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HMT Tunisian
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History
Name HMT Tunisian
Owner Allan Line S.S. Co. Ltd. - J. & A. Allan, Glasgow
Builder Alexander Stephen & Sons Ltd., Govan
Yard number 384
Launched 16 Jan 1900
Completed 1900
In service 5 Apr 1900
Out of service 1928
Fate broken up 14 Sep 1928
General characteristics
Type Immigrant Ship
Tonnage 10,576 tons
Length 500.6 ft (152.55m)
Beam 59.2 ft )18.04m)
Depth 39.8 ft (12.09m) draft: 24.4 ft (7.42m)
Propulsion twin screw
Speed 14 knots (25.93 km/h)



Remarks

Built for the Allan Line. For a period she carried large numbers of children to institutional homes in Canada.


Her war service began with the transport of members of the Canadain Expeditionary Force and included a period in 1915 when she was a Prisoner of War accommodation vessel moored at Ryde, Isle of Wright. In 1915 she also made troop carrying voyages to Bombay and Gallipoli, and in 1916 assisted with the relocation of the Australian Imperial Force from Alexandria to Marseilles.


In 1917 the Allan Line was sold to Canadian Pacific, and Tunisian 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 April 1928, and in late 1928 was laid up at Southampton before beeing sent to the breakers.

Soldiers carried

Anzac Cove to Mudross 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

Alexandria to Marseilles 10 - 17 July 1916