HMAT A5 Omrah
From Our Contribution
 | |
 Example of a return journey from England | |
| History | |
|---|---|
| Name | HMAT A5 Omrah |
| Owner | Orient Steam Navigation Co. Ltd |
| Builder | Fairfield Shipbuilding and Engineering Company, Govan |
| Yard number | 404 |
| Launched | 3 Sep 1898 |
| Completed | January 1889 |
| Out of service | 12 May 1918 |
| Fate | Torpedoed by UB52 |
| General characteristics | |
| Type | passenger steamship |
| Tonnage | 8,291 tons |
| Length | 490.7 ft (149.57m) |
| Beam | 56.7 ft (17.28m) |
| Depth | 26 ft (7.92m) |
| Propulsion | twin screw |
| Speed | 18 knots (33.34 kph) |
| Capacity | 350 passengers 1st & 2nd class, plus 500 x 3rd class |
Contents
Remarks
Built for the Orient Steam Navigation Co Ltd, London. Her maiden voyage in February 1899 from London to Australia was via the Suez Canal. Leased by the Commonwealth until 10 Feb 1915 she was a member of the first convoy, carrying the 9th Battalion and some others to Egypt. Released in February 1915, she was redesignated as a Royal Mail Ship (RMS) and not utilised to carry troops again until 1917 when on 23 Jan 1917 she departed Fremantle for the UK.
On May 12th, 1918, Omrah, on a voyage from Marseille to Alexandria with a cargo of mails, was sunk by the German submarine UB-52. 40 miles SW3/4S from Cap Spartivento, Sicily. 1 person was lost.
Soldiers carried
Melbourne to Devonport 17 Jan 1917 - 27 Mar 1917
Other Voyages
24 September 1914 from Brisbane