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| + | | shipname = HMT Ivernia | ||
| + | | shipowner = Cunard Steamship Co. Ltd. - British & North American RMSP Co - Cunard White Star Line. | ||
| + | | shipbuilder = Swan Hunter & Wigham Richardson of Newcastle | ||
| + | | shipyardnumber = 247 | ||
| + | | shiplaunched = 1899 | ||
| + | | shipcompleted = 1900 | ||
| + | | shipinservice = 14 Apr 1900 | ||
| + | | shipoutofservice = 1 Jan 1917 | ||
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| + | | shipID = RNJD | ||
| + | | shipfate = Torpedoed and fondered | ||
| + | | shiptype = Passenger Liner - immigrants | ||
| + | | shiptonnage = 13,799 tons | ||
| + | | shiplength = 600 ft (180 m) | ||
| + | | shipbeam = 64 ft (20 m) | ||
| + | | shipdepth = 37 ft 98 in (11.5m) | ||
| + | | shippropulsion = twin screw | ||
| + | | shipspeed = 15 knots (27.78 km/h) | ||
| + | | shipcapacity = 1,964 passengers - (164 x 1st Class, 200 Sx 2nd, 1,600 x 3rd) | ||
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| + | Owned by Cunard Steam Ship Company. he made her maiden voyage, from Liverpool to New York, on 14 April 1900. Two months later she was placed on the Liverpool-Boston route for which she was intended, and remained on that route until December 1911. Ivernia was then placed on a Trieste-New York route and remained there until World War I, except for the winter of 1912-13, when she returned to the Boston-Liverpool route. | ||
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| − | + | She was taken over as a troopship in September 1914. | |
| − | Ivernia was torpedoed and sunk on New Year's Day 1917 by U Boat-47 off Cape Matapan, Greece. | + | Ivernia was torpedoed and sunk on New Year's Day 1917 by German U Boat-47 off Cape Matapan, Greece while carrying 2,400 Scottish troops from Marseilles to Alexandria. Eighty five soldiers and thirty six crew died. |
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==Soldiers carried== | ==Soldiers carried== | ||
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On 10 Sep 1915 all boarded [[HMT Sarnia]] for the journey to Anzac Cove | On 10 Sep 1915 all boarded [[HMT Sarnia]] for the journey to Anzac Cove | ||
| − | *[[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]] |
| − | *[[Oswald Chorlton]] | + | * † [[John McLeod Brown]] |
| − | *[[William Edward Clarence Green]] | + | * † [[Oswald Chorlton]] |
| − | *[[Walter Hayward]] | + | * [[William Edward Clarence Green]] |
| − | *[[Frederick Hobbs]] | + | * [[Walter Hayward]] |
| − | *[[Stephen Henry Horrocks]] | + | * [[Frederick Hobbs]] |
| − | *[[Henry Richard Keefe]] | + | * † [[John Hobbs]] |
| − | *[[Basil Kelley]] | + | * † [[Stephen Henry Horrocks]] |
| − | *[[Harry Pickard]] | + | * [[Henry Richard Keefe]] |
| − | *[[Henry George Price]] | + | * † [[Basil Kelley]] |
| − | *[[Reginald Grove Sexty MID]] | + | * [[William Alfred Leaver MC MM]] |
| − | *[[Roland Parker Shelley]] | + | * † [[Harry Pickard]] |
| − | *[[Arnold Thorp]] | + | * [[Henry George Price]] |
| + | * [[Reginald Grove Sexty MID]] | ||
| + | * † [[Roland Parker Shelley]] | ||
| + | * [[Arnold Thorp]] | ||
==England to Alexandria ?? - 16 February 1916== | ==England to Alexandria ?? - 16 February 1916== | ||
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==Alexandria to Marseilles 5 - 12 June 1916== | ==Alexandria to Marseilles 5 - 12 June 1916== | ||
| − | *[[Edward Patrick Barker]] | + | * [[Edward Patrick Barker]] |
| − | *[[George Edward Binns]] | + | * [[George Edward Binns]] |
| − | *[[Clyde Bird]] | + | * [[Clyde Bird]] |
| − | *[[Thomas Bird]] | + | * [[Thomas Bird]] |
| − | *[[John McLeod Brown]] | + | * † [[John McLeod Brown]] |
| − | *[[Victor Norman Chandler MM]] | + | * [[William Edward Butcher MM RMG MID]] |
| − | *[[Bernard William Chatfield]] | + | * [[Victor Norman Chandler MM]] |
| − | *[[Henry Thomas Cockram]] | + | * † [[Bernard William Chatfield]] |
| − | *[[George | + | * [[Henry Thomas Cockram]] |
| − | *[[Francis Crowe]] | + | * [[George Sidney Cook]] |
| − | *[[Gordon Devereux MM]] post WW1 men | + | * [[Francis Crowe]] |
| − | *[[Alexander Donald]] | + | * † [[Walter Edward Dalziell]] |
| − | *[[Victor Emanuel Durling]] | + | * [[Charles Henry Davis]] |
| − | *[[Albert John Egan MID]] | + | * [[Gordon Devereux MM]] post WW1 men |
| − | *[[Charles Maul Glover]] | + | * [[Alexander Donald]] |
| − | *[[John Francis Grabham MM]] | + | * [[Victor Emanuel Durling]] |
| − | *[[John Huntley]] | + | * [[Albert John Egan MID]] |
| − | *[[Walter David Francis Kerridge]] | + | * † [[Charles Maul Glover]] |
| − | *[[Thomas William Kerry]] | + | * † [[John Francis Grabham MM]] |
| − | *[[Alexander Russell Main]] | + | * † [[John Huntley]] |
| − | *[[Leonard Roy Matthews]] | + | * [[Walter David Francis Kerridge]] |
| − | *[[Keith George Harman Podger]] | + | * [[Thomas William Kerry]] |
| − | *[[Charles Joseph Gerald Raynor]] | + | * [[Alexander Russell Main]] |
| − | *[[Lawrence Adrian Renou DCM]] | + | * † [[Leonard Roy Matthews]] |
| − | *[[Francis Henry Ryniker]] | + | * [[Charles Frederick McKay]] |
| − | *[[Henry Giles Schmidt]] | + | * † [[Keith George Harman Podger]] |
| − | *[[Ernest Selkirk MID]] | + | * † [[Charles Joseph Gerald Raynor]] |
| − | *[[Frederick Selkirk]] | + | * † [[Lawrence Adrian Renou DCM]] |
| − | *[[Frank Leslie Sexton]] | + | * [[Francis Henry Ryniker]] |
| + | * [[Henry Giles Schmidt]] | ||
| + | * † [[Ernest Selkirk MID]] | ||
| + | * [[Frederick Selkirk]] | ||
| + | * † [[Frank Leslie Sexton]] | ||
[[Category:Ships]] | [[Category:Ships]] | ||
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| History | |
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| Name | HMT Ivernia |
| Owner | Cunard Steamship Co. Ltd. - British & North American RMSP Co - Cunard White Star Line. |
| Builder | Swan Hunter & Wigham Richardson of Newcastle |
| Yard number | 247 |
| Launched | 1899 |
| Completed | 1900 |
| In service | 14 Apr 1900 |
| Out of service | 1 Jan 1917 |
| Fate | Torpedoed and fondered |
| General characteristics | |
| Type | Passenger Liner - immigrants |
| Tonnage | 13,799 tons |
| Length | 600 ft (180 m) |
| Beam | 64 ft (20 m) |
| Depth | 37 ft 98 in (11.5m) |
| Propulsion | twin screw |
| Speed | 15 knots (27.78 km/h) |
| Capacity | 1,964 passengers - (164 x 1st Class, 200 Sx 2nd, 1,600 x 3rd) |
Contents
Remarks
Owned by Cunard Steam Ship Company. he made her maiden voyage, from Liverpool to New York, on 14 April 1900. Two months later she was placed on the Liverpool-Boston route for which she was intended, and remained on that route until December 1911. Ivernia was then placed on a Trieste-New York route and remained there until World War I, except for the winter of 1912-13, when she returned to the Boston-Liverpool route.
She was taken over as a troopship in September 1914.
Ivernia was torpedoed and sunk on New Year's Day 1917 by German U Boat-47 off Cape Matapan, Greece while carrying 2,400 Scottish troops from Marseilles to Alexandria. Eighty five soldiers and thirty six crew died.
Soldiers carried
Alexandria to Mudros 4 - 7 September 1915
On 10 Sep 1915 all boarded HMT Sarnia for the journey to Anzac Cove
- † 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
- Arnold Thorp
England to Alexandria ?? - 16 February 1916
Alexandria to Marseilles France 22 - 28 Mar 1916
Alexandria to Marseilles 5 - 12 June 1916
- Edward Patrick Barker
- George Edward Binns
- Clyde Bird
- Thomas Bird
- † John McLeod Brown
- William Edward Butcher MM RMG MID
- Victor Norman Chandler MM
- † Bernard William Chatfield
- Henry Thomas Cockram
- George Sidney Cook
- Francis Crowe
- † Walter Edward Dalziell
- Charles Henry Davis
- Gordon Devereux MM post WW1 men
- Alexander Donald
- Victor Emanuel Durling
- Albert John Egan MID
- † Charles Maul Glover
- † John Francis Grabham MM
- † John Huntley
- Walter David Francis Kerridge
- Thomas William Kerry
- Alexander Russell Main
- † Leonard Roy Matthews
- Charles Frederick McKay
- † Keith George Harman Podger
- † Charles Joseph Gerald Raynor
- † Lawrence Adrian Renou DCM
- Francis Henry Ryniker
- Henry Giles Schmidt
- † Ernest Selkirk MID
- Frederick Selkirk
- † Frank Leslie Sexton