Difference between revisions of "SS City of Karachi"
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| shipname = SS City of Karachi | | shipname = SS City of Karachi | ||
| shipowner = Ellerman & Bucknall Steamship Co, London | | shipowner = Ellerman & Bucknall Steamship Co, London | ||
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| shiplaunched = 1905 | | shiplaunched = 1905 | ||
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| shiptype = passenger / cargo ship | | shiptype = passenger / cargo ship | ||
| shiptonnage = 5,766 tons | | shiptonnage = 5,766 tons | ||
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==Remarks== | ==Remarks== | ||
| + | The outbreak of the 1914-1918 World War saw the government requisition a large number of the Ellerman fleet for use as troop carriers, munitions carriers, or for conversion into war ships. The Ellerman group of companies continued to operate a skeletal service with the ships it had left. | ||
| + | The last convoy left Australia in November 1918 with 1241 personnel. While two of the three ships of this convoy left Australia before the signing of the Armistice, ''SS City of Karachi'' left Melbourne on 30 November and sailed to England. It is unlikley that she was carrying troops as the other ships with troops aboard were recalled. | ||
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| + | Renamed ''SS Karachi Maru'' in 1933 for voyage to shipbreakers in Japan. | ||
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| + | [[File:City_of_Karachi_1.jpg]]<br> | ||
| + | ''Karachi Maru'' on her way to Japan 31 May 1933 | ||
==List of soldiers carried== | ==List of soldiers carried== | ||
| − | ==England to Fremantle 24 August - 24 October 1918== | + | ===England to Fremantle 24 August - 24 October 1918=== |
*[[Jack Hayden Gibson]] | *[[Jack Hayden Gibson]] | ||
[[Category:Ships]] | [[Category:Ships]] | ||
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| History | |
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| Name | SS City of Karachi |
| Owner | Ellerman & Bucknall Steamship Co, London |
| Launched | 1905 |
| Completed | 1905 |
| In service | 1905 |
| Out of service | 1933 |
| Fate | scrapped in Japan |
| General characteristics | |
| Type | passenger / cargo ship |
| Tonnage | 5,766 tons |
| Speed | 16.5 knots (30.56 km/h) |
Remarks
The outbreak of the 1914-1918 World War saw the government requisition a large number of the Ellerman fleet for use as troop carriers, munitions carriers, or for conversion into war ships. The Ellerman group of companies continued to operate a skeletal service with the ships it had left.
The last convoy left Australia in November 1918 with 1241 personnel. While two of the three ships of this convoy left Australia before the signing of the Armistice, SS City of Karachi left Melbourne on 30 November and sailed to England. It is unlikley that she was carrying troops as the other ships with troops aboard were recalled.
Renamed SS Karachi Maru in 1933 for voyage to shipbreakers in Japan.
Karachi Maru on her way to Japan 31 May 1933