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| + | | shipname = HMT Ivernia | ||
| + | | shipowner = Cunard Steamship Co. Ltd. - British & North American RMSP Co - Cunard White Star Line. | ||
| + | | shipbuilder = Swan Hunter & Wigham Richardson of Newcastle | ||
| + | | shipyardnumber = 247 | ||
| + | | shiplaunched = 1899 | ||
| + | | shipcompleted = 1900 | ||
| + | | shipinservice = 14 Apr 1900 | ||
| + | | shipoutofservice = 1 Jan 1917 | ||
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| + | | shipID = RNJD | ||
| + | | shipfate = Torpedoed and fondered | ||
| + | | shiptype = Passenger Liner - immigrants | ||
| + | | shiptonnage = 13,799 tons | ||
| + | | shiplength = 600 ft (180 m) | ||
| + | | shipbeam = 64 ft (20 m) | ||
| + | | shipdepth = 37 ft 98 in (11.5m) | ||
| + | | shippropulsion = twin screw | ||
| + | | shipspeed = 15 knots (27.78 km/h) | ||
| + | | shipcapacity = 1,964 passengers - (164 x 1st Class, 200 Sx 2nd, 1,600 x 3rd) | ||
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| − | + | Owned by Cunard Steam Ship Company. he made her maiden voyage, from Liverpool to New York, on 14 April 1900. Two months later she was placed on the Liverpool-Boston route for which she was intended, and remained on that route until December 1911. Ivernia was then placed on a Trieste-New York route and remained there until World War I, except for the winter of 1912-13, when she returned to the Boston-Liverpool route. | |
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| − | + | She was taken over as a troopship in September 1914. | |
| − | + | Ivernia was torpedoed and sunk on New Year's Day 1917 by German U Boat-47 off Cape Matapan, Greece while carrying 2,400 Scottish troops from Marseilles to Alexandria. Eighty five soldiers and thirty six crew died. | |
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| − | Ivernia was torpedoed and sunk on New Year's Day 1917 by U Boat-47 off Cape Matapan, Greece. | ||
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==Soldiers carried== | ==Soldiers carried== | ||
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On 10 Sep 1915 all boarded [[HMT Sarnia]] for the journey to Anzac Cove | On 10 Sep 1915 all boarded [[HMT Sarnia]] for the journey to Anzac Cove | ||
| − | *[[William Barge]] | + | * † [[William Barge]] |
| − | *[[Charles Barnett]] | + | * † [[Charles Barnett]] |
| − | *[[William Bowman]] | + | * [[William Michael Bowman]] |
| − | *[[Arthur Percy Thomas Boyle]] | + | * [[Arthur Percy Thomas Boyle]] |
| − | *[[Edward Briggs]] | + | * [[Edward Briggs]] |
| − | *[[Oswald Chorlton]] | + | * † [[John McLeod Brown]] |
| − | *[[William Edward Clarence Green]] | + | * † [[Oswald Chorlton]] |
| − | *[[Walter Hayward]] | + | * [[William Edward Clarence Green]] |
| − | *[[Frederick Hobbs]] | + | * [[Walter Hayward]] |
| − | *[[Stephen Henry Horrocks]] | + | * [[Frederick Hobbs]] |
| − | *[[Henry Richard Keefe]] | + | * † [[John Hobbs]] |
| − | *[[Basil Kelley]] | + | * † [[Stephen Henry Horrocks]] |
| − | *[[Henry George Price]] | + | * [[Henry Richard Keefe]] |
| − | *[[Reginald Grove Sexty MID]] | + | * † [[Basil Kelley]] |
| + | * [[William Alfred Leaver MC MM]] | ||
| + | * † [[Harry Pickard]] | ||
| + | * [[Henry George Price]] | ||
| + | * [[Reginald Grove Sexty MID]] | ||
| + | * † [[Roland Parker Shelley]] | ||
| + | * [[Arnold Thorp]] | ||
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| + | ==England to Alexandria ?? - 16 February 1916== | ||
| + | *[[John Donald Stalker]] | ||
==Alexandria to Marseilles France 22 - 28 Mar 1916== | ==Alexandria to Marseilles France 22 - 28 Mar 1916== | ||
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==Alexandria to Marseilles 5 - 12 June 1916== | ==Alexandria to Marseilles 5 - 12 June 1916== | ||
| − | *[[Edward Patrick Barker]] | + | * [[Edward Patrick Barker]] |
| − | *[[George Edward Binns]] | + | * [[George Edward Binns]] |
| − | *[[Clyde Bird]] | + | * [[Clyde Bird]] |
| − | *[[Thomas Bird]] | + | * [[Thomas Bird]] |
| − | *[[John McLeod Brown]] | + | * † [[John McLeod Brown]] |
| − | *[[Victor Norman Chandler MM]] | + | * [[William Edward Butcher MM RMG MID]] |
| − | *[[Bernard William Chatfield]] | + | * [[Victor Norman Chandler MM]] |
| − | *[[Henry Thomas Cockram]] | + | * † [[Bernard William Chatfield]] |
| − | *[[George | + | * [[Henry Thomas Cockram]] |
| − | *[[Francis Crowe]] | + | * [[George Sidney Cook]] |
| − | *[[Gordon Devereux MM]] post WW1 men | + | * [[Francis Crowe]] |
| − | *[[Alexander Donald]] | + | * † [[Walter Edward Dalziell]] |
| − | *[[Victor Emanuel Durling]] | + | * [[Charles Henry Davis]] |
| − | *[[Albert John Egan MID]] | + | * [[Gordon Devereux MM]] post WW1 men |
| − | *[[Charles Maul Glover]] | + | * [[Alexander Donald]] |
| − | *[[John Francis Grabham MM]] | + | * [[Victor Emanuel Durling]] |
| − | *[[John Huntley]] | + | * [[Albert John Egan MID]] |
| − | *[[Walter David Francis Kerridge]] | + | * † [[Charles Maul Glover]] |
| − | *[[Thomas William Kerry]] | + | * † [[John Francis Grabham MM]] |
| − | *[[Alexander Russell Main]] | + | * † [[John Huntley]] |
| − | *[[Leonard Roy Matthews]] | + | * [[Walter David Francis Kerridge]] |
| − | *[[Keith George Harman Podger]] | + | * [[Thomas William Kerry]] |
| − | *[[Charles Joseph Gerald Raynor]] | + | * [[Alexander Russell Main]] |
| − | *[[Francis Henry Ryniker]] | + | * † [[Leonard Roy Matthews]] |
| − | *[[Ernest Selkirk MID]] | + | * [[Charles Frederick McKay]] |
| − | *[[Frederick Selkirk]] | + | * † [[Keith George Harman Podger]] |
| + | * † [[Charles Joseph Gerald Raynor]] | ||
| + | * † [[Lawrence Adrian Renou DCM]] | ||
| + | * [[Francis Henry Ryniker]] | ||
| + | * [[Henry Giles Schmidt]] | ||
| + | * † [[Ernest Selkirk MID]] | ||
| + | * [[Frederick Selkirk]] | ||
| + | * † [[Frank Leslie Sexton]] | ||
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[[Category:Ships]] | [[Category:Ships]] | ||
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| History | |
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| Name | HMT Ivernia |
| Owner | Cunard Steamship Co. Ltd. - British & North American RMSP Co - Cunard White Star Line. |
| Builder | Swan Hunter & Wigham Richardson of Newcastle |
| Yard number | 247 |
| Launched | 1899 |
| Completed | 1900 |
| In service | 14 Apr 1900 |
| Out of service | 1 Jan 1917 |
| Fate | Torpedoed and fondered |
| General characteristics | |
| Type | Passenger Liner - immigrants |
| Tonnage | 13,799 tons |
| Length | 600 ft (180 m) |
| Beam | 64 ft (20 m) |
| Depth | 37 ft 98 in (11.5m) |
| Propulsion | twin screw |
| Speed | 15 knots (27.78 km/h) |
| Capacity | 1,964 passengers - (164 x 1st Class, 200 Sx 2nd, 1,600 x 3rd) |
Contents
[hide]Remarks
Owned by Cunard Steam Ship Company. he made her maiden voyage, from Liverpool to New York, on 14 April 1900. Two months later she was placed on the Liverpool-Boston route for which she was intended, and remained on that route until December 1911. Ivernia was then placed on a Trieste-New York route and remained there until World War I, except for the winter of 1912-13, when she returned to the Boston-Liverpool route.
She was taken over as a troopship in September 1914.
Ivernia was torpedoed and sunk on New Year's Day 1917 by German U Boat-47 off Cape Matapan, Greece while carrying 2,400 Scottish troops from Marseilles to Alexandria. Eighty five soldiers and thirty six crew died.
Soldiers carried
Alexandria to Mudros 4 - 7 September 1915
On 10 Sep 1915 all boarded HMT Sarnia for the journey to Anzac Cove
- † William Barge
- † Charles Barnett
- William Michael Bowman
- Arthur Percy Thomas Boyle
- Edward Briggs
- † John McLeod Brown
- † Oswald Chorlton
- William Edward Clarence Green
- Walter Hayward
- Frederick Hobbs
- † John Hobbs
- † Stephen Henry Horrocks
- Henry Richard Keefe
- † Basil Kelley
- William Alfred Leaver MC MM
- † Harry Pickard
- Henry George Price
- Reginald Grove Sexty MID
- † Roland Parker Shelley
- Arnold Thorp
England to Alexandria ?? - 16 February 1916
Alexandria to Marseilles France 22 - 28 Mar 1916
Alexandria to Marseilles 5 - 12 June 1916
- Edward Patrick Barker
- George Edward Binns
- Clyde Bird
- Thomas Bird
- † John McLeod Brown
- William Edward Butcher MM RMG MID
- Victor Norman Chandler MM
- † Bernard William Chatfield
- Henry Thomas Cockram
- George Sidney Cook
- Francis Crowe
- † Walter Edward Dalziell
- Charles Henry Davis
- Gordon Devereux MM post WW1 men
- Alexander Donald
- Victor Emanuel Durling
- Albert John Egan MID
- † Charles Maul Glover
- † John Francis Grabham MM
- † John Huntley
- Walter David Francis Kerridge
- Thomas William Kerry
- Alexander Russell Main
- † Leonard Roy Matthews
- Charles Frederick McKay
- † Keith George Harman Podger
- † Charles Joseph Gerald Raynor
- † Lawrence Adrian Renou DCM
- Francis Henry Ryniker
- Henry Giles Schmidt
- † Ernest Selkirk MID
- Frederick Selkirk
- † Frank Leslie Sexton