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| − | Built for the British India Steam Navigation Co Ltd, London to cary 9 first class, 16 second class, amd 1421 passengers in steerage. | + | 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, she made three trips from Australia carrying troops, one in 1915, and two in 1916. Her management was then taken over by the British Admiralty on 4 Jan 1917, |
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On 2 Nov 1918 she was torpedoed by UC74 off Port Said. She was the last merchant ship lost during WW1. | On 2 Nov 1918 she was torpedoed by UC74 off Port Said. She was the last merchant ship lost during WW1. | ||
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==Soldiers carried== | ==Soldiers carried== | ||
| − | ==Fremantle to Port Suez 17 February - 21 March 1915== | + | ===Fremantle to Port Suez 17 February - 21 March 1915=== |
*[[Claude Francis Cooper]] | *[[Claude Francis Cooper]] | ||
*[[Spencer Gwynne DCM MID]] | *[[Spencer Gwynne DCM MID]] | ||
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*[[Samuel Edward Tate]] | *[[Samuel Edward Tate]] | ||
| − | ==Fremantle to Port Suez 16 May - 16 June 1916== | + | ===Fremantle to Port Suez 16 May - 16 June 1916=== |
*[[Herbert Stanley (Bert) Jones]] | *[[Herbert Stanley (Bert) Jones]] | ||
*[[Victor Henry Jones]] | *[[Victor Henry Jones]] | ||
*[[William Renfrey Thomas]] | *[[William Renfrey Thomas]] | ||
| − | ==Fremantle to Plymouth 22 September - 20 November 1916== | + | ===Fremantle to Plymouth 22 September - 20 November 1916=== |
*[[Joseph Clough]] | *[[Joseph Clough]] | ||
*[[Harold Empsall]] | *[[Harold Empsall]] | ||
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| History | |
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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, she made three trips from Australia carrying troops, one in 1915, and two in 1916. Her management was then 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.