World War I - Supply & Troop Ships

These ships are known to have been at Gallipoli. It is possible they could have visited Malta.
In an aid to identification of photos taken in Grand Harbour I am piecing this page together.
I do not show photos on this page. Please visit Photoship to view each ship.

HMT (SS) Afric
Single funnel supply ship. Sunk 12th July 1917.
RMS Alaunia
Single funnel supply ship. Distinctive high ship with 3 rows of portholes.
RMS Aquitania
Four funneled ocean going liner converted to a supply ship.
HMT (SS) Aragon
Single funnel supply ship. Troopship. Sunk 30th December 1917.
HMNT 10 (RMT) Arawa
 
Arcadian
Single funnel supply ship. Sunk 15th April 1917.
Armand Behic
French 2 funnel supply ship. Funnels set close together in the front third of the ship.
HMAT Ascanius
 
HMNZT Athenic
Single funneled ship. Bows also show a No.11 painted under the name.
Ben My Chree
Two funneled ship converted to a seaplane carrier.
HMAT Berrima
Single funnel supply ship.
HMAT Borda
Single funnel supply ship.
RMS Carmania
Two funneled ship.
Carthage
Two funneled ship.
SS Charles Roux
Two funneled ship.
HMT (SS) Clan Macgillivray
Single funnel supply ship.
Derfflinger
Single funnel supply ship.
Dongola
Single funnel supply ship.
Duguay Trouin
Single funnel supply ship. Looked like an old gallion with port holes along the sides.
HMAT Euripides
Single funnel supply ship.
Gascon
Single funnel supply ship.
HMAT Geelong
Single funnel supply ship.
Guildford Castle
Single funnel supply ship.
SS Hawkes Bay
Single funnel supply ship.
HMAT Horata
Single funnel supply ship.
HMAT Hymettus
Single funnel supply ship.
HMT Ionian
Single funnel supply ship.
SS Ivernia
Single funnel supply ship. Sunk 1st January 1917.
HMAT Kanowna
Single funneled supply ship.
HMAS Lake Michigan
Single funnel supply ship. Tall funnel.
SS Manitou
Single funneled supply ship.
HMT (RMS) Mauretania
Four funnel ocean going liner. Troopship used at Gallipoli. Painted in dazzle colours consisting of diamond or square dark & white chequer pattern.
HMAT (SS) Miltiades
Single funnel supply ship.
HMT Minnetonka
Single funnel supply ship.
SS Minnewaska
Single funnel supply ship.Hit a mine laid by U-23 on the 29th November 1916. She was beached but was a total loss.
HMT Neuralia
Single funnel supply ship.
RMS Olympic
Large 4 funnel ocean going liner converted into a troopship. She was also painted out in dazzle colours.
HMAT Omrah
Single funnel supply ship.Sunk 12th May 1918.
HMAT Oruba
Two funnels set close together.
HMAT Orvieto
Two funneled supply ship.
SS Merion
SS River Clyde
Single funneled troop/supply ship. The Australian 2nd Infantry Brigade was transported by this ship prior to the second battle of Krithia. Landed at V beach 6th May 1915.
RMS Royal Edward
Two funneled supply ship. Sunk 13th August 1915.
Ruapehu
Single funnel supply ship.
RMS Saturnia
Two funneled ship.
Savoie
French single funnelled ship.
HMT Somali
Single funnel supply ship. A No.5 was painted towards the stern on the side.
SS Soudan
Single funnel supply ship.
SS Southland

Torpedoed & sunk near Agistrati Island, Aegean Sea whilst carrying Australian troops to Gallipoli.
On board were the Headquarters, 2nd Division, AIF + Headquarters, 6th Infantry Brigade, 21st Infantry Battalion and one Company of the 23rd Infantry Battalion.

Theodore Mante
French transport. Later renamed Mustapha II.
SS Waimana
Single funnel supply ship.

 

Cable Laying ships

Levant II  
   

References

http://www.gallipoli-association.org/ The Gallipoli Association. A fantastic site to learn more about this area of WWI. Also has a forum.
http://www.photoship.co.uk/Search%20Links%20Ship/ Photoship