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| shipname = HMAT A32 Themistocles
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| shipowner = Aberdeen Line
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==Remarks==
 
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Original owner was the Aberdeen Line, later sold to the Shaw, Saville & Albion Line for routes to Melbourne, Australia via Cape Town. She could carry 250 third class passengers, and 100 in first class.  The trip to Melbourne took 40 days.
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Original owner was the Aberdeen Line, later sold to the Shaw, Saville & Albion Line for routes to Melbourne, Australia via Cape Town. The trip to Melbourne took 40 days.
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Served during WW1 as a troopship under the control of the Commonwealth until 20 Oct 1917 before being transferred to the British Admiralty.  While controlled by the Transport Branch of the Australian Navy she undertook 7 journeys with troops from Australia to either Egypt or England. 
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She carried elements of the First Australian Imperial Force for service overseas in sailings from Melbourne on 22 December 1914, Sydney on 12 May 1915, Fremantle on 23 July 1915, Sydney and Fremantle on 8 and 13 October 1915, Melbourne on 28 January and 28 July 1916, Fremantle on 13 October 1916, Sydney on 29 December 1916 and Melbourne on 4 August 1917.
  
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Served during WW1 as a troopship under the control of the Commonwealth until 20 Oct 1917 before being transferred to the British Admiralty.  While controlled by the Transport Branch of the Australian Navy she undertook 7 journeys with troops from Australia to either Egypt or England.
 
  
  
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During WW2 the Themistocles was used on trans Atlantic convoys. Between the wars and after WW2 she returned to servicing the Australian route making a total of 79 voyages to Australia during her lifetime. She was laid up at the end of June 1947, and scraped on 24 Aug 1947 at Dalmuir.
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During WW2 the '''Themistocles''' was used on trans Atlantic convoys. Between the wars and after WW2 she returned to servicing the Australian route making a total of 79 voyages to Australia during her lifetime. She was laid up at the end of June 1947, and scraped on 24 Aug 1947 at Dalmuir.
 
   
 
   
 
==Soldiers carried==
 
==Soldiers carried==
  
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===Fremantle to Alexandria 2 January 1915 - 1 February 1915===
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===Sydney to Alexandria 22 December 1914 - 1 February 1915===  
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Some troops joined ship much earlier than the day she sailed.
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Embarked in Fremantle on 2 January or earlier as some troops joined ship much earlier than the day she sailed.
 
*[[John Alexander Adamson]]
 
*[[John Alexander Adamson]]
 
*[[Frederick Edwin Murphy]]
 
*[[Frederick Edwin Murphy]]
 
*[[Vernon Claude Witney]]
 
*[[Vernon Claude Witney]]
  
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===Fremantle to Port Suez 9 June - 30 June 1915===
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===Sydney to Port Suez 12 May - 30 June 1915===
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Embarked in Fremantle on 9 June
 
*[[Stephen Henry Horrocks]]
 
*[[Stephen Henry Horrocks]]
  
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===Fremantle to Port Suez 13 October 1915 - ?? November 1915===
 
===Fremantle to Port Suez 13 October 1915 - ?? November 1915===
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* [[Phillip Selwyn Allen]]
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*[[Henry Thomas Cockram]]
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* [[Harold Clare Brown MSM]]
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*[[Osborne Fisher]]
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* [[Henry Thomas Cockram]]
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*[[Jesse Thomas Manser]]
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* [[Osborne Fisher]]
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*[[Alfred Arthur Martin]]
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* [[Jesse Thomas Manser]]
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*[[Francis Leonard Martin]]
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* [[Alfred Arthur Martin]]
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*[[William Clarence Martin DCM & Bar]]
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* [[Francis Leonard Martin]]
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*[[Hector Louis Polain]]
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* [[William Clarence Martin DCM & Bar]]
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*[[James Thomson MM]]
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* † [[Hector Louis Polain]]
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* [[James Thomson MM]]
  
 
=== Alexandria to Lemnos Island 15 - 18 November 1915===
 
=== Alexandria to Lemnos Island 15 - 18 November 1915===
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*[[Edward (Ted) Harry Darby]]
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* † [[Edward (Ted) Harry Darby]]
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*[[Charles Richard Irvine MM & Bar]]
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* [[Charles Richard Irvine MM & Bar]]
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*[[James Anthony Parker]]
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* [[James Anthony Parker]]
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*[[John Harold Rupert Smith]]
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* [[John Harold Rupert Smith]]
  
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===Alexandria to Marseilles France 15 March - 21 March 1916===
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===Alexandria to Marseilles France 16 March - 21 March 1916===
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*[[William Barge]]
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* † [[William Barge]]
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*[[Arthur Percy Thomas Boyle]]
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* † [[Charles Barnett]]
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*[[Oswald Chorlton]]
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* [[Arthur Percy Thomas Boyle]]
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*[[Charles Glyn Firns]]
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* [[Edward Briggs]]
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*[[Lionel William Gibbs]]
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* † [[Oswald Chorlton]]
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*[[Walter Hayward]]
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* [[Charles Glyn Firns]]
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*[[John Hobbs]]
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* [[Lionel William Gibbs]]
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*[[Henry Richard Keefe]]
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* [[Walter Hayward]]
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*[[Charles William Price]]
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* † [[John Hobbs]]
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*[[Henry George Price]]
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* † [[Stephen Henry Horrocks]]
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*[[Samuel Simpson Thompson]]
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* [[Henry Richard Keefe]]
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*[[Arnold Thorp]]
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* [[William Alfred Leaver MC MM]]
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*[[Stuart Alan Webb]]
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* † [[Harry Pickard]]
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* † [[Charles William Price]]
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* [[Henry George Price]]
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* † [[Samuel Simpson Thompson]]
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* [[Arnold Thorp]]
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* [[Henry Albert Thorp]]
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* † [[Hubert Harris Thorp]]
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* [[Stuart Alan Webb]]
  
 
===Portsmouth to Fremantle 4 May - 24 Jun 1917===
 
===Portsmouth to Fremantle 4 May - 24 Jun 1917===
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*[[George Conway MID]]
 
*[[George Conway MID]]
  
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===Other Voyages===
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* 28 January 1916 from Melbourne
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* 28 July 1916 from Melbourne, Victoria
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* 29 December 1916 from Sydney, New South Wales
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* 4 August 1917 from Melbourne, Victoria
  
  
 
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Latest revision as of 20:44, 24 January 2024

HMAT A32 Themistocles
HMAT A32 Themistocles.jpg
HMAT A32 Themistocles 2.jpg
Themistocles in Sydney Harbour with lighters alongside
History
Name HMAT A32 Themistocles
Owner Aberdeen Line
Builder Harland & Wolff, Belfast
Yard number 412
Launched 2 Sep 1910
Completed 1911
In service 16 Feb 1911
Out of service 1946
Fate scrapped 1947
General characteristics
Type Ocean Liner
Tonnage 11,231 tons
Length 500.6 ft (152.58m)
Beam 63.3 ft (19.29m)
Propulsion twin screw
Speed 15 knots
Capacity crew plus 102 x 1st class, 400 x 3rd class and 500 emigrant class passengers



Remarks

Original owner was the Aberdeen Line, later sold to the Shaw, Saville & Albion Line for routes to Melbourne, Australia via Cape Town. The trip to Melbourne took 40 days.


Served during WW1 as a troopship under the control of the Commonwealth until 20 Oct 1917 before being transferred to the British Admiralty. While controlled by the Transport Branch of the Australian Navy she undertook 7 journeys with troops from Australia to either Egypt or England. She carried elements of the First Australian Imperial Force for service overseas in sailings from Melbourne on 22 December 1914, Sydney on 12 May 1915, Fremantle on 23 July 1915, Sydney and Fremantle on 8 and 13 October 1915, Melbourne on 28 January and 28 July 1916, Fremantle on 13 October 1916, Sydney on 29 December 1916 and Melbourne on 4 August 1917.


During WW2 the Themistocles was used on trans Atlantic convoys. Between the wars and after WW2 she returned to servicing the Australian route making a total of 79 voyages to Australia during her lifetime. She was laid up at the end of June 1947, and scraped on 24 Aug 1947 at Dalmuir.

Soldiers carried

Sydney to Alexandria 22 December 1914 - 1 February 1915

Embarked in Fremantle on 2 January or earlier as some troops joined ship much earlier than the day she sailed.

Sydney to Port Suez 12 May - 30 June 1915

Embarked in Fremantle on 9 June

Alexandria to Fremantle 13 August - 10 September 1915

Fremantle to Port Suez 13 October 1915 - ?? November 1915

Alexandria to Lemnos Island 15 - 18 November 1915

Alexandria to Marseilles France 16 March - 21 March 1916

Portsmouth to Fremantle 4 May - 24 Jun 1917

Portsmouth to Fremantle 5 November - 23 December 1917

Other Voyages

  • 28 January 1916 from Melbourne
  • 28 July 1916 from Melbourne, Victoria
  • 29 December 1916 from Sydney, New South Wales
  • 4 August 1917 from Melbourne, Victoria
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