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| + | | shipname = HMT Huntsgreen | ||
| + | | shipowner = North German Lloyd, Bremen | ||
| + | | shipbuilder = F Schichau, Danzig | ||
| + | | shipyardnumber = 801 | ||
| + | | shiplaunched = 9 Nov 1907 | ||
| + | | shipcompleted = 1908 | ||
| + | | shipinservice = 9 May 1908 | ||
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| + | | shiptype = passenger / cargo | ||
| + | | shiptonnage = 9,600 tons | ||
| + | | shiplength = 463 ft (141.12m) | ||
| + | | shipbeam = 57 ft 7 in (17.55m) | ||
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| + | | shippropulsion = twin screw | ||
| + | | shipspeed = 14 knots (25.93m) | ||
| + | | shipcapacity = 104 x 1st; 104 x 2nd; & 1,919 3rd class passengers | ||
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| − | + | Laid down as the ''Hohenlohe'' she was launched as the ''Derfflinger'', see [[HMT Derfflinger]] and built for Norddeutscher Lloyd of Bremen with capacity of 104 first class, 104 second class and 1,919 3rd class passengers. After an initial voyage to New York, she was used on the Germany to Far East via Suez Canal route. | |
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| − | + | Captured by the British at Port Said in August 1914 and used as a troopship. Later renamed ''HMT Huntsgreen''. She carried wounded from Gallipoli to Alexandria, and troops back to Gallipoli. Continued to operated until 1923 as a troopship, before being sold back to her previous owners, and given her original name back before eventually being scrapped in 1932 at Bremerhaven. | |
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Latest revision as of 00:00, 29 October 2021
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| History | |
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| Name | HMT Huntsgreen |
| Owner | North German Lloyd, Bremen |
| Builder | F Schichau, Danzig |
| Yard number | 801 |
| Launched | 9 Nov 1907 |
| Completed | 1908 |
| In service | 9 May 1908 |
| General characteristics | |
| Type | passenger / cargo |
| Tonnage | 9,600 tons |
| Length | 463 ft (141.12m) |
| Beam | 57 ft 7 in (17.55m) |
| Propulsion | twin screw |
| Speed | 14 knots (25.93m) |
| Capacity | 104 x 1st; 104 x 2nd; & 1,919 3rd class passengers |
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Remarks
Laid down as the Hohenlohe she was launched as the Derfflinger, see HMT Derfflinger and built for Norddeutscher Lloyd of Bremen with capacity of 104 first class, 104 second class and 1,919 3rd class passengers. After an initial voyage to New York, she was used on the Germany to Far East via Suez Canal route.
Captured by the British at Port Said in August 1914 and used as a troopship. Later renamed HMT Huntsgreen. She carried wounded from Gallipoli to Alexandria, and troops back to Gallipoli. Continued to operated until 1923 as a troopship, before being sold back to her previous owners, and given her original name back before eventually being scrapped in 1932 at Bremerhaven.