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{{Infobox ship | {{Infobox ship | ||
| − | | image = [[File: | + | | image = [[File:RMS_Mongolia_4.jpg]] |
| − | | caption = | + | | caption = Postcard of the S.S. Mongolia (2) seen in Port Said, Egypt |
| − | | image2 = | + | | image2 = [[File:RMS_Mongolia_3.jpg]] |
| − | | caption2 = | + | | caption2 = S.S. Mongolia is seen here in Melbourne Australia |
| shipname = RMS Mongolia | | shipname = RMS Mongolia | ||
| − | | shipowner = | + | | shipowner = Peninsular & Oriental Steam Navigation Company, Greenock |
| − | | shipbuilder = | + | | shipbuilder = Caird & Company, Greenock |
| − | | shipyardnumber = | + | | shipyardnumber = 302 |
| − | | shiplaunched = | + | | shiplaunched = 13 Aug 1903 |
| − | | shipcompleted = | + | | shipcompleted = |
| − | | shipinservice = | + | | shipinservice = 1904 |
| − | | shipoutofservice = | + | | shipoutofservice = 1917 |
| shipinservice2 = | | shipinservice2 = | ||
| shipoutofservice2 = | | shipoutofservice2 = | ||
| shipreclassified = | | shipreclassified = | ||
| shipID = | | shipID = | ||
| − | | shipfate = | + | | shipfate = mined 24 Jun 1917 |
| − | | shiptype = Passenger / cargo | + | | shiptype = Passenger / cargo |
| − | | shiptonnage = | + | | shiptonnage = 9,505 tons |
| − | | shiplength = | + | | shiplength = 520.9 ft (158.73m) |
| − | | shipbeam = | + | | shipbeam = 58.3 ft (17.75m) |
| − | | shipdepth = | + | | shipdepth = 24.8 ft (7.52m) |
| − | | shippropulsion = | + | | shippropulsion = twin screw |
| − | | shipspeed = | + | | shipspeed = 19 knots (35.19 km/h) |
| − | | shipcapacity = | + | | shipcapacity = 1,180 passengers |
}} | }} | ||
==Remarks== | ==Remarks== | ||
| − | In civilian mode she had accommodation for 100 first class passengers, 80 second class, and 1,000 third class passengers. Previously used on the UK - North American routes, in 1915 she was sold to the British Admiralty | + | In civilian mode she had accommodation for 100 first class passengers, 80 second class, and 1,000 third class passengers. Previously used on the UK - North American routes, in 1915 she was sold to the British Admiralty, and operated by Indian & Peninsular Steam Navigation Co., Bombay. |
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| − | On | + | |
| + | On 24 Jun 1917 when 50 nautical miles south by west of Bombay, inward from London with passengers and mail, she struck a mine laid by ''SMS Wolf''. Many of the survivors made it by lifeboat to a nearby island from which they were later rescued. | ||
==Soldiers carried== | ==Soldiers carried== | ||
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* [[Melbourne Hubert Randolph Matthews]] | * [[Melbourne Hubert Randolph Matthews]] | ||
* [[Lawrence Adrian Renou DCM]] | * [[Lawrence Adrian Renou DCM]] | ||
| − | * [[George Scrivener]] | + | * † [[George Scrivener]] |
* [[Amos Roy (Roy) Smith]] | * [[Amos Roy (Roy) Smith]] | ||
* [[Edward Harris (Ted) Smith]] | * [[Edward Harris (Ted) Smith]] | ||
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* [[William Charles Woodland]] | * [[William Charles Woodland]] | ||
| − | ==Fremantle to Port Suez 17 July - 18 August 1916=== | + | ===Fremantle to Port Suez 17 July - 18 August 1916=== |
* [[Edward Henson Broadhurst]] | * [[Edward Henson Broadhurst]] | ||
* [[Walter Cattach]] | * [[Walter Cattach]] | ||
| − | == | + | ==Notes== |
| − | + | There is considerable confusion on a number of internet sites between the ''Mongolia'' built in 1903 by Caird & Co which struck a mine and sank in 1917 with the ''Mongolian'' built by William Denny & Bros that was sunk by a German U-Boat in 1918. On the casis of probability I have provided details of the 1903 version which was sailing from Australian ports during 1916. | |
[[Category:Ships]] | [[Category:Ships]] | ||
Latest revision as of 19:52, 10 October 2023
 Postcard of the S.S. Mongolia (2) seen in Port Said, Egypt | |
 S.S. Mongolia is seen here in Melbourne Australia | |
| History | |
|---|---|
| Name | RMS Mongolia |
| Owner | Peninsular & Oriental Steam Navigation Company, Greenock |
| Builder | Caird & Company, Greenock |
| Yard number | 302 |
| Launched | 13 Aug 1903 |
| In service | 1904 |
| Out of service | 1917 |
| Fate | mined 24 Jun 1917 |
| General characteristics | |
| Type | Passenger / cargo |
| Tonnage | 9,505 tons |
| Length | 520.9 ft (158.73m) |
| Beam | 58.3 ft (17.75m) |
| Depth | 24.8 ft (7.52m) |
| Propulsion | twin screw |
| Speed | 19 knots (35.19 km/h) |
| Capacity | 1,180 passengers |
Contents
Remarks
In civilian mode she had accommodation for 100 first class passengers, 80 second class, and 1,000 third class passengers. Previously used on the UK - North American routes, in 1915 she was sold to the British Admiralty, and operated by Indian & Peninsular Steam Navigation Co., Bombay.
On 24 Jun 1917 when 50 nautical miles south by west of Bombay, inward from London with passengers and mail, she struck a mine laid by SMS Wolf. Many of the survivors made it by lifeboat to a nearby island from which they were later rescued.
Soldiers carried
Fremantle to Port Suez 22 November - 14 December 1915
- Percival (Peter) Clement Bassett
- Frank Orlando Dawson
- † Frank William Dowell
- † Rudolf Eberhardt
- Charles Franklyn Fuhrmann
- John Francis Grabham MM
- Edward Henry Hanrahan
- William Joseph Hayden
- Herbert George Lewis
- Melbourne Hubert Randolph Matthews
- Lawrence Adrian Renou DCM
- † George Scrivener
- Amos Roy (Roy) Smith
- Edward Harris (Ted) Smith
- Albert Cornelius Jesse Verrier
- William Charles Woodland
Fremantle to Port Suez 17 July - 18 August 1916
Notes
There is considerable confusion on a number of internet sites between the Mongolia built in 1903 by Caird & Co which struck a mine and sank in 1917 with the Mongolian built by William Denny & Bros that was sunk by a German U-Boat in 1918. On the casis of probability I have provided details of the 1903 version which was sailing from Australian ports during 1916.