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| − | + | | shipname = HMT Haida Pascha | |
| − | + | | shipowner = The Shipping Controller WW1 | |
| − | + | | shipbuilder = Craig, Taylor & Co, Stockton-on-Tees. | |
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==Remarks== | ==Remarks== | ||
| − | Built as the | + | Built as the ''SS Hornfels'' for HC Horn, and sold the same year to German company Bremer Dampferlinie Atlas who renamed her ''SS Haida Pascha''. When war broke out she was caught in Alexandria harbour and was seized by Great Britain. In April 1915 she carried the HQ Company and three of the four rifle companies of the 16th Battalion to Mudross and subsequently to Anzac Cove. In late 1915 she was renamed ''SS Hunsbridge''. |
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| − | On 7 September 1917, carrying a cargo of coal and stores, she was sunk by German submarne ''UB 49'' southwest of Cape Spartel, Morocco with the loss of 3 lives. | + | On 7 September 1917, carrying a cargo of coal and stores, she was torpedoed and sunk by German submarne ''UB 49'' southwest of Cape Spartel, Morocco with the loss of 3 lives. |
==Soldiers carried== | ==Soldiers carried== | ||
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* † [[John James Emery]] | * † [[John James Emery]] | ||
* † [[Rupert Arthur Kent Goodchild]] | * † [[Rupert Arthur Kent Goodchild]] | ||
| − | * [[William Hart]] | + | * [[William John (Bill) Hart]] |
* [[James Kirk]] | * [[James Kirk]] | ||
* † [[Victor Henry Marshall]] | * † [[Victor Henry Marshall]] | ||
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* [[Bernard O'Reilly]] Post WW1 | * [[Bernard O'Reilly]] Post WW1 | ||
* [[Frederick Rawlinson]] | * [[Frederick Rawlinson]] | ||
| + | * † [[William Edward Reed]] | ||
* † [[Robert Melville Salter]] | * † [[Robert Melville Salter]] | ||
| + | * [[Allan Leslie Thomas]] | ||
| + | * † [[Harold Watts]] | ||
| + | * [[Aubrey Jesse Whittington MM]] From Mudross to Gallipoli only | ||
| + | * [[George Young]] | ||
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[[Category:Ships]] | [[Category:Ships]] | ||
Latest revision as of 14:43, 17 November 2023
| History | |
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| Name | HMT Haida Pascha |
| Owner | The Shipping Controller WW1 |
| Builder | Craig, Taylor & Co, Stockton-on-Tees. |
| Yard number | 151 |
| Launched | 1912 |
| General characteristics | |
| Type | Cargo ship |
| Tonnage | 3,424 tons |
| Length | (109.7m) |
| Beam | (15.2m) |
| Speed | 10 knots (18.52 km/h) |
Remarks
Built as the SS Hornfels for HC Horn, and sold the same year to German company Bremer Dampferlinie Atlas who renamed her SS Haida Pascha. When war broke out she was caught in Alexandria harbour and was seized by Great Britain. In April 1915 she carried the HQ Company and three of the four rifle companies of the 16th Battalion to Mudross and subsequently to Anzac Cove. In late 1915 she was renamed SS Hunsbridge.
On 7 September 1917, carrying a cargo of coal and stores, she was torpedoed and sunk by German submarne UB 49 southwest of Cape Spartel, Morocco with the loss of 3 lives.
Soldiers carried
Alexandria to Mudross & Gallipoli 12 - 15 April & 25 April 1915
- † Herbert Wright Aldred
- † Frank Ball
- † Edward James Bell
- Henry Bolton
- † John James Emery
- † Rupert Arthur Kent Goodchild
- William John (Bill) Hart
- James Kirk
- † Victor Henry Marshall
- George Henry Martin MM MID
- Patrick O'Connell McKenna
- Bernard O'Reilly Post WW1
- Frederick Rawlinson
- † William Edward Reed
- † Robert Melville Salter
- Allan Leslie Thomas
- † Harold Watts
- Aubrey Jesse Whittington MM From Mudross to Gallipoli only
- George Young