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| + | | shipname = SS Zealandic | ||
| + | | shipowner = Oceanic Steam Navigation Co. | ||
| + | | shipbuilder = Harland & Wolff, Belfast | ||
| + | | shipyardnumber = 421 | ||
| + | | shiplaunched = 29 Jun 1911 | ||
| + | | shipcompleted = 12 Oct 1911 | ||
| + | | shipinservice = 30 Oct 1911 | ||
| + | | shipoutofservice = 9 Apr 1941 | ||
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| + | | shipfate = Struck a sunken wreck off Cromer on 3 June 1941 and then torpedoed by E-boat | ||
| + | | shiptype = passenger liner / cargo | ||
| + | | shiptonnage = 10,897tons | ||
| + | | shiplength = 477 ft (145.39m) | ||
| + | | shipbeam = 62 ft 9 in | ||
| + | | shipdepth = 31 ft (9.4 m) | ||
| + | | shippropulsion = twin screw | ||
| + | | shipspeed = 13 knots | ||
| + | | shipcapacity = 100 x 1st; 45 x 2nd; 800 Steerage class | ||
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| − | + | ==Remarks== | |
| − | + | Built for the White Star Line to be used on the Liverpool to New Zealand route. She also was chartered to carry immigrants to Australia. | |
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| + | On 2 July 1915 she had a close encounter with German submarine U-39 which pursued her; the ship's speed enabling her to escape. She remained in White Star Line service on the route until 27 Jul 1917 when she was commandeered by the Royal Navy under the liner reqisition Scheme for the transportation of troops. | ||
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| − | + | On 15 June 1919, she was released from military service and returned to the White Star Line. The ''SS Zealandic'' was awarded a £6,350 sum following the successful rescue of disabled sailing vessel ''Garthsnaid'' in 1923, towing it to safety between Cape Howe and Melbourne. Sold to the Aberdeen Line in 1926 who named her ''Mamilius'', and then back to the Shaw Savill & Albion Line in 1932 to be renamed again, this time to ''Mamari''. | |
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| − | Sold in 1939 to the British Admiralty for military service, she | + | Sold in September 1939 to the British Admiralty for military service, she was refitted to look like the aircraft carrier ''HMS Hermes''. Attacked by German aircraft off the English coast near Cromer, Norfolk, she struck a submerged wreck and went aground on 8 April 1941. Before she could be rescued she was attacked and destroyed by German E-boats. The ruse had obviously worked. |
| − | Attacked by German aircraft off the English coast near Cromer, Norfolk, she struck a submerged wreck and went aground on 8 April 1941. Before she could be rescued she was attacked and destroyed by German E-boats. | ||
==Soldiers carried== | ==Soldiers carried== | ||
| − | *[[Gordon Devereux MM]] | + | ===England to Fremantle 27 March - 5 May 1920=== |
| + | * [[Gordon Devereux MM]] with wife and daughter | ||
[[Category:Ships]] | [[Category:Ships]] | ||
Latest revision as of 00:35, 14 September 2023
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 October 1941 Imperial War Museum photo A 5915 | |
| History | |
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| Name | SS Zealandic |
| Owner | Oceanic Steam Navigation Co. |
| Builder | Harland & Wolff, Belfast |
| Yard number | 421 |
| Launched | 29 Jun 1911 |
| Completed | 12 Oct 1911 |
| In service | 30 Oct 1911 |
| Out of service | 9 Apr 1941 |
| Fate | Struck a sunken wreck off Cromer on 3 June 1941 and then torpedoed by E-boat |
| General characteristics | |
| Type | passenger liner / cargo |
| Tonnage | 10,897tons |
| Length | 477 ft (145.39m) |
| Beam | 62 ft 9 in |
| Depth | 31 ft (9.4 m) |
| Propulsion | twin screw |
| Speed | 13 knots |
| Capacity | 100 x 1st; 45 x 2nd; 800 Steerage class |
Remarks
Built for the White Star Line to be used on the Liverpool to New Zealand route. She also was chartered to carry immigrants to Australia.
On 2 July 1915 she had a close encounter with German submarine U-39 which pursued her; the ship's speed enabling her to escape. She remained in White Star Line service on the route until 27 Jul 1917 when she was commandeered by the Royal Navy under the liner reqisition Scheme for the transportation of troops.
On 15 June 1919, she was released from military service and returned to the White Star Line. The SS Zealandic was awarded a £6,350 sum following the successful rescue of disabled sailing vessel Garthsnaid in 1923, towing it to safety between Cape Howe and Melbourne. Sold to the Aberdeen Line in 1926 who named her Mamilius, and then back to the Shaw Savill & Albion Line in 1932 to be renamed again, this time to Mamari.
Sold in September 1939 to the British Admiralty for military service, she was refitted to look like the aircraft carrier HMS Hermes. Attacked by German aircraft off the English coast near Cromer, Norfolk, she struck a submerged wreck and went aground on 8 April 1941. Before she could be rescued she was attacked and destroyed by German E-boats. The ruse had obviously worked.
Soldiers carried
England to Fremantle 27 March - 5 May 1920
- Gordon Devereux MM with wife and daughter