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| shipname = HMAT A37 Barambah (SS Hobart)
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| shipowner = Deutsche-Australische Linie, Hamburg
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| shipbuilder = Flensburger Schiffbau Ges, Germany
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| shipcompleted = 1912
 
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| shipoutofservice = May 1935
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| shiptonnage = 5,923 tons
 
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| shiplength = 449 ft 5in (137.0m)
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==Remarks==
 
==Remarks==
The Barambah was one of a number of vessels captured at the commencement of the War from the German shipping lines.
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The Barambah was one of a number of vessels captured at the commencement of the War from the German shipping lines. Ironically its German name was ''Hobart''.  Its owners previously were the Deutsche-Australische Line, Hamburg.
Ironically its German name was ''Hobart''.  Its owners previously were the Deutsche-Australische Line, Hamburg.
 
  
 
During the war it was manned by Australian Officers and crew, and made 4 journeys to the war zones with troops and three with cargo only.   
 
During the war it was manned by Australian Officers and crew, and made 4 journeys to the war zones with troops and three with cargo only.   
On 23 May 1918 it was transferred to the Commonwealth Government Line.
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On 23 May 1918 it was transferred to the Commonwealth Government Line. Became WW1 transport A37. Final voyage from Australia to Falmouth, England, arriving 2nd June 1925 on delivery voyage having being sold 1925 to N.D.L. (Norddeutscher Lloyd, Bremen) and renamed Justin. May 1935 scrapped at Bremerhaven
  
 
==Soldiers carried==
 
==Soldiers carried==

Revision as of 23:13, 4 October 2021

HMAT A37 Barambah
HMAT A37 Barambah.jpg
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History
Name HMAT A37 Barambah (SS Hobart)
Owner Deutsche-Australische Linie, Hamburg
Builder Flensburger Schiffbau Ges, Germany
Completed 1912
Out of service May 1935
Fate scrapped
General characteristics
Type passenger / cargo
Tonnage 5,923 tons
Length 449 ft 5in (137.0m)
Beam 58 ft 2 in (17.7m)
Propulsion single screw
Speed 12.5 Knots


Remarks

The Barambah was one of a number of vessels captured at the commencement of the War from the German shipping lines. Ironically its German name was Hobart. Its owners previously were the Deutsche-Australische Line, Hamburg.

During the war it was manned by Australian Officers and crew, and made 4 journeys to the war zones with troops and three with cargo only. On 23 May 1918 it was transferred to the Commonwealth Government Line. Became WW1 transport A37. Final voyage from Australia to Falmouth, England, arriving 2nd June 1925 on delivery voyage having being sold 1925 to N.D.L. (Norddeutscher Lloyd, Bremen) and renamed Justin. May 1935 scrapped at Bremerhaven

Soldiers carried

Melbourne to Plymouth 27 June - 25 August 1916

England to Fremantle 8 April - ?? May 1917

England to Fremantle 3 September - 17 October 1919