Difference between revisions of "HMAT A59 Botanist"
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− | + | | shipname = HMAT A59 Botanist | |
− | + | | shipowner = Harrison T. & J. Ltd. - Charente S.S. Co., Liverpool | |
− | + | | shipbuilder = Henderson D. & W. & Co. Ltd., Meadowside | |
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− | After WW1 was used on the Calcutta - London route | + | After WW1 was used on the Calcutta - London route. The ''BOTANIST'' was wrecked on March 24th, 1920, on Komuriya Reef, on the East coast of Ceylon (Sri Lanka) while on a voyage from Calcutta to London with general cargo. Her passengers were rescued by ''ARRACAN''. No casualties. |
==Soldiers carried== | ==Soldiers carried== |
Revision as of 01:01, 11 October 2021
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Name | HMAT A59 Botanist |
Owner | Harrison T. & J. Ltd. - Charente S.S. Co., Liverpool |
Builder | Henderson D. & W. & Co. Ltd., Meadowside |
Yard number | 476 |
Completed | 1912 |
Fate | ran aground - wrecked |
General characteristics | |
Type | cargo / steamship |
Tonnage | 7,688 tons |
Length | 143.1m |
Beam | 17.8m |
Depth | 9.8m |
Propulsion | single screw |
Speed | 13 knots (24.08 kph) |
Remarks
Owned by the Charente Steam Ship Ld, Liverpool and leased by the Commonwealth making four voyages as a troop ship before her control was passed to the British Admiralty on 6 Dec 1916.
After WW1 was used on the Calcutta - London route. The BOTANIST was wrecked on March 24th, 1920, on Komuriya Reef, on the East coast of Ceylon (Sri Lanka) while on a voyage from Calcutta to London with general cargo. Her passengers were rescued by ARRACAN. No casualties.