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Australian Army Museum of Western Australia > Records

World War 1, HMAT A60, Aeneas,MARSH, Australian Artillery, 1916

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1916

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His Majesty's Australian Transports (HMAT) 1899 - 1946

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Sheet One (9) Pillow fights on board A60

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Aeneas was built for Ocean Steam Ship Co (Blue Funnel Line) for the South Africa - Australia service. Trip took 39 days and operated every six weeks. Requisitioned by the Commonwealth for use as troopship A60 for four voyages from Australia and one as a cargo ship in 1917. Fitted out at Cockatoo Island in Sydney to carry 1,820 troops. She made several trips to England carrying reinforcements and in 1916 Fremantle to Suez (17 April - 14 May) and Melbourne to England (3 October - 9 Vovember) Management was transferred to the British Admiralty on 22 Jun 1917.

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cwa-org-32-P2000.195.1i

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War and Conflict
War and Conflict > World War 1

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13.719795949904, 52.102319250352

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