HMT Kingstonian

HMT Kingstonian
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History
Name	HMT Kingstonian
Owner	Frederick Leyland & Co Ltd, Liverpool
Builder	R & W Hawthorn, Leslie & Co Ltd
Yard number	375
Launched	6 May 1901
Completed	September 1901
In service	1901
Out of service	1918
Fate	Torpedoed and sunk
General characteristics
Type	cargo
Tonnage	6,564 tons
Length	467 ft (142.34m)
Beam	53.7 ft (16.34m)
Depth	31.6 ft (9.63m)
Propulsion	single screw
Speed	13 knots (24.08 km/h)
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Remarks

Operated by F Leyland & Co of Liverpool as a cargo ship before WW1. Involved in support of the Gallipoli campaign during 1915 and later transport tasks between the UK and Egypt.

Om 11 Apr 1918 while on a voyage from Alexandria to Marseille with troops and equipment she was torpedoed by U-Boat UB-68 west of Sardinia in the Mediterranean, with the loss of 1 crew member. She was towed into Carloforte Bay on the southern end of Sardinia where repairs were undertaken. However, on 29 Apr 1918 U-Boat UB-48 fired another torpedo at her causing her to be a total loss.