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HMS Tamar (1863)
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HMS Tamar was a Royal Navy troopship built by the Samuda Brothers at Cubitt Town, London, and launched in Britain in 1863. She served as a supply ship from 1897 to 1941, and gave her name to the shore station HMS Tamar in Hong Kong.
HMS Tamar at Malta, 1882
HMS Tamar at Malta, 1882
HMS Tamar (white vessel) anchored off the Naval Dockyard (1905)
HMS Tamar (white vessel) anchored off the Naval Dockyard (1905)
The purported anchor of HMS Tamar, located at the Hong Kong Museum of Coastal Defence
The purported anchor of HMS Tamar, located at the Hong Kong Museum of Coastal Defence
Troopship
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A troopship is a ship used to carry soldiers, either in peacetime or wartime. Troopships were often drafted from commercial shipping fleets, and were unable to land troops directly on shore, typically loading and unloading at a seaport or onto smaller vessels, either tenders or barges.
Soldiers climb down netting on the sides of the attack transport USS McCawley on 14 June 1943, rehearsing for landings on New Georgia.
Soldiers climb down netting on the sides of the attack transport USS McCawley on 14 June 1943, rehearsing for landings on New Georgia.
USS DuPage, a Bayfield-class attack transport underway with its complement of landing craft
USS DuPage, a Bayfield-class attack transport underway with its complement of landing craft
Nicknamed the "Grey Ghost", RMS Queen Mary holds the all-time record for most troops on one passage, 15,740 on a late July 1943 run from the U.S. to E
Nicknamed the "Grey Ghost", RMS Queen Mary holds the all-time record for most troops on one passage, 15,740 on a late July 1943 run from the U.S. to Europe.
A U.S. General G. O. Squier-class troop transport
A U.S. General G. O. Squier-class troop transport