Difference between revisions of "HMT Lake Michigan"
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| + | At Gallipoli, the "Lake Michigan" landed the 4th Battalion, and the A Echelon of the 1st Infantry Brigade on 25 Apr 1915.[https://www.awm.gov.au/collection/C2863] | ||
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On the 16th April 1918 she was torpedoed and sunk by German submarine U-100 when on route from Liverpool for Saint John in New Brunswick. | On the 16th April 1918 she was torpedoed and sunk by German submarine U-100 when on route from Liverpool for Saint John in New Brunswick. | ||
Revision as of 19:28, 10 February 2021
 Immigrant Ships of our Ancestors - Ron Miller | |
| History | |
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| Name | HMT Lake Michigan |
| Builder/Built | 1901 Swan & Hunter Ltd, Newcastle-Upon-Tyne |
| Type | passenger ship (twin screw) |
| Displacement | 8,200 tons |
| Speed | 13 knots |
Remarks
At Gallipoli, the "Lake Michigan" landed the 4th Battalion, and the A Echelon of the 1st Infantry Brigade on 25 Apr 1915.[1]
On the 16th April 1918 she was torpedoed and sunk by German submarine U-100 when on route from Liverpool for Saint John in New Brunswick.