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| − | Built for the Aberdeen Line. In peacetime she was used by the Aberdeen Line on the UK to Australia route. | + | Built for the Aberdeen Line. In peacetime she was used by the Aberdeen Line on the UK to Australia route. Leased by the Commonwealth and made five trips as a troop ship, the last one under the control of the Admiralty who took her over on 16 Mar 1917. |
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| − | It was scrapped in 1931. | + | In 1923 its owners were G. Thompson & Co of London. In 1928 the ship was managed by the Oceanic Line and carried passengers between the UK and Brisbane. It was scrapped in 1931. |
==Soldiers carried== | ==Soldiers carried== | ||
| − | ==Fremantle to Egypt 22 Jul 1915 - ? August 1915== | + | ===Fremantle to Egypt 22 Jul 1915 - ? August 1915=== |
*[[Gerrie Anderson]] | *[[Gerrie Anderson]] | ||
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*[[Hubert Harris Thorp]] | *[[Hubert Harris Thorp]] | ||
| − | ==England to Fremantle 27 July - 18 September 1917== | + | ===England to Fremantle 27 July - 18 September 1917=== |
*[[Norman Alfred Constantine]] | *[[Norman Alfred Constantine]] | ||
| − | ==England to Albany 16 January - 22 February 1919== | + | ===England to Albany 16 January - 22 February 1919=== |
*[[Charles Glyn Firns]] | *[[Charles Glyn Firns]] | ||
*[[Edward Henry Hanrahan]] boarded at Port Suez | *[[Edward Henry Hanrahan]] boarded at Port Suez | ||
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| History | |
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| Name | HMAT A64 Demosthenes |
| Builder/Built | 1911 Harland & Wolff, Belfast |
| Type | passenger liner |
| Displacement | 11,223 tons |
| Speed | 15 knots |
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Remarks
Built for the Aberdeen Line. In peacetime she was used by the Aberdeen Line on the UK to Australia route. Leased by the Commonwealth and made five trips as a troop ship, the last one under the control of the Admiralty who took her over on 16 Mar 1917.
In 1923 its owners were G. Thompson & Co of London. In 1928 the ship was managed by the Oceanic Line and carried passengers between the UK and Brisbane. It was scrapped in 1931.
Soldiers carried
Fremantle to Egypt 22 Jul 1915 - ? August 1915
England to Fremantle 27 July - 18 September 1917
England to Albany 16 January - 22 February 1919
- Charles Glyn Firns
- Edward Henry Hanrahan boarded at Port Suez
- Roderick McCaskill
- Wilfred (George) Nettleton