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| + | | shipname = HMT Corsican | ||
| + | | shipowner = Allan Line S.S. Co. Ltd. (J & A Allan), Glasgow | ||
| + | | shipbuilder = Barclay, Curle & Co Ltd, Glasgow | ||
| + | | shipyardnumber = 467 | ||
| + | | shiplaunched = 29 Apr 1907 | ||
| + | | shipcompleted = 1907 | ||
| + | | shipinservice = 31 Oct 1907 | ||
| + | | shipoutofservice = 21 May 1923 | ||
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| + | | shipfate = wrecked 21 May 1923 | ||
| + | | shiptype = Passenger / refrigerated cargo | ||
| + | | shiptonnage = 11, 419 tons | ||
| + | | shiplength = 500.3 ft (152.49m) | ||
| + | | shipbeam = 61.2 ft (18.65m) | ||
| + | | shipdepth = 38 ft (11.58m) | ||
| + | | shippropulsion = twin screw | ||
| + | | shipspeed = 16 knots (29.63m) | ||
| + | | shipcapacity = 300 x 1st class; 400 x 2nd; and 1,500 x Steerage. | ||
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| − | + | ==Remarks== | |
| − | + | Built for the Allan Line, and used on the Liverpool to St John, New Brunswick route. On 12 Aug 1912 ''Corsican'' collided with an iceberg near Belle Isle but suffered only monor damage. Two thousand British Home Children/Child Migrants were sent to Canada in just three years, between 1908 and 1911 on the steamship Corsican. | |
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| − | + | Taken over as a troop ship in August 1914, and used untill 16 Jul 1917. In August 1914 she began trooping voyages between Southampton and Le Havre. In September 1914 she was transferred to trooping to Alexandria and Bombay and various trooping duties. | |
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| − | + | In 1917 when she was passed to the management of the Canadian Pacific Line (they had acquired the Allen Line earlier that year), she resumed cross Atlantic voyages. The ownership change her name to''SS Margrave''. On 21 May 1923 she was wrecked, on Cape Freels Rock, Newfoundland in fog. No casualties were suffered. | |
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==Soldiers carried== | ==Soldiers carried== | ||
| − | ==Alexandria to Marseilles 29 March - 5 April 1916== | + | ===Alexandria to Marseilles 29 March - 5 April 1916=== |
Boarding occurred on 28 March 1916. Arrived 3 April, but disembarked 5 April 1916. | Boarding occurred on 28 March 1916. Arrived 3 April, but disembarked 5 April 1916. | ||
| − | *[[James Barber]] | + | * [[James Barber]] |
| − | *[[Herbert Lewis Battams]] | + | * [[Percival (Peter) Clement Bassett]] |
| − | *[[Arthur Charles Cam]] | + | * [[Herbert Lewis Battams]] |
| − | *[[Stanley Joseph Callow Champion]] | + | * [[Arthur Charles Cam]] |
| − | *[[Donald Victor Chisholm]] | + | * † [[Stanley Joseph Callow Champion]] |
| − | *[[ | + | * [[Donald Victor Chisholm]] |
| − | *[[Aubrey Cecil Dawson]] | + | * † [[Sidney Charles Clarke]] |
| − | *[[Frank William Dowell]] | + | * [[John Harold Coffen]] |
| − | *[[Rudolf Eberhardt]] | + | * [[Aubrey Cecil Dawson]] |
| − | *[[Frederick Fancote]] | + | * † [[Frank William Dowell]] |
| − | *[[William Joseph Hayden]] | + | * † [[Rudolf Eberhardt]] |
| − | *[[Thomas Hetherington]] | + | * [[Frederick Fancote]] |
| − | *[[Frederick James Howard]] | + | * [[William Joseph Hayden]] |
| − | *[[Arthur George Kettley]] | + | * [[Thomas Hetherington]] |
| − | *[[Melbourne Hubert Randolph Matthews]] | + | * † [[Frederick James Howard]] |
| − | *[[Frederick William Wallace Moore]] | + | * † [[Arthur George Kettley]] |
| − | *[[Herbert Frank O'Neill]] | + | * [[Elmer Winfred Drake Laing MC]] |
| − | *[[Hector Louis Polain]] | + | * [[Melbourne Hubert Randolph Matthews]] |
| − | *[[Stephen Henry Robson]] | + | * † [[Frederick William Wallace Moore]] |
| − | *[[William Edgar Rowe]] | + | * † [[Herbert Frank O'Neill]] |
| − | *[[George Scrivener]] | + | * † [[Hector Louis Polain]] |
| − | *[[John Alexander Spilsbury]] | + | * † [[Stephen Henry Robson]] |
| − | *[[William Stephens]] | + | * † [[William Edgar Rowe]] |
| − | *[[Arthur William Symonds]] | + | * † [[George Scrivener]] |
| − | *[[James Thomson MM]] | + | * [[John Alexander Spilsbury]] |
| − | *[[Albert Cornelius Jesse Verrier]] | + | * [[William Stephens]] |
| + | * † [[Arthur William Symonds]] | ||
| + | * [[James Thomson MM]] | ||
| + | * [[Albert Cornelius Jesse Verrier]] | ||
| − | ==Alexandria to Plymouth 29 May - 11 June 1916== | + | ===Alexandria to Plymouth 29 May - 11 June 1916=== |
| − | *[[Frederick Fancote]] | + | * [[Frederick Fancote]] |
| − | *[[William Francis Clements]] | + | * [[William Francis Clements]] |
| − | *[[William Ellis]] | + | * [[William Ellis]] |
| − | *[[Sydney Charles Welch]] to France only ? | + | * [[Sydney Charles Welch]] to France only ? |
Latest revision as of 23:28, 26 October 2021
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| History | |
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| Name | HMT Corsican |
| Owner | Allan Line S.S. Co. Ltd. (J & A Allan), Glasgow |
| Builder | Barclay, Curle & Co Ltd, Glasgow |
| Yard number | 467 |
| Launched | 29 Apr 1907 |
| Completed | 1907 |
| In service | 31 Oct 1907 |
| Out of service | 21 May 1923 |
| Fate | wrecked 21 May 1923 |
| General characteristics | |
| Type | Passenger / refrigerated cargo |
| Tonnage | 11, 419 tons |
| Length | 500.3 ft (152.49m) |
| Beam | 61.2 ft (18.65m) |
| Depth | 38 ft (11.58m) |
| Propulsion | twin screw |
| Speed | 16 knots (29.63m) |
| Capacity | 300 x 1st class; 400 x 2nd; and 1,500 x Steerage. |
Contents
Remarks
Built for the Allan Line, and used on the Liverpool to St John, New Brunswick route. On 12 Aug 1912 Corsican collided with an iceberg near Belle Isle but suffered only monor damage. Two thousand British Home Children/Child Migrants were sent to Canada in just three years, between 1908 and 1911 on the steamship Corsican.
Taken over as a troop ship in August 1914, and used untill 16 Jul 1917. In August 1914 she began trooping voyages between Southampton and Le Havre. In September 1914 she was transferred to trooping to Alexandria and Bombay and various trooping duties.
In 1917 when she was passed to the management of the Canadian Pacific Line (they had acquired the Allen Line earlier that year), she resumed cross Atlantic voyages. The ownership change her name toSS Margrave. On 21 May 1923 she was wrecked, on Cape Freels Rock, Newfoundland in fog. No casualties were suffered.
Soldiers carried
Alexandria to Marseilles 29 March - 5 April 1916
Boarding occurred on 28 March 1916. Arrived 3 April, but disembarked 5 April 1916.
- James Barber
- Percival (Peter) Clement Bassett
- Herbert Lewis Battams
- Arthur Charles Cam
- † Stanley Joseph Callow Champion
- Donald Victor Chisholm
- † Sidney Charles Clarke
- John Harold Coffen
- Aubrey Cecil Dawson
- † Frank William Dowell
- † Rudolf Eberhardt
- Frederick Fancote
- William Joseph Hayden
- Thomas Hetherington
- † Frederick James Howard
- † Arthur George Kettley
- Elmer Winfred Drake Laing MC
- Melbourne Hubert Randolph Matthews
- † Frederick William Wallace Moore
- † Herbert Frank O'Neill
- † Hector Louis Polain
- † Stephen Henry Robson
- † William Edgar Rowe
- † George Scrivener
- John Alexander Spilsbury
- William Stephens
- † Arthur William Symonds
- James Thomson MM
- Albert Cornelius Jesse Verrier
Alexandria to Plymouth 29 May - 11 June 1916
- Frederick Fancote
- William Francis Clements
- William Ellis
- Sydney Charles Welch to France only ?