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Fitted with four 4.7 pound guns, two forward, and two aft. Leased by the Commonwealth until 10 Oct 1917, during which time she made 5 trips carrying troops of to war. Management was transferred to the British Admiralty. Was a member of the second convoy from Albany. | Fitted with four 4.7 pound guns, two forward, and two aft. Leased by the Commonwealth until 10 Oct 1917, during which time she made 5 trips carrying troops of to war. Management was transferred to the British Admiralty. Was a member of the second convoy from Albany. | ||
| − | 18 February 1917, Struck by a torpedo or mine when 50 miles West of Portland Bill, with the loss of four lives. The majority of the crew were evacuated in the lifeboats and were picked up by the destroyer ''HMS FORESTER''. A line was subsequently connected to the tug ''PILOT'', and ''BERRIMA'' was towed into Portland Harbour the next day. In the absence of a dry dock she was repaired while still afloat with a 42 ton wooden patch built in three sections on the quayside, after which she was requisitioned by the Shipping Controller for the Atlantic stores and munitions ferry. | + | |
| − | + | 18 February 1917, Struck by a torpedo or mine when 50 miles West of Portland Bill, with the loss of four lives. The majority of the crew were evacuated in the lifeboats and were picked up by the destroyer ''HMS FORESTER''. A line was subsequently connected to the tug ''PILOT'', and ''BERRIMA'' was towed into Portland Harbour the next day. In the absence of a dry dock she was repaired while still afloat with a 42 ton wooden patch built in three sections on the quayside, after which she was requisitioned by the Shipping Controller for the Atlantic stores and munitions ferry. On completion of war duty, she resumed normal service | |
| − | On completion of war duty, she resumed normal service | ||
==Soldiers carried== | ==Soldiers carried== | ||
| − | ==Melbourne to Alexandria 22 December 1914 - 1 February 1915== | + | ===Melbourne to Alexandria 22 December 1914 - 1 February 1915=== |
*[[Frank Ball]] | *[[Frank Ball]] | ||
*[[James Edward Laugher]] | *[[James Edward Laugher]] | ||
| − | ==Alexandria to Mudros 1 -4 August 1915== | + | ===Alexandria to Mudros 1 -4 August 1915=== |
*[[Sydney Charles Clarke]] | *[[Sydney Charles Clarke]] | ||
*[[George Sidney Cook]] | *[[George Sidney Cook]] | ||
*[[Arthur George Kettley]] | *[[Arthur George Kettley]] | ||
| − | ==Malta to Alexandria 15 - 19 October 1915== | + | ===Malta to Alexandria 15 - 19 October 1915=== |
*[[Frederick Fancote]] | *[[Frederick Fancote]] | ||
| − | ==Fremantle to Port Suez 17 December 1915 - ? January 1916== | + | ===Fremantle to Port Suez 17 December 1915 - ? January 1916=== |
*[[John Hugh Jones]] | *[[John Hugh Jones]] | ||
*[[James Henry Larkin]] | *[[James Henry Larkin]] | ||
| − | ==Fremantle to Devonport 23 December 1916 - 16 February 1917== | + | ===Fremantle to Devonport 23 December 1916 - 16 February 1917=== |
*[[George Albert Alford]] | *[[George Albert Alford]] | ||
*[[William Henry Baldwin]] | *[[William Henry Baldwin]] | ||
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*[[David Alexander Sayer]] | *[[David Alexander Sayer]] | ||
| − | ==England to Fremantle 31 October - 22 December 1917== | + | ===England to Fremantle 31 October - 22 December 1917=== |
*[[Arthur Candish]] | *[[Arthur Candish]] | ||
*[[Matthew Harwood]] | *[[Matthew Harwood]] | ||
*[[Ellis Shackleton]] | *[[Ellis Shackleton]] | ||
| − | ==England to Fremantle 2 January - 10 February 1919== | + | ===England to Fremantle 2 January - 10 February 1919=== |
*[[Edward Augustus Davis]] | *[[Edward Augustus Davis]] | ||
*[[James Edward Grabham]] | *[[James Edward Grabham]] | ||
Revision as of 00:26, 30 June 2019
 Berrima under construction in 1913 - Wikipedia | |
| History | |
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| Name | HMAT A35 Berrima |
| Builder/Built | 1913 Caird & Co, Greenock |
| Type | Passenger / cargo steamship (twin screw) |
| Displacement | 11,137 tons |
| Speed | 14 knots |
Contents
- 1 Remarks
- 2 Soldiers carried
- 2.1 Melbourne to Alexandria 22 December 1914 - 1 February 1915
- 2.2 Alexandria to Mudros 1 -4 August 1915
- 2.3 Malta to Alexandria 15 - 19 October 1915
- 2.4 Fremantle to Port Suez 17 December 1915 - ? January 1916
- 2.5 Fremantle to Devonport 23 December 1916 - 16 February 1917
- 2.6 England to Fremantle 31 October - 22 December 1917
- 2.7 England to Fremantle 2 January - 10 February 1919
Remarks
Built for Lund's Blue Anchor Line emigrant service. Could carry 350 third class passengers. In 1914 converted at Cockatoo island Drydock, Sydney to transport 1,500 troops and Officers. Fitted with four 4.7 pound guns, two forward, and two aft. Leased by the Commonwealth until 10 Oct 1917, during which time she made 5 trips carrying troops of to war. Management was transferred to the British Admiralty. Was a member of the second convoy from Albany.
18 February 1917, Struck by a torpedo or mine when 50 miles West of Portland Bill, with the loss of four lives. The majority of the crew were evacuated in the lifeboats and were picked up by the destroyer HMS FORESTER. A line was subsequently connected to the tug PILOT, and BERRIMA was towed into Portland Harbour the next day. In the absence of a dry dock she was repaired while still afloat with a 42 ton wooden patch built in three sections on the quayside, after which she was requisitioned by the Shipping Controller for the Atlantic stores and munitions ferry. On completion of war duty, she resumed normal service
Soldiers carried
Melbourne to Alexandria 22 December 1914 - 1 February 1915
Alexandria to Mudros 1 -4 August 1915
Malta to Alexandria 15 - 19 October 1915
Fremantle to Port Suez 17 December 1915 - ? January 1916
Fremantle to Devonport 23 December 1916 - 16 February 1917
- George Albert Alford
- William Henry Baldwin
- Henry (Harry) Butcher
- Lancel Butcher
- Charles Henry Dohnt
- John Flynn
- Walter Gaymer
- Maurice Francis Gustavis Hare
- Leslie Jeffery Harvey
- Albert John Llewellyn Reed
- David Alexander Sayer