HMAT A52 Surada
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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 |
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 until 15 May 1917, making several trips from Australia.
On 2 Nov 1918 she was torpedoed by UC74 off Port Said. She was the last merchant ship lost during WW1.
List of soldiers carried
Claude Francis Cooper
Herbert Stanley (Bert) Jones
Victor Henry Jones
Bertram Ernest Powell