Difference between revisions of "HMT Takada"
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| caption = courtesy Victorian State Library | | caption = courtesy Victorian State Library | ||
| image2 = [[File:HMAT_Takada_1.jpg]] | | image2 = [[File:HMAT_Takada_1.jpg]] | ||
| − | | caption2 = Homeward bound c1918 AWM H01715 | + | | caption2 = Homeward bound c1918 - AWM H01715 |
| shipname = HMAT Takada | | shipname = HMAT Takada | ||
| shipowner = British India Steam Navigation Co. Ltd., Glasgow | | shipowner = British India Steam Navigation Co. Ltd., Glasgow | ||
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| shiptype = passenger / cargo | | shiptype = passenger / cargo | ||
| shiptonnage = 6,949 tons | | shiptonnage = 6,949 tons | ||
| − | | shiplength = 430 ft | + | | shiplength = 430 ft (131.06m) |
| − | | shipbeam = 58 ft | + | | shipbeam = 58 ft (17.68m) |
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| shippropulsion = twin screw | | shippropulsion = twin screw | ||
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Owned by the British India Steam Navigation Company of Glasgow. Used on the trade routes to the far east from Britain in the late 1920's and 1930's. | Owned by the British India Steam Navigation Company of Glasgow. Used on the trade routes to the far east from Britain in the late 1920's and 1930's. | ||
| − | The Takada was requisitioned and converted to act as a hospital ship during the war (10 Aug 1915 - 29 Apr 1919) | + | |
| + | The ''Takada'' was requisitioned and converted to act as a hospital ship during the war (10 Aug 1915 - 29 Apr 1919). She also made at least two trips to Australia as ''HMAT Takada'', returning convalescent men soon after the war ended. Scrapped in Belgium in late 1938. | ||
==Soldiers carried== | ==Soldiers carried== | ||
Latest revision as of 23:52, 11 October 2023
 courtesy Victorian State Library | |
 Homeward bound c1918 - AWM H01715 | |
| History | |
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| Name | HMAT Takada |
| Owner | British India Steam Navigation Co. Ltd., Glasgow |
| Builder | Alexander Stephen & Sons, Glasgow |
| Yard number | 457 |
| Launched | 27 Dec 1913 |
| Completed | March 1914 |
| In service | 1914 |
| Out of service | 1938 |
| Fate | scrapped 29 Aug 1938 |
| General characteristics | |
| Type | passenger / cargo |
| Tonnage | 6,949 tons |
| Length | 430 ft (131.06m) |
| Beam | 58 ft (17.68m) |
| Propulsion | twin screw |
| Speed | 13.5 knots (25.0 kmph) |
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Remarks
Owned by the British India Steam Navigation Company of Glasgow. Used on the trade routes to the far east from Britain in the late 1920's and 1930's.
The Takada was requisitioned and converted to act as a hospital ship during the war (10 Aug 1915 - 29 Apr 1919). She also made at least two trips to Australia as HMAT Takada, returning convalescent men soon after the war ended. Scrapped in Belgium in late 1938.