HMT Minnetonka
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| History | |
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| Name | HMT Minnetonka |
| Owner | Atlantic Transport Co. Ltd. - Atlantic Transport Line |
| Builder | Harland & Wolff, Belfast |
| Yard number | 339 |
| Launched | 1902 |
| Out of service | 30 Jan 1918 |
| Fate | Torpedoed and sunk |
| General characteristics | |
| Type | Passenger Liner / troopship |
| Tonnage | 13,398 tons |
| Length | (182.9m) |
| Beam | (19.8m) |
| Depth | (12.2m) |
| Propulsion | twin screw |
| Speed | 16 Knots |
Remarks
Originally constructed for the New York to London route, she made 137 trans Atlantic voyages before she became a military transport (HMT 158).
It would appear that during her time as a troopship, she operated primarily in the Mediterranean. Twice she was torpedoed by U Boats with out success. However, On January 30th, 1918, MINNETONKA, on a voyage from Port Said to Marseille with a cargo of mails, was sunk by the German submarine U-64 (Robert Moraht), 40 miles ENE of Malta. She was not carrying troops at the time, but four crew members were lost.