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| caption2      = Suevic's stern after arrival at Southampton
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| shipname = HMAT A29 Suevic
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| shipowner = Oceanic SN Co Ltd, Liverpool (White Star Line)
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| shipbuilder = Harland & Wolff, Belfast
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| shiplaunched = 8 Dec 1900
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| shiptype = Passenger/cargo (refrigerated) steamship
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| shiptonnage = 12,531 tons
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| shiplength = 565 ft (172.21)
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Built for Oceanic Steam Navigation Co Ltd, Liverpool (White Star Line). Her maiden voyage was from Liverpool to Cape Town, Albany, Adelaide, Melbourne and Sydney. On 17 Mar 1907 she was stranded on the Stag Rock near Lizard Point, Cornwall and broke in two . The after section was salvaged and a new bow section built, and they were joined at Southampton. She re-entered service in January 1908 and in 1914 became a troop transport.
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She was leased by the Commonwealth from late 1914 until 9 Sep 1917 when management was transferred to the British Admiralty. '''Suevic''' completed six journeys from Australia with troops, including on 6th June 1916 when it embarked the 44th Battalion from Fremantle for England. In 1918 '''Suevic''' brought home a load of sick and wounded men, arriving in Sydney on 13 May.
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On 7 Feb 1920 she resumed the London - Sydney - Melbourne service, and was refitted in 1921 to carry 226 x 2nd class passengers. her final voyage was in April 1928 and in October she was sold to Y.Hvistendahl and converted into a whale factory ship at Kiel and renamed '''Skytteren'''. In 1940 she was interned at Gothenburg, and when she, along with nine other ships, attempted to break out for England on 1 Apr 1942, she was surprised by the German Navy. The crew then scuttled her off Maseskjaer, Sweden to avoid capture.
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Built for Oceanic Steam Navigation Co Ltd, Liverpool (White Star Line). Leased by the Commonwealth until 9 Sep 1917 when management was transferred to the British Admiralty.
 
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Completed six journeys from Australia with troops, and in 1918 brought home a load of sick and wounded men.
 
  
 
==Soldiers carried==
 
==Soldiers carried==
  
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==Portland to Fremantle 11 March - 22 April 1916==
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===Portland to Fremantle 11 March - 22 April 1916===
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*[[Austin Faulkner]] moved to the district post WW 1
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* [[Austin Faulkner]] moved to the district post WW 1
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*[[Allan Leslie Thomas]]
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==Fremantle to Plymouth 6 June - 21 July 1916==
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===Adelaide to Plymouth 31 May - 21 July 1916===
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44th Battalion Embarked in Fremnalte on 6 June
 
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* † [[Ronald Daniel Wallace]]
 
* [[Clarence Victor Watson]]
 
* [[Clarence Victor Watson]]
 
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* [[John Henry Wilkinson]]
  
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==England to Fremantle 27 September  - 12 November 1917==
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===England to Fremantle 27 September  - 12 November 1917===
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*[[Robert George McLean]] Post WW1 men
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===England to Melbourne 29 November 1918 - 5 January 1919===
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* [[John Edward Thomson]]
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===England to Fremantle 23 Jul - 2 Sep 1919===
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* [[Harold Clare Brown MSM]]
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===Other Voyages===
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* 21 December 1914 from Sydney
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* 13 June 1915 from Sydney
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* 20 December 1915 from Sydney
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* 11 November 1916 from Sydney
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* 21 June 1917 from Melbourne
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==England to Melbourne 29 November 1918 - 5 January 1919==
 
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*[[John Edward Thomson]]
 
  
 
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Latest revision as of 19:46, 24 January 2024

HMAT A29 Suevic
HMAT A29 Suevic.jpg
Courtesy AWM PO4754.001
HMAT A29 Suevic 2.jpg
Suevic's stern after arrival at Southampton
History
Name HMAT A29 Suevic
Owner Oceanic SN Co Ltd, Liverpool (White Star Line)
Builder Harland & Wolff, Belfast
Launched 8 Dec 1900
Completed 1901
In service 23 Mar 1901
General characteristics
Type Passenger/cargo (refrigerated) steamship
Tonnage 12,531 tons
Length 565 ft (172.21)
Beam 63.3 ft (19.3m)
Propulsion twin screw
Speed 13.5 knots (25 kph)
Capacity 400 cabin class


Remarks

Built for Oceanic Steam Navigation Co Ltd, Liverpool (White Star Line). Her maiden voyage was from Liverpool to Cape Town, Albany, Adelaide, Melbourne and Sydney. On 17 Mar 1907 she was stranded on the Stag Rock near Lizard Point, Cornwall and broke in two . The after section was salvaged and a new bow section built, and they were joined at Southampton. She re-entered service in January 1908 and in 1914 became a troop transport.


She was leased by the Commonwealth from late 1914 until 9 Sep 1917 when management was transferred to the British Admiralty. Suevic completed six journeys from Australia with troops, including on 6th June 1916 when it embarked the 44th Battalion from Fremantle for England. In 1918 Suevic brought home a load of sick and wounded men, arriving in Sydney on 13 May.


On 7 Feb 1920 she resumed the London - Sydney - Melbourne service, and was refitted in 1921 to carry 226 x 2nd class passengers. her final voyage was in April 1928 and in October she was sold to Y.Hvistendahl and converted into a whale factory ship at Kiel and renamed Skytteren. In 1940 she was interned at Gothenburg, and when she, along with nine other ships, attempted to break out for England on 1 Apr 1942, she was surprised by the German Navy. The crew then scuttled her off Maseskjaer, Sweden to avoid capture.

Soldiers carried

Portland to Fremantle 11 March - 22 April 1916

Adelaide to Plymouth 31 May - 21 July 1916

44th Battalion Embarked in Fremnalte on 6 June

England to Fremantle 27 September - 12 November 1917

England to Melbourne 29 November 1918 - 5 January 1919

England to Fremantle 23 Jul - 2 Sep 1919

Other Voyages

  • 21 December 1914 from Sydney
  • 13 June 1915 from Sydney
  • 20 December 1915 from Sydney
  • 11 November 1916 from Sydney
  • 21 June 1917 from Melbourne
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