HMAT A54 Runic
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 AWM Photo P00707.027 | |
| History | |
|---|---|
| Name | HMAT A54 Runic |
| Type | Passenger / cargo steamship |
| Displacement | 12,490 tons |
| Speed | 13 knots |
Contents
[hide]- 1 Remarks
- 2 Soldiers carried
- 2.1 Alexandria to Fremantle 11 April - 14 May 1915
- 2.2 Fremantle to Alexandria 29 January - 26 February 1916
- 2.3 Port Tewfik (Suez) to Fremantle 11 Apr 1916
- 2.4 Melbourne to Plymouth via Capetown 20 June - 10 August 1916
- 2.5 England to Fremantle 4 May 1917 - ??
- 2.6 England to Fremantle 4 June - 31 October 1917
- 2.7 England to Fremantle 20 December 1917 - 12 February 1918
- 2.8 Sydney to England 22 March - 24 May 1918
- 2.9 England to Fremantle 23 September - 17 November 1918
- 2.10 England to Australia 2 January - 8 February 1919
- 2.11 England to Fremantle 27 April - 10 June 1919
- 2.12 England to Australia 20 December 1919 - 29 January 1920
Remarks
Owned by the oceanic Steam Navigation Co Ltd, Liverpool (White Star Line). Leased by the Commonwealth until 27 Nov 1917. Completed at six voyages from Australia before her management shifted to the British Admiralty and at least nine voyages carrying troops to Australia (three post Armistice).
Soldiers carried
Alexandria to Fremantle 11 April - 14 May 1915
Fremantle to Alexandria 29 January - 26 February 1916
- William Allan Bovell
- George Conway MID
- Walter Stanley Fisher
- Jack Hayden Gibson
- † Edward (Ned) Gray
- Frank Halliday
- Albert Thomas Ticklie MM
Port Tewfik (Suez) to Fremantle 11 Apr 1916
Melbourne to Plymouth via Capetown 20 June - 10 August 1916
England to Fremantle 4 May 1917 - ??
- James Henry Davidson - commenced journey on the Runic, completed it on the Somali
- John Feast