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| shipname = HMAT A73 Commonwealth | | shipname = HMAT A73 Commonwealth | ||
| shipowner = Stewart Steam Ship Co Ltd, Liverpool | | shipowner = Stewart Steam Ship Co Ltd, Liverpool | ||
| − | | shipbuilder = | + | | shipbuilder = Barclay, Curle & Co. Ltd., Glasgow |
| − | | shipyardnumber = | + | | shipyardnumber = 432 |
| − | | shiplaunched = | + | | shiplaunched = 23 Aug 1902 |
| − | | shipcompleted = | + | | shipcompleted = 7 Oct 1902 |
| − | | shipinservice = | + | | shipinservice = 1902 |
| − | | shipoutofservice = | + | | shipoutofservice = 1923 |
| shipinservice2 = | | shipinservice2 = | ||
| shipoutofservice2 = | | shipoutofservice2 = | ||
| shipreclassified = | | shipreclassified = | ||
| shipID = | | shipID = | ||
| − | | shipfate = | + | | shipfate = broken up 26 Jul 1923 |
| − | | shiptype = | + | | shiptype = Passenger / Cargo Refrigerated |
| − | | shiptonnage = 6, | + | | shiptonnage = 6,611 tons |
| − | | shiplength = | + | | shiplength = 450.2 ft (137.22m) |
| − | | shipbeam = | + | | shipbeam = 52.2ft (15.91m) |
| − | | shipdepth = | + | | shipdepth = 30.7 ft (9.36m) |
| shippropulsion = single screw | | shippropulsion = single screw | ||
| shipspeed = 14 knots (25.93 kmph) | | shipspeed = 14 knots (25.93 kmph) | ||
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==Remarks== | ==Remarks== | ||
| − | 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 to P&O Steam Navigation Co. She was leased by the Commonwealth in 1916, 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== | ||
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| History | |
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| Name | HMAT A73 Commonwealth |
| Owner | Stewart Steam Ship Co Ltd, Liverpool |
| Builder | Barclay, Curle & Co. Ltd., Glasgow |
| Yard number | 432 |
| Launched | 23 Aug 1902 |
| Completed | 7 Oct 1902 |
| In service | 1902 |
| Out of service | 1923 |
| Fate | broken up 26 Jul 1923 |
| General characteristics | |
| Type | Passenger / Cargo Refrigerated |
| Tonnage | 6,611 tons |
| Length | 450.2 ft (137.22m) |
| Beam | 52.2ft (15.91m) |
| Depth | 30.7 ft (9.36m) |
| Propulsion | single screw |
| Speed | 14 knots (25.93 kmph) |
| Capacity | crew 29, 1,200 troops or 75 x 1st class and 70 other passengers |
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Remarks
Built for W. Lund's Blue Anchor Line and used on the Australian run until ownership changed in 1910 to P&O Steam Navigation Co. She was leased by the Commonwealth in 1916, making four trips from Australia to the Middle East as a troop ship. Management was transferred to the British Admiralty on 23 Jun 1917.
Soldiers carried
Port Suez to Fremantle 24 January - 2 February 1916
Melbourne to Port Suez 2 November - 10 December 1917
Embarked in Fremantle on 9 November
England to Fremantle 13 April - 4 June 1919
Other Voyages
- 26 November 1915 from Melbourne, Victoria
- 28 March 1916 from Brisbane, Queensland
- 19 September 1916 from Melbourne, Victoria