Difference between revisions of "HMT Ascania"
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| − | + | | shipname = HMHS Ascania | |
| − | + | | shipowner = Cunard Steamship Co, Ltd | |
| − | + | | shipbuilder = Swan, Hunter & Wigham Richardson Ltd, Wallsend | |
| − | + | | shipyardnumber = 869 | |
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| − | | | + | | shipcompleted = 1911 |
| − | + | | shipinservice = 1911 | |
| − | | | + | | shipoutofservice = 13 Jun 1918 |
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| − | | | + | | shipID = HSQV |
| − | + | | shipfate = wrecked by running aground | |
| − | | | + | | shiptype = passenger / refrigerated cargo ship (twin screw) |
| − | | | + | | shiptonnage = 9,121 tons |
| − | + | | shiplength = 142.04m | |
| − | + | | shipbeam = 17.1m | |
| − | | | + | | shipdepth = 8.96m |
| − | + | | shippropulsion = twin screw | |
| − | | | + | | shipspeed = 13 knots (24 km/h) |
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==Remarks== | ==Remarks== | ||
| − | Built as the Gerona for the Cairn Line but operated by the Cunard Steamship Co, | + | Built as the ''Gerona'' for the Cairn Line but operated by the Cunard Steamship Co, Liverpool as ''SS Ascania''. |
| − | Wrecked | + | Wrecked 20 miles (33kms) east of Cape Ray, Newfoundland while on a journey from Liverpool to Montreal in ballast on 13 Jun 1918. |
==Soldiers carried== | ==Soldiers carried== | ||
Revision as of 00:25, 13 September 2021
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| History | |
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| Name | HMHS Ascania |
| Owner | Cunard Steamship Co, Ltd |
| Builder | Swan, Hunter & Wigham Richardson Ltd, Wallsend |
| Yard number | 869 |
| Completed | 1911 |
| In service | 1911 |
| Out of service | 13 Jun 1918 |
| Fate | wrecked by running aground |
| General characteristics | |
| Type | passenger / refrigerated cargo ship (twin screw) |
| Tonnage | 9,121 tons |
| Length | 142.04m |
| Beam | 17.1m |
| Depth | 8.96m |
| Propulsion | twin screw |
| Speed | 13 knots (24 km/h) |
Contents
Remarks
Built as the Gerona for the Cairn Line but operated by the Cunard Steamship Co, Liverpool as SS Ascania. Wrecked 20 miles (33kms) east of Cape Ray, Newfoundland while on a journey from Liverpool to Montreal in ballast on 13 Jun 1918.
Soldiers carried
Mudros to Alexandria 7 - 11 August 1915
- Thomas Edward Raine
- William Hart Post WW1 men
Mudross to Alexandria 26 - 29 December 1915
- William Hart Post WW1 men