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| + | | caption = Postcard published during WW1, photographer unknown | ||
| + | | image2 = [[File:HMAT_A48_Seang_Bee_1.jpg]] | ||
| + | | caption2 = Bibby Lines archives | ||
| + | | shipname = HMAT A48 Seang Bee | ||
| + | | shipowner = Bibby Steamship Company, Rangoon | ||
| + | | shipbuilder = Harland & Wolff, Belfast | ||
| + | | shipyardnumber = | ||
| + | | shiplaunched = 27 Jul 1891 | ||
| + | | shipcompleted = 3 Oct 1891 | ||
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| + | | shipreclassified = Passenger ship | ||
| + | | shipID = | ||
| + | | shipfate = scrapped 1931 | ||
| + | | shiptype = passenger / cargo (twin screws) | ||
| + | | shiptonnage = 5,849 tons | ||
| + | | shiplength = 445 ft (138.8m) | ||
| + | | shipbeam = 15.0m | ||
| + | | shipdepth = | ||
| + | | shippropulsion = single screw | ||
| + | | shipspeed = 14.5 knots (24.1 kph) | ||
| + | | shipcapacity = 100 first class passengers; 750 troops | ||
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| − | + | ==Remarks== | |
| − | + | Originally built for the Bibby Line, in 1891 with the name ''Shropshire'' it was owned by Lim Chin Tsong of Rangoon by 1909 and operated by the China & Southern Trading Company. She was leased by the Commonwealth until 12 May 1917 when her management was taken over by the British Admiralty. She made two trips to Egypt and two to the UK from Australian ports as a troopship. | |
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| − | + | She was returned to her owners in 1919, and was sold in 1924, 1925 and 1929 without her name changing. ''Seang Bee'' was broken up in 1931. | |
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| + | On 9 Dec 1923 6 tahils of raw opium were found in the baggage belonging to a passenger from China. He was fed $10 (Singapore ). A female passenger from China with 10 tahils of prepared opium was discharged with a caution. | ||
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==Soldiers carried== | ==Soldiers carried== | ||
| − | ==Sydney to Alexandria 2 December 1914 - 11 February 1915== | + | ===Sydney to Alexandria 2 December 1914 - 11 February 1915=== |
*[[Sydney Clarence Owen Matthews]] | *[[Sydney Clarence Owen Matthews]] | ||
| − | ==Alexandria to Lemnos Island 12 - 15 April 1915== | + | ===Alexandria to Lemnos Island 12 - 15 April 1915=== |
*[[Phillip (Harry) Harrison]] | *[[Phillip (Harry) Harrison]] | ||
*[[Aubrey Jesse Whittington MM]] | *[[Aubrey Jesse Whittington MM]] | ||
| − | ==Fremantle to Plymouth | + | ===Fremantle to Plymouth 19 July - 9 September 1916=== |
| − | *[[Patrick Francis Brennan]] | + | Embarkation occurred on the 18th <br> |
| − | *[[Sylvanus Benjamin Buckland]] | + | * [[Patrick Francis Brennan]] |
| − | *[[Frederick Ernest Capstick]] | + | * [[David Edward Bromley]] |
| − | *[[Ernest Henry Chisholm]] | + | * [[Sylvanus Benjamin Buckland]] |
| − | *[[Herbert Dunbar Cousens]] | + | * [[Frederick Ernest Capstick]] |
| − | *[[Reuben Leeuwin Cousens]] | + | * [[Ernest Henry Chisholm]] |
| − | *[[Charles Fielder]] | + | * [[Herbert Dunbar Cousens]] |
| − | *[[Arthur Thomas Feast]] | + | * † [[Reuben Leeuwin Cousens]] |
| − | *[[Aleck (Alex) Charles Gale]] | + | * [[Charles Fielder]] |
| − | *[[William Hall]] | + | * † [[Arthur Thomas Feast]] |
| − | *[[Thomas Percival (Percy) Hanretty]] | + | * [[Aleck (Alex) Charles Gale]] |
| − | *[[Leo Patrick Kane]] | + | * [[William Henry Gibbs]] |
| − | *[[George Andrew King]] | + | * † [[William Hall]] |
| − | *[[Arthur Lewis]] | + | * [[Thomas Percival (Percy) Hanretty]] |
| − | *[[Ernest Alfred (Jack) Lewis]] | + | * [[Alfred James Hansen MM]] |
| − | *[[Reginald Peter Lewis]] | + | * [[Paul Henzell Hemy]] |
| − | *[[William Edward McKenna]] | + | * [[Ellis Henry Hill]] |
| − | *[[Frederick James Powell]] | + | * [[Leo Patrick Kane]] |
| − | *[[Thomas Henry Rice]] | + | * † [[George Andrew King]] |
| − | *[[William Thomas Saw]] | + | * † [[Arthur Lewis]] |
| − | *[[Albert Edward See]] | + | * [[Ernest Alfred (Jack) Lewis]] |
| − | *[[Thomas Joseph Sheehan]] | + | * † [[Reginald Peter Lewis]] |
| − | *[[James Clarence Taylor]] | + | * [[William Edward McKenna]] |
| − | *[[Sidney Francis Till]] | + | * [[Robert Poole]] |
| − | *[[William Paul (Layton) Walton]] | + | * [[Frederick James Powell]] |
| + | * [[Thomas Henry Rice]] | ||
| + | * [[William Thomas Saw]] | ||
| + | * † [[Albert Edward See]] | ||
| + | * † [[Thomas Joseph Sheehan]] | ||
| + | * [[James Clarence Taylor]] | ||
| + | * [[Sidney Francis Till]] | ||
| + | * [[William Paul (Layton) Walton]] | ||
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| + | ===Other Voyages=== | ||
| + | * 11 February 1915 from Sydney & 13 February 1915 from Brisbane, | ||
| + | * 21 October 1915 from Brisbane, Queensland | ||
| + | * 10 February 1917 from Adelaide, South Australia | ||
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[[Category:Ships]] | [[Category:Ships]] | ||
Latest revision as of 11:55, 12 October 2021
 Postcard published during WW1, photographer unknown | |
 Bibby Lines archives | |
| History | |
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| Name | HMAT A48 Seang Bee |
| Owner | Bibby Steamship Company, Rangoon |
| Builder | Harland & Wolff, Belfast |
| Launched | 27 Jul 1891 |
| Completed | 3 Oct 1891 |
| Reclassified | Passenger ship |
| Fate | scrapped 1931 |
| General characteristics | |
| Type | passenger / cargo (twin screws) |
| Tonnage | 5,849 tons |
| Length | 445 ft (138.8m) |
| Beam | 15.0m |
| Propulsion | single screw |
| Speed | 14.5 knots (24.1 kph) |
| Capacity | 100 first class passengers; 750 troops |
Contents
Remarks
Originally built for the Bibby Line, in 1891 with the name Shropshire it was owned by Lim Chin Tsong of Rangoon by 1909 and operated by the China & Southern Trading Company. She was leased by the Commonwealth until 12 May 1917 when her management was taken over by the British Admiralty. She made two trips to Egypt and two to the UK from Australian ports as a troopship.
She was returned to her owners in 1919, and was sold in 1924, 1925 and 1929 without her name changing. Seang Bee was broken up in 1931.
On 9 Dec 1923 6 tahils of raw opium were found in the baggage belonging to a passenger from China. He was fed $10 (Singapore ). A female passenger from China with 10 tahils of prepared opium was discharged with a caution.
Soldiers carried
Sydney to Alexandria 2 December 1914 - 11 February 1915
Alexandria to Lemnos Island 12 - 15 April 1915
Fremantle to Plymouth 19 July - 9 September 1916
Embarkation occurred on the 18th
- Patrick Francis Brennan
- David Edward Bromley
- 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 Henry Gibbs
- † William Hall
- Thomas Percival (Percy) Hanretty
- Alfred James Hansen MM
- Paul Henzell Hemy
- Ellis Henry Hill
- Leo Patrick Kane
- † George Andrew King
- † Arthur Lewis
- Ernest Alfred (Jack) Lewis
- † Reginald Peter Lewis
- William Edward McKenna
- Robert Poole
- Frederick James Powell
- Thomas Henry Rice
- William Thomas Saw
- † Albert Edward See
- † Thomas Joseph Sheehan
- James Clarence Taylor
- Sidney Francis Till
- William Paul (Layton) Walton
Other Voyages
- 11 February 1915 from Sydney & 13 February 1915 from Brisbane,
- 21 October 1915 from Brisbane, Queensland
- 10 February 1917 from Adelaide, South Australia