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Re: [TSL] Re:- WW1 Troop Ships
"Ted Finch" <mariners-l@efinch90.fsnet.co.uk> on 12/18/2002

Hi Johno,
Here are details of your two ships -
HAWKES BAY 191210,641 gross tons, length 508ft x beam 61.3ft, one funnel, two masts, twinscrew, speed 13 knots, accommodation for 750-steerage class passengers.Launched on 27th Sep.1912 by Workman, Clark & Co., Belfast (Yard No.313) forTyser Line, London, she started her maiden voyage in Jan.1913 from London toSydney. In Jan.1914 she was transferred to ownership of the newly formedCommonwealth & Dominion Line (Port Line) and was used for trooping on thehomeward voyages. Apr.1916 renamed PORT NAPIER. 1932 laid up in the RiverBlackwater and 1936 transferred within the group to T & J. Brocklebank,Liverpool and renamed MARTAND. 1938 sold to A. Zanchi, Genoa, renamedMARTANO and later the same year became the MAR BIANCO. Sep.1943 taken overby Germans after the Italian capitulation and on 7th Dec.1943 was bombed andsunk by Allied aircraft in the Adriatic off Zara while employed as a Germanarmy supply ship to Yugoslavia.Photo in Great Passenger Ships of the World, vol.1 by A. Kludas, ISBN0-85059-174-0
NEVASA 19129071 gross tons, length 480.5ft x beam 58.1ft, one funnel, two masts, twinscrew, speed 14 knots, accommodation for 128-1st and 98-2nd class pasengers.Launched 12th Dec.1912 by Barclay, Curle & Co., Glasgow for British IndiaSteam Navigation Co., she started her maiden voyage from London to EastAfrica and Calcutta on 22nd Mar.1913. In Aug.1914 she was taken over andconverted to a troopship, and from Jan.1915 to 1918 was fitted as a 660 bedhospital ship. Used in the East Africa, Persian Gulf, Salonika andMesopotamia campaigns. Later in 1918 she was used as a North Atlantictroopship, ferrrying US troops and later repatriating Allied forces. In late1919 she resumed commercial service on the UK - East Africa and UK -Calcutta services. 1925 rebuilt as a permanent troopship with capacity for1,000 men. In 1935-37 she carried out a series of off-season educationalcruises for the School Journey's Association, London and in 1937 attendedthe Spithead Coronation Naval Review. Between 1939 and 1945 she troopedsteadily and was used between the UK, India, Basra, Madagascar and for theNormandy Landings. She resumed commercial service in 1946 but was basicallya troopship..Jan.1948 laid up in the River Blackwater and then scrapped atBo'ness.Photo in "Sea Safari" by Peter C. Kohler, ISBN 1-872006-05-1
regardsTed

----- Original Message -----From: John Leahy <jonleahy@tpg.com.au>To: <TheShipsList-L@rootsweb.com>Sent: Wednesday, December 18, 2002 1:01 AMSubject: [TSL] Re:- WW1 Troop Ships

> G'Day to all TSL Listers,> I'm tracing details of two WW1 troopships which transported Grand-dad to and from the war zones in> 1916 @ 1919. Firstly, going to war, the vessel was the 'HAWKES BAY' whichdisembarked the troops in Egypt on the 24-05-1916.>> After the war he was returned to Australia on the 'NEVASA'.Embarkationtaking place on the 05-04-1919.This vessel probably sailed from London orclose to London.>> Many thanks in advance @ A Joyous AndPeaceful Christmas to all> Johno in a hot @ dry Australia>>P.S. All we want for Xmas is plenty of rain.>>> ==== TheShipsList Mailing List ====> *~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*> TO CONTACT> LISTOWNERS: Gery & Sue mailto:swig@ns.sympatico.ca> *~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*>>>

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