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| Name | HMAT A52 Surada |
| Builder/Built | 1902 A & J Inglis Pointhouse, Glasgow |
| Type | Passenger / cargo steamship (single screw) |
| Displacement | 5,236 tons |
| Speed | 11.5 knots |
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Remarks
Built for the British India Steam Navigation Co Ltd, London to cary 9 first class, 16 second class, amd 1421 passengers in steerage.
Leased by the Commonwealth and made three trips from Australia carrying troops, on in 1915, and two in 1916. Her management was taken over by the British Admiralty on 4 Jan 1917,
On 2 Nov 1918 she was torpedoed by UC74 off Port Said. She was the last merchant ship lost during WW1.