Difference between revisions of "HMT Transylvania"
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{{Infobox ship | {{Infobox ship | ||
− | | image = [[File:.jpg]] | + | | image = [[File:HMT_Transylvania.jpg]] |
| caption = | | caption = | ||
| image2 = [[File:.jpg]] | | image2 = [[File:.jpg]] | ||
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− | | shipname = | + | | shipname = HMT Transylvania |
− | | shipowner = | + | | shipowner = Cunard Steam-Ship Co., Liverpool |
− | | shipbuilder = | + | | shipbuilder = Scotts' Shipbuilding & Engineering Co. Ltd., Greenock |
− | | shipyardnumber = | + | | shipyardnumber = 451 |
− | | shiplaunched = | + | | shiplaunched = 23 May 1914 |
− | | shipcompleted = | + | | shipcompleted = 19 Oct 1914 |
− | | shipinservice = | + | | shipinservice = 1914 |
− | | shipoutofservice = | + | | shipoutofservice = 4 May 1917 |
| shipinservice2 = | | shipinservice2 = | ||
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| shipfate = | | shipfate = | ||
− | | shiptype = | + | | shiptype = Passenger liner |
− | | shiptonnage = | + | | shiptonnage = 14,348 tons |
− | | shiplength = | + | | shiplength = 548.3 ft (167.1 m) |
− | | shipbeam = | + | | shipbeam = 66.6 ft (20.3 m) |
− | | shipdepth = | + | | shipdepth = 42 ft (13 m) |
− | | shippropulsion = | + | | shippropulsion = twin screw |
− | | shipspeed = | + | | shipspeed = 17.5 knots (32.41 km/h) |
− | | shipcapacity = | + | | shipcapacity = 1,379 passengers or 3060 troops. |
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==Remarks== | ==Remarks== | ||
− | Built for Cunard subsidiary, the Anchor Line. | + | 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 |
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− | Ten crew members, 29 army officers, and 375 soldiers lost their lives. | + | 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]] | + | * [[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
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History | |
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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. |
Contents
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
- William Carroll
- Frank Moore
- Edward Patrick Thomas O'Brien
- John Donaldson Patterson
- John James Thorpe
- † Richard John Williams