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In Late 1952 she was retired and sold to the British Iron and Steel Corporation for scrap. | In Late 1952 she was retired and sold to the British Iron and Steel Corporation for scrap. | ||
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| − | [[Edward Armstrong]]<br />[[ | + | [[George Emanuel Harber]] ?? |
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| + | == England to Fremantle 16 June - 24 July 1919== | ||
| + | [[Edward Armstrong]]<br />[[Dugald Thomas Main]]<br />[[Sydney Chadwick McDonald]]<br />[[Keith Herbert Sloan]] | ||
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| History | |
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| Name |
RMS Ormonde |
| Builder/Built | 1917 John Brown & Co Ltd, Clydebank |
| Type | Troopship |
| Displacement | 14,853 tons |
| Speed | 18 knots |
Remarks
Troopship that was Built for the Orient Line and was to serve the UK - Suez - Australia route between the wars.
She also served as a troopship during WW2. And after the war made 17 voyages with emigrants to Australia.
In Late 1952 she was retired and sold to the British Iron and Steel Corporation for scrap.
Soldiers carried
England to Fremantle 16 June - 24 July 1919
Edward Armstrong
Dugald Thomas Main
Sydney Chadwick McDonald
Keith Herbert Sloan