Difference between revisions of "HMAT A73 Commonwealth"
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Built for W.Lund's Blue Anchor Line and used on the Australian run until ownership changed in 1910. | Built for W.Lund's Blue Anchor Line and used on the Australian run until ownership changed in 1910. | ||
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Leased by the Commonwealth, making four trips from Australia to the Middle East as a troop ship. Management was transferred to the British Admiralty on 23 Jun 1917. | Leased by the Commonwealth, making four trips from Australia to the Middle East as a troop ship. Management was transferred to the British Admiralty on 23 Jun 1917. | ||
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==Soldiers carried== | ==Soldiers carried== | ||
| − | ==Port Suez to Fremantle 24 January - 2 February 1916== | + | ===Port Suez to Fremantle 24 January - 2 February 1916=== |
*[[Frederick Thorneycroft Plant]] | *[[Frederick Thorneycroft Plant]] | ||
| − | ==Fremantle to Port Suez 1 November - 10 December 1917== | + | ===Fremantle to Port Suez 1 November - 10 December 1917=== |
*[[Albert Edgar Chuck]] | *[[Albert Edgar Chuck]] | ||
| − | ==England to Fremantle 13 April - 4 June 1919== | + | ===England to Fremantle 13 April - 4 June 1919=== |
*[[Edward Patrick Barker]] | *[[Edward Patrick Barker]] | ||
*[[William Allan Bovell]] | *[[William Allan Bovell]] | ||
Revision as of 15:18, 1 July 2019
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| History | |
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| Name | HMAT A73 Commonwealth |
| Builder/Built | 1896 |
| Type | cargo ship |
| Displacement | 6,616 tons |
| Speed | 14 knots |
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Remarks
Built for W.Lund's Blue Anchor Line and used on the Australian run until ownership changed in 1910.
Leased by the Commonwealth, making four trips from Australia to the Middle East as a troop ship. Management was transferred to the British Admiralty on 23 Jun 1917.