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| + | | image2 = [[File:HMAT_A30_Borda_3.jpg]] | ||
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| + | | shipname = HMAT A30 Borda | ||
| + | | shipowner = Peninsular & Oriental Steam Navigation Co, London. | ||
| + | | shipbuilder = Caird & Company, Greenock | ||
| + | | shipyardnumber = 326 | ||
| + | | shiplaunched = 17 December 1913 | ||
| + | | shipcompleted = March 1914 | ||
| + | | shipinservice = April 1914 | ||
| + | | shipoutofservice = August 1930 | ||
| + | | shipinservice2 = | ||
| + | | shipoutofservice2 = | ||
| + | | shipreclassified = | ||
| + | | shipID = JFDV | ||
| + | | shipfate = scrapped in japan | ||
| + | | shiptype = Passenger / cargo (refrigerated) | ||
| + | | shiptonnage = 11,136 tons | ||
| + | | shiplength = 500 ft (152.35m) | ||
| + | | shipbeam = 62.25 ft (18.95m) | ||
| + | | shipdepth = 31.75 ft (11.52m) | ||
| + | | shippropulsion = twin screw | ||
| + | | shipspeed = 14 knots (25.93 Kph) | ||
| + | | shipcapacity = 302 one class | ||
| + | }} | ||
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| + | ==Remarks== | ||
| + | Built for the Pacific & Orient Steam Navigation Company of London, and designed for the Australian emigrant service via Cape Town. | ||
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| + | Leased by the Commonwealth until 10 Sep 1917 during which time it made 6 voyages from Australia with troops. On 19 Sep 1917 management was transferred to the British Admiralty. She was a part of the second convoy from Albany in December 1914. | ||
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| − | + | In 1920 the '''Borda''' returned to civilian ownership and returned to Australian service. Her last trip from Australia was in 1929 after which she was laid up before being sold in August 1930 for scrapping. She sailed to Kobe in Japan where she was demolished. | |
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| − | + | ==Soldiers carried== | |
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| − | + | ===Fremantle to Port Suez 26 April - ? May 1915=== | |
| − | + | * [[William Buck]] | |
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| − | + | ===Alexandria to Mudros 18 - 21 October 1915=== | |
| + | * † [[Thomas Flavin]] | ||
| + | * [[John Alexander Spilsbury]] | ||
| − | + | ===Port Suez to Fremantle 15 November - 13 December 1915=== | |
| − | + | * [[Samuel Edward Tate]] | |
| − | + | ===Fremantle to Port Suez 17 January - 9 February 1916=== | |
| − | + | * [[James Barber]] | |
| + | * [[Edward Patrick Barker]] | ||
| + | * [[George Edward Binns]] | ||
| + | * [[Donald Victor Chisholm]] | ||
| + | * [[Alexander Donald]] | ||
| + | * [[Charles Rudolff Dumps]] | ||
| + | * [[William Ellis]] boarded in Adelaide | ||
| + | * [[Frederick James Howard]] | ||
| + | * [[Thomas William Kerry]] | ||
| + | * [[Roderick McCaskill]] | ||
| + | * [[Patrick O'Flaherty]] | ||
| + | * [[John James Thorpe]] | ||
| + | * [[Ernest Wells]] | ||
| − | + | ===England to Fremantle 17 August - 16 September 1916=== | |
| − | + | * [[William Buck]] | |
| − | + | ===Adelaide to Plymouth 23 June - 25 August 1917=== | |
| − | + | Embarked in Fremantle on 29 June | |
| + | * [[Alan Harry Boyce]] | ||
| + | * [[William Alfred Gallant MBE]] | ||
| + | * † [[John James Gill]] | ||
| + | * [[Alfred Gittins]] | ||
| + | * [[Clarence William Hammond]] | ||
| + | * [[Leslie Charles Hutchinson]] | ||
| + | * [[John Kiely]] | ||
| + | * [[James Lang]] | ||
| + | * † [[Cecil Herbert McKeown]] | ||
| + | * [[John Laidlaw Paterson]] | ||
| + | * † [[James Edward Richardson]] | ||
| + | * [[Robert Rueben Rodgers]] | ||
| + | * † [[Albert Squire]] | ||
| + | * † [[Daniel Malcolm Wann]] | ||
| − | + | ===Plymouth to Fremantle 26 September - 12 November 1917=== | |
| − | + | * [[Francis William Wakeham]] | |
| − | + | ===England to Fremantle 5 April 1918 - 22 May 1918=== | |
| − | + | * [[Thomas Carberry MM MID]] | |
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| + | ===England to Australia 2 May 1919 - 30 May 1919=== | ||
| + | * [[William Alfred Leaver MC MM]] As Paymaster remained on ship to last port (Melbourne ??) | ||
| − | == | + | ===England to Fremantle 9 December 1919 - 19 January 1920=== |
| − | + | * [[Herbert Lewis Battams]] | |
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| − | + | ===Other Voyages=== | |
| + | * 15 December 1914 from Brisbane | ||
| + | * 23 June 1915 from Adelaide | ||
| + | * 5 June 1916 from Sydney | ||
| + | * 17 October 1916 from Sydney | ||
| + | * 17 July 1918 from Sydney | ||
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[[Category:Ships]] | [[Category:Ships]] | ||
Latest revision as of 23:18, 28 August 2023
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| History | |
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| Name | HMAT A30 Borda |
| Owner | Peninsular & Oriental Steam Navigation Co, London. |
| Builder | Caird & Company, Greenock |
| Yard number | 326 |
| Launched | 17 December 1913 |
| Completed | March 1914 |
| In service | April 1914 |
| Out of service | August 1930 |
| Fate | scrapped in japan |
| General characteristics | |
| Type | Passenger / cargo (refrigerated) |
| Tonnage | 11,136 tons |
| Length | 500 ft (152.35m) |
| Beam | 62.25 ft (18.95m) |
| Depth | 31.75 ft (11.52m) |
| Propulsion | twin screw |
| Speed | 14 knots (25.93 Kph) |
| Capacity | 302 one class |
Contents
- 1 Remarks
- 2 Soldiers carried
- 2.1 Fremantle to Port Suez 26 April - ? May 1915
- 2.2 Alexandria to Mudros 18 - 21 October 1915
- 2.3 Port Suez to Fremantle 15 November - 13 December 1915
- 2.4 Fremantle to Port Suez 17 January - 9 February 1916
- 2.5 England to Fremantle 17 August - 16 September 1916
- 2.6 Adelaide to Plymouth 23 June - 25 August 1917
- 2.7 Plymouth to Fremantle 26 September - 12 November 1917
- 2.8 England to Fremantle 5 April 1918 - 22 May 1918
- 2.9 England to Australia 2 May 1919 - 30 May 1919
- 2.10 England to Fremantle 9 December 1919 - 19 January 1920
Remarks
Built for the Pacific & Orient Steam Navigation Company of London, and designed for the Australian emigrant service via Cape Town.
Leased by the Commonwealth until 10 Sep 1917 during which time it made 6 voyages from Australia with troops. On 19 Sep 1917 management was transferred to the British Admiralty. She was a part of the second convoy from Albany in December 1914.
In 1920 the Borda returned to civilian ownership and returned to Australian service. Her last trip from Australia was in 1929 after which she was laid up before being sold in August 1930 for scrapping. She sailed to Kobe in Japan where she was demolished.
Soldiers carried
Fremantle to Port Suez 26 April - ? May 1915
Alexandria to Mudros 18 - 21 October 1915
Port Suez to Fremantle 15 November - 13 December 1915
Fremantle to Port Suez 17 January - 9 February 1916
- James Barber
- Edward Patrick Barker
- George Edward Binns
- Donald Victor Chisholm
- Alexander Donald
- Charles Rudolff Dumps
- William Ellis boarded in Adelaide
- Frederick James Howard
- Thomas William Kerry
- Roderick McCaskill
- Patrick O'Flaherty
- John James Thorpe
- Ernest Wells
England to Fremantle 17 August - 16 September 1916
Adelaide to Plymouth 23 June - 25 August 1917
Embarked in Fremantle on 29 June
- Alan Harry Boyce
- William Alfred Gallant MBE
- † John James Gill
- Alfred Gittins
- Clarence William Hammond
- Leslie Charles Hutchinson
- John Kiely
- James Lang
- † Cecil Herbert McKeown
- John Laidlaw Paterson
- † James Edward Richardson
- Robert Rueben Rodgers
- † Albert Squire
- † Daniel Malcolm Wann
Plymouth to Fremantle 26 September - 12 November 1917
England to Fremantle 5 April 1918 - 22 May 1918
England to Australia 2 May 1919 - 30 May 1919
- William Alfred Leaver MC MM As Paymaster remained on ship to last port (Melbourne ??)
England to Fremantle 9 December 1919 - 19 January 1920
===Other Voyages===
- 15 December 1914 from Brisbane
- 23 June 1915 from Adelaide
- 5 June 1916 from Sydney
- 17 October 1916 from Sydney
- 17 July 1918 from Sydney