Difference between revisions of "HMT Minnetonka"
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+ | | shipname = HMT Minnetonka | ||
+ | | shipowner = Atlantic Transport Co. Ltd. - Atlantic Transport Line | ||
+ | | shipbuilder = Harland & Wolff, Belfast | ||
+ | | shipyardnumber = 339 | ||
+ | | shiplaunched = 1902 | ||
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+ | | shipoutofservice = 30 Jan 1918 | ||
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+ | | shipfate = Torpedoed and sunk | ||
+ | | shiptype = Passenger Liner / troopship | ||
+ | | shiptonnage = 13,398 tons | ||
+ | | shiplength = (182.9m) | ||
+ | | shipbeam = (19.8m) | ||
+ | | shipdepth = (12.2m) | ||
+ | | shippropulsion = twin screw | ||
+ | | shipspeed = 16 Knots | ||
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− | It would appear that during her time as a troopship, she operated primarily in the Mediterranean. Twice she was torpedoed by U Boats with out success, | + | It would appear that during her time as a troopship, she operated primarily in the Mediterranean. Twice she was torpedoed by U Boats with out success. However, On January 30th, 1918, MINNETONKA, on a voyage from Port Said to Marseille with a cargo of mails, was sunk by the German submarine U-64 (Robert Moraht), 40 miles ENE of Malta. She was not carrying troops at the time, but four crew members were lost. |
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Revision as of 18:42, 2 November 2021
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Name | HMT Minnetonka |
Owner | Atlantic Transport Co. Ltd. - Atlantic Transport Line |
Builder | Harland & Wolff, Belfast |
Yard number | 339 |
Launched | 1902 |
Out of service | 30 Jan 1918 |
Fate | Torpedoed and sunk |
General characteristics | |
Type | Passenger Liner / troopship |
Tonnage | 13,398 tons |
Length | (182.9m) |
Beam | (19.8m) |
Depth | (12.2m) |
Propulsion | twin screw |
Speed | 16 Knots |
Remarks
Originally constructed for the New York to London route, she made 137 trans Atlantic voyages before she became a military transport (HMT 158).
It would appear that during her time as a troopship, she operated primarily in the Mediterranean. Twice she was torpedoed by U Boats with out success. However, On January 30th, 1918, MINNETONKA, on a voyage from Port Said to Marseille with a cargo of mails, was sunk by the German submarine U-64 (Robert Moraht), 40 miles ENE of Malta. She was not carrying troops at the time, but four crew members were lost.