 The transport shipShropshire carrying troops to England[1] | |
| History | |
|---|---|
 New Zealand | |
| Name | Shropshire |
| Operator | Federal Steam Navigation Company |
| Builder | John Brown & Company,Clydebank,Glasgow,Scotland |
| Yard number | 400 |
| Launched | 27 April 1911 |
| Completed | 19 September 1911 |
| Maiden voyage | 1912 |
| In service | 28 October 1911 |
| Out of service | 1923 |
| Fate | Transferred to theNew Zealand Shipping Company[2] |
| New Zealand | |
| Name | Rotorua |
| Operator | New Zealand Shipping Company |
| Acquired | 1923 |
| Out of service | 11 December 1940 |
| Fate | Torpedoed and sunk by the German U-BoatU-96 on 11 December 1940[2] |
| General characteristics | |
| Class and type | Passenger/cargo steamship |
| Tonnage | 11,911 tons |
| Length | 526 ft 5 in (160.45 m) |
| Beam | 61 ft 5 in (18.72 m) |
| Depth of hold | 33 ft 4 in (10.16 m) |
| Propulsion | Twin screw |
| Speed | 14 knots (26 km/h; 16 mph) |
HMATShropshire (His Majesty's Australian Transport), originallySSShropshire, was a 11,911-ton vessel, built byJohn Brown and Company inClydebank,Glasgow, for theFederal Steam Navigation Company.[2] She was employed on passenger and meat trade betweenNew Zealand andGreat Britain, but due to theFirst World War, she was converted into atroopship.[3][4] She was leased by the AustralianCommonwealth Government until 5 August 1917, when theBritish Admiralty took over control of the ship.
HMATShropshire undertook the following journeys as atroopship inWorld War I:[2][5][1]
In 1923, the ship was renamedRotorua for theNew Zealand Shipping Company.[2] On 11 December 1940, it became a casualty ofWorld War Two, when it was torpedoed by the GermanU-boat submarineU-49 offSt Kilda, with 104 rescued and 21 lives lost.
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