Difference between revisions of "SS Esperance Bay"
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{{Infobox ship | {{Infobox ship | ||
| image = [[File:SS_Esperance_Bay.jpg]] | | image = [[File:SS_Esperance_Bay.jpg]] | ||
− | | caption = | + | | caption = Australian National Maritime Museum 00041535 |
− | | image2 = | + | | image2 = [[File:SS_Esperance_Bay_1.jpg]] |
− | | caption2 = | + | | caption2 = While named SS Arawa |
| shipname = SS Esperance Bay | | shipname = SS Esperance Bay | ||
| shipowner = Aberdeen & Commonwealth Line | | shipowner = Aberdeen & Commonwealth Line | ||
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==Remarks== | ==Remarks== | ||
− | Built for the Commonwealth Government Line of Steamers, Fremantle, in 1928 she was transferred to the White Star Line Ltd | + | Built for the Commonwealth Government Line of Steamers, Fremantle, in 1928 she was transferred to the White Star Line Ltd. In 1933 she was bought by the Aberdeen & Commonwealth Line, and then in 1936 the Shaw Savill & Albion Line bought her and renamed her ''SS Arawa''. In August 1939 she was requisitioned by the Admiralty for service as an Armed Merchant Cruiser, but seems to have used the name Esperance Bay during her military service. |
− | Usual employment was as a cargo/passenger ship between the UK and Australia via the Suez Canal. On 21 May 1955 | + | Usual employment was as a cargo/passenger ship between the UK and Australia via the Suez Canal. On 21 May 1955 she was broken up in Newport |
==Soldiers carried== | ==Soldiers carried== |
Revision as of 17:04, 27 November 2021
Remarks
Built for the Commonwealth Government Line of Steamers, Fremantle, in 1928 she was transferred to the White Star Line Ltd. In 1933 she was bought by the Aberdeen & Commonwealth Line, and then in 1936 the Shaw Savill & Albion Line bought her and renamed her SS Arawa. In August 1939 she was requisitioned by the Admiralty for service as an Armed Merchant Cruiser, but seems to have used the name Esperance Bay during her military service.
Usual employment was as a cargo/passenger ship between the UK and Australia via the Suez Canal. On 21 May 1955 she was broken up in Newport