Carthage
1931
(Albatros AL-282)
- Type: Passenger
- Displacement: 14,304 tons
- Dimensions: 540 x 70 x 31 ft.
- Machinery: Parsons geared turbines, twin screw, 14,000 shp = 17.5 knots
- Passengers: 371 (175 first class, 196 second class)
- Crew:
- Builder: Alexander Stephen & Sons, Glasgow, Scotland, 1931
- Service: Built for P&O Lines. Maiden voyage 25 Nov 1931 London-Hong Kong service. Armed merchant cruiser Jan 1940, flag number F99, fitted with eight 6in and two 3in AA guns. Converted to roop transport 1943. Postwar overhauled 1947-48 on the Clyde, emerging with white hull, only one funnel. Returned to London-Hong Kong service. Sold for scrapping 1961 at Osaka.
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