HMAT A13 Katuna
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| History | |
|---|---|
| Name | HMAT A13 Katuna |
| Owner | Bucknall Steamship Lines, London |
| Builder | Armstrong Whitworth, Low Walker on Tyne |
| Completed | 1907 |
| In service | 1907 |
| Fate | Bombed and sank during WW2 |
| General characteristics | |
| Type | Cargo ship |
| Tonnage | 4,641 tons |
| Length | 121.9m |
| Beam | 15.9m |
| Depth | 8.2m |
| Propulsion | Single screw 478 n.h.p. |
| Speed | 11 knots (20.4kph) |
Remarks
Owned by Ellerman and Bucknall SS Coy Ltd, London. Commonwealth control ended 10 Feb 1917 when she was returned to her owners. In 1929 she was owned by Ellerman Lines and renamed City of Swansea before being sold to the South American Saint Line and renamed in 1937 to St Glen. During WW2 on 6 Sep 1940it was bombed and sank on 6 Sep 1940 of the east coast of Scotland with three casualties.
One of the ships that made up the 1st Convoy from Albany to Alexandria. On that occasion it carried the 1st Division Ammunition Column, and 1st Division Artillery. She made at least 5 other trips to Egypt or England, e.g. 3 Feb 1915 from Melbourne with the 4th Light Horse Regiment reinforcements and Medical staff; 14 Nov 1915 from Adelaide with the 32nd Battalion; 9 Mar 1916 from Melbourne with more reinforcements for the 4th LHR and Medical staff along with the 1st Armoured Car Section; 23 Jun 1916 with the 3rd Light Horse Regiment and reinforcements for other Light Horse units; 23 Nov 1916 from Sydney with Light Horse reinforcements.
Soldiers carried
Sydney to Port Suez 22 November - 18 December 1915
- Leith John Newton Angelo from Adelaide 24 November
- † Gordon Bishop from Fremantle 28 Nov 1915
- Percy Goodall from Adelaide 24 November
- Terry de Bohun Helm from Fremantle 28 Nov 1915
- Frank Grundy from Fremantle 28 Nov 1915