Difference between revisions of "SS Carpentaria"
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− | + | | shipname = SS Carpentaria | |
− | + | | shipowner = British India Steam Navigation Co Ltd of Calcutta. | |
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− | Owned by the British India Steam Navigation Co Ltd of Calcutta. | + | Owned by the British India Steam Navigation Co Ltd of Calcutta. She is what is known as a shelter-deck steamer, that is, with a full sweep of decking running right fore and aft, and possessed, comparatively speaking, limited passenger accommodation, and still less top hamper. |
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− | She is what is known as a shelter-deck steamer, that is, with a full sweep of decking running right fore and aft, and possessed, comparatively speaking, limited passenger accommodation, and still less top hamper. | ||
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Remarks
Owned by the British India Steam Navigation Co Ltd of Calcutta. She is what is known as a shelter-deck steamer, that is, with a full sweep of decking running right fore and aft, and possessed, comparatively speaking, limited passenger accommodation, and still less top hamper.
Soldiers carried
England to Fremantle 20 August - 28 September 1918
- John Thomas Buckland
- Aubrey Cecil Dawson
- Samuel Thomas Lowth
- Thomas Alfred Osborne
- Aubrey Walter (Swazz) Mead
Sydney to Fremantle 7 - ? November 1918
Ship was recalled, but with cargo aboard we might assume that she continued to England as the men transferred at some point to SS Riverina, a coastal ship primarily operating out of Fremantle. They arrived back in Sydney aboard the Riverina on 28 Nov 1918.