HMAT A38 Ulysses
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| History | |
|---|---|
| Name |
HMAT A38 Ulysses |
| Builder/Built | 1913 Workman Clark, Belfast |
| Type | Passenger cargo ship (twin screw) |
| Displacement | 14,449 tons |
| Speed | 13.5 knots |
Contents
- 1 Remarks
- 2 List of soldiers carried
- 3 Melbourne to Port Suez 8 May 1915 - ?? Jun 1915
- 4 Fremantle to Port Suez 2 Nov 1915 - 26 Nov 1915
- 5 Alexandria to Fremantle 3 Jan 1916 - 5 Feb 1916
- 6 Fremantle to Alexandria 1 Apr 1916 - 25 Apr 1916
- 7 Melbourne to Plymouth 25 Oct 1916 - 28 Dec 1916
- 8 return to Fremantle 13 Feb 1917 - 12 Apr 1917
- 9 Return to Fremantle 10 Sep 1917 - 4 Nov 1917
- 10 Return to Fremantle 18 Jan 1919 - 23 Jan 1919
Remarks
Owned by China Mutual SN Co, of London, leased by the Commonwealth until 15 Aug 1917. Made six or more trips from Australia. When not carrying troops along with the other transports she carried general goods to the UK.
On 11 Apr 1942 it was enroute Sydney to Liverpool with cargo when she was sunk by a torpedo from U-160 off the coat of Florida.
List of soldiers carried
Melbourne to Port Suez 8 May 1915 - ?? Jun 1915
Fremantle to Port Suez 2 Nov 1915 - 26 Nov 1915
William Edward Butcher MM RMG MID
Victor Norman Chandler MM
Aubrey Cecil Dawson
Gordon Devereux
Victor Emanuel Durling
Albert John Egan MID
Richard Evans MM
Walter David Francis Kerridge
James Kershaw
Alexander Russell Main
Leonard Roy Matthews
Keith George Harman Podger
William Rawlinson
Francis Henry Ryniker
Arthur William Symonds
Alexandria to Fremantle 3 Jan 1916 - 5 Feb 1916
Fremantle to Alexandria 1 Apr 1916 - 25 Apr 1916
William Harrington Edward Watson boarded in Sydney on 20 Feb 1916
Thomas William Dowell
Henry Joseph Milne
Edward Price
Robert Lauden Rayner
Melbourne to Plymouth 25 Oct 1916 - 28 Dec 1916
return to Fremantle 13 Feb 1917 - 12 Apr 1917
Return to Fremantle 10 Sep 1917 - 4 Nov 1917
George Henry Aspinall
Alexander Donald
Return to Fremantle 18 Jan 1919 - 23 Jan 1919
Eugene Anthony Gillespie Sick to Gibraltar Hospital