Difference between revisions of "SS Balmoral Castle"
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Also served during WW2 as a troop transport, until scraped in 1939. | Also served during WW2 as a troop transport, until scraped in 1939. | ||
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| − | [[George Edward Binns]] | + | [[George Edward Binns]]<br />[[Alfred Slee]] |
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Revision as of 15:52, 25 April 2017
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| History | |
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| Name | SS Balmoral Castle |
| Builder/Built | 1909 |
| Type | Passenger ship (twin screw) |
| Displacement | 13,361 tons |
| Speed | 16.5 knots |
Remarks
Owned by Union-Castle Mail Steamship Company and used on the South African Mail Service run.
Operated in Australian waters returning troops from Europe during 1918- 1919.
Also served during WW2 as a troop transport, until scraped in 1939.
Soldiers carried
==Liverpool to Fremantle 27 February - 7 April 1919
George Edward Binns
Alfred Slee