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| Name | HMAT A9 Shropshire |
| Builder/Built | 1911 John Brown, Clydebank |
| Type | Passenger / cargo steamship (twin screw) |
| Displacement | 11,911 tons |
| Speed | 14 knots |
Remarks
Built for the Federal Steam Navigation Co Ltd, London, and employed on passenger and meat trade between New Zealand and Britain. Leased by the Commonwealth until 5 Aug 1917. Was a member of the first convoy from Albany to Alexandria. Completed seven voyages from Australia.
In 1923 was renamed Rotorua for the New Zealand Shipping Co. Became a casualty of WW2, being torpedoed by a submarine in the North Atlantic on 11 Dec 1940.