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| − | + | | shipname = HMAT A11 Ascanius | |
| − | + | | shipowner = Ocean Steamship Company (Blue Funnel Line) | |
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==Remarks== | ==Remarks== | ||
| − | Owned by Alfred Holt & Co, Liverpool | + | Owned by Alfred Holt & Co, Liverpool, but leased in 1914 by the Commonwealth until 30 Jul 1917, after which time she was under the control of the British Admiralty. '''Ascanius''' was part of the 1st Convoy, carrying the South Australian 10th Battalion, and the 11th Battalion from Fremantle. Between 19 Apr and 12 May 1915 she was converted at Cockatoo Island Dockyard to transport 1,820 troops and 12 horses. This ship completed nine transport voyages from Australia. |
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After the war she serviced the refrigerated meat trade between Australia and Liverpool, before being used again as a troopship during WW2. She was torpedoed on 30 Jul 1944 by U-621 while a member of Convoy EBC-54, in the English Channel south of Portsmouth while on its way to the Normandy beaches where it was to act as a depot ship. Despite being damaged, she was able to make it to port for repairs. | After the war she serviced the refrigerated meat trade between Australia and Liverpool, before being used again as a troopship during WW2. She was torpedoed on 30 Jul 1944 by U-621 while a member of Convoy EBC-54, in the English Channel south of Portsmouth while on its way to the Normandy beaches where it was to act as a depot ship. Despite being damaged, she was able to make it to port for repairs. | ||
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==Soldiers carried== | ==Soldiers carried== | ||
| − | ===Fremantle to Alexandria | + | ===Fremantle to Alexandria 31 October - 5 December 1914=== |
| − | *[[John Harold Coffen]] | + | Sailed on 20 October 1914 from Adelaide. While many of those aboard jumped ship during he night of 5 Dec 1914, the formal disembarkation took place on 6 December. 'A' and 'B' Companies had travelled on [[HMAT A7 Medic]] with the rest boarding the ''Ascanius''. |
| − | *[[Alfred Cecil Clarence Curtis]] | + | * [[John Harold Coffen]] |
| − | *[[John Charles Hutchinson]] | + | * [[Alfred Cecil Clarence Curtis]] |
| − | *[[Herbert Frank O'Neill]] | + | * [[John Charles Hutchinson]] |
| − | *[[John Alexander Spilsbury]] | + | * † [[Herbert Frank O'Neill]] |
| − | + | * [[John Alexander Spilsbury]] | |
| − | ===Fremantle to Port Suez | + | ===Fremantle to Port Suez 9 June - 2 July 1915=== |
| − | Sharing this voyage with our boys was the 7th Australian Field Ambulance, with many of them fated to get to know them better in Gallipoli and France. | + | Sailed on 24 May 1915 from Brisbane, Queensland; and on 27 May 1916 from Melbourne, Victoria. Sharing this voyage with our boys was the 7th Australian Field Ambulance, with many of them fated to get to know them better in Gallipoli and France. While the ship arrived at Port Suez at 11:30pm on 29 Jun 1915, they didn't disembark until the morning of 2 Jul 1915. |
* † [[William Barge]] | * † [[William Barge]] | ||
| + | * † [[Charles Barnett]] | ||
* [[Joseph George Benton Snr]] | * [[Joseph George Benton Snr]] | ||
* [[Arthur Percy Thomas Boyle]]<br /> | * [[Arthur Percy Thomas Boyle]]<br /> | ||
* [[Edward Briggs]] | * [[Edward Briggs]] | ||
* † [[John McLeod Brown]] | * † [[John McLeod Brown]] | ||
| − | * [[Oswald Chorlton]] | + | * † [[Oswald Chorlton]] |
* [[William Edward Clarence Green]] | * [[William Edward Clarence Green]] | ||
* [[Walter Hayward]] | * [[Walter Hayward]] | ||
* [[Frederick Hobbs]] | * [[Frederick Hobbs]] | ||
| − | * [[John Hobbs]] | + | * † [[John Hobbs]] |
| − | * [[Stephen Henry Horrocks]] | + | * † [[Stephen Henry Horrocks]] |
* [[Henry Richard Keefe]] | * [[Henry Richard Keefe]] | ||
| − | * [[Basil Kelley]] | + | * † [[Basil Kelley]] |
| + | * [[William Alfred Leaver MC MM]] | ||
* [[Reuben Douglas Naughton]] | * [[Reuben Douglas Naughton]] | ||
* [[Henry George Price]] | * [[Henry George Price]] | ||
* [[Reginald Grove Sexty MID]] Post WW1 men | * [[Reginald Grove Sexty MID]] Post WW1 men | ||
* † [[Roland Parker Shelley]] | * † [[Roland Parker Shelley]] | ||
| − | * [[Samuel Simpson Thompson]] | + | * † [[Samuel Simpson Thompson]] |
* [[Arnold Thorp]] | * [[Arnold Thorp]] | ||
* [[Sidney Tugby]] | * [[Sidney Tugby]] | ||
| − | === | + | ===Hospital Ship Mudros to Alexandria 7 - 11 August 1915=== |
| − | *[[ | + | * [[William John (Bill) Hart]] |
===Hospital ship Mudros to Malta 25-27 August 1915=== | ===Hospital ship Mudros to Malta 25-27 August 1915=== | ||
| − | *[[George Sidney Cook]] | + | * [[George Sidney Cook]] |
===Mudros to Alexandria 27 - 30 December 1915=== | ===Mudros to Alexandria 27 - 30 December 1915=== | ||
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* [[Leslie James Godfrey]] | * [[Leslie James Godfrey]] | ||
* [[Angus Lindt]] | * [[Angus Lindt]] | ||
| − | * [[Ernest Edward Lockhart]] | + | * † [[Ernest Edward Lockhart]] |
* [[Harold V Marshall]] | * [[Harold V Marshall]] | ||
| − | * [[Victor Henry Marshall]] | + | * † [[Victor Henry Marshall]] |
| − | * [[Robert Melville Salter]] | + | * † [[Robert Melville Salter]] |
* [[Frederick William Scott]] | * [[Frederick William Scott]] | ||
===England to Fremantle 17 March - 30 April 1916=== | ===England to Fremantle 17 March - 30 April 1916=== | ||
| − | *[[James Francis Ottaway]] served as a member of th=e Nursing Staff | + | * [[James Francis Ottaway]] served as a member of th=e Nursing Staff |
===Melbourne to Devonport 27 May - 18 July 1916=== | ===Melbourne to Devonport 27 May - 18 July 1916=== | ||
| − | * | + | * 39th Battalion |
| − | *[[George Alfred Hill]] | + | * [[George Alfred Hill]] |
| − | *[[Eric Oswald Strang]] | + | * [[Eric Oswald Strang]] |
| − | *[[Hugh Gibson Winning]] | + | * [[Hugh Gibson Winning]] |
===Melbourne to Devonport 11 May - 20 July 1917=== | ===Melbourne to Devonport 11 May - 20 July 1917=== | ||
| − | *[[George Alfred Hill]] | + | * [[George Alfred Hill]] |
| − | *[[Francis Joseph (Frank) Steffan]] | + | * [[Francis Joseph (Frank) Steffan]] |
===England to Fremantle 9 February - 17 March 1919=== | ===England to Fremantle 9 February - 17 March 1919=== | ||
| − | *[[Frederick George Gibbs]] | + | * [[Frederick George Gibbs]] |
| − | *[[Eugene Anthony Gillespie]] picked up at Gibraltar on 14 Feb | + | * [[Eugene Anthony Gillespie]] picked up at Gibraltar on 14 Feb |
| − | *[[John Macarthur Livingston]] | + | * [[John Macarthur Livingston]] |
| − | *[[Melbourne Hubert Randolph Matthews]] | + | * [[Melbourne Hubert Randolph Matthews]] |
| − | *[[Mount (Mont) Alexander Taylor]] | + | * [[Mount (Mont) Alexander Taylor]] |
| − | *[[Sidney Tugby]] | + | * [[Sidney Tugby]] |
===Other Voyages=== | ===Other Voyages=== | ||
| − | * Melbourne | + | * 10 November 1915 from Melbourne, Victoria |
| − | * Sydney | + | * 25 October 1916 from Sydney, New South Wales, disembarking at Devonport, England on 28 December 1916 |
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[[Category:Ships]] | [[Category:Ships]] | ||
Latest revision as of 20:27, 1 November 2023
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| History | |
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| Name | HMAT A11 Ascanius |
| Owner | Ocean Steamship Company (Blue Funnel Line) |
| Builder | Workman Clark & Co Ltd, Belfast |
| Launched | 1910 |
| Completed | 1910 |
| Fate | broken up at La Spezia |
| General characteristics | |
| Type | Passenger/cargo (refrigerated) |
| Tonnage | 10,048 tons |
| Length | 493 ft (150.27m) |
| Beam | 60.4 ft (18.41m) |
| Depth | 28.6 ft (8.71m) |
| Propulsion | twin screw |
| Speed | 13 knots (24 kph) |
Contents
- 1 Remarks
- 2 Soldiers carried
- 2.1 Fremantle to Alexandria 31 October - 5 December 1914
- 2.2 Fremantle to Port Suez 9 June - 2 July 1915
- 2.3 Hospital Ship Mudros to Alexandria 7 - 11 August 1915
- 2.4 Hospital ship Mudros to Malta 25-27 August 1915
- 2.5 Mudros to Alexandria 27 - 30 December 1915
- 2.6 England to Fremantle 17 March - 30 April 1916
- 2.7 Melbourne to Devonport 27 May - 18 July 1916
- 2.8 Melbourne to Devonport 11 May - 20 July 1917
- 2.9 England to Fremantle 9 February - 17 March 1919
- 2.10 Other Voyages
Remarks
Owned by Alfred Holt & Co, Liverpool, but leased in 1914 by the Commonwealth until 30 Jul 1917, after which time she was under the control of the British Admiralty. Ascanius was part of the 1st Convoy, carrying the South Australian 10th Battalion, and the 11th Battalion from Fremantle. Between 19 Apr and 12 May 1915 she was converted at Cockatoo Island Dockyard to transport 1,820 troops and 12 horses. This ship completed nine transport voyages from Australia.
After the war she serviced the refrigerated meat trade between Australia and Liverpool, before being used again as a troopship during WW2. She was torpedoed on 30 Jul 1944 by U-621 while a member of Convoy EBC-54, in the English Channel south of Portsmouth while on its way to the Normandy beaches where it was to act as a depot ship. Despite being damaged, she was able to make it to port for repairs.
After WW2, the Ascanius carried Jewish emigrants from Marseilles to Haifa and was sold in 1949 to Italy and renamed San Giovannino. The plan had been to carry emigrants from Italy to Australia, but she had to be laid up due to her age and was broken up at La Spezia in July 1952.
Soldiers carried
Fremantle to Alexandria 31 October - 5 December 1914
Sailed on 20 October 1914 from Adelaide. While many of those aboard jumped ship during he night of 5 Dec 1914, the formal disembarkation took place on 6 December. 'A' and 'B' Companies had travelled on HMAT A7 Medic with the rest boarding the Ascanius.
- John Harold Coffen
- Alfred Cecil Clarence Curtis
- John Charles Hutchinson
- † Herbert Frank O'Neill
- John Alexander Spilsbury
Fremantle to Port Suez 9 June - 2 July 1915
Sailed on 24 May 1915 from Brisbane, Queensland; and on 27 May 1916 from Melbourne, Victoria. Sharing this voyage with our boys was the 7th Australian Field Ambulance, with many of them fated to get to know them better in Gallipoli and France. While the ship arrived at Port Suez at 11:30pm on 29 Jun 1915, they didn't disembark until the morning of 2 Jul 1915.
- † William Barge
- † Charles Barnett
- Joseph George Benton Snr
- 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
- Reuben Douglas Naughton
- Henry George Price
- Reginald Grove Sexty MID Post WW1 men
- † Roland Parker Shelley
- † Samuel Simpson Thompson
- Arnold Thorp
- Sidney Tugby
Hospital Ship Mudros to Alexandria 7 - 11 August 1915
Hospital ship Mudros to Malta 25-27 August 1915
Mudros to Alexandria 27 - 30 December 1915
- Victor Thomas Emanuel Compassi
- Leslie James Godfrey
- Angus Lindt
- † Ernest Edward Lockhart
- Harold V Marshall
- † Victor Henry Marshall
- † Robert Melville Salter
- Frederick William Scott
England to Fremantle 17 March - 30 April 1916
- James Francis Ottaway served as a member of th=e Nursing Staff
Melbourne to Devonport 27 May - 18 July 1916
- 39th Battalion
- George Alfred Hill
- Eric Oswald Strang
- Hugh Gibson Winning
Melbourne to Devonport 11 May - 20 July 1917
England to Fremantle 9 February - 17 March 1919
- Frederick George Gibbs
- Eugene Anthony Gillespie picked up at Gibraltar on 14 Feb
- John Macarthur Livingston
- Melbourne Hubert Randolph Matthews
- Mount (Mont) Alexander Taylor
- Sidney Tugby
Other Voyages
- 10 November 1915 from Melbourne, Victoria
- 25 October 1916 from Sydney, New South Wales, disembarking at Devonport, England on 28 December 1916