HMT Tunisian
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| History | |
|---|---|
| Name | HMT Tunisian |
| Builder/Built | 1900 Alexander Stephen & Sons of Glasgow |
| Type | Immigrant Ship |
| Displacement | 10,576 tons |
| Speed | 14 knots |
Contents
Remarks
Built for the Allan Line. For a period she carried large numbers of children to institutional homes in Canada.
Her war service included a period when she was a Prisoner of War accommodation vessel moored at Ryde, Isle of Wright, before being used as a troop carrier.
In 1917 the Allan Line was sold to Canadian Pacific, and returned to commercial service on the Canadian route. In 1920 she was converted to a cabin/third class configuration, and in 1922 was renamed Marburn. She remained in service until 1927, and in late 1928 was sent to the breakers.
Soldiers carried
Alexandria to Marseilles 29 May - 3 June 1916
Alexandria to Marseilles 18 - 23 June 1916
- Allan Bernard Cann post WW1 men