Category:Hobsons Bay (ship, 1922)

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Construction: 1922 by Vickers Ltd. in Barrow.
Launched 4th Oct.1921
length 167.2m
beam 20.8m
13,837 gross tons
Propulsion: 4 steam turbines double reduction geared to 2 screw shafts; operating at 220 p.s.i.; 1,977 nominal horsepower;
3 double ended & 2 single ended boilers; built by the same company as the hull.
speed of 15 knots.

1922 Named Hobsons Bay for the Commonwealth Government Line, Melbourne.
7th November 1922 sailed from Tilbury, London to Australia, arriving in Brisbane on Christmas Day
28th Feb.1922 Sailed from London to Brisbane.
May 1928 Sold to the White Star Line, re-registered in London and continued in the London - Australia service.
1931 Refitted to 14,198 gross tons with accommodation for 512-tourist class passengers
April 1933 Sold to Aberdeen & Commonwealth Line.
1936 Renamed Esperance Bay
Sep.1939 Fitted out as an Armed Merchant Cruiser at Brisbane for the Royal Australian Navy
1941 Refit as troopship. She was utilised on South Africa, Middle East, India, North and South Atlantic trooping services
1946 Refitted to carry 290-tourist class passengers.
1948 Resumed London - Australia voyages
6th Jul.1955 Arrived at Faslane for breaking up.

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