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| shipname = HMAT A23 Suffolk
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| shipowner = Federal Steam Navigation Co
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| shipbuilder = John Brown & Co, Clydebank
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| shiplaunched = 23 May 1902
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| shipcompleted = 14 Jul 1902
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| shipoutofservice = 1927
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| shipfate = broken up 17 Jan 1927
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| shiptype = passenger/ refrigerated cargo
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| shiptonnage = 7,573 tons
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| shiplength = 460 ft (140.21m)
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| shipbeam = 58.2 ft (17.74m)
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| shipdepth = 31.2 ft (9.51m)
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| shippropulsion = twin screw
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| shipspeed = 13 knots
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| shipcapacity = 224 passengers
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==Remarks==
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This ship was owned by Birt, Trinder and Bethell of London. She operated as part of the fleet of the Federal Steam Navigation Co. Ltd. The Federal Line had obtained a contract from the New Zealand government to run a service between UK-South Africa-Australia and New Zealand, and the Suffolk was the first Federal Line ship to be used on this service when she left Liverpool in October 1904.
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From October 1914 to June 1917 the '''Suffolk''' was leased to the Australian government and temporarily renamed as HMAT Suffolk. She was used to transport ANZAC troops to the war front in Europe and she completed five such journeys. In 1920 the Federal Steam Navigation Co. became the registered owners of the Suffolk.  She was broken up at Bo’ness, Scotland in January 1927.
==Remarks==
 
This ship was owned by Potter, Trinder, and Gwyn of London and leased to the Commonwealth until 30 Aug 1917 when it was transferred to the British Admiralty.
 
  
 
==Soldiers carried==
 
==Soldiers carried==
  
===Alexandria to Mudros 2 - 5 March 1915===
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===Alexandria to Mudros 2 - 5 March 1915 & Anzac Cove 25 April 1915===
*[[John Alexander Adamson]]
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* [[John Alexander Adamson]]
*[[Walter Bell Blair]]
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* [[Walter Bell Blair]]
*[[John Harold Coffen]]
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* [[John Harold Coffen]]
*[[Alfred Cecil Clarence Curtis]]
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* [[Alfred Cecil Clarence Curtis]]
*[[Charles Maul Glover]]
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* [[Charles Maul Glover]]
*[[Frederick Edwin Murphy]]
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* [[John Charles Hutchinson]]
*[[Herbert Frank O'Neill]]
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* [[Frederick Edwin Murphy]]
*[[John Wesley Gladstone Turner]]
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* [[Herbert Frank O'Neill]]
*[[John Charles Hutchinson]]
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* [[John Alexander Spilsbury]]
*[[John Alexander Spilsbury]]
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* [[John Wesley Gladstone Turner]]
  
===Fremantle to Plymouth 10 October - 2 December 1916===
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===Melbourne to Plymouth 30 September - 1 December 1916===
Original departure was from Melbourne on 30 September 1916
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Embarked in Fremantle on 10 October, sailed on 13 October 1916.
 
* [[William James Allen]]
 
* [[William James Allen]]
 
* [[Arthur Leworthy Bettenay]]
 
* [[Arthur Leworthy Bettenay]]
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* [[Thomas Hughie Culbertson]]
 
* [[Thomas Hughie Culbertson]]
 
* † [[Angus Dearden]]
 
* † [[Angus Dearden]]
* [[Thomas Denteith]]
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* [[Thomas Denteith]]
 
* [[William Thomas Driver]] boarded in Melbourne 30 Sep 1916
 
* [[William Thomas Driver]] boarded in Melbourne 30 Sep 1916
 
* [[Arthur Charles Grafham]] boarded in Melbourne 30 Sep 1916
 
* [[Arthur Charles Grafham]] boarded in Melbourne 30 Sep 1916
 
* [[Frederick Hobbs]]
 
* [[Frederick Hobbs]]
 
* [[Edward Hobson]]
 
* [[Edward Hobson]]
* [[Tom Baxter Joyce]]
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* [[Tom Baxter Joyce]]
 
* [[Thomas Hale Kensit]] boarded in Melbourne 30 Sep 1916
 
* [[Thomas Hale Kensit]] boarded in Melbourne 30 Sep 1916
 
* [[Daniel Adkins Lewis]]
 
* [[Daniel Adkins Lewis]]
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* [[Henry Albert Thorp]]
 
* [[Henry Albert Thorp]]
 
* [[Samuel James Verrier]]
 
* [[Samuel James Verrier]]
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===Other Voyages===
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* 18 October 1914 from Sydney
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* 28 July 1915 from Sydney
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* 30 November 1915 from Sydney
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* 1 April 1916 from Melbourne
  
 
[[Category:Ships]]
 
[[Category:Ships]]

Latest revision as of 00:30, 25 May 2023

HMAT A23 Suffolk
HMAT A23 Suffolk 2.jpg
photo State of Victoria Library
HMAT A23 Suffolk.jpg
History
Name HMAT A23 Suffolk
Owner Federal Steam Navigation Co
Builder John Brown & Co, Clydebank
Launched 23 May 1902
Completed 14 Jul 1902
Out of service 1927
Fate broken up 17 Jan 1927
General characteristics
Type passenger/ refrigerated cargo
Tonnage 7,573 tons
Length 460 ft (140.21m)
Beam 58.2 ft (17.74m)
Depth 31.2 ft (9.51m)
Propulsion twin screw
Speed 13 knots
Capacity 224 passengers


Remarks

This ship was owned by Birt, Trinder and Bethell of London. She operated as part of the fleet of the Federal Steam Navigation Co. Ltd. The Federal Line had obtained a contract from the New Zealand government to run a service between UK-South Africa-Australia and New Zealand, and the Suffolk was the first Federal Line ship to be used on this service when she left Liverpool in October 1904.


From October 1914 to June 1917 the Suffolk was leased to the Australian government and temporarily renamed as HMAT Suffolk. She was used to transport ANZAC troops to the war front in Europe and she completed five such journeys. In 1920 the Federal Steam Navigation Co. became the registered owners of the Suffolk. She was broken up at Bo’ness, Scotland in January 1927.

Soldiers carried

Alexandria to Mudros 2 - 5 March 1915 & Anzac Cove 25 April 1915

Melbourne to Plymouth 30 September - 1 December 1916

Embarked in Fremantle on 10 October, sailed on 13 October 1916.

Other Voyages

  • 18 October 1914 from Sydney
  • 28 July 1915 from Sydney
  • 30 November 1915 from Sydney
  • 1 April 1916 from Melbourne