HMAT Warilda
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Warilda
was built by William Beardmore & Co.Ltd and launched
in December 1911 for the Australian company Adelaide
Steamship Company. After the outbreak of world war one she
was equipped as a troop transport and transported soldiers
from Australia to Egypt and England from October 1915 to
the summer 1916. She was then equipped as a hospital ship
and under a journey 3. August 1918 from Le Havre to To
England with wounded soldiers she was torpedoed by the
German uboat UC-49 under command of Oberluetnant
Hans Kükenthal which knocked out the steering and flooded
the engine room. She sank two hours later with 123
casualties. The wreck rest today on her starboard side on
a depth of 42 to 55 meter approx 35 nautical miles south
of Brighton in the English Channel.
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 Picture: HMS A69 Warilda Australian War Memorial,Public domain  Want to know more? Read more about HMAT Warilda at Royal Navy Last updated: July 2019 |
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