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Under both names, she made eight transport voyages from Australia commencing with the first convoy when she carried the 1st Light Horse Brigade. | Under both names, she made eight transport voyages from Australia commencing with the first convoy when she carried the 1st Light Horse Brigade. | ||
| − | The renaming occured in 1916 when its ownership was taken back by the Commonwealth and Dominion Line Ltd of London. Vessel remained under lease with the Commonwealth until 2 Oct 1917. | + | The renaming occured in 1916 when its ownership was taken back by the Commonwealth and Dominion Line Ltd of London. Vessel remained under lease with the Commonwealth until 2 Oct 1917 after which she came under the control of the British Admiralty. |
In 1919 she was converted for normal commercial trade. Following lengthy periods laid up in the 1930s, during WW2 she was used as a carrier of chilled meat, and survived to eventually be broken up in 1948. | In 1919 she was converted for normal commercial trade. Following lengthy periods laid up in the 1930s, during WW2 she was used as a carrier of chilled meat, and survived to eventually be broken up in 1948. | ||
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| Name |
HMAT A16 Port Melbourne |
| Builder/Built | 1914 Workman Clark, Belfast |
| Type | SS Troopship (twin screw) |
| Displacement | 9,136 tons |
| Speed | 13 knots |
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Remarks
Also known for part of the war as Star of Victoria. Owned by the Commonwealth and Dominion Line. Requisitioned by the Commonwealth in 1914, she spent August / September being converted to carry 1,000 troops.
Under both names, she made eight transport voyages from Australia commencing with the first convoy when she carried the 1st Light Horse Brigade.
The renaming occured in 1916 when its ownership was taken back by the Commonwealth and Dominion Line Ltd of London. Vessel remained under lease with the Commonwealth until 2 Oct 1917 after which she came under the control of the British Admiralty.
In 1919 she was converted for normal commercial trade. Following lengthy periods laid up in the 1930s, during WW2 she was used as a carrier of chilled meat, and survived to eventually be broken up in 1948.
Soldiers carried
Fremantle to Davenport 30 October - 28 December 1916
- Arthur James Allen
- William James Barnard
- Patrick Francis Fitzgerald
- Thomas Brown Mack
- William George Martin
- William Percy Matthews
- Thomas Ramsell
- Wilfred Norman Robinson
- John Alexander Trotter
- Francis William Wakeham
- Frederick Owen Werndly
- John Henry Whitfield