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+ | | image = [[File:HMT_Kingstonian.jpg]] | ||
+ | | caption = | ||
+ | | image2 = [[File:HMT_Kingstonian_1.jpg]] | ||
+ | | caption2 = photo courtesy of Photoship | ||
+ | | shipname = HMT Kingstonian | ||
+ | | shipowner = Frederick Leyland & Co Ltd, Liverpool | ||
+ | | shipbuilder = R & W Hawthorn, Leslie & Co Ltd | ||
+ | | shipyardnumber = 375 | ||
+ | | shiplaunched = 6 May 1901 | ||
+ | | shipcompleted = September 1901 | ||
+ | | shipinservice =1901 | ||
+ | | shipoutofservice = 1918 | ||
+ | | shipinservice2 = | ||
+ | | shipoutofservice2 = | ||
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+ | | shipID = | ||
+ | | shipfate = Torpedoed and sunk | ||
+ | | shiptype = cargo | ||
+ | | shiptonnage = 6,564 tons | ||
+ | | shiplength = 467 ft (142.34m) | ||
+ | | shipbeam = 53.7 ft (16.34m) | ||
+ | | shipdepth = 31.6 ft (9.63m) | ||
+ | | shippropulsion = single screw | ||
+ | | shipspeed = 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. | |
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− | + | 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. | |
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− | She was towed into Carloforte Bay on the southern end of Sardinia where repairs were undertaken. However, on 29 Apr 1918 U-Boat | ||
==List of soldiers carried== | ==List of soldiers carried== | ||
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* [[Hector Lionel Saw]] | * [[Hector Lionel Saw]] | ||
* [[Frederick William Scott]] | * [[Frederick William Scott]] | ||
− | * [[John Alexander Spilsbury]] | + | * [[John Alexander Spilsbury]] dates don't match |
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===Lemnos Is to Gallipoli 21 Aug 1915=== | ===Lemnos Is to Gallipoli 21 Aug 1915=== | ||
* [[Frederick William Scott]] | * [[Frederick William Scott]] | ||
− | === | + | ===Devonport to Alexandria 28 February 1916 - 5 Mar 1916=== |
* [[Henry Thomas (Harry) Brear]] | * [[Henry Thomas (Harry) Brear]] | ||
* [[Cecil Arthur Hill MM]] | * [[Cecil Arthur Hill MM]] | ||
* [[Percy Francis Keenan]] | * [[Percy Francis Keenan]] | ||
− | * [[William Edward Reed]] | + | * † [[William Edward Reed]] |
===Alexandria to Marseilles 27 March - 3 April 1916=== | ===Alexandria to Marseilles 27 March - 3 April 1916=== |
Latest revision as of 20:41, 31 October 2021
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Contents
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.
List of soldiers carried
Alexandria to Gallipoli 18 - 20 July 1915
- Frederick Rawlinson dates don't match
- Hector Lionel Saw
- Frederick William Scott
- John Alexander Spilsbury dates don't match
Lemnos Is to Gallipoli 21 Aug 1915
Devonport to Alexandria 28 February 1916 - 5 Mar 1916
Alexandria to Marseilles 27 March - 3 April 1916
Alexandria to Marseilles 2 - 11 June 1916
- Jack Hayden Gibson
- Bernard O'Reilly Post WW1