Difference between revisions of "HMAT A67 Orsova"
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==Remarks== | ==Remarks== | ||
| − | Owned by Pacific & Oriental Steam Navigation Co Ltd, of London. Could carry 280 first class, 130 second class, and 900 third class passengers. | + | Owned by Pacific & Oriental Steam Navigation Co Ltd, of London. Could carry 280 first class, 130 second class, and 900 third class passengers. Leased by the Commonwealth from 1915 until 28 Feb 1917 (when her management was transferred to the British Admiralty), and made five voyages from Australia. |
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| − | Leased by the Commonwealth from 1915 until 28 Feb 1917 (when her management was transferred to the British Admiralty), and made five voyages from Australia. | ||
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| − | Her last voyage was in 1936 before she was broken up in Scotland. | + | On 14 Mar 1917, while operating for the British Admiralty, at 4:50pm she was damaged by a torpedo fired by the German submarine U-68. Beached in Cornwall, she was towed to Devonport where she was repaired, but given the priority of other work repairs were not completed before the end of hostilities. In 1919 she resumed her UK - Australia route. (See SS Orsova for 1919 activities). Her last voyage was in 1936 before she was broken up in Scotland. |
==Soldiers carried== | ==Soldiers carried== | ||
| − | ==Fremantle to Port Suez 22 Jul - ?? Aug 1915== | + | ===Fremantle to Port Suez 22 Jul - ?? Aug 1915=== |
*[[Catherine Ann McGillivray]] as nursing staff | *[[Catherine Ann McGillivray]] as nursing staff | ||
*[[James Francis Ottaway]] as part of medical staff | *[[James Francis Ottaway]] as part of medical staff | ||
| − | ==Melbourne to Port Suez 12 November - 8 December 1915== | + | ===Melbourne to Port Suez 12 November - 8 December 1915=== |
*[[Henry Frampton (Harry) Clarke]] | *[[Henry Frampton (Harry) Clarke]] | ||
*[[William Henry Ottey]] | *[[William Henry Ottey]] | ||
| − | ==Melbourne to Suez 16 March - 14 April 1916== | + | ===Melbourne to Suez 16 March - 14 April 1916=== |
*[[Harold Shepherd MID]] | *[[Harold Shepherd MID]] | ||
| − | ==Melbourne to Plymouth 1 August - 14 September 1916== | + | ===Melbourne to Plymouth 1 August - 14 September 1916=== |
*[[Benjamin Jones]] | *[[Benjamin Jones]] | ||
*[[Thomas Edward Tyrell Marshall]] Post WW1 men | *[[Thomas Edward Tyrell Marshall]] Post WW1 men | ||
Revision as of 02:05, 1 July 2019
 State Library of South Australia Photo B 73282/7 | |
| History | |
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| Name | HMAT A67 Orsova |
| Builder/Built | 1909 John Brown & Co, Clydebank |
| Type | Ocean Liner |
| Displacement | 12,041 tons |
| Speed | 18 knots |
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Remarks
Owned by Pacific & Oriental Steam Navigation Co Ltd, of London. Could carry 280 first class, 130 second class, and 900 third class passengers. Leased by the Commonwealth from 1915 until 28 Feb 1917 (when her management was transferred to the British Admiralty), and made five voyages from Australia.
On 14 Mar 1917, while operating for the British Admiralty, at 4:50pm she was damaged by a torpedo fired by the German submarine U-68. Beached in Cornwall, she was towed to Devonport where she was repaired, but given the priority of other work repairs were not completed before the end of hostilities. In 1919 she resumed her UK - Australia route. (See SS Orsova for 1919 activities). Her last voyage was in 1936 before she was broken up in Scotland.
Soldiers carried
Fremantle to Port Suez 22 Jul - ?? Aug 1915
- Catherine Ann McGillivray as nursing staff
- James Francis Ottaway as part of medical staff
Melbourne to Port Suez 12 November - 8 December 1915
Melbourne to Suez 16 March - 14 April 1916
Melbourne to Plymouth 1 August - 14 September 1916
- Benjamin Jones
- Thomas Edward Tyrell Marshall Post WW1 men