Difference between revisions of "HMT Caeserea"
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36th Battalion | 36th Battalion | ||
* † [[William Lionel Stalker]] | * † [[William Lionel Stalker]] | ||
− | ==Southampton to France 24 November 1916== | + | ===Southampton to France 24 November 1916=== |
3rd Pioneer Battalion | 3rd Pioneer Battalion | ||
− | *[[Alfred Ernest Andrews]] | + | * [[Alfred Ernest Andrews]] |
− | *[[Clarence Henry Batt]] | + | * [[Clarence Henry Batt]] |
− | *[[Ernest Albert Batt]] | + | * [[Ernest Albert Batt]] |
* [[John Aubrey Nunn MC]] | * [[John Aubrey Nunn MC]] | ||
− | *[[Michael Dennis O'Rourke]] | + | * [[Michael Dennis O'Rourke]] |
[[Category:Ships]] | [[Category:Ships]] |
Revision as of 00:07, 26 October 2021
History | |
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Name | HMT Caeserea |
Builder/Built | 1910 Cammell Laird |
Type | Packet Steamer (triple screw) |
Displacement | 1,504 tons |
Speed | 20 knots |
Contents
Remarks
Built for the London and Southwest Railway. Capable of carrying 1,470 passengers, during WW1 it was used to ferry soldiers between England and France. In 1923 it was sold to the Isle of Man Steam Packet Company, and renamed Manx Maid. Taken over by the Admiralty during WW2 as the HMS Bruce, before in 1945 again being named Manx maid.
Soldiers carried
Southampton to Le Havre 22 November 1916
36th Battalion
Southampton to France 24 November 1916
3rd Pioneer Battalion