Difference between revisions of "HMT Ionian"
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| shipname = HMT Ionian | | shipname = HMT Ionian | ||
| − | | shipowner = | + | | shipowner = Allan Line, Liverpool |
| − | | shipbuilder = Workman Clark & Co Ltd | + | | shipbuilder = Workman Clark & Co Ltd, Belfast |
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| − | | shiplaunched = | + | | shiplaunched = 12 Sep 1901 |
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| shiptype = Passenger / cargo ship (refrigerated) | | shiptype = Passenger / cargo ship (refrigerated) | ||
| shiptonnage = 8,265 tons | | shiptonnage = 8,265 tons | ||
| − | | shiplength = | + | | shiplength =470 ft |
| − | | shipbeam = | + | | shipbeam = 57 ft 5 in |
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| shippropulsion = twin screw | | shippropulsion = twin screw | ||
| shipspeed = 14 knots (25.93 km/h) | | shipspeed = 14 knots (25.93 km/h) | ||
| − | | shipcapacity = 131 x 1st class; 160 x 2nd; and | + | | shipcapacity = 131 x 1st class; 160 x 2nd; and 800 in steerage |
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| − | Owned by the Allen Line and used on UK - Canada routes until requisitioned as a troop ship in 1914 (Government Transport No. 4). | + | Owned by the Allen Line and used on UK - Canada routes until requisitioned as a troop ship in August 1914 (Government Transport No. 4). Initially used on the UK - Bombay route but in 1915, also used to transport wounded from Gallipoli to Alexandria. She carried defensive armament. |
| − | In 1917 she was taken over by the Canadian Pacific Steamships Line, and on 21 Oct 1917 she was sunk off Milford Haven in Wales by a mine with the loss of 7 lives. | + | In 1917 she was taken over by the Canadian Pacific Steamships Line, and on 21 Oct 1917 she was sunk off Milford Haven (3 km west of St Govan's Head) in Wales by a mine laid by U-Boat U-51 with the loss of 7 lives. |
==Soldiers carried== | ==Soldiers carried== | ||
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| History | |
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| Name | HMT Ionian |
| Owner | Allan Line, Liverpool |
| Builder | Workman Clark & Co Ltd, Belfast |
| Launched | 12 Sep 1901 |
| General characteristics | |
| Type | Passenger / cargo ship (refrigerated) |
| Tonnage | 8,265 tons |
| Length | 470 ft |
| Beam | 57 ft 5 in |
| Propulsion | twin screw |
| Speed | 14 knots (25.93 km/h) |
| Capacity | 131 x 1st class; 160 x 2nd; and 800 in steerage |
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Remarks
Owned by the Allen Line and used on UK - Canada routes until requisitioned as a troop ship in August 1914 (Government Transport No. 4). Initially used on the UK - Bombay route but in 1915, also used to transport wounded from Gallipoli to Alexandria. She carried defensive armament.
In 1917 she was taken over by the Canadian Pacific Steamships Line, and on 21 Oct 1917 she was sunk off Milford Haven (3 km west of St Govan's Head) in Wales by a mine laid by U-Boat U-51 with the loss of 7 lives.