HMT Bellerophon
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| History | |
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| Name | HMT Bellerophon |
| Owner | Ocean Steam Ship Co Ltd, Liverpool |
| Builder | Workman Clark, Belfast |
| Yard number | 227 |
| Launched | 29 Nov 1905 |
| Completed | February 1906 |
| In service | 1906 |
| Fate | Broken up 18 Apr 1948 by T W Ward Ltd |
| General characteristics | |
| Type | Cargo |
| Tonnage | 9,019 tons |
| Length | 458.3 ft 139.69 m) |
| Beam | 58.4 ft (17.80 m) |
| Depth | 39.5 ft (12.04 m) |
| Propulsion | Twin screw |
| Speed | 14 knots (25.93 km/h) |
Remarks
HMT Bellerophon was requisitioned as a BEF troopship and horse carrier in August 1914. Sher also made at least one voyage from Lisbon to Le Havre carrying 18 pounder field guns.
Soldiers carried
part of the 9th Field Ambulance from England to France 23-24 December 1916.