HMAT A52 Surada
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Name | HMAT A52 Surada |
Builder/Built | 1902 A & J Inglis Pointhouse, Glasgow |
Type | Passenger / cargo steamship (single screw) |
Displacement | 5,236 tons |
Speed | 11.5 knots |
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Built for the British India Steam Navigation Co Ltd, London to cary 9 first class, 16 second class, amd 1421 passengers in steerage.
Leased by the Commonwealth until 15 May 1917, making several trips from Australia.
On 2 Nov 1918 she was torpedoed by UC74 off Port Said. She was the last merchant ship lost during WW1.