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SS Zealandia, nicknamed "Z" (or "Zed"), was an Australian cargo and passenger steamship. She served as a troopship in both World War I and World War II. Zealandia transported the Australian 8th Division. Her crew were the last Allied personnel to see HMAS Sydney, which was lost with all hands in 1941.
In 1941 Anderson was aboard the SS Zealandia, which had left Melbourne on 2 November and then arrived in Singapore on 20 November.The ship was escorted by HMAS Sydney, which was on one of its last trips.
SS Zealandia was the name of the following two steamships: SS Zealandia (1875) , an American sail-steamer wrecked off Southport , England in 1917. SS Zealandia (1910) , an Australian refrigerated cargo ship sunk by Japanese bombing at Darwin on 19 February 1942.
A transport ship that was bombed by Japanese planes returning from the attack on Darwin. The captain attempted to beach the ship on Bathurst Island , but the engines failed three miles offshore. 11°42.3′S 130°02′E / 11.7050°S 130.033°E / -11.7050; 130.033 ( Don Isidro
HMS New Zealand (1904), a British Royal Navy battleship renamed HMS Zealandia in 1911 SS Zealandia (1875) , an American sail-steamer wrecked off Southport, England in 1917 SS Zealandia (1910) , an Australian cargo and passenger ship that served as a troopship in both World War I and World War II
The only ship sunk during the war by a German U-boat in the Pacific Ocean. [10] Attack on ship, sinking and rescue of crew described in the Australian Official Histories of the Second World War. [11] (Liberty ship) 6/2/45 U 862: SS Peter Silvester: 7176 820 nm SW of Fremantle In the Indian Ocean, 32 of crew lost [12] (Liberty ship)
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SS Zealandic was a British ocean liner initially operated by White Star Line. She was used both as a passenger liner and a cargo ship as well as serving during both world wars. As "Fleet tender C" she was used as a decoy for the British aircraft carrier HMS Hermes. She was sunk en route to the dock where she was to be converted back to cargo use.