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| shipname = HMAT A34 Persic
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| shipowner = White Star Line
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| shipbuilder = Harland & Wolff of Belfast
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| shiplaunched = 7 Sep 1899
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| shipcompleted = Oct 1899
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| shipinservice = 7 Dec 1899
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| shipoutofservice = 1927
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| shipfate = scrapped 1927 Holland
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| shiptype = passenger / refrigerated cargo
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| shiptonnage = 12,042 tons
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| shiplength = 550.15 ft (167.69m)
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| shipbeam = 63.25 ft (19.28m)
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| shipcapacity = 320 x 1st class;
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Owned by the Oceanic Steam Navigation Co Ltd, of Liverpool (White Star Line).  On 26th Oct.1900 she rescued the crew of the burning sailing schooner MADURA. It was leased to the Commonwealth until 8 Nov 1917 after which it was was commandeered under the British government's Liner Requisition Scheme.  The Persic had previously carried troops to the Boer War, and in 1900 returned sick Australian soldiers from South Africa to Australia.
  
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Fitted out to carry 40 Officers and 520 troops or 491 horses. Persic undertook 6 voyages from Australia carrying troops. Departed Sydney 21 Dec 1914 for Alexandria carrying the 5th Light Horse Regiment as part of the second convoy. On 10 Aug 1915 she from Melbourne with reinforcements for the 4th Light Horse Regiment, and on 18 Nov 1915 from Sydney with the 5th Field Artillery Brigade. On 3 Jun 1916 she sailed from Melbourne, and on 22 Dec 1916 with reinforcements for the 4th Light Horse Regiment, calling in at Fremantle to allow Medical personnel to board. On 29 Aug 1917 she carried Medical officers from Melbourne to England, and although no longer under Australian control (having been transferred to the British Admiralty on 8 Nov 1917), with Medical staff from Sydney on 21 Mar 1918.  
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==Remarks==
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On 12 September 1918, Persic was sailing in a convoy carrying 2,800 American troops when she was torpedoed by the German U-boat SM UB-87 near the Isles of Scilly. Despite substantial damage she stayed afloat, and limped back to port under her own power where she was beached, and all on board survived.  Released back to her owners in 1920, she suffered unrepairable engine wear in 1926 and so in July 1927 she was sent to the Netherlands to be broken up.
  
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Owned  by the Oceanic SN Co Ltd, of Liverpool (White Star Line).  It was leased to the Commonwealth until 8 Nov 1917.  The Persic also carried troops to the Boer War, and in 1900 returned sick Australian soldiers from South Africa to Australia.
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==Soldiers carried==
  
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Fitted out to carry 40 Officers and 520 troops or 491 horses. Persic undertook 6 voyages from Australia carrying troops: Departed Sydney 21 Dec 1914 for Alexandria with 5th LHR as part of the second convoy; 10 Aug 1915 from Melbourne with reinforcements for the 4th LHR; 18 Nov 1915 from Sydney with the 5th Field Artillery Brigade; 3 Jun 1916 from Melbourne; 22 Dec 1916 reinforcements for the 4th LHR, calling at Fremantle for Medical personnel; 29 Aug 1917 Medical officers from Melbourne.  Although no longer under Australian control (transferred to the British Admiralty on 8 Nov 1917), Medical staff from Sydney on 21 Mar 1918. 
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===Sydney to Alexandria 18 November - 21 December 1915===
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Embarked in Melbourne on 22 November
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*[[Alfred Warburton Chapman (Snr)]]
  
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In September 1918 she was torpedoed off Sicily, but reached port safely.  Released back to her owners in 1920, she suffered unrepairable engine wear in 1926 and in July 1927 was sent to the Netherlands to be broken up.
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===Melbourne to Devonport 22 December 1916 - 3 March 1917===
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Embarked in Fremantle on 29 December
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[[5th Division Ammunition Sub Park]] then known as 3rd Auxiliary Mechanical Transport Company, aboard <br>
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* [[David Forbes Abernethy]]
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* [[Albert William Barratt]]
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* [[Eric Horace Bell]]
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* [[Clement Wilder Benporath]] Transport duty
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* [[John Humphrey Coyle]]
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* † [[George Mouatt Dow]]
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* [[George Henry Holroyd]]
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* [[Charles John Mitchell]]
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* [[Albert Thomas Myers]]
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* [[Alfred Tennyson Needham]]
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* [[Robert George Orrock]]
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* [[Albert Ernest Osborne]]
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* [[William Percival Nairn]]
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* [[Alfred Tennyson Needham]]
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* [[Charles Edward Parkin]]
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* [[Nicholas Joseph Rosekelly]]
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* [[Joseph William Smith]]
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* † [[Stephen Hubert Christian (Hughie) Wallace]]
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* † [[Charles Alexander Wann]]
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* † [[Arthur Werndly]]
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* [[Alan Harry Wilkinson]] arrived in the district post WW1
  
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==Soldiers carried==
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===England to Fremantle 21 December 1917 - ? January 1918===
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* [[John (Senior) Shepherd]]
  
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==Fremantle to Devonport 29 December 1916 - 3 March 1917==
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===Other Voyages===
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*[[David Forbes Abernethy]]
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* 21 December 1914 from Sydney
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*[[Albert William Barratt]]
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* 28 May 1915 from Melbourne, Victoria
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*[[Eric Horace Bell]]
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* 30 May 1916 from Sydney & 3 June 1916 from Melbourne, disembarking at Plymouth on 25 July 1916
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*[[Clement Wilder Benporath]] Transport duty
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* 21 March 1918 from Sydney
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*[[John Humphrey Coyle]]
 
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*[[George Mouatt Dow]]
 
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*[[Charles John Mitchell]]
 
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*[[Albert Thomas Myers]]
 
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*[[Alfred Tennyson Needham]]
 
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*[[Robert George Orrock]]
 
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*[[Albert Ernest Osborne]]
 
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*[[William Percival Nairn]]
 
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*[[Alfred Tennyson Needham]]
 
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*[[Charles Edward Parkin]]
 
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*[[Joseph William Smith]]
 
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*[[Stephen Hubert Christian (Hughie) Wallace]]
 
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*[[Charles Alexander Wann]]
 
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*[[Arthur Werndly]]
 
  
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==England to Fremantle 21 December 1917 - ? January 1918==
 
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* [[John (Senior) Shepherd]]
 
 
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Latest revision as of 15:29, 18 January 2022

HMAT A34 Persic
HMAT A34 Persic.jpg
HMAT A34 Persic 3.jpg
Persic in wartime service in 1916.
History
Name HMAT A34 Persic
Owner White Star Line
Builder Harland & Wolff of Belfast
Launched 7 Sep 1899
Completed Oct 1899
In service 7 Dec 1899
Out of service 1927
Fate scrapped 1927 Holland
General characteristics
Type passenger / refrigerated cargo
Tonnage 12,042 tons
Length 550.15 ft (167.69m)
Beam 63.25 ft (19.28m)
Speed 13.5 knots (5.0 kph)
Capacity 320 x 1st class;


Remarks

Owned by the Oceanic Steam Navigation Co Ltd, of Liverpool (White Star Line). On 26th Oct.1900 she rescued the crew of the burning sailing schooner MADURA. It was leased to the Commonwealth until 8 Nov 1917 after which it was was commandeered under the British government's Liner Requisition Scheme. The Persic had previously carried troops to the Boer War, and in 1900 returned sick Australian soldiers from South Africa to Australia.


Fitted out to carry 40 Officers and 520 troops or 491 horses. Persic undertook 6 voyages from Australia carrying troops. Departed Sydney 21 Dec 1914 for Alexandria carrying the 5th Light Horse Regiment as part of the second convoy. On 10 Aug 1915 she from Melbourne with reinforcements for the 4th Light Horse Regiment, and on 18 Nov 1915 from Sydney with the 5th Field Artillery Brigade. On 3 Jun 1916 she sailed from Melbourne, and on 22 Dec 1916 with reinforcements for the 4th Light Horse Regiment, calling in at Fremantle to allow Medical personnel to board. On 29 Aug 1917 she carried Medical officers from Melbourne to England, and although no longer under Australian control (having been transferred to the British Admiralty on 8 Nov 1917), with Medical staff from Sydney on 21 Mar 1918.


On 12 September 1918, Persic was sailing in a convoy carrying 2,800 American troops when she was torpedoed by the German U-boat SM UB-87 near the Isles of Scilly. Despite substantial damage she stayed afloat, and limped back to port under her own power where she was beached, and all on board survived. Released back to her owners in 1920, she suffered unrepairable engine wear in 1926 and so in July 1927 she was sent to the Netherlands to be broken up.

Soldiers carried

Sydney to Alexandria 18 November - 21 December 1915

Embarked in Melbourne on 22 November

Melbourne to Devonport 22 December 1916 - 3 March 1917

Embarked in Fremantle on 29 December 5th Division Ammunition Sub Park then known as 3rd Auxiliary Mechanical Transport Company, aboard

England to Fremantle 21 December 1917 - ? January 1918

Other Voyages

  • 21 December 1914 from Sydney
  • 28 May 1915 from Melbourne, Victoria
  • 30 May 1916 from Sydney & 3 June 1916 from Melbourne, disembarking at Plymouth on 25 July 1916
  • 21 March 1918 from Sydney
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