Difference between revisions of "HMT Minnetonka"
From Our Contribution
(→Alexandria to Plymouth 2 Jun 1916 - 12 Jun 1916) |
(→Alexandria to Plymouth 2 Jun 1916 - 12 Jun 1916) |
||
Line 50: | Line 50: | ||
==Alexandria to Plymouth 2 Jun 1916 - 12 Jun 1916== | ==Alexandria to Plymouth 2 Jun 1916 - 12 Jun 1916== | ||
*[[Edward Armstrong]] | *[[Edward Armstrong]] | ||
+ | *[[Basil Kelley]] | ||
*[[Henry Joseph Milne]] | *[[Henry Joseph Milne]] | ||
*[[William Augustus Povah]] | *[[William Augustus Povah]] |
Revision as of 21:08, 26 July 2018
History | |
---|---|
Name |
HMT Minnetonka |
Builder/Built | 1902 Harland & Wolff, Belfast |
Type | Troopship (twin screw) |
Displacement | 13,398 tons |
Speed | 16 Knots |
Remarks
Originally constructed for the New York to London route, making 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, before on 2 Feb 1917 she was successfully torpedoed in the Mediterranean south of Sardinia by two U Boats U64 and U67.