HMAT A73 Commonwealth
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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