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on 21 September 1910 as the RMSP's liners had names beginning with the letter "A", and was registered at
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and sank within six minutes with the loss of 279 lives. A contemporary newspaper article described how four of
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461:" professional New Zealand Rugby League team, travelled on
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with a company of 1,335 troops and crew and escorted by a
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was used to return troops to the UK after the end of the
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shipyard in
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859:"Sinking of the Arcadian: Stories of Survivors (p. 5)"
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886:"Memoirs & Diaries â Torpedoed in the Aegean Sea"
497:, leading to their marriage in October of that year.
768:. London: The Marconi Press Agency Ltd. p. 381.
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477:with a new gross tonnage of 8,939. She was renamed
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1385:World War I passenger ships of the United Kingdom
367:acquired her in 1906. She was chartered for the
1390:World War I shipwrecks in the Mediterranean Sea
997:Shipwrecks and maritime incidents in April 1917
1370:Ships sunk by German submarines in World War I
1360:Ships of the Pacific Steam Navigation Company
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700:. DP World & P&O Heritage. March 2010
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1365:Ships of the Royal Mail Steam Packet Company
913:"The Amazing Life of Sir Marc Armand Ruffer"
793:. Imperial War Museum. 2012. Archived from
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821:, George H Doran Company, New York (p. 86)
491:Lieutenant General Sir Robert Baden-Powell
310:Triple-expansion steam engine; twin screws
943:"WWI Shipwreck Arcadian Found Off Sifnos"
831:Allen, Tony; Hocking, C (23 March 2009).
911:Cavaillon, Jean-Marc (26 August 2012).
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351:Pacific Steam Navigation Company
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865:. Hobart, Tasmania. 17 May 1917
419:Royal Mail Steam Packet Company
405:Orient Steam Navigation Company
365:Royal Mail Steam Packet Company
90:Royal Mail Steam Packet Company
1:
1380:Troop ships of the Royal Navy
833:"SS Arcadian [+1917]"
613:. Shortly after completing a
520:Admiralty charter and sinking
347:Vickers, Sons & Maxim Ltd
343:launched in Barrow-in-Furness
762:The Marconi Press Agency Ltd
670:, at a depth of 163 metres.
274:500.0 ft (152.4 m)
732:"h2g2 â Olave Baden-Powell"
371:in 1915, and was sunk by a
1406:
1350:Maritime incidents in 1917
629:from the German submarine
290:33.7 ft (10.3 m)
282:55.3 ft (16.9 m)
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818:Gallipoli Diary: Volume I
651:. Among the dead was the
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142:Vickers, Sons & Maxim
36:
20:
551:General Sir Ian Hamilton
318:18 knots (33 km/h)
251:General characteristics
246:Torpedoed 15 April 1917
815:Hamilton, Ian (1920),
730:Cyzaki, Linda (2010).
608:Imperial Japanese Navy
532:
487:Olave St Claire Soames
450:
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890:www.firstworldwar.com
738:. BBC. Archived from
553:came aboard and used
545:. On 7 April 1915 at
535:In February 1915 the
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557:, together with the
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598:from Salonika (now
510:wireless telegraphy
471:Harland & Wolff
657:Marc Armand Ruffer
579:was employed as a
569:Gallipoli Campaign
533:
451:
449:, Brisbane in 1907
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359:. She was renamed
1321:36.833°N 24.833°E
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590:On 15 April 1917
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171:26 October 1899
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863:The Mercury
475:cruise ship
467:West Indies
433:cruise ship
345:in 1899 by
340:ocean liner
259:7,945
152:Yard number
133:(1899â1910)
107:(1899â1906)
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64:(1899â1910)
1345:1899 ships
1339:Categories
1281:March 1917
1117:HMHS
1055:HMHS
1046:Torrington
1004:Shipwrecks
674:References
638:Arcadian's
615:boat drill
604:Alexandria
581:troop ship
559:battleship
547:Alexandria
369:Royal Navy
307:Propulsion
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1156:SMS
1149:SMS
1128:SMS
1100:HMS
1089:USS
1084:Cameronia
1066:HMS
1036:Maplewood
1031:scuttling
1024:SMS
648:Redbreast
646:HMS
611:destroyer
562:HMS
540:chartered
537:Admiralty
516:was MJR.
514:call sign
459:All Golds
401:Liverpool
375:in 1917.
363:when the
234:call sign
232:by 1914:
168:Completed
131:Australia
129:London â
119:(1910â17)
113:(1906â10)
105:Liverpool
92:(1906â17)
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1294:May 1917
1235:28 Apr:
1225:17 Apr:
1218:Melampus
1214:16 Apr:
1207:Veronica
1203:14 Apr:
1172:28 Apr:
1163:SM
1147:21 Apr:
1140:Malakand
1137:20 Apr:
1130:Seeadler
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1119:Lanfranc
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1098:16 Apr:
1078:Arcadian
1064:11 Apr:
1053:10 Apr:
1026:Cormoran
927:15 March
896:15 March
869:15 March
843:13 March
801:15 March
785:Arcadian
764:(1914).
746:13 March
704:13 March
664:Arcadian
631:SM
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596:en route
592:Arcadian
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529:Arcadian
506:Arcadian
482:Arcadian
429:Arcadian
361:Arcadian
349:for the
335:Arcadian
323:Capacity
160:Launched
69:Arcadian
29:Arcadian
1312:24°50âēE
1309:36°50âēN
1248:Bohemia
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1193:7 Apr:
1112:Donegal
1043:8 Apr:
1022:7 Apr:
1012:1 Apr:
955:30 July
627:torpedo
583:in the
391:in 1906
387:As RMS
338:was an
287:Draught
256:Tonnage
138:Builder
117:Belfast
37:History
1175:Medina
1068:Thrush
668:Sifnos
643:Q-ship
573:Imbros
512:. Her
463:Ortona
455:Ortona
443:Ortona
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397:Ortona
389:Ortona
373:U-boat
356:Ortona
271:Length
193:110613
146:Barrow
111:London
62:Ortona
1238:Laura
1165:UC-30
1057:Salta
1015:Aztec
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619:Milos
602:) to
508:with
315:Speed
144:Ltd,
126:Route
78:Owner
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1269:1917
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243:Fate
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395:SS
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