Difference between revisions of "HMT Royal George"
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| − | + | | shipname = HMT Royal George | |
| − | + | | shipowner = Egyptian Mail Steam Ship Co. Ltd., London | |
| − | + | | shipbuilder = Fairfield Shipbuilding & Engineering Co. Ltd. | |
| − | + | | shipyardnumber = 449 | |
| − | + | | shiplaunched = 28 May 1907 | |
| − | | | + | | shipcompleted = May 1907 |
| − | + | | shipinservice = 15 Nov 1907 | |
| − | | | + | | shipoutofservice = 1922 |
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| − | + | | shipfate = broken up at Wilhemshaven on 14 Aug 1922 | |
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| − | | | + | | shiptonnage = 11,146 tons |
| − | + | | shiplength = 525 ft 8 in ( | |
| − | | | + | | shipbeam = 60 ft 2 in ( |
| − | + | | shipdepth = 27 ft ( | |
| − | + | | shippropulsion = three screws | |
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==Remarks== | ==Remarks== | ||
| − | + | Launched in 1907 for the Egyptian Mail Steamship Company and named ''Heliopoli''. Laid up in Marseilles when taken back by the builders (payment issues??) in 1909 and offered for sale. In 1910 she was purchased by Canadian Northern Steamships of Toronto and renamed ''Royal George''. Refitted for North Atlantic service, she commenced Avonmouth / Quebec / Montreal sailings, and on 6th Nov 1912 she stranded near Quebec, was refloated and sailed for Halifax for further repairs. She resumed Avonmouth Quebec Montreal voyages on 17 Jun 1913. | |
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| − | Refitted for North Atlantic service, she commenced Avonmouth Quebec Montreal sailings, and on 6th Nov 1912 she stranded near Quebec, was refloated and sailed for Halifax for further repairs. | ||
| − | + | On 3rd Oct 1914 she sailed from Gaspe Bay for Plymouth with part of the Canadian Expeditionary Force and was then taken over as a British troopship and was involved in teh Dardanelles campaig during 1915. The fleet was purchased by Cunard SS Co in 1916, but the ''Royal George'' continued trooping for the rest of the war. | |
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| − | The fleet was purchased by Cunard SS Co in 1916, but the | ||
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| − | + | She resumed passenger voyages on 10 Feb 1919 when she started the first of five Liverpool Halifax New York sailings and started her first Southampton Halifax New York voyage on 15 Aug 1919. Her last voyage on this service commenced 10th Jun.1920 and she was then used as an emigrant depot ship at Cherbourg, later being laid up in the River Fal before being towed to Wilhemshaven for breaking up. | |
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==Soldiers carried== | ==Soldiers carried== | ||
Revision as of 02:09, 6 November 2021
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| History | |
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| Name | HMT Royal George |
| Owner | Egyptian Mail Steam Ship Co. Ltd., London |
| Builder | Fairfield Shipbuilding & Engineering Co. Ltd. |
| Yard number | 449 |
| Launched | 28 May 1907 |
| Completed | May 1907 |
| In service | 15 Nov 1907 |
| Out of service | 1922 |
| Fate | broken up at Wilhemshaven on 14 Aug 1922 |
| General characteristics | |
| Type | Passenger / cargo |
| Tonnage | 11,146 tons |
| Length | 525 ft 8 in ( |
| Beam | 60 ft 2 in ( |
| Depth | 27 ft ( |
| Propulsion | three screws |
Remarks
Launched in 1907 for the Egyptian Mail Steamship Company and named Heliopoli. Laid up in Marseilles when taken back by the builders (payment issues??) in 1909 and offered for sale. In 1910 she was purchased by Canadian Northern Steamships of Toronto and renamed Royal George. Refitted for North Atlantic service, she commenced Avonmouth / Quebec / Montreal sailings, and on 6th Nov 1912 she stranded near Quebec, was refloated and sailed for Halifax for further repairs. She resumed Avonmouth Quebec Montreal voyages on 17 Jun 1913.
On 3rd Oct 1914 she sailed from Gaspe Bay for Plymouth with part of the Canadian Expeditionary Force and was then taken over as a British troopship and was involved in teh Dardanelles campaig during 1915. The fleet was purchased by Cunard SS Co in 1916, but the Royal George continued trooping for the rest of the war.
She resumed passenger voyages on 10 Feb 1919 when she started the first of five Liverpool Halifax New York sailings and started her first Southampton Halifax New York voyage on 15 Aug 1919. Her last voyage on this service commenced 10th Jun.1920 and she was then used as an emigrant depot ship at Cherbourg, later being laid up in the River Fal before being towed to Wilhemshaven for breaking up.
Soldiers carried
Alexandria to Mudros 12 - 18 Nov 1915
- † Victor Henry Marshall Anzac Cove by 8 Dec 1915