| SS
Huntsgreen was orginally a German ship called the DERFLINGER.
She was a 9060 gross ton ship, length 463ft x beam 57.7ft, one
funnel, two masts, twin screw, speed 14 knot. Accommodation for
104-1st, 104-2nd and 1,919-3rd class passengers. Built by F. Schichau,
Danzig, she was launched on 9th Nov.1907 for North German Lloyd,
Bremen and started her maiden voyage from Bremen to New York on
9th May 1908. After this voyage, she was used on the Bremen -
Suez - Far East service until 1914 when she was captured by the
British at Port Said. Renamed HUNTSGREEN and operated as a troopship,
she was re-sold to NGL in 1923 and rebuilt to 9162 gross tons,
with accommodation for 290-2nd and 521-3rd class passengers. She
resumed Bremen - New York sailings on 20th Sep.1923, and later
Bremen - Halifax - Galveston voyages. Her last Bremen - Halifax
- Galveston sailing was on 3rd May 1928 and she subsequently returned
to the Far East service until 1932 when she was scrapped at Bremerhaven.
While
in British service know movements were:
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1914 |
Deflinger
seized by the British |
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|
1914-1923 |
She
carried wounded from Gallipoli to Alexandria, and then troops
back to Gallipoli. |
| 3 |
May |
1915 |
Manchesters
boarded the vessel which had only arrived in Alexandria
a few hours before carrying over 500 casualties from the
fighting. |
| 17 |
July
|
1915 |
The
Welch/Welsh Regiment embarked at Devonport under "sealed
orders" sailing east to Alexandria aboard "SS
Huntsgreen" The voyage east was uneventful, with the
exception perhaps, of the list which developed as a result
of being so hurriedly despatched as to allow no time for
the cargo to be properly stowed. No shore leave in Alexandria
was given and the ship proceeded to Port Said. |
| 20 |
August |
1915 |
Sailed
to Mudros |
| 7 |
September |
1915 |
Stopped
at Gibraltar on the way to UK having picked up ANZAC Gallipoli
casualties |
| 8 |
August |
1917 |
Sailed
from Alexandria to Salonika arring 13 August 1017 |
| |
January |
1921 |
Sailed
for India arriving in Poona a month later in February 1921. |
| 6 |
March
|
1922 |
Docked
at Bombay |
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May |
1922 |
Arrived
Southampton |
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|
1923 |
Re-sold
to North German Lloyd, Bremen |
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|
1932 |
Scrapped |
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