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HMT Ivernia
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History
Name HMT Ivernia
Builder Swan Hunter & Wigham Richardson of Newcastle
Launched 1899
General characteristics
Type Passenger Liner - immigrants
Tonnage 13,799 tons
Length 600 ft (180 m)
Beam 64 ft (20 m)
Speed 15 knots (27.78 km/h)
Capacity 1,964 passengers - (164 x 1st Class, 200 Sx 2nd, 1,600 x 3rd)



Remarks

Owned by Cunard Steam Ship Company and used pre war on the Liverpool to New York or Boston routes. It was taken over as a troopship in September 1914.

Ivernia was torpedoed and sunk on New Year's Day 1917 by U Boat-47 off Cape Matapan, Greece. 85 soldiers and 35 crew died.

Soldiers carried

Alexandria to Mudros 4 - 7 September 1915

On 10 Sep 1915 all boarded HMT Sarnia for the journey to Anzac Cove

England to Alexandria ?? - 16 February 1916

Alexandria to Marseilles France 22 - 28 Mar 1916

Alexandria to Marseilles 5 - 12 June 1916