HMAT A64 Demosthenes
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| History | |
|---|---|
| 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 until 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