HMT Knight Templar
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| History | |
|---|---|
| Name | HMT Knight Templar - NZ National Library 1/2-014835-G |
| Owner | Knight Steamship Co. (Greenshields,Cowie & Co), Liverpool. |
| Builder | Chales Connell & Co Scotstoun |
| Launched | 1905 |
| Completed | 1905 |
| In service | 1905 |
| Out of service | 1954 |
| Fate | scrapped |
| General characteristics | |
| Type | cargo vessel |
| Tonnage | 7,175 tons |
| Length | 470 ft (143.3m) |
| Beam | 58 ft (17.7m) |
| Depth | 31 ft 8 in (9.65 |
| Propulsion | bsingle screw |
| Speed | 11.5 knots (21.30 km/h) |
Remarks
Owned by Knight Steamship Co, she was sold in 1917 to the Ocean Steamship Company. While a hired transport vessel early in the war, she was converted into a armed escort ship from 27 May 1917 until 5 Feb 1919 when she operated between England and the USA with convoys. Scrapped in 1954.