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| caption        = Aquitania in Hospital Ship livery  en.wikipedia.org
 
| caption        = Aquitania in Hospital Ship livery  en.wikipedia.org
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| caption2      = Aquitania at Boston Naval Shipyard, September 1942
 
| shipname = HMHS Aquitania
 
| shipname = HMHS Aquitania
 
| shipowner = Cunard, White Star Line
 
| shipowner = Cunard, White Star Line
 
| shipbuilder = John Brown & Co Ltd, Clydebank, Scotland
 
| shipbuilder = John Brown & Co Ltd, Clydebank, Scotland
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| shipyardnumber = 409
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| shiplaunched = 1913
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| shiplaunched = 21 Apr 1913
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| shipcompleted = 24 May 1914
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| shipinservice = 1914
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| shipinservice = 30 May 1914
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| shipoutofservice = 1950
 
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| shipreclassified =
 
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| shipID =
 
| shipID =
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| shipfate = scrapped in Scotland 1950
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| shiptype =
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| shiptype = Ocean Liner
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| shiptonnage = 44, 786 tons
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| shiptonnage = 44,786 tons
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| shiplength =
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| shiplength = 901 ft (274.62m)
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| shipbeam = 97 ft (29.57 m)
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| shipdepth = 36 ft (10.97 m)
 
| shippropulsion = Turbines, 4 screws
 
| shippropulsion = Turbines, 4 screws
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| shipspeed = 25 knots
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| shipspeed = 25 knots (46.3 kmph)
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| shipcapacity = 7,724 passengers
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| shipcapacity = 972 crew; 7,724 troops
 
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===Remarks===
 
===Remarks===
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Owned by the Cunard Line and used on the Southampton-New York (1914) (1920–1939) (1945–1948); Southampton-Halifax (1948–1950) routes during peace time.  In civilian use carried 618 first class passengers, 614 second class, 2,004 third class. These numbers were later reduced as standards changed.
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Owned by the Cunard Line and used on the Southampton-New York (1914) (1920–1939) (1945–1948); Southampton-Halifax (1948–1950) routes during peace time.  In civilian use carried she 618 first class passengers, 614 second class, 2,004 third class. These numbers were later reduced as standards changed.
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During World War 1 she was initially fitted out as an auxiliary cruiser, before being altered to perform Troopship and Hospital ship duties. For the duration of World War 2 and beyond she performed Troopship duties before being used to transport migrants to Canada until 1949. Aquitania was retired from service in 1949 and was scrapped the following year.  
 
During World War 1 she was initially fitted out as an auxiliary cruiser, before being altered to perform Troopship and Hospital ship duties. For the duration of World War 2 and beyond she performed Troopship duties before being used to transport migrants to Canada until 1949. Aquitania was retired from service in 1949 and was scrapped the following year.  
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==World War I==
 
==World War I==
 
Acted as both a Troopship and a Hospital Ship.
 
Acted as both a Troopship and a Hospital Ship.
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===Mudros to England 18 - 22 September 1915===
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===Mudros to England 18 - 28 September 1915===
 
*[[Henry Bolton]]
 
*[[Henry Bolton]]
 
*[[Ernest Ball DCM]]
 
*[[Ernest Ball DCM]]
  
 
===Mudros to England 21 - 27 October 1915===
 
===Mudros to England 21 - 27 October 1915===
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*[[Stanley Joseph Callow Champion]]
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* † [[Stanley Joseph Callow Champion]]
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*[[William Edward Clarence Green]]
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* [[William Edward Clarence Green]]
  
 
==World War II==
 
==World War II==
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*[[Kevin James Higgins]]
 
*[[Kevin James Higgins]]
  
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===Fremantle to Bombay then transhipped for voyage to Kantara, Egypt 26 October - 25 November 1940===
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===Fremantle to Bombay, transshipped to HMT Rajula for voyage to El Kantara 26 October - 25 November 1940===
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Boarded on the 25th , sailed on the 26th.
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Boarded on the 25th , sailed on the 26th October.
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*[[Eric Anderson]]
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* [[Eric Anderson]]
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*[[Victor Charles Lowe]]
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* † [[Victor Charles Lowe]]
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*[[Clarence Malarkey]]
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* † [[John Hector Russell MacDonald]]
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*[[Francis Malarkey]]
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* [[Clarence Malarkey]]
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* [[Francis Malarkey]]
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* [[Edwin Reed Marshall]]
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* [[Donald Roberts Scott]]
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* [[Allan Cole Uren]]
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* [[John Patrick Whitaker]]
  
 
===Fremantle to Colombo 3 - 12 January 1941===
 
===Fremantle to Colombo 3 - 12 January 1941===
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2/28 Battalion including
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Troops embarked 3 January, ship sailed 5 January<br>
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*[[Albert William Chadwick]]
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Seven smaller ships carried troops from Convoy US 8 between Colombo and ports in Egypt.
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*[[Herbert James Collier]]
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====2/28 Battalion====
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*[[Andrew Walker Cunningham]]
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* [[Albert William Chadwick]]
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* [[Herbert James Collier]]
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* [[Ashley Claude George Moseley Cordy]]
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* [[Andrew Walker Cunningham]]
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* [[Charles Henry Walter Hansen]]
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* [[John Peter Lewis Rymer]]
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* † [[David John Sexty]]
  
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===Other units===
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* [[Richard Barrett]] 9th Division Salvage Unit
  
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===Fremantle to Egypt 10 February - 17 March 1941===
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===Fremantle to Bombay 10 - 22 Feb 1941===
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*[[Robert Hassett]]
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* [[Edward Arthur Sewell]]
  
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===Fremantle to Port Tewfik, Egypt 5- 25 Jul 1941===
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===Fremantle to Port Tewfik via Ceylon  9 - 25 July 1941===
 
Boarded 5-8 July, sailed 9 July
 
Boarded 5-8 July, sailed 9 July
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*[[Joseph James Burrows]]
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* [[Joseph James Burrows]]
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*[[Charles William Divall]]
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* [[Charles William (Charlie) Divall]]
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*[[Douglas John Elliott]]
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* [[Douglas John Elliott]]
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*[[Ernest Arnold Fallon]]
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* [[Ernest Arnold Fallon]]
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*[[Robert Henry Fletcher]]
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* [[Robert Henry Fletcher]]
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*[[David Edward Kitchener Granberg]]
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* [[David Edward Kitchener Granberg]]
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*[[Ronald Gwynne]]
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* [[Ronald Gwynne]]
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*[[Walter Vivian Ernest Peters]]
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* [[Stanton Edward McKenna]]
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*[[Arthur Henry Thompson]]
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* † [[Andrew McKenzie]]
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* † [[Jack North]]
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* [[Thomas Stanley O'Meagher]]
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* [[George Charles Owens]]
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* [[Walter Vivian Ernest Peters]]
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* † [[Bernard Sydney Smailes]]
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* [[Arthur Henry Thompson]]
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* † [[Roy Thomas Aston Wallis]]
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* † [[David Robert Gerald Watts]]
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===Darwin to Ratai Bay, Java via Port Moresby, Sydney and Fremantle 30 December 1941 - 21 January 1942===
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Two smaller ships, the [[SS Marella]] and [[HMAS Westralia]] transported the 2/4th to Port Moresby from Darwin - 31 Dec 1941 to 3 Jan 1942.
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Seven small Dutch ships carried personnel from Ratai Bay to Keppel Harbour, Singapore 22 - 25 Jan 1942
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====2/4th Machine Gun Battalion====
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* [[James William Basell]]
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* [[Ronald Hamilton Cornish]]
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* [[Norman Lenard (Bob) Dunnell]] boarded in Fremantle 15 Jan 1942
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* [[Basil Fitzgerald]]
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* [[Charles William (Tiny) Gray]]
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* [[William Rice Gregory]]
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* [[Edgar Joseph Howard]]
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* † [[Edward Johnathon (Ted) Leadbitter]]
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* † [[Herbert Michael (Bert) Rubery]]
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* [[Harold Edward (Tony) Saw]]
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* † [[Fred Whitaker]]
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===Fremantle to Egypt 10 February - 17 March 1941===
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*† [[Robert Hassett]]
  
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===Darwin to Singapore via Port Moresby, Sydney & Fremantle 30 December 1941 - 24 January 1942===
 
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2/4 Machine Gun Battalion plus General Reinforcements
 
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*[[James William Basell]]
 
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*[[Norman Lenard (Bob) Dunnell]] boarded in Perth
 
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*[[Basil Fitzgerald]]
 
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*[[Edgar Joseph Howard]]
 
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*[[Edward Johnathon (Ted) Leadbitter]] boarded in Perth
 
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*[[Herbert Michael (Bert) Rubery]]
 
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*[[Harold Edward (Tony) Saw]]
 
  
 
===Port Tewfik, Egypt to Fremantle via Addu Atoll 26 January - 18 February 1943===
 
===Port Tewfik, Egypt to Fremantle via Addu Atoll 26 January - 18 February 1943===

Latest revision as of 18:06, 25 October 2023



HMHS Aquitania
HMHS Aquitania.jpg
Aquitania in Hospital Ship livery en.wikipedia.org
HMHS Aquitania 1.jpg
Aquitania at Boston Naval Shipyard, September 1942
History
Name HMHS Aquitania
Owner Cunard, White Star Line
Builder John Brown & Co Ltd, Clydebank, Scotland
Yard number 409
Launched 21 Apr 1913
Completed 24 May 1914
In service 30 May 1914
Out of service 1950
Fate scrapped in Scotland 1950
General characteristics
Type Ocean Liner
Tonnage 44,786 tons
Length 901 ft (274.62m)
Beam 97 ft (29.57 m)
Depth 36 ft (10.97 m)
Propulsion Turbines, 4 screws
Speed 25 knots (46.3 kmph)
Capacity 972 crew; 7,724 troops



Remarks

Owned by the Cunard Line and used on the Southampton-New York (1914) (1920–1939) (1945–1948); Southampton-Halifax (1948–1950) routes during peace time. In civilian use carried she 618 first class passengers, 614 second class, 2,004 third class. These numbers were later reduced as standards changed.


During World War 1 she was initially fitted out as an auxiliary cruiser, before being altered to perform Troopship and Hospital ship duties. For the duration of World War 2 and beyond she performed Troopship duties before being used to transport migrants to Canada until 1949. Aquitania was retired from service in 1949 and was scrapped the following year.

List of soldiers carried

World War I

Acted as both a Troopship and a Hospital Ship.

Mudros to England 18 - 28 September 1915

Mudros to England 21 - 27 October 1915

World War II

Used as a troop ship

Fremantle to Port Tewfik, Egypt 20 Apr - 3 Jun 1940

Fremantle to Palestine 30 August - 30 September 1940

Fremantle to Bombay, transshipped to HMT Rajula for voyage to El Kantara 26 October - 25 November 1940

Boarded on the 25th , sailed on the 26th October.

Fremantle to Colombo 3 - 12 January 1941

Troops embarked 3 January, ship sailed 5 January
Seven smaller ships carried troops from Convoy US 8 between Colombo and ports in Egypt.

2/28 Battalion

Other units

Fremantle to Bombay 10 - 22 Feb 1941

Fremantle to Port Tewfik via Ceylon 9 - 25 July 1941

Boarded 5-8 July, sailed 9 July

Darwin to Ratai Bay, Java via Port Moresby, Sydney and Fremantle 30 December 1941 - 21 January 1942

Two smaller ships, the SS Marella and HMAS Westralia transported the 2/4th to Port Moresby from Darwin - 31 Dec 1941 to 3 Jan 1942.

Seven small Dutch ships carried personnel from Ratai Bay to Keppel Harbour, Singapore 22 - 25 Jan 1942

2/4th Machine Gun Battalion

Fremantle to Egypt 10 February - 17 March 1941


Port Tewfik, Egypt to Fremantle via Addu Atoll 26 January - 18 February 1943

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