Difference between revisions of "SS Carpentaria"
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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. | 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. | ||
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| Name | SS Carpentaria |
| Builder/Built | 1901 in Glasgow |
| Type | Passenger / cargo |
| Displacement | 5,766 tons |
| Speed | 16.5 knots |
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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.