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|  data3  = 1914 Scotts, Greenock & Grangemouth Dockyard Co, Ltd
 
 
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|  data5  = 14,348 tons
 
 
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|  data6  = 17.5 knots
 
 
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| shipowner = Cunard Steam-Ship Co., Liverpool
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| shipbuilder = Scotts' Shipbuilding & Engineering Co. Ltd., Greenock
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| shipyardnumber = 451
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| shiplaunched = 23 May 1914
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| shipcompleted = 19 Oct 1914
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| shipoutofservice = 4 May 1917
 
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| shiplength = 548.3 ft (167.1 m)
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| shipbeam = 66.6 ft (20.3 m)
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| shipdepth = 42 ft (13 m)
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| shippropulsion = twin screw
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| shipspeed = 17.5 knots (32.41 km/h)
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| shipcapacity = 1,379 passengers or 3060 troops.
 
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==Remarks==
 
==Remarks==
  
Built for Cunard subsidiary, the Anchor Line. Could carry 1,379 passengers in her original configuration, and 3,060 troops when fitted out as a troopship.
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Built for Cunard subsidiary, the Anchor Line. She could carry 1,379 passengers in her original configuration, and 3,060 troops when fitted out as a troopship. Requisitioned by the government on 19 May 1915
  
Used to move troops around the Mediterranean, on 4 May 1917 while sailing from Marseille to Alexandria she was torpedoed south of Italy by U-63, despite an escort from two Japanese destroyers.  While one of the escorts was taking on board troops from the Transylvania, another torpedo was fired and although the destroyer was able to avoid it, the Transylvania was dead in the water and it sank immediately.
 
  
Ten crew members, 29 army officers, and 375 soldiers lost their lives.
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Used to move troops around the Mediterranean, on 4 May 1917 while sailing from Marseille to Alexandria she was torpedoed 2.5 miles (4 km) south of Cape Vado in the Gulf of Genoa, south of Italy by the German U-Boat U-63, despite an escort from two Japanese destroyers.  While one of the escorts was taking on board troops from the ''Transylvania'', another torpedo was fired and although the destroyer was able to avoid it, the Transylvania was dead in the water and it sank immediately. Ten crew members, 29 army officers, and 375 soldiers lost their lives.
  
 
==Soldiers carried==
 
==Soldiers carried==
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==Alexandria to England 1 - 9 June 1916==
 
==Alexandria to England 1 - 9 June 1916==
*[[Thomas Edward Raine]]
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* [[Thomas Edward Raine]]
  
 
==Alexandria to Marseilles 18 - 23 June 1916==
 
==Alexandria to Marseilles 18 - 23 June 1916==

Revision as of 01:33, 7 November 2021

HMT Transylvania
HMT Transylvania.jpg
File:.jpg
History
Name HMT Transylvania
Owner Cunard Steam-Ship Co., Liverpool
Builder Scotts' Shipbuilding & Engineering Co. Ltd., Greenock
Yard number 451
Launched 23 May 1914
Completed 19 Oct 1914
In service 1914
Out of service 4 May 1917
General characteristics
Type Passenger liner
Tonnage 14,348 tons
Length 548.3 ft (167.1 m)
Beam 66.6 ft (20.3 m)
Depth 42 ft (13 m)
Propulsion twin screw
Speed 17.5 knots (32.41 km/h)
Capacity 1,379 passengers or 3060 troops.



Remarks

Built for Cunard subsidiary, the Anchor Line. She could carry 1,379 passengers in her original configuration, and 3,060 troops when fitted out as a troopship. Requisitioned by the government on 19 May 1915


Used to move troops around the Mediterranean, on 4 May 1917 while sailing from Marseille to Alexandria she was torpedoed 2.5 miles (4 km) south of Cape Vado in the Gulf of Genoa, south of Italy by the German U-Boat U-63, despite an escort from two Japanese destroyers. While one of the escorts was taking on board troops from the Transylvania, another torpedo was fired and although the destroyer was able to avoid it, the Transylvania was dead in the water and it sank immediately. Ten crew members, 29 army officers, and 375 soldiers lost their lives.

Soldiers carried

Alexandria to Marseilles 29 March -4 April 1916

Alexandria to England 1 - 9 June 1916

Alexandria to Marseilles 18 - 23 June 1916