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| + | | shipname = HMS Sarnia | ||
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| + | | shipbuilder = Cammell Laird & Co, Birkenhead | ||
| + | | shipyardnumber = 765 | ||
| + | | shiplaunched = 9 Jul 1910 | ||
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| + | | shipoutofservice = 12 Sep 1918 | ||
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| + | | shipfate = Torpedoed and sunk | ||
| + | | shiptype = Channel Packet | ||
| + | | shiptonnage = 1,505 tons | ||
| + | | shiplength = 284.6 ft (86.75m) | ||
| + | | shipbeam = 39.1 ft (11.92m) | ||
| + | | shipdepth = 15.8 ft (4.82m) | ||
| + | | shippropulsion = triple screw steamer | ||
| + | | shipspeed = 20 knots (37.04 km/h) | ||
| + | | shipcapacity = crew of 48 | ||
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| − | + | Built for the London and South Western Railway at a cost of £75,000. She plied the route to the Channel Islamds until the war was declared. | |
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| − | + | Requisitioned by the Admiralty in 1914, she served primarily as an armed boarding vessel ''HMS Sarnia'', although during the landings at Gallipoli she carried the Australian 28th Infantry Battalion from Mudross to Anzac Cove. On 28 Oct 1915 she collided with ''HMS Hythe'' in the Dardanelles, with the ''Hythe'' sinking with 154 deaths. | |
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| − | Sarnia was torpedoed and sank of Alexandria | + | Sarnia was torpedoed by German U-Boat ''U-65'' and sank just of Alexandria on 12 Sep 1918 with the loss of 53 men. |
==Soldiers carried== | ==Soldiers carried== | ||
| − | ==Mudros to Gallipoli 10 September 1915== | + | ===Mudros to Gallipoli 10 September 1915=== |
| − | *[[William Barge]] | + | * † [[William Barge]] |
| − | *[[Charles Barnett]] | + | * † [[Charles Barnett]] |
| − | *[[William Bowman]] | + | * [[William Michael Bowman]] |
| − | *[[Arthur Percy Thomas Boyle]] | + | * [[Arthur Percy Thomas Boyle]] |
| − | *[[Edward Briggs]] | + | * [[Edward Briggs]] |
| − | *[[John McLeod Brown]] | + | * † [[John McLeod Brown]] |
| − | *[[Oswald Chorlton]] | + | * † [[Oswald Chorlton]] |
| − | *[[William Edward Clarence Green]] | + | * [[William Edward Clarence Green]] |
| − | *[[Walter Hayward]] | + | * [[Walter Hayward]] |
| − | *[[Frederick Hobbs]] | + | * [[Frederick Hobbs]] |
| − | *[[Stephen Henry Horrocks]] | + | * † [[John Hobbs]] |
| − | *[[Henry Richard Keefe]] | + | * † [[Stephen Henry Horrocks]] |
| − | *[[Basil Kelley]] | + | * [[Henry Richard Keefe]] |
| − | *[[Harry Pickard]] | + | * † [[Basil Kelley]] |
| − | *[[Henry George Price]] | + | * [[William Alfred Leaver MC MM]] |
| − | *[[Reginald Grove Sexty MID]] | + | * † [[Harry Pickard]] |
| − | *[[Roland Parker Shelley]] | + | * [[Henry George Price]] |
| + | * [[Reginald Grove Sexty MID]] | ||
| + | * † [[Roland Parker Shelley]] | ||
[[Category:Ships]] | [[Category:Ships]] | ||
Latest revision as of 17:34, 12 October 2023
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| History | |
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| Name | HMS Sarnia |
| Builder | Cammell Laird & Co, Birkenhead |
| Yard number | 765 |
| Launched | 9 Jul 1910 |
| Out of service | 12 Sep 1918 |
| Fate | Torpedoed and sunk |
| General characteristics | |
| Type | Channel Packet |
| Tonnage | 1,505 tons |
| Length | 284.6 ft (86.75m) |
| Beam | 39.1 ft (11.92m) |
| Depth | 15.8 ft (4.82m) |
| Propulsion | triple screw steamer |
| Speed | 20 knots (37.04 km/h) |
| Capacity | crew of 48 |
Remarks
Built for the London and South Western Railway at a cost of £75,000. She plied the route to the Channel Islamds until the war was declared.
Requisitioned by the Admiralty in 1914, she served primarily as an armed boarding vessel HMS Sarnia, although during the landings at Gallipoli she carried the Australian 28th Infantry Battalion from Mudross to Anzac Cove. On 28 Oct 1915 she collided with HMS Hythe in the Dardanelles, with the Hythe sinking with 154 deaths.
Sarnia was torpedoed by German U-Boat U-65 and sank just of Alexandria on 12 Sep 1918 with the loss of 53 men.
Soldiers carried
Mudros to Gallipoli 10 September 1915
- † William Barge
- † Charles Barnett
- William Michael Bowman
- Arthur Percy Thomas Boyle
- Edward Briggs
- † John McLeod Brown
- † Oswald Chorlton
- William Edward Clarence Green
- Walter Hayward
- Frederick Hobbs
- † John Hobbs
- † Stephen Henry Horrocks
- Henry Richard Keefe
- † Basil Kelley
- William Alfred Leaver MC MM
- † Harry Pickard
- Henry George Price
- Reginald Grove Sexty MID
- † Roland Parker Shelley