Difference between revisions of "HMAT A49 Seang Choon"
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| − | Built for the Bibby Line and named the Cheshire, she was used during the Boer War as a troopship. | + | Built for the Bibby Line and named the ''Cheshire'', she was used during the Boer War as a troopship. |
| − | In 1910 she was sold to Lim Chin Tsong of Rangoon and renamed as the Seang Choon. Taken over in 1915 as a troopship, and made one trip with troops to Egypt before becoming a hospital ship involved with the Dardanelles campaign. Made two additional voyages from Australia as a troop ship in 1916. | + | In 1910 she was sold to Lim Chin Tsong of Rangoon and renamed as the ''Seang Choon''. Taken over in 1915 as a troopship, and made one trip with troops to Egypt before becoming a hospital ship involved with the Dardanelles campaign. Made two additional voyages from Australia as a troop ship in 1916. |
Torpedoed and sunk off the coast of Ireland on 10 Jul 1917 while on a voyage from Sydney to London by submarine U-87 with 19 lives lost. | Torpedoed and sunk off the coast of Ireland on 10 Jul 1917 while on a voyage from Sydney to London by submarine U-87 with 19 lives lost. | ||
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==Soldiers carried== | ==Soldiers carried== | ||
| − | ==Mudros to Alexandria 30 April - 2 May 1915== | + | ===Mudros to Alexandria 30 April - 2 May 1915=== |
*[[Elmer Winfred Drake Laing MC]] | *[[Elmer Winfred Drake Laing MC]] | ||
| − | ==Port Suez - Melbourne 17 July | + | ===Port Suez - Melbourne 17 July - 17 August 1916=== |
*[[Percy Francis Keenan]] | *[[Percy Francis Keenan]] | ||
[[Category:Ships]] | [[Category:Ships]] | ||
Revision as of 23:49, 30 June 2019
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| History | |
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| Name | Seang Choon |
| Builder/Built | 1891 Harland & Wolff, Belfast |
| Type | Passenger ship |
| Displacement | 5,807 tons |
| Speed | 12 knots (22kmph) |
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Remarks
Built for the Bibby Line and named the Cheshire, she was used during the Boer War as a troopship.
In 1910 she was sold to Lim Chin Tsong of Rangoon and renamed as the Seang Choon. Taken over in 1915 as a troopship, and made one trip with troops to Egypt before becoming a hospital ship involved with the Dardanelles campaign. Made two additional voyages from Australia as a troop ship in 1916.
Torpedoed and sunk off the coast of Ireland on 10 Jul 1917 while on a voyage from Sydney to London by submarine U-87 with 19 lives lost.