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Revision as of 02:51, 22 April 2017

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History
Name

HMAT A11 Ascanius

Builder/Built 1910
Type Passenger/cargo (refrigerated)
Displacement 10,048 tons
Speed 14 knots


Remarks

Leased by the Commonwealth until 30 Jul 1917. Was part of the 1st Convoy, carrying the South Australian 10th Battalion, and the 11th Battalion from Fremantle. Between 19 Apr and 12 May 1915 she was converted at Cockatoo Island Dockyard to transport 1,820 troops and 12 horses. Completed nine transport voyages from Australia.

After the war serviced the refrigerated meat trade between Australia and Liverpool, before being used again as a troopship during WW2. She was torpedoed in 1944, but was able to make it to port for repairs.

Resumed her Australia service in 1946 until she was sold in 1949, renamed San Giovannino and then scrapped in 1952..


List of soldiers carried

Fremantle to Port Suez 9 Jun 1915 - 30 Jun 1915

William Barge
Arthur Percy Thomas Boyle
Edward Briggs
Frederick Hobbs
John Hobbs
Stephen Henry Horrocks
Henry George Price
Reginald Grove Sexty

Hospital ship Gallipoli to Malta via Lemnos Island


George Sidney Cook

Melbourne to Devonport 27 May 1916 - 18 Jul 1916

Eric Oswald Strang
Hugh Gibson Winning

Melbourne to Devonport 11 May 1917 - 20 Jul 1917

Francis Joseph Steffan

Returned to Australia 9 Feb 1919 - 24 Mar 1919

Eugene Anthony Gillespie from Gibraltar on 14 Feb
John Macarthur Livingston
Melbourne Hubert Randolph Matthews
Sidney Tugby