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Revision as of 17:16, 26 June 2020
 Aquitania in Hospital Ship livery en.wikipedia.org | |
| History | |
|---|---|
| Name | HMHS Aquitania |
| Owner | Cunard, White Star Line |
| Builder | John Brown & Co Ltd, Clydebank, Scotland |
| Launched | 1913 |
| In service | 1914 |
| General characteristics | |
| Tonnage | 44, 786 tons |
| Propulsion | Turbines, 4 screws |
| Speed | 25 knots |
| Capacity | 7,724 passengers |
Contents
- 1 Remarks
- 2 List of soldiers carried
- 3 World War I
- 4 World War II
- 4.1 Fremantle to Port Tewfik, Egypt 20 Apr - 3 Jun 1940
- 4.2 Fremantle to Palestine 30 August - 30 September 1940
- 4.3 Fremantle to Bombay then transhipped for voyage to Kantara, Egypt 26 October - 25 November 1940
- 4.4 Fremantle to Colombo 3 - 12 January 1941
- 4.5 Fremantle to Egypt 10 February - 17 March 1941
- 4.6 Fremantle to Port Tewfik, Egypt 5- 25 Jul 1941
- 4.7 Darwin to Singapore via Port Moresby, Sydney & Fremantle 30 December 1941 - 24 January 1942
- 4.8 Port Tewfik, Egypt to Fremantle via Addu Atoll 26 January - 18 February 1943
Remarks
Owned by the Cunard Line and used on the Southampton-New York (1914) (1920–1939) (1945–1948); Southampton-Halifax (1948–1950) routes during peace time. In civilian use carried 618 first class passengers, 614 second class, 2,004 third class. These numbers were later reduced as standards changed.
During World War 1 she was initially fitted out as an auxiliary cruiser, before being altered to perform Troopship and Hospital ship duties. For the duration of World War 2 and beyond she performed Troopship duties before being used to transport migrants to Canada until 1949. Aquitania was retired from service in 1949 and was scrapped the following year.
List of soldiers carried
World War I
Acted as both a Troopship and a Hospital Ship.
Mudros to England 18 - 22 September 1915
Mudros to England 21 - 27 October 1915
World War II
Used as a troop ship
Fremantle to Port Tewfik, Egypt 20 Apr - 3 Jun 1940
Fremantle to Palestine 30 August - 30 September 1940
Fremantle to Bombay then transhipped for voyage to Kantara, Egypt 26 October - 25 November 1940
Boarded on the 25th , sailed on the 26th.
Fremantle to Colombo 3 - 12 January 1941
2/28 Battalion including
Fremantle to Egypt 10 February - 17 March 1941
Fremantle to Port Tewfik, Egypt 5- 25 Jul 1941
Boarded 5-8 July, sailed 9 July
- Joseph James Burrows
- Charles William Divall
- Douglas John Elliott
- Ernest Arnold Fallon
- Robert Henry Fletcher
- David Edward Kitchener Granberg
- Ronald Gwynne
- Thomas Stanley O'Meagher
- George Charles Owens
- Walter Vivian Ernest Peters
- Arthur Henry Thompson
Darwin to Singapore via Port Moresby, Sydney & Fremantle 30 December 1941 - 24 January 1942
2/4 Machine Gun Battalion plus General Reinforcements
- James William Basell
- Norman Lenard (Bob) Dunnell boarded in Perth
- Basil Fitzgerald
- † Edgar Joseph Howard
- Edward Johnathon (Ted) Leadbitter boarded in Perth
- Herbert Michael (Bert) Rubery
- Harold Edward (Tony) Saw