Actions

Difference between revisions of "HMT Golden Eagle"

From Our Contribution

(Folkestone to Étaples 28 February 1917)
(Folkestone to Étaples 17 December 1916)
 
(6 intermediate revisions by the same user not shown)
Line 1: Line 1:
{{Infobox
+
{{Infobox ship
| name          = HMT Golden Eagle
+
| image         = [[File:HMT_Golden_Eagle_1.jpg]]
 
 
| title         =
 
| above          =
 
| subheader      =
 
 
 
|  image        = [[File:HMT_Golden_Eagle.jpg|border|600px]]
 
 
| caption        =  
 
| caption        =  
|   image2       = [[File:HMT_Golden_Eagle_2.jpg|border|600px]]
+
| image2         = [[File:HMT_Golden_Eagle_2.jpg]]
 
| caption2      =  
 
| caption2      =  
 
+
| shipname = HMT Golden Eagle
|headerstyle  = background:#ccf;
+
| shipowner = The General Steam Navigation Co Ltd, London
|labelstyle  =  
+
| shipbuilder = John Brown & Co Ltd, Clydebank
|datastyle    =  
+
| shipyardnumber = 386
 
+
| shiplaunched = 17 Apr 1909
| header1  = History
+
| shipcompleted = 9 Jun 1909
 
+
| shipinservice = 1909
| label2  = Name
+
| shipoutofservice = 1949
|   data2  = HMT Golden Eagle
+
| shipinservice2 =
 
+
| shipoutofservice2 =
| label3  = Builder/Built
+
| shipreclassified =
|   data3  = 1909 John Brown & Co Ltd, Clydebank
+
| shipID =
 
+
| shipfate = brolen up 1951
| label4  = Type
+
| shiptype = Steal Paddle Steamer
|   data4  = Steal Paddle Steamer
+
| shiptonnage = 793 tons
 
+
| shiplength = 275.7 ft (84.0m)
| label5  = Displacement
+
| shipbeam = 32.1 ft (9.78m)
|   data5  = 793 tons
+
| shipdepth = 10.1 ft (3.08m)
 
+
| shippropulsion =Two side mounted paddle wheels
| label6  = Speed
+
| shipspeed =
|   data6  =  
+
| shipcapacity =
 
 
| belowstyle    =  
 
| below          =  
 
 
}}
 
}}
  
  
 
==Remarks==
 
==Remarks==
Built for The General Steam Navigation Co Ltd, London. Used for troop transport during WW1.
+
Built for The General Steam Navigation Co Ltd, London. She served with the Royal Navy in both world wars. Used for troop transport during WW1, with an incomplete conversion to minelayer halted in 1918.
  
In Jan 1940 she was requisitioned as an anti-aircraft ship for the Dunkirk evacuation.  Later used as an accommodation ship, before returning to its owners in June 1945.
 
  
Laid up 1949, and broken up in 1951.
+
At teh beginning of WW2 she assisted withthe transfer of children from London to safer towns and ciies, transfering more than 3,000 to Great Yarmouth.  In Jan 1940 she was requisitioned as an anti-aircraft ship for the Dunkirk evacuation. In addition she evacuated 1,751 British soldiers.  Later used as an accommodation ship, before returning to its owners in June 1945 for coastal service. Laid up 1949, and broken up in 1951 by T W Ward Ltd at Grays, Essex.
  
 
==Soldiers carried==
 
==Soldiers carried==
Line 50: Line 40:
  
 
===Folkestone to Étaples 10 December 1916===
 
===Folkestone to Étaples 10 December 1916===
* [[Richard John James Bransby]]
+
* [[Richard John James Bransby]]
  
 
===Folkestone to Étaples 17 December 1916===
 
===Folkestone to Étaples 17 December 1916===
 
* [[Thomas Kinsman Bickell]]
 
* [[Thomas Kinsman Bickell]]
 
* [[Cecil Walter Challis]]
 
* [[Cecil Walter Challis]]
 +
* † [[William Duffy]]
 
* [[Charles Henry Partridge]]
 
* [[Charles Henry Partridge]]
 
* [[William George Rosekelly]]
 
* [[William George Rosekelly]]

Latest revision as of 23:49, 27 August 2023

HMT Golden Eagle
HMT Golden Eagle 1.jpg
HMT Golden Eagle 2.jpg
History
Name HMT Golden Eagle
Owner The General Steam Navigation Co Ltd, London
Builder John Brown & Co Ltd, Clydebank
Yard number 386
Launched 17 Apr 1909
Completed 9 Jun 1909
In service 1909
Out of service 1949
Fate brolen up 1951
General characteristics
Type Steal Paddle Steamer
Tonnage 793 tons
Length 275.7 ft (84.0m)
Beam 32.1 ft (9.78m)
Depth 10.1 ft (3.08m)
Propulsion Two side mounted paddle wheels



Remarks

Built for The General Steam Navigation Co Ltd, London. She served with the Royal Navy in both world wars. Used for troop transport during WW1, with an incomplete conversion to minelayer halted in 1918.


At teh beginning of WW2 she assisted withthe transfer of children from London to safer towns and ciies, transfering more than 3,000 to Great Yarmouth. In Jan 1940 she was requisitioned as an anti-aircraft ship for the Dunkirk evacuation. In addition she evacuated 1,751 British soldiers. Later used as an accommodation ship, before returning to its owners in June 1945 for coastal service. Laid up 1949, and broken up in 1951 by T W Ward Ltd at Grays, Essex.

Soldiers carried

Folkestone to Étaples 11 November 1916

Folkestone to Étaples 10 December 1916

Folkestone to Étaples 17 December 1916

Folkestone to Étaples 25 February 1917

Folkestone to Étaples 28 February 1917