Honouring the Men who gave their lives whilst serving in the Merchant Navy
and whose names are on the Australian War Memorial Commemorative Roll
and whose names are on the Australian War Memorial Commemorative Roll
S.S. AUSTRALIAN TRANSPORT (West Hartlepool)
WW1
WW1
S.S. Australian Transport was sunk on 23 August 1918 by torpedo fired by German submarine UC-27 at position 38° 08' N, 11° 10' E - approximately 40 nautical miles West-North-West of Maritimo Island. She was en route from Karachi to Bizerta with a cargo of wheat and onions.