Difference between revisions of "HMT Haida Pascha"
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| − | Built as the | + | Built as the ''SS Hornfels'', and sold the same year to German company Bremer Dampferlinie Atlas who renamed her ''Haida Pascha''. When war broke out she was caught in Alexandria harbour and was seized by Great Britain. In late 1915 she was renamed ''SS Hunsbridge''. |
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On 7 September 1917, carrying a cargo of coal and stores, she was sunk by German submarne ''UB 49'' southwest of Cape Spartel, Morocco with the loss of 3 lives. | On 7 September 1917, carrying a cargo of coal and stores, she was sunk by German submarne ''UB 49'' southwest of Cape Spartel, Morocco with the loss of 3 lives. | ||
Revision as of 23:54, 28 October 2021
| History | |
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| Name | HMT Haida Pascha |
| Builder | Craig, Taylor & Co, Stockton-on-Tees. |
| Launched | 1912 |
| General characteristics | |
| Type | Cargo ship |
| Tonnage | 3,424 tons |
| Speed | 10 knots (18.52 km/h) |
Remarks
Built as the SS Hornfels, and sold the same year to German company Bremer Dampferlinie Atlas who renamed her Haida Pascha. When war broke out she was caught in Alexandria harbour and was seized by Great Britain. In late 1915 she was renamed SS Hunsbridge.
On 7 September 1917, carrying a cargo of coal and stores, she was sunk by German submarne UB 49 southwest of Cape Spartel, Morocco with the loss of 3 lives.
Soldiers carried
Alexandria to Mudross & Gallipoli 12 - 15 April & 25 April 1915
- † Herbert Wright Aldred
- † Frank Ball
- † Edward James Bell
- Henry Bolton
- † John James Emery
- † Rupert Arthur Kent Goodchild
- William Hart
- James Kirk
- † Victor Henry Marshall
- George Henry Martin MM MID
- Patrick O'Connell McKenna
- Bernard O'Reilly Post WW1
- Frederick Rawlinson
- † William Edward Reed
- † Robert Melville Salter
- Allan Leslie Thomas
- † Harold Watts
- Aubrey Jesse Whittington MM From Mudross to Gallipoli only
- George Young