HMAT A18 Wiltshire
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| History | |
|---|---|
| Name | HMAT A18 Wiltshire |
| Builder/Built | 1912 John Brown Clydebank |
| Type | Passenger / refrigerated cargo (twin screw) |
| Displacement | 10,390 tons |
| Speed | 14 knots |
Contents
- 1 Remarks
- 2 Soldiers carried
- 3 Melbourne to Port Suez 18 November - 15 December 1915
- 4 Melbourne to Port Suez 7 March - 23 April 1916 ?
- 5 England to Fremantle 12 November - 25 December 1916
- 6 England to Albany 12 May - 23 June 1917
- 7 Port Said to Melbourne 12 November 1917 - ? December 1917
- 8 England to Fremantle 23 July - 24 September 1918
Remarks
Built for the Federal Stream navigation Co, Ltd of London for the UK p Australia, New Zealand route.
Leased by the Commonwealth until 27 Dec 1917, when she was taken over by the British Admiralty. The Wiltshire completed nine voyages from Australia, including being a member of the first convoy from Albany.
Wrecked 31 May 1922 in Rosalie Bay, Great Barrier Island, New Zealand on passage from UK to Dunedin via Auckland. None of the 103 men aboard perished.
Soldiers carried
Melbourne to Port Suez 18 November - 15 December 1915
Melbourne to Port Suez 7 March - 23 April 1916 ?
England to Fremantle 12 November - 25 December 1916
England to Albany 12 May - 23 June 1917
- Clement Wilder Benporath Transport duty