HMT Cheshire

dmd1164 · Post by **dmd1164** » Mon Mar 27, 2006 12:18 pm

My family came to Australia in 1950 on this vessel - wondering if anyone has a photo of the HMT Cheshire?

Regards

Donna

LesleyB · Post by **LesleyB** » Mon Mar 27, 2006 12:27 pm

Hi Donna
There are some links in the seafaring "sticky" which may have photos - certainly worth trying:
http://talkingscot.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=3510

I'm not really up on ships - what does the T in HMT stand for?
I tried a Google but there is nothing coming up at all for HMT Cheshire which is odd - Google usually comes back with something...
later:
Is this it?
CHESHIRE 1927
Built by Fairfield & Co, Glasgow in 1927 for the Bibby Line's Rangoon service. This was a 10,623 gross ton, twin screw motorship with a service speed of 14 knots. Her details were - length 502ft x beam 60.4ft (153m x 18.4m), one funnel, four masts and accommodation for 275-1st class passengers. Launched on 20th Apr.1927, she was used on the Liverpool - Rangoon service until she was commissioned as an Armed Merchant Cruiser at Calcutta on Oct.30th 1939. On 14th Oct.1940 she was torpedoed by the U.137 while northwest of Ireland but managed to reach Liverpool where she was repaired and resumed service after six months. She was again torpedoed, this time by the submarine U.214 on 18th Aug.1942 in the Atlantic, but again managed to reach port. In May 1943 she was refitted as a troop transport and continued in this service until returned to the Bibby Line in Oct.1948. She was overhauled and rebuilt as an emigrant ship, with accommodation for 650 passengers, and three of her masts removed, and on 9th August 1949 commenced her first Liverpool - Sydney voyage. In Feb.1953 she was again used for trooping duties for the Korean War and on Feb.10th 1957 was laid up at Liverpool. She arrived at Newport, Mon. on Jul.11th that year and was scrapped by the British Iron & Steel Corp. [Great Passenger Ships of the World by Arnold Kludas, vol.3,p.66]
http://www.theshipslist.com/ships/descr ... hipsC.html

Best wishes
Lesley

LesleyB · Post by **LesleyB** » Mon Mar 27, 2006 12:42 pm

later still:
http://www.pictureaustralia.org/
and put cheshire in the search box - not 100% certain its the same Cheshire as there seem to have been a few of them but date looks about right.

Best wishes
Lesley

dmd1164 · Post by **dmd1164** » Mon Mar 27, 2006 1:53 pm

Thanks Lesley - it's given me somewhere to search.

Regards
Donna

Hugh Stevely · Post by **Hugh Stevely** » Mon Mar 27, 2006 6:55 pm

Hi All.
HMT- Cheshire i found 2 photos one is on this link just do a search Cheshire FairField Govan Glasgow the 2 links are up on Marine Data.

http://www.clydesite.co.uk/clydebuilt/index.asp

The other photo is on Merchant Navy-net on Marine Data hope this is what you are looking for.

The T stands for Troopship as in Her Majesty Troop Ship these Ships where on Charter to the Goverment in times of War to take or return our Brave Men.
Hugh.

Stevely, McIver, McIvor, Mckenize McCrimmon, Mcdade.Campbell, Solway, Carson,Begg. Craig,Ferguson,Mckeever, Hannah,Ryan. Logan, McCubbin, McMillan, Simpson.

LesleyB · Post by **LesleyB** » Mon Mar 27, 2006 7:01 pm

Hi Hugh

The T stands for Troopship as in Her Majesty Troop Ship

Great! Thanks for that - I've been racking my brains all afternooon trying to work out what on earth it stood for! Ancestors from 1700s were shipbuilders and seafarers but it clearly doesn't run in the genes!

Best wishes
Lesley

DavidWW · Post by **DavidWW** » Mon Mar 27, 2006 8:25 pm

LesleyB wrote:
later still:
http://www.pictureaustralia.org/
and put cheshire in the search box - not 100% certain its the same Cheshire as there seem to have been a few of them but date looks about right.

Best wishes
Lesley

All the pictures appear to be the same ship and match the description elsewhere here.

David

dmd1164 · Post by **dmd1164** » Mon Mar 27, 2006 10:11 pm

This is such a wonderful site - so much help from everyone.

Many thanks

Donna

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