The Moreton Bay (14,145 grt, 549 ft. long) was built in 1921 for the Australian Commonwealth Line.
Sold together with her four sisters to the Kylsant Group, owners of the White Star Line, in 1928.
She was transferred to Aberdeen & Commonwealth Line, which,
after the demise of the Kylsant Group, was managed by Shaw Savill Line from 1933.
A troop transport during WW2, she was broken up by 1957.

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(Image courtesy of the Great Southern Card Publishers website)

The Esperance Bay (14,176 grt, 552 ft. long) was built in 1921-22.
She was sold in 1936 to Shaw Savill Line to become the Arawa.
Interrupted by WW2 service as a troop transport,
she served on the line's U.K.-New Zealand service until sold for scrap in 1955.

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(Image courtesy of the Great Southern Card Publishers website)

The Hobsons Bay (14,198 grt, 549 ft. long) was built in 1921-22.
She was renamed Esperance Bay in 1936 when the original ship of that name was sold.
Another troop transport during WW2, she resumed
U.K.-Australia service after the war, sailing until scrapped in 1955.

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See this page for photos and brief histories of the two other sisters.

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This page last updated April 20, 2010.