Difference between revisions of "HMAT A8 Argyllshire"
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| − | Owned by the Scottish Shire Line Ltd of London, and leased by the Commonwealth until 24 Jan 1918. | + | Owned by the Scottish Shire Line Ltd of London, and leased by the Commonwealth until 24 Jan 1918. Se was converted at Cockatoo Island Drydock in Sydney to carry 845 troops and 392 horses. Its first voyage for the Commonwealth was to participate in the 1st Convoy from Albany to Alexandria carrying artillery units. |
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| − | + | While under Commonwealth control she completed seven voyages from Australia, with the final one from Fremantle in late 1916. During that time she was attacked twice by U Boats. The first occasion was on 27 May 1915 when two torpedoes fired by submarine missed her, and the second on 2 Feb 1917 when she was hit by a torpedo but able to reach Falmouth safely. Management transferred to the British Admiralty on 24 Jan 1918. During Aug - Sep 1919 she carried soldiers home to Brisbane. | |
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| − | While under Commonwealth control she completed seven voyages from Australia, with the final one from Fremantle in late 1916. During that time she was attacked twice by U Boats. The first occasion was on 27 May 1915 when two torpedoes fired by submarine missed her, and the second on 2 Feb 1917 when she was hit by a torpedo but able to reach Falmouth safely. Management transferred to the British Admiralty on 24 Jan 1918. | ||
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Returned to normal service she was laid up for periods in 1927 and 1929 before being sold to the Clan Line and renamed ''Clan Urquhart''. In 1936 she was sold for scrap, but before this was complete she caught fire and her hull was scuttled. | Returned to normal service she was laid up for periods in 1927 and 1929 before being sold to the Clan Line and renamed ''Clan Urquhart''. In 1936 she was sold for scrap, but before this was complete she caught fire and her hull was scuttled. | ||
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==Soldiers carried== | ==Soldiers carried== | ||
| − | ==Fremantle to Port Suez 19 April - ? May 1915== | + | ===Fremantle to Port Suez 19 April - ? May 1915=== |
*[[Ernest Ball DCM]] | *[[Ernest Ball DCM]] | ||
*[[Thomas Hetherington]] | *[[Thomas Hetherington]] | ||
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*[[John Grant Watt MM & Bar]] | *[[John Grant Watt MM & Bar]] | ||
| − | ==Fremantle to Devonport 9 November 1916 - 10 January 1917== | + | ===Fremantle to Devonport 9 November 1916 - 10 January 1917=== |
*[[Hubert Maitland Armstrong MM]] | *[[Hubert Maitland Armstrong MM]] | ||
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*[[Vernon Claude Witney]] | *[[Vernon Claude Witney]] | ||
| − | ==England to Fremantle 23 May 1917 - 9 July 1917== | + | ===England to Fremantle 23 May 1917 - 9 July 1917=== |
*[[John Hugh Jones]] | *[[John Hugh Jones]] | ||
| − | ==England to Fremantle 1 February - 6 April 1918== | + | ===England to Fremantle 1 February - 6 April 1918=== |
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*[[Charles Fancote]] | *[[Charles Fancote]] | ||
*[[Ernest (Roy) William Sladden]] | *[[Ernest (Roy) William Sladden]] | ||
| − | ==England to Albany 9 December 1918 - 18 January 1919== | + | ===England to Albany 9 December 1918 - 18 January 1919=== |
Passengers then railed to Fremantle. | Passengers then railed to Fremantle. | ||
*[[Thomas Hetherington]] | *[[Thomas Hetherington]] | ||
Revision as of 23:33, 27 June 2019
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| History | |
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| Name | HMAT A8 Argyllshire |
| Builder/Built | 1911 John Brown of Clydebank |
| Type | Troopship (twin screw) |
| Displacement | 10,392 tons |
| Speed | 14 knots |
Contents
Remarks
Owned by the Scottish Shire Line Ltd of London, and leased by the Commonwealth until 24 Jan 1918. Se was converted at Cockatoo Island Drydock in Sydney to carry 845 troops and 392 horses. Its first voyage for the Commonwealth was to participate in the 1st Convoy from Albany to Alexandria carrying artillery units.
While under Commonwealth control she completed seven voyages from Australia, with the final one from Fremantle in late 1916. During that time she was attacked twice by U Boats. The first occasion was on 27 May 1915 when two torpedoes fired by submarine missed her, and the second on 2 Feb 1917 when she was hit by a torpedo but able to reach Falmouth safely. Management transferred to the British Admiralty on 24 Jan 1918. During Aug - Sep 1919 she carried soldiers home to Brisbane.
Returned to normal service she was laid up for periods in 1927 and 1929 before being sold to the Clan Line and renamed Clan Urquhart. In 1936 she was sold for scrap, but before this was complete she caught fire and her hull was scuttled.
Staff
- Euphemia Weir Huntley Scott served as nursing staff on a voyage to Australia March 1916.
Soldiers carried
Fremantle to Port Suez 19 April - ? May 1915
- Ernest Ball DCM
- Thomas Hetherington
- Ernest Wright Holroyd
- Arthur Thomas Orton MM
- William Henry Shade
- John Grant Watt MM & Bar
Fremantle to Devonport 9 November 1916 - 10 January 1917
- Hubert Maitland Armstrong MM
- George Henry Aspinall
- William Atkins
- Robert Prior Bailey
- William George Ball
- Beverley Loxton Bennett
- Robert Frank Bickford
- William Bingham
- Robert Henry Blake
- William Francis Combs
- Arthur Clarke
- Albert Ernest Elkington
- Claude Eustace Herbert Evans
- John Feast
- Albert Helliwell
- Leslie Hetherington
- Robert Hastings Joyce
- Patrick Kiely
- William Wilfred Gerald Liddington
- Charles Leonard Lockhart
- Samuel Thomas Lowth
- George Emanuel Nettleton
- Alfred Charles Newman
- Albert Nock
- Patrick Joseph O'Brien
- George Partington
- George William Piesley
- Isaac Robert Powell
- Ernest William George Reed
- Herbert James Reed
- William Savage
- Henry Seddon
- Ephraim Shepherd
- Norman Leslie Skewes
- Matthew Walsh
- Vernon Claude Witney
England to Fremantle 23 May 1917 - 9 July 1917
England to Fremantle 1 February - 6 April 1918
England to Albany 9 December 1918 - 18 January 1919
Passengers then railed to Fremantle.