Difference between revisions of "HMAT A38 Ulysses"
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On 11 Apr 1942 it was enroute Sydney to Liverpool with cargo when she was sunk by a torpedo from U-160 off the coat of Florida. | On 11 Apr 1942 it was enroute Sydney to Liverpool with cargo when she was sunk by a torpedo from U-160 off the coat of Florida. | ||
| − | == | + | ==Soldiers carried== |
| − | ==Melbourne to Port Suez 8 May | + | ==Melbourne to Port Suez 8 May - ?? June 1915== |
[[Ivor Trehane Birtwistle]] | [[Ivor Trehane Birtwistle]] | ||
| − | ==Fremantle to Port Suez 2 | + | ==Fremantle to Port Suez 2 - 26 November 1915== |
[[William Edward Butcher MM RMG MID]]<br />[[Victor Norman Chandler MM]]<br />[[Aubrey Cecil Dawson]]<br />[[Gordon Devereux]]<br />[[Victor Emanuel Durling]]<br />[[Albert John Egan MID]]<br />[[Richard Evans MM]]<br />[[Walter David Francis Kerridge]]<br />[[James Kershaw]]<br />[[Alexander Russell Main]]<br />[[Leonard Roy Matthews]]<br />[[Keith George Harman Podger]]<br />[[William Rawlinson]]<br />[[Charles Joseph Gerald Raynor]]<br />[[Francis Henry Ryniker]]<br />[[Arthur William Symonds]] | [[William Edward Butcher MM RMG MID]]<br />[[Victor Norman Chandler MM]]<br />[[Aubrey Cecil Dawson]]<br />[[Gordon Devereux]]<br />[[Victor Emanuel Durling]]<br />[[Albert John Egan MID]]<br />[[Richard Evans MM]]<br />[[Walter David Francis Kerridge]]<br />[[James Kershaw]]<br />[[Alexander Russell Main]]<br />[[Leonard Roy Matthews]]<br />[[Keith George Harman Podger]]<br />[[William Rawlinson]]<br />[[Charles Joseph Gerald Raynor]]<br />[[Francis Henry Ryniker]]<br />[[Arthur William Symonds]] | ||
| − | ==Lemnos to Alexandria 20 | + | ==Lemnos to Alexandria 20 - 22 December 1915== |
[[Hector Lionel Saw]] | [[Hector Lionel Saw]] | ||
| − | ==Alexandria to Fremantle 3 | + | ==Alexandria to Fremantle 3 January - 5 February 1916== |
[[Frederick Hobbs]] | [[Frederick Hobbs]] | ||
| − | ==Fremantle to Alexandria 1 | + | ==Fremantle to Alexandria 1 - 25 April 1916== |
[[William Harrington Edward Watson]] boarded in Sydney on 20 Feb 1916<br />[[Thomas William Dowell]]<br />[[Henry Joseph Milne]]<br />[[Edward Price]]<br />[[Robert Lauden Rayner]] | [[William Harrington Edward Watson]] boarded in Sydney on 20 Feb 1916<br />[[Thomas William Dowell]]<br />[[Henry Joseph Milne]]<br />[[Edward Price]]<br />[[Robert Lauden Rayner]] | ||
| − | ==Melbourne to Plymouth 25 | + | ==Melbourne to Plymouth 25 October - 28 December 1916== |
[[Charles Henry Robinson]] | [[Charles Henry Robinson]] | ||
| − | ==Return to Fremantle 13 | + | ==Return to Fremantle 13 February - 12 April 1917== |
[[Henry Thomas Cockram]] | [[Henry Thomas Cockram]] | ||
| − | ==Return to Fremantle 10 | + | ==Return to Fremantle 10 September - 4 November 1917== |
[[George Henry Aspinall]]<br />[[Alexander Donald]]<br /> | [[George Henry Aspinall]]<br />[[Alexander Donald]]<br /> | ||
Revision as of 00:16, 25 April 2017
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| History | |
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| Name |
HMAT A38 Ulysses |
| Builder/Built | 1913 Workman Clark, Belfast |
| Type | Passenger cargo ship (twin screw) |
| Displacement | 14,449 tons |
| Speed | 13.5 knots |
Contents
- 1 Remarks
- 2 Soldiers carried
- 3 Melbourne to Port Suez 8 May - ?? June 1915
- 4 Fremantle to Port Suez 2 - 26 November 1915
- 5 Lemnos to Alexandria 20 - 22 December 1915
- 6 Alexandria to Fremantle 3 January - 5 February 1916
- 7 Fremantle to Alexandria 1 - 25 April 1916
- 8 Melbourne to Plymouth 25 October - 28 December 1916
- 9 Return to Fremantle 13 February - 12 April 1917
- 10 Return to Fremantle 10 September - 4 November 1917
- 11 Return to Fremantle 15 Feb 1918 - 11 Mar 1918
- 12 Return to Fremantle 18 Jan 1919 - 23 Jan 1919
Remarks
Owned by China Mutual SN Co, of London, leased by the Commonwealth until 15 Aug 1917. Made six or more trips from Australia. When not carrying troops along with the other transports she carried general goods to the UK.
On 11 Apr 1942 it was enroute Sydney to Liverpool with cargo when she was sunk by a torpedo from U-160 off the coat of Florida.
Soldiers carried
Melbourne to Port Suez 8 May - ?? June 1915
Fremantle to Port Suez 2 - 26 November 1915
William Edward Butcher MM RMG MID
Victor Norman Chandler MM
Aubrey Cecil Dawson
Gordon Devereux
Victor Emanuel Durling
Albert John Egan MID
Richard Evans MM
Walter David Francis Kerridge
James Kershaw
Alexander Russell Main
Leonard Roy Matthews
Keith George Harman Podger
William Rawlinson
Charles Joseph Gerald Raynor
Francis Henry Ryniker
Arthur William Symonds
Lemnos to Alexandria 20 - 22 December 1915
Alexandria to Fremantle 3 January - 5 February 1916
Fremantle to Alexandria 1 - 25 April 1916
William Harrington Edward Watson boarded in Sydney on 20 Feb 1916
Thomas William Dowell
Henry Joseph Milne
Edward Price
Robert Lauden Rayner
Melbourne to Plymouth 25 October - 28 December 1916
Return to Fremantle 13 February - 12 April 1917
Return to Fremantle 10 September - 4 November 1917
George Henry Aspinall
Alexander Donald
Return to Fremantle 15 Feb 1918 - 11 Mar 1918
Return to Fremantle 18 Jan 1919 - 23 Jan 1919
Eugene Anthony Gillespie Sick to Gibraltar Hospital