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| − | + | | shipname = HMAT A28 Miltiades | |
| − | + | | shipowner = G Thompson & Co Ltd, London (Aberdeen Line) | |
| − | + | | shipbuilder = Alex Stephen & Sons, Glasgow. | |
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| − | + | | shiplaunched = 1903 | |
| − | | | + | | shipcompleted = Oct 1903 |
| − | + | | shipinservice = 3 Nov 1903 | |
| − | | | + | | shipoutofservice = 1923 |
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| − | | | + | | shiptonnage = 7,814 tons |
| − | + | | shiplength = 504 ft (153.62m) | |
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| − | | | + | | shipspeed = 15 knots (27.8 kph) |
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Requisitioned as a troopship in 1915. On 1 Nov 1914 arrived in Albany to become one of the ships in the 1st Convoy. 7 Feb 1916 carried Medical Officers from Adelaide, and on 1 Aug 1916, Medical Officers from Melbourne, stopping in Fremantle for more of the same on 9 Aug 1916. On 24 Jan 1917 Medical Officers from Adelaide, and on 2 Aug 1917 more of the same from Sydney. | Requisitioned as a troopship in 1915. On 1 Nov 1914 arrived in Albany to become one of the ships in the 1st Convoy. 7 Feb 1916 carried Medical Officers from Adelaide, and on 1 Aug 1916, Medical Officers from Melbourne, stopping in Fremantle for more of the same on 9 Aug 1916. On 24 Jan 1917 Medical Officers from Adelaide, and on 2 Aug 1917 more of the same from Sydney. | ||
| − | Commonwealth control ended 15 Sep 1917 when the Miltiades was transferred to the British Admiralty. Resumed commercial service in June 1920. Purchased by the Royal Mail Steam Packet Company and renamed ORCANA. She later served with the Pacific Steam Navigation Company for their South American service. She was laid up from 1923 to 1924 before being scrapped in Holland. | + | Commonwealth control ended 15 Sep 1917 when the Miltiades was transferred to the British Admiralty. Resumed commercial service in June 1920. Purchased by the Royal Mail Steam Packet Company and renamed ORCANA. She later served with the Pacific Steam Navigation Company for their South American service. She was laid up from 1923 to 1924 in Liverpool and later Dartmouth before being scrapped in Holland in 1924. |
==Soldiers carried== | ==Soldiers carried== | ||
| − | ==Fremantle to Port Suez 12 February - 11 March 1916== | + | ===Fremantle to Port Suez 12 February - 11 March 1916=== |
| − | *[[Clyde Bird]] | + | * [[Clyde Bird]] |
| − | *[[Thomas Bird]] | + | * [[Thomas Bird]] |
| − | *[[Thomas Allan Bottrell]] | + | * [[Thomas Allan Bottrell]] |
| − | *[[Victor Leo Gordon Boyle]] | + | * [[Victor Leo Gordon Boyle]] |
| − | *[[William Carroll]] | + | * [[William Carroll]] |
| − | *[[Herbert (Bert) Cumming]] | + | * † [[Herbert (Bert) Cumming]] |
| − | *[[Albert Edward Coates Delamotte]] Post WW1 men | + | * [[Albert Edward Coates Delamotte]] Post WW1 men |
| − | *[[Frederick Sidney Gladstone]] | + | * [[Frederick Sidney Gladstone]] |
| − | *[[John Huntley]] | + | * [[George Joseph Harris]] |
| − | *[[Henry McCavana]] | + | * [[John Huntley]] |
| − | *[[Frank Moore]] | + | * [[Henry McCavana]] |
| − | *[[Edward Patrick Thomas O'Brien]] | + | * [[Charles Frederick McKay]] |
| − | *[[John Donaldson Patterson]] | + | * [[Frank Moore]] |
| − | *[[William Plant]] | + | * [[Edward Patrick Thomas O'Brien]] |
| − | *[[John Whittaker]] | + | * [[John Donaldson Patterson]] |
| + | * [[William Plant]] | ||
| + | * [[Henry Giles Schmidt]] | ||
| + | * † [[Frank Leslie Sexton]] | ||
| + | * † [[John Whittaker]] | ||
| − | == | + | ===Melbourne to Plymouth 1 August - 25 September 1916=== |
| − | + | Embarked in Fremantle on 7 August, sailed 9 AUg 1916 | |
| − | *[[ | + | * † [[Reuben Arnold MM]] |
| − | *[[Edward Bailey]] | + | * [[Edward Bailey]] |
| − | *[[Richard Beattie]] | + | * [[Richard Beattie]] |
| − | *[[Albert Victor Berry]] | + | * †[[Albert Victor Berry]] |
| − | *[[Macalister Adair Blain]] | + | * [[Macalister Adair Blain]] |
| − | *[[Sidney Herrick Carter]] | + | * [[Sidney Herrick Carter]] |
| − | *[[William Francis Cohn]] | + | * [[William Francis Cohn]] |
| − | *[[Ernest John Coles]] | + | * † [[Ernest John Coles]] |
| − | *[[William Edwin Cousens MM]] | + | * [[William Edwin Cousens MM]] |
| − | *[[Harry Simpson Francis]] | + | * [[Harry Simpson Francis]] |
| − | *[[John Goffin]] | + | * [[John Goffin]] |
| − | *[[Thomas Hesketh]] | + | * [[Thomas Hesketh]] |
| − | *[[Donald Gordon Melville Huggins]] | + | * [[Donald Gordon Melville Huggins]] |
| − | *[[Gordon Weston Johanson]] | + | * † [[Gordon Weston Johanson]] |
| − | *[[Thomas William Moore]] | + | * [[Charles Frederick George Judd]] |
| − | *[[Egbert Robert Trethowan Reeves]] | + | * [[Thomas William Moore]] |
| − | *[[James Strachan]] | + | * [[William Bertie Claude Moulden]] |
| − | *[[Theodore (Cecil) Charles Turner]] | + | * [[Egbert Robert Trethowan Reeves]] |
| − | *[[William Lamplough Ullyott]] | + | * [[James Strachan]] |
| − | *[[Cyril Arthur Woodland]] | + | * [[Theodore (Cecil) Charles Turner]] |
| + | * [[William Lamplough Ullyott]] | ||
| + | * [[Norman John Weir]] | ||
| + | * [[Cyril Arthur Woodland]] | ||
| − | == | + | ===Melbourne to Devonport 20 January - 27 March 1917=== |
| − | + | Embarked in Fremantle on 29 January | |
| − | *[[David Andrew Allison]] | + | * † [[David Andrew Allison]] |
| − | *[[Frederick James Allison MM]] | + | * [[Frederick James Allison MM]] |
| − | *[[Henry Ogilvie Allom (Jnr)]] | + | * [[Henry Ogilvie Allom (Jnr)]] |
| − | *[[George Alexander Armstrong]] | + | * † [[George Alexander Armstrong]] |
| − | *[[Gordon Walter Bone]] | + | * [[William John Bennett]] |
| − | *[[Henry William Buckland]] | + | * † [[Gordon Walter Bone]] |
| − | *[[Frederick John Chester]] | + | * [[Henry William Buckland]] |
| − | *[[John Thomas Clements]] | + | * [[Frederick John Chester]] |
| − | *[[Stephen Gittins]] | + | * [[John Thomas Clements]] |
| − | *[[Frederick George Golding]] | + | * † [[Stephen Gittins]] |
| − | *[[James Peter Henderson MM & Bar]] | + | * [[Frederick George Golding]] |
| − | *[[Stanley Thomas Marsh]] | + | * [[Albert John Harris]] |
| − | *[[Samuel Mellington Moore]] | + | * [[George Joseph Harris]] |
| − | *[[Thomas Allan O'Dea]] | + | * [[James Peter Henderson MM & Bar]] |
| − | *[[William Richard (Billy) Orr]] | + | * [[Stanley Thomas Marsh]] |
| − | *[[Thomas Alfred Osborne]] | + | * [[Samuel Mellington Moore]] |
| − | *[[Robert Melville Salter]] | + | * [[Thomas Allan O'Dea]] |
| − | *[[Leonard Alfred Sawtell]] | + | * [[William Richard (Billy) Orr]] |
| − | *[[Reginald George Sinclair]] | + | * [[Thomas Alfred Osborne]] |
| − | *[[Clarence Otto Sladden]] | + | * [[Edwin Lawrence Reed]] |
| − | *[[Harold Hopgood Surman]] | + | * [[John Thomas Ryle]] |
| − | *[[Frederick White]] | + | * † [[Robert Melville Salter]] |
| + | * [[Leonard Alfred Sawtell]] | ||
| + | * [[Reginald George Sinclair]] | ||
| + | * [[Clarence Otto Sladden]] | ||
| + | * [[Harold Hopgood Surman]] | ||
| + | * [[William Thomson]] | ||
| + | * [[Frederick White]] | ||
| − | ==England to Fremantle 4 May - 24 June 1917== | + | ===England to Fremantle 4 May - 24 June 1917=== |
*[[Joseph Pulford]] | *[[Joseph Pulford]] | ||
| + | *[[Henry Giles Schmidt]] | ||
| − | ==England to Fremantle 21 December 1918 - 31 January 1919== | + | ===England to Fremantle 21 December 1918 - 31 January 1919=== |
*[[Cecil Arthur Hill MM]] | *[[Cecil Arthur Hill MM]] | ||
| − | ==Other journeys== | + | ===Other journeys=== |
| − | Sydney to Alexandria October to 5 December 1914 (1st Convoy) | + | * Sydney to Alexandria October to 5 December 1914 (1st Convoy) |
| − | Sydney to Glasgow 2 August - 2 October 1917 | + | * Sydney to Glasgow 2 August - 2 October 1917 |
[[Category:Ships]] | [[Category:Ships]] | ||
Latest revision as of 23:22, 24 May 2023
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| History | |
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| Name | HMAT A28 Miltiades |
| Owner | G Thompson & Co Ltd, London (Aberdeen Line) |
| Builder | Alex Stephen & Sons, Glasgow. |
| Launched | 1903 |
| Completed | Oct 1903 |
| In service | 3 Nov 1903 |
| Out of service | 1923 |
| Fate | scrapped |
| General characteristics | |
| Type | Passenger/cargo steamship |
| Tonnage | 7,814 tons |
| Length | 504 ft (153.62m) |
| Beam | 55.1 ft (16.79m) |
| Speed | 15 knots (27.8 kph) |
| Capacity | 150 x 1st class; 170 x 3rd class |
Contents
Remarks
Requisitioned as a troopship in 1915. On 1 Nov 1914 arrived in Albany to become one of the ships in the 1st Convoy. 7 Feb 1916 carried Medical Officers from Adelaide, and on 1 Aug 1916, Medical Officers from Melbourne, stopping in Fremantle for more of the same on 9 Aug 1916. On 24 Jan 1917 Medical Officers from Adelaide, and on 2 Aug 1917 more of the same from Sydney.
Commonwealth control ended 15 Sep 1917 when the Miltiades was transferred to the British Admiralty. Resumed commercial service in June 1920. Purchased by the Royal Mail Steam Packet Company and renamed ORCANA. She later served with the Pacific Steam Navigation Company for their South American service. She was laid up from 1923 to 1924 in Liverpool and later Dartmouth before being scrapped in Holland in 1924.
Soldiers carried
Fremantle to Port Suez 12 February - 11 March 1916
- Clyde Bird
- Thomas Bird
- Thomas Allan Bottrell
- Victor Leo Gordon Boyle
- William Carroll
- † Herbert (Bert) Cumming
- Albert Edward Coates Delamotte Post WW1 men
- Frederick Sidney Gladstone
- George Joseph Harris
- John Huntley
- Henry McCavana
- Charles Frederick McKay
- Frank Moore
- Edward Patrick Thomas O'Brien
- John Donaldson Patterson
- William Plant
- Henry Giles Schmidt
- † Frank Leslie Sexton
- † John Whittaker
Melbourne to Plymouth 1 August - 25 September 1916
Embarked in Fremantle on 7 August, sailed 9 AUg 1916
- † Reuben Arnold MM
- Edward Bailey
- Richard Beattie
- †Albert Victor Berry
- Macalister Adair Blain
- Sidney Herrick Carter
- William Francis Cohn
- † Ernest John Coles
- William Edwin Cousens MM
- Harry Simpson Francis
- John Goffin
- Thomas Hesketh
- Donald Gordon Melville Huggins
- † Gordon Weston Johanson
- Charles Frederick George Judd
- Thomas William Moore
- William Bertie Claude Moulden
- Egbert Robert Trethowan Reeves
- James Strachan
- Theodore (Cecil) Charles Turner
- William Lamplough Ullyott
- Norman John Weir
- Cyril Arthur Woodland
Melbourne to Devonport 20 January - 27 March 1917
Embarked in Fremantle on 29 January
- † David Andrew Allison
- Frederick James Allison MM
- Henry Ogilvie Allom (Jnr)
- † George Alexander Armstrong
- William John Bennett
- † Gordon Walter Bone
- Henry William Buckland
- Frederick John Chester
- John Thomas Clements
- † Stephen Gittins
- Frederick George Golding
- Albert John Harris
- George Joseph Harris
- James Peter Henderson MM & Bar
- Stanley Thomas Marsh
- Samuel Mellington Moore
- Thomas Allan O'Dea
- William Richard (Billy) Orr
- Thomas Alfred Osborne
- Edwin Lawrence Reed
- John Thomas Ryle
- † Robert Melville Salter
- Leonard Alfred Sawtell
- Reginald George Sinclair
- Clarence Otto Sladden
- Harold Hopgood Surman
- William Thomson
- Frederick White
England to Fremantle 4 May - 24 June 1917
England to Fremantle 21 December 1918 - 31 January 1919
Other journeys
- Sydney to Alexandria October to 5 December 1914 (1st Convoy)
- Sydney to Glasgow 2 August - 2 October 1917