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| name          = HMAT A38 Ulysses
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| image          = [[File:HMAT_A38_Ulysses.jpg|600px]]
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| caption2      = Troops waiting to embark, HMAT Ulysses AWM P08286.011
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| shipname = HMAT A38 Ulysses
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| shipowner = China Mutual Steam Navigation Co, of London,
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| shipbuilder = Workman Clark, Belfast
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| shipyardnumber = 319
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| shiplaunched = 5 Jul 1913
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| shipcompleted = 1913
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| shipinservice = 22 Oct 1913
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| shipoutofservice = 11 Apr 1942
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| shipID = GQPZ
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| shipfate = torpedoed and sunk by U-160
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| shiptype = Armed merchant ship
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| shiptonnage = 14,449 tons
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| shiplength = 176.8m
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| shipbeam = 20.8m
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| shipdepth = 12.3m
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| shippropulsion = twin screw
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| shipspeed = 13.5 knots (25 Kph)
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| shipcapacity = Crew 195; 95 passengers
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Built for China Mutual Steam Navigation Co, of London, leased by the Commonwealth until 15 Aug 1917. Made six trips from Australia.
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In addition to carrying troops, along with the other transports she carried general goods to the UK. On 15 Aug 1917 management was passed to the British Admiralty. She was then used to transfer US troops across the Atlantic, before resuming commercial service in 1920. At the time of her sinking she was owned by Alfred Holt & Co., Liverpool
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She was an important part of the Blue Funnel fleet with the Commodore Captain R D Owen in command. In 1942 she escaped from Hong Kong prior to the arrival of the Japanese, sailing to Singapore and then Australia where she loaded a cargo for Liverpool via the Panama Canal. On 8 April 1942 she collided with a vessel causing some bow damage, causing her to head for Newport News for repairs.
  
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==Remarks==
 
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Owned by China Mutual SN Co, of London, leased by the Commonwealth until 15 Aug 1917.  Made six trips from Australia.
 
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In addition to carrying troops, along with the other transports she carried general goods to the UK.  On 15 Aug 1917 management was passed to the British Admiralty.
 
  
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At 22.31 hours on 11 Apr, 1942, the unescorted Ulysses enroute from Sydney top Liverpool with cargo, was hit in the stern by one stern torpedo from U-160 45 miles south of Cape Hatteras, North Carolina and in the engine room by a torpedo at 22.53 hours. While the crew abandoned ship, the U-boat changed the side and at 23.27 hours fired another torpedo that hit amidships and caused the ship to sink in 30 minutes, but this was not observed by the Germans because a flying boat was now circling the area.
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On 11th April, 45 miles south of Cape Hatteras, North Carolina, at 10:31pm the unescorted Ulysses was hit in the stern by a torpedo from U-160 and then in the engine room by a torpedo at 10:53pm. While the crew abandoned ship, the U-boat moved to the side and at 11:27pm fired another torpedo that hit amidships and caused the ship to sink within 30 minutes, but this was not observed by the Germans because a flying boat was now circling the area. The master, 189 crew members, five gunners and 95 passengers were picked up by ''USS Manley'' and landed at Charleston, South Carolina.
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The master, 189 crew members, five gunners and 95 passengers were picked up by ''USS Manley'' and landed at Charleston, South Carolina.
 
  
 
==Soldiers carried==
 
==Soldiers carried==
  
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==Melbourne to Port Suez 8 May - ?? June 1915==
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===Melbourne to Port Tewfik (Suez) 8 May - ?? June 1915===
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*[[Ivor Trehane Birtwistle]]
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* [[Ivor Trehane Birtwistle]]
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==Mudros to Alexandria 19 - 24 Aug 1915 (Hospital Ship)==
 
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*[[John Charles Hutchinson]]
 
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==Suez to Fremantle 24 September 1915 - ??==
 
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*[[Clement Wilder Benporath]]
 
  
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==Fremantle to Port Suez 2 - 26 November 1915==  
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===Mudros to Alexandria 19 - 24 Aug 1915 (Hospital Ship)===
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*[[William Edward Butcher MM RMG MID]]
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* [[John Charles Hutchinson]]
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*[[Victor Norman Chandler MM]]
 
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*[[Francis Crowe]]
 
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*[[Aubrey Cecil Dawson]]
 
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*[[Gordon Devereux MM]]
 
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*[[Victor Emanuel Durling]]
 
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*[[Albert John Egan MID]]
 
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*[[Richard Evans MM]]
 
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*[[Walter David Francis Kerridge]]
 
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*[[James Kershaw]]
 
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*[[Alexander Russell Main]]
 
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*[[Leonard Roy Matthews]]
 
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*[[Keith George Harman Podger]]
 
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*[[William Rawlinson]]
 
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*[[Charles Joseph Gerald Raynor]]
 
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*[[William Edgar Rowe]]
 
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*[[Francis Henry Ryniker]]
 
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*[[Ernest Selkirk MID]]
 
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*[[Arthur William Symonds]]
 
  
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==Lemnos to Alexandria 20 - 22 December 1915==
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===Port Tewfik to Fremantle  30 September 1915 - ? October 1915===
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*[[Hector Lionel Saw]]
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* [[Clement Wilder Benporath]]
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*[[Edward (Ted) Harry Darby]]
 
  
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==Alexandria to Fremantle 3 January - 5 February 1916==
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===Melbourne to Port Tewfik (Suez) 27 October 1915 - 26 November 1915===
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*[[Frederick Hobbs]]
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* [[Edward Mordan Neale]]
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Embarked in Fremantle on 2 November
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* [[William Edward Butcher MM RMG MID]]
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* [[Victor Norman Chandler MM]]
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* [[Francis Crowe]]
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* [[Aubrey Cecil Dawson]]
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* [[Gordon Devereux MM]]
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* [[Victor Emanuel Durling]]
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* [[Albert John Egan MID]]
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* [[Richard Evans MM]]
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* [[Walter David Francis Kerridge]]
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* [[James Kershaw]]
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* [[Alexander Russell Main]]
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* [[Leonard Roy Matthews]]
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* [[Keith George Harman Podger]]
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* [[William Rawlinson]]
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* † [[Charles Joseph Gerald Raynor]]
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* † [[William Edgar Rowe]]
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* [[Francis Henry Ryniker]]
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* [[Henry Giles Schmidt]]
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* † [[Ernest Selkirk MID]]
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* † [[Arthur William Symonds]]  
  
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==Fremantle to Alexandria 1 - 25 April 1916==
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===Lemnos to Alexandria 20 - 22 December 1915===
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*[[William Harrington Edward Watson]] boarded in Melbourne on 20 Feb 1916
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* [[Edward (Ted) Harry Darby]]
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*[[Thomas William Dowell]]
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* [[Charles Richard Irvine MM & Bar]]
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*[[Herbert Fuhrmann]]
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* [[James Anthony Parker]]
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*[[John Wilfred Gargett]]
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* [[Hector Lionel Saw]]
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*[[James Lawrence McKenna]]
 
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*[[Henry Joseph Milne]]
 
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*[[Edward Price]]
 
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*[[Robert Landen Rayner]]
 
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*[[Cyril Augustest Tonkin]]
 
  
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==Melbourne to Plymouth 25 October - 28 December 1916==
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===Alexandria to Fremantle 3 January - 5 February 1916===
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*[[Charles Henry Robinson]]
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* [[Frederick Hobbs]]
  
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==Return to Fremantle 13 February - 12 April 1917==
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===Sydney to Alexandria 20 February - 25 April 1916===
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*[[Henry Thomas Cockram]]
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Fremantle passengers boarded 1 Apr 1916
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*[[William Stephens]]
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* † [[Gilbert Henry Balinswella]]
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* [[James Smith Dean]]
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* [[Thomas William Dowell]]
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* [[Herbert Fuhrmann]]
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* [[John Wilfred Gargett]]
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* [[William Harwood]]
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* [[John Henry Holroyd]]
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* [[James Lawrence McKenna]]
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* [[Henry Joseph Milne]]
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* [[William George Munday]] boarded in Sydney
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* [[Edward Price]]
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* [[Robert Lauden Rayner]]
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* [[Cyril Augustest Tonkin]]
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* [[William Harrington Edward Watson]] boarded in Melbourne on 20 Feb 1916
  
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==Return to Fremantle 10 September - 4 November 1917==
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===Melbourne to Plymouth 25 October - 28 December 1916===
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*[[George Henry Aspinall]]
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* [[Charles Henry Robinson]]
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*[[Alexander Donald]]<br />
 
  
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==Return to Fremantle 15 February - 11 March 1918==
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===England to Fremantle 13 February - 12 April 1917===
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*[[Edward James (Ted) Rouse]]
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* [[Henry Thomas Cockram]]
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* [[Percy Goodall]]
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* [[Charles Gorringe]]
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* [[Alexander Russell Main]]
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* [[William Stephens]]
  
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==Return to Fremantle 18 January 1919 - 24 February 1919==
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===England to Fremantle 10 September - 4 November 1917===
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*[[Eugene Anthony Gillespie]] Sick to Gibraltar Hospital 23 Jan 1918
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* [[George Henry Aspinall]]
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*[[Frederick George Golding]]
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* [[Alexander Donald]]<br />
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*[[Samuel Arthur Vincent]]
 
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*[[Aubrey Jesse Whittington MM]]
 
  
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==Return to Melbourne 22 July 1919 - 30 Aug 1919==
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===Port Said, Egypt to Fremantle 15 February - 11 March 1918===
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*[[Frederick James Allison MM]]
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* [[Edward James (Ted) Rouse]]
  
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===Devonport to Fremantle 18 January 1919 - 24 February 1919===
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* [[Eugene Anthony Gillespie]] Sick to Gibraltar Hospital 23 Jan 1918
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* [[Frederick George Golding]]
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* [[Samuel Arthur Vincent]]
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* [[Aubrey Jesse Whittington MM]]
  
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===England to Melbourne 22 July 1919 - 30 Aug 1919===
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* [[Frederick James Allison MM]]
  
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===Other Voyages===
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* 22 December 1914 from Melbourne
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* 19 December 1917 from Sydney
  
 
[[Category:Ships]]
 
[[Category:Ships]]

Latest revision as of 19:45, 26 August 2023

HMAT A38 Ulysses
HMAT A38 Ulysses.jpg
HMAT A38 Ulysses 2.jpg
Troops waiting to embark, HMAT Ulysses AWM P08286.011
History
Name HMAT A38 Ulysses
Owner China Mutual Steam Navigation Co, of London,
Builder Workman Clark, Belfast
Yard number 319
Launched 5 Jul 1913
Completed 1913
In service 22 Oct 1913
Out of service 11 Apr 1942
Fate torpedoed and sunk by U-160
General characteristics
Type Armed merchant ship
Tonnage 14,449 tons
Length 176.8m
Beam 20.8m
Depth 12.3m
Propulsion twin screw
Speed 13.5 knots (25 Kph)
Capacity Crew 195; 95 passengers


Remarks

Built for China Mutual Steam Navigation Co, of London, leased by the Commonwealth until 15 Aug 1917. Made six trips from Australia. In addition to carrying troops, along with the other transports she carried general goods to the UK. On 15 Aug 1917 management was passed to the British Admiralty. She was then used to transfer US troops across the Atlantic, before resuming commercial service in 1920. At the time of her sinking she was owned by Alfred Holt & Co., Liverpool


She was an important part of the Blue Funnel fleet with the Commodore Captain R D Owen in command. In 1942 she escaped from Hong Kong prior to the arrival of the Japanese, sailing to Singapore and then Australia where she loaded a cargo for Liverpool via the Panama Canal. On 8 April 1942 she collided with a vessel causing some bow damage, causing her to head for Newport News for repairs.


On 11th April, 45 miles south of Cape Hatteras, North Carolina, at 10:31pm the unescorted Ulysses was hit in the stern by a torpedo from U-160 and then in the engine room by a torpedo at 10:53pm. While the crew abandoned ship, the U-boat moved to the side and at 11:27pm fired another torpedo that hit amidships and caused the ship to sink within 30 minutes, but this was not observed by the Germans because a flying boat was now circling the area. The master, 189 crew members, five gunners and 95 passengers were picked up by USS Manley and landed at Charleston, South Carolina.

Soldiers carried

Melbourne to Port Tewfik (Suez) 8 May - ?? June 1915

Mudros to Alexandria 19 - 24 Aug 1915 (Hospital Ship)

Port Tewfik to Fremantle 30 September 1915 - ? October 1915

Melbourne to Port Tewfik (Suez) 27 October 1915 - 26 November 1915

Embarked in Fremantle on 2 November

Lemnos to Alexandria 20 - 22 December 1915

Alexandria to Fremantle 3 January - 5 February 1916

Sydney to Alexandria 20 February - 25 April 1916

Fremantle passengers boarded 1 Apr 1916

Melbourne to Plymouth 25 October - 28 December 1916

England to Fremantle 13 February - 12 April 1917

England to Fremantle 10 September - 4 November 1917

Port Said, Egypt to Fremantle 15 February - 11 March 1918

Devonport to Fremantle 18 January 1919 - 24 February 1919

England to Melbourne 22 July 1919 - 30 Aug 1919

Other Voyages

  • 22 December 1914 from Melbourne
  • 19 December 1917 from Sydney
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