AHS · AH
Centaur
Photos and infoBlue Funnel motor ship, built at Greenock in 1924 for the Fremantle to Singapore run. Commissioned on 1 March 1943 as the 2/3rd Australian Hospital Ship, Red Cross number 47. George Alexander Murray had her on the last voyage. A torpedo sank her before dawn on 14 May 1943, east of Brisbane. Of 332 people aboard, 64 were saved. The attack is put on the submarine I-177.
| Type | Hospital ship (AH) |
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| Builder | Scotts, Greenock |
| Launched | 1924-06-05 |
| Commissioned | 1943-03-01 |
| Fate | Sunk. Blue Funnel motor ship, taken up as the 2/3rd Australian Hospital Ship on 1 March 1943, Red Cross ship 47. George Alexander Murray was master on the last voyage and was lost with her. Torpedoed about 4:10 a.m. on 14 May 1943, east-northeast of Point Lookout, Queensland. Of 332 aboard, 64 were saved. The wreck was found on 20 December 2009 near 27°17′S, 153°59′E. |
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Laid down, displacement, length, beam, draft, speed, and complement are not stored for each hull, so this table leaves them out.
AHS Centaur after her conversion, with the green band, the red crosses, and the number 47 on the bow. National Archives of Australia B6416, 280. Public domain.
The pictures on this page are the originals.
No color version yet. Colored pictures and film will be added here.