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| shipowner = Vestalia Steam Ship Co Ltd
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| shipbuilder = Russell & Co, Port Glasgow
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| shipyardnumber = 630
 
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| shiplaunched = 20 Mar 1912
| header1  = History
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| shipcompleted = 30 Apr 1912
 
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| shipoutofservice = 24 Apr 1941
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| shipID = HVQR
|   data3  = 1912 Russell & Co, Port Glasgow
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| shipfate = Sunk by German bomber aircraft
 
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| shiptype = cargo ship
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| shiptonnage = 5,528 tons
|   data4  = dry cargo tramp steamer
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| shiplength = 423.4 ft (129.05m)
 
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| shipbeam = 56 ft (17.07m)
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| shipdepth = 27.9 ft (8.50m)
|   data5  = 5,528 tons
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| shipspeed = 15 knots (27.78 kph)
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==Remarks==
 
==Remarks==
Owned by Gow, Harrison & Co, Glasgow and leased by the Commonwealth until 10 Mar 1917 when she was transferred to the British Admiralty, during which time she completed  five journeys from Australiaas a troop ship, and one carrying cargo alone.
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Owned by Gow, Harrison & Co, Glasgow and leased by the Commonwealth until 10 Mar 1917 when she was transferred to the British Admiralty, during which time she completed  five journeys from Australia as a troop ship, and one carrying cargo alone.
  
  
  
Post war it returned to normal service until sold to Coumantaros Bros in 1933.  Owned by a succession of Greek ship owners before being bombed and sunk by German aircraft in Suda Bay on 2 Apr 1941.
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Post war it returned to normal service until sold to Stavros Coumantaros, Piraeus in 1933 and renamed ''Kyriaki''Sold again in 1939 to Poutous Maritime Ltd before being bombed and sunk by German aircraft in Suda Bay, Crete on 24 Apr 1941.
  
 
==Soldiers carried==
 
==Soldiers carried==
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===Sydney to England 11 July - 9 September 1916===
 
===Sydney to England 11 July - 9 September 1916===
 
*[[Harold Ross]]
 
*[[Harold Ross]]
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===Other Voyages===
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* 19 December 1914 from Sydney
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* 22 June 1915 from Sydney
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* 18 January 1916 from Melbourne
  
 
[[Category:Ships]]
 
[[Category:Ships]]

Latest revision as of 13:17, 12 October 2021

HMAT A44 Vestalia
HMAT A44 Vestalia.jpg
Royal Museum Greenwich P13655
HMAT A44 Vestalia 1.jpg
History
Name HMAT A44 Vestalia
Owner Vestalia Steam Ship Co Ltd
Builder Russell & Co, Port Glasgow
Yard number 630
Launched 20 Mar 1912
Completed 30 Apr 1912
Out of service 24 Apr 1941
Fate Sunk by German bomber aircraft
General characteristics
Type cargo ship
Tonnage 5,528 tons
Length 423.4 ft (129.05m)
Beam 56 ft (17.07m)
Depth 27.9 ft (8.50m)
Speed 15 knots (27.78 kph)
Capacity troops 1,000+



Remarks

Owned by Gow, Harrison & Co, Glasgow and leased by the Commonwealth until 10 Mar 1917 when she was transferred to the British Admiralty, during which time she completed five journeys from Australia as a troop ship, and one carrying cargo alone.


Post war it returned to normal service until sold to Stavros Coumantaros, Piraeus in 1933 and renamed Kyriaki. Sold again in 1939 to Poutous Maritime Ltd before being bombed and sunk by German aircraft in Suda Bay, Crete on 24 Apr 1941.

Soldiers carried

Sydney to England 11 July - 9 September 1916

Other Voyages

  • 19 December 1914 from Sydney
  • 22 June 1915 from Sydney
  • 18 January 1916 from Melbourne