HMAT A74 Marathon
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| Name | HMAT A74 Marathon |
| Builder | Alex Stephen & Sons, Glasgow, Modified 1912 |
| Yard number | 402 |
| Launched | 18 Nov 1903 |
| General characteristics | |
| Type | passenger / cargo ship |
| Tonnage | 7,848 tons |
| Length | 540 ft |
| Beam | 55 ft |
| Speed | 15 knots (27.8 kph) |
Contents
- 1 Remarks
- 2 Soldiers carried
- 2.1 Sydney to Devonport 4 May - 9 July 1916
- 2.2 Albany to England 18 Apr 1918 - ???
- 2.3 England to Fremantle 17 June - 8 August 1918
- 2.4 Melbourne to London 23 July - 27 September 1918
- 2.5 England to Fremantle 6 November - 30 December 1918
- 2.6 England to Fremantle 19 April - 31 May 1919
- 2.7 England to Fremantle 7 November - 19 December 1919
- 2.8 Other Voyages
Remarks
Owned by the G Thompson & Co Ltd, of London, operating as the Aberdeen Line between 1903 and 1921. Originally she had a single funnel, but in 1912 there was a commercial case for her to be lengthened, and as part of the modification she was rebuilt with two funnels.
Leased by the Commonwealth from 27 Oct 1916 until 28 Jul 1917. She made three journeys carrying troops from mid 1916 until early 1917 before she was handed over to the British Admiralty on 28 Jul 1917. She was later to play a part in the return of troops to Australia after the war concluded. She was renamed Oruba in 1921 when sold to Royal Mail Steam Packet Co, Aberdeen. Sold again in 1824, this time to Schweitzer & Oppler, Berlin before being scrapped in Hamburg during 1925.
Soldiers carried
Sydney to Devonport 4 May - 9 July 1916
Albany to England 18 Apr 1918 - ???
England to Fremantle 17 June - 8 August 1918
Melbourne to London 23 July - 27 September 1918
Embarked in Albany on 29 July
England to Fremantle 6 November - 30 December 1918
England to Fremantle 19 April - 31 May 1919
England to Fremantle 7 November - 19 December 1919
- Douglas Campbell Wills Winning and wife
Other Voyages
- 27 October 1916 from Brisbane
- 10 May 1917 from Sydney