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 Soldiers carried
- 3 Melbourne to Port Suez 8 May - ?? June 1915
- 4 Fremantle to Port Suez 2 - 26 November 1915
- 5 Lemnos to Alexandria 20 - 22 December 1915
- 6 Alexandria to Fremantle 3 January - 5 February 1916
- 7 Fremantle to Alexandria 1 - 25 April 1916
- 8 Melbourne to Plymouth 25 October - 28 December 1916
- 9 Return to Fremantle 13 February - 12 April 1917
- 10 Return to Fremantle 10 September - 4 November 1917
- 11 Return to Fremantle 15 February - 11 March 1918
- 12 Return to Fremantle 18 January 1919 - 24 February 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.
Soldiers carried
Melbourne to Port Suez 8 May - ?? June 1915
Fremantle to Port Suez 2 - 26 November 1915
- William Edward Butcher MM RMG MiD
- Victor Norman Chandler MM
- Aubrey Cecil Dawson
- Gordon Devereux MM
- 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
- Charles Joseph Gerald Raynor
- Francis Henry Ryniker
- Arthur William Symonds
Lemnos to Alexandria 20 - 22 December 1915
Alexandria to Fremantle 3 January - 5 February 1916
Fremantle to Alexandria 1 - 25 April 1916
- William Harrington Edward Watson boarded in Melbourne on 20 Feb 1916
- Thomas William Dowell
- Herbert Fuhrmann
- Henry Joseph Milne
- Edward Price
- Robert Landen Rayner
Melbourne to Plymouth 25 October - 28 December 1916
Return to Fremantle 13 February - 12 April 1917
Return to Fremantle 10 September - 4 November 1917
Return to Fremantle 15 February - 11 March 1918
Return to Fremantle 18 January 1919 - 24 February 1919
- Eugene Anthony Gillespie Sick to Gibraltar Hospital 23 Jan 1918
- Aubrey Jesse Whittington MM