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
Anzac Cove May - June 1915 ??
Imbros to Alexandria 1 - 3 Jan 1916
Alexandria to Marseilles 29 May - 3 June 1916
Alexandria to Marseilles 18 - 23 June 1916
- Allan Bernard Cann post WW1 men