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Australian Transport
Names and owners
Year |
Name |
Owner |
|
|---|---|---|---|
| 1911 | Australian Transport | Empire Transport Co. Ltd. |
Fate
The West Hartlepool-registered steamship Australian Transport was torpedoed and sunk by UC-27 (Otto Gerke), 40 miles north-west of Marettimo, Sicily, on August 23rd, 1918. The ship was on a voyage from Karachi to Bizerta with a cargo of wheat and onions. Master T. Garbutt. One crewman was lost.
George Mennie, Fitzroy, Melbourne.
Related items :
Hartlepool Ship Losses - First World War
