Overview
SS Ascanius was a steamship built in 1910 for the Ocean Steamship Company to be operated in the Blue Funnel Line. The ship operated from Britain to Australia until 1914 when she was converted into the troop transporter HMAT Ascanius for the Australian Expeditionary Force with the tactical identifier A11. Ascanius was returned to her owners after the war and resumed her regular passenger service from Glasgow via Liverpool to Brisbane.
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