voyages===
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* 10 May 1915 from Melbourne
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* 2 November 1915 from Sydney
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* 4 April 1916 from Melbourne
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* 9 September 1916 from Sydney & 11 September 1916 from Melbourne
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* 31 October 1917 from Sydney
  
 
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Latest revision as of 19:57, 9 March 2022

HMAT A14 Euripides
HMAT A14 Euripides.jpg
History
Name HMAT A14 Euripides
Owner 1914: George Thompson & Co Ltd; 1932: Shaw, Savill & Albion Line
Builder Harland & Wolff, Belfast
Yard number 439
Launched 29 Jan 1914
Completed 6 Jun 1914
In service 1 Jul 1914
Out of service 12 May 1954
Fate scrapped in Antwerp
General characteristics
Type Passenger / cargo steamship (triple screw)
Tonnage 14,947 tons
Length 550.7 ft (167.9m)
Beam 67.4 ft (20.5m)
Depth 44.1 ft (13.4m)
Propulsion 3 screws
Speed 15 knots (28 kph)
Capacity 140 x 1st class; 334 x 3rd class; 750 Steerage. Changed with refits in 1932 & 1945


Remarks

Built for George Thompson & Co Ltd Glasgow, she was on her maiden voyage to Brisbane when war broke out. Requisitioned on 26 Aug 1914, just two days after her arrival, by the Commonwealth, whose control ended 2 Jun 1917, with management of the Euripides being taken over by the British Admiralty. She was a member of the first convoy from Albany, and she completed seven voyages from Australia with troops. In 1919 she was used to repatriate Australian troops and during the period 1914 - 1919 she carried 38,439 troops to or from the war.


Post war she was overhauled and resumed the Aberdeen Line's London - Australia route, before changing hands several times between the wars. In 1932 she was renamed Akaroa. Euripides/Akaroa had a double bottom for the full length of her hull. Her hull was divided into watertight compartments, so that she could remain afloat if any two were flooded.


During WW2 she was again used as a troopship before another transformation in 1945 back to civilian use before being sent to shipbreakers in Antwerp in May 1954.

Staff

Soldiers carried

Sydney to Alexandra 20 October - 3 December 1914

Plymouth to Fremantle 24 June - 3 August 1916

Port Suez to Melbourne 22 January - 21 February 1917

Plymouth to Australia 22 July 1917 - 11 September 1917

Sydney to New York 1 May - 14 June 1918

Portland to Fremantle 3 March - 10 April 1919

Other Voyages

  • 10 May 1915 from Melbourne
  • 2 November 1915 from Sydney
  • 4 April 1916 from Melbourne
  • 9 September 1916 from Sydney & 11 September 1916 from Melbourne
  • 31 October 1917 from Sydney
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