| First owner |
First port of register |
Registration date |
| London North Eastern Railway, Harwich |
Harwich |
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| Other names |
| 1941 HMS VIENNA - 1944 VIENNA |
| Subsequent owner and registration history |
06/1941 - 1944 Admiralty requisition - depot ship
1944 Ministry of Transport, London |
| Vessel history |
1942 Ministry of War Transport as Depot Ship supporting Motor Torpedo Boats. She was in the port of Bari when it was destroyed by a massive explosion.
Post-war as a troopship based at Harwich. |
| Remarks |
Built for Harwich/Hook of Holland service
1932 Weekend, no passport cruises to Amsterdam/Rotterdam Flushing/Ghent, Zeebrugge sometimes Rouen.
1935 Naval Review Spithead
1939 Trooping out of Southampton
1941 Acquired by Ministry of Transport
1947 Permanent leave ship for British Army of the Rhine As troopship 1048 troops. 1954 Grey hull, blue band and buff funnel
11/02/1952 Boiler explosion. 2 Engineers killed
Last crossing Hook to Harwich 02/07/1960, laid up 2 months. |
| End year |
Fate / Status |
| 1960 |
Broken Up 04/09/1960 |
| Disposal Detail |
| Broken up at Ghent. Towed to Ghent by tug MERCHANTMAN, arrived 04/09/1960 |
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