HMAT A48 Seang Bee
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| History | |
|---|---|
| Name | HMAT A48 Seang Bee |
| Builder/Built | 1891 Harland & Wolff, Belfast |
| Type | passenger / cargo (twin screws) |
| Displacement | 5,849 tons |
| Speed | 13 knots |
Contents
Remarks
Originally built for the Bibby Line, in 1914 it was owned by Lim Chin Tsong of Rangoon, and leased by the Commonwealth until 12 May 1917. Made several trips to the UK from Australian ports as a troopship. Previously known as the Shropshire
Soldiers carried
Sydney to Alexandria 2 December 1914 - 11 February 1915
Alexandria to Lemnos Island 12 - 15 April 1915
Fremantle to Plymouth 18 July - 9 September 1916
- Patrick Francis Brennan
- Sylvanus Benjamin Buckland
- Frederick Ernest Capstick
- Ernest Henry Chisholm
- Herbert Dunbar Cousens
- Reuben Leeuwin Cousens
- Charles Fielder
- Arthur Thomas Feast
- Aleck (Alex) Charles Gale
- William Hall
- Thomas Percival (Percy) Hanretty
- Leo Patrick Kane
- George Andrew King
- Frederick James Powell
- William Thomas Saw
- James Clarence Taylor
- Sidney Francis Till