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| − | + | | shipname = SS Zealandic | |
| − | + | | shipowner = Oceanic Steam Navigation Co. | |
| − | + | | shipbuilder = Harland & Wolff, Belfast | |
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| − | + | | shiplaunched = 29 Jun 1911 | |
| − | | | + | | shipcompleted = 12 Oct 1911 |
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| − | | | + | | shipoutofservice = 9 Apr 1941 |
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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. | 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 1917 when | + | 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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| − | Sold to the Aberdeen Line in 1926 who named her Mamilius, and back to the Shaw Savill & Albion Line in 1932 to be renamed again, this time to Mamari. | + | On 15 June 1919, she was released from military service and returned to the White Star Line. 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 1939 to the British Admiralty for military service, she was refitted to look like the aircraft carrier HMS Hermes. | + | 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. The ruse had obviously worked. | ||
==Soldiers carried== | ==Soldiers carried== | ||
===England to Fremantle 27 March - 5 May 1920=== | ===England to Fremantle 27 March - 5 May 1920=== | ||
| − | *[[Gordon Devereux MM]] with wife and daughter | + | * [[Gordon Devereux MM]] with wife and daughter |
[[Category:Ships]] | [[Category:Ships]] | ||
Revision as of 17:49, 20 December 2021
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| History | |
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| Name | SS Zealandic |
| Owner | Oceanic Steam Navigation Co. |
| Builder | Harland & Wolff, Belfast |
| Launched | 29 Jun 1911 |
| Completed | 12 Oct 1911 |
| In service | 1911 |
| Out of service | 9 Apr 1941 |
| Fate | torpedoed & sunk |
| General characteristics | |
| Type | passenger liner / cargo |
| Tonnage | 10,897tons |
| Length | 477 ft |
| Beam | 62 ft 9 in |
| Propulsion | twin screw |
| Speed | 13 knots |
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. 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