HYMETTUS
1906-37
4,606 gross tons. Lb: 122 x 15.9 metres. on1120730 Passenger/cargo steamship built by Palmers, Jarrow for A Currie & Co, Melbourne. Single screw, triple expansion engine. 11.5 knots. 1913 sold to British India S N Co. Requisitioned by the Commonwealth Government and became Troop Transport A1 HMAT Hymettus during first world war.
War record: Under command of Major A A Holdsworth, embarked 5 Officers, 106 troops of the 1st AIF at Sydney, Melbourne, Adelaide. Simultaneously carried over 686 horses of the 1st Australian Division from Australia to Egypt. Assembled with 27 other troop transport vessels, all numbered A1 - A28 at King George's Sound, Western Australia on 1st November 1914 for escorted convoy to the Great War arena. Further AIF Units embarked at Melbourne, Victoria on 2 February 1915 and embarked at Sydney, New South Wales, 8 February 1915. 34 Other ranks embarked at Sydney. Unit embarked at Melbourne, Victoria on 27 January 1916. Unit embarked from Brisbane, Queensland on 3 February 1917.
Handed back to owners 15 May 1917. Sold to Harada Kisen, Japan 1925 renamed Seiun Maru. 28 July 1937 involved in a collision with the Benmohr off Choshi and, sank next day in 36.16N/141.17E
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