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	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
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Many soldiers travelled together, fought together, and were remembered together.
This is a great starting place to look at the interactions between soldiers.

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Featured Ship: HMAT A32 Themistocles

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

Stephen Henry Horrocks

Alexandria to Fremantle 13 August - 10 September 1915

James (Roy) Braidwood MM MID
Patrick O'Connell McKenna from Port Suez on 15 Aug 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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