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| − | | caption2 = | + | | caption2 = ''SS Sonoma'' at Wharf No.4 Circular Quay, Sydney. |
| shipname = SS Sonoma | | shipname = SS Sonoma | ||
| − | | shipowner = | + | | shipowner = Oceanic Steamship Co. |
| − | | shipbuilder = | + | | shipbuilder = William Cramp & Sons in Philadelphia |
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| − | | shiplaunched = | + | | shiplaunched = 1900 |
| shipcompleted = | | shipcompleted = | ||
| − | | shipinservice = | + | | shipinservice = 1900 |
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| − | | shipfate = | + | | shipfate = scrapped 1934 |
| shiptype = Passenger ship | | shiptype = Passenger ship | ||
| shiptonnage = 10,000 tons | | shiptonnage = 10,000 tons | ||
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| − | | shippropulsion = | + | | shippropulsion = twin screws |
| − | | shipspeed = | + | | shipspeed = 17 knots (31.48 kmh) |
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==Remarks== | ==Remarks== | ||
| − | Built for the | + | Built for the Oceanic Steamship Company and used on the California (San Francisco) to Sydney, Australia route, via Honolulu, Fiji and American Samoa. On 7 Jul 1907 he ''Oakland Tribune'' reported that the ''Sanoma'' had collided with a three masted schooner named ''Advent'' off Cape Mendocino and had the schooner in tow, heading for the nearest port of Eureka as the schooner had lost her bowsprit,foremast and mainmast. In 1926 Oceanic was sold to the Matson Navigation Company (Matson Line). |
| + | ==Soldiers carried== | ||
| − | + | ===San Franciso to Sydney 24 Dec 1918 - 13 Jan 1919=== | |
| + | *[[Frederick Edwin Murphy]] | ||
| − | = | + | ===San Franciso to Sydney 21 September - 12 October 1920=== |
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| − | ==San Franciso to Sydney 21 September - 12 October 1920== | ||
*[[Henry (Harry) Butcher]] | *[[Henry (Harry) Butcher]] | ||
| − | == | + | ==Notes== |
| − | + | On the front page to the plans of the ship shown at https://hdl.huntington.org/digital/collection/p9539coll1/id/12939 includes what was to become known as the German Swasticker. | |
[[Category:Ships]] | [[Category:Ships]] | ||
Latest revision as of 23:58, 14 September 2023
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 SS Sonoma at Wharf No.4 Circular Quay, Sydney. | |
| History | |
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| Name | SS Sonoma |
| Owner | Oceanic Steamship Co. |
| Builder | William Cramp & Sons in Philadelphia |
| Launched | 1900 |
| In service | 1900 |
| Fate | scrapped 1934 |
| General characteristics | |
| Type | Passenger ship |
| Tonnage | 10,000 tons |
| Propulsion | twin screws |
| Speed | 17 knots (31.48 kmh) |
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Remarks
Built for the Oceanic Steamship Company and used on the California (San Francisco) to Sydney, Australia route, via Honolulu, Fiji and American Samoa. On 7 Jul 1907 he Oakland Tribune reported that the Sanoma had collided with a three masted schooner named Advent off Cape Mendocino and had the schooner in tow, heading for the nearest port of Eureka as the schooner had lost her bowsprit,foremast and mainmast. In 1926 Oceanic was sold to the Matson Navigation Company (Matson Line).
Soldiers carried
San Franciso to Sydney 24 Dec 1918 - 13 Jan 1919
San Franciso to Sydney 21 September - 12 October 1920
Notes
On the front page to the plans of the ship shown at https://hdl.huntington.org/digital/collection/p9539coll1/id/12939 includes what was to become known as the German Swasticker.