History
German Empire
NameHessen
OwnerNorddeutscher Lloyd
BuilderJoh. C. Tecklenborg, Geestemunde
Launched1905
Out of service1914
FateSeized by Australia during World War I
Australia
NameHMAT Bulla
OperatorCommonwealth Government Line
Acquired1914
Out of service1926
IdentificationA45
FateSold
Germany
NameWeissesee
OperatorW. Schuchmann
Acquired1926
Out of service1943
FateSunk by aircraft 25 July 1943
General characteristics
Tonnage5,099 GRT
Length124.8 m (409.45 ft)
Beam16.1 m (52.82 ft)
Installed powerSteamship
Speed12 knots (22 km/h)

HMAT Bulla was laid down as SS Hessen for the German Line Norddeutscher Lloyd in 1905.[1] It was seized by Australian forces on September 3, 1914, when it sailed into Melbourne, being unaware of the outbreak of World War I[2] and used as a troop transport during the First World War before being transferred to the Commonwealth Government Line of Steamers in 1918. It was sold in 1926 to W. Schuchmann, and again renamed as Weissesee[3]

Weissesee was bombed and sunk by aircraft at Hamburg, Germany, on 25 July 1943. The wreck was raised in 1949 and scrapped.[4]

References

  1. "HMAT & HMNZT Transport Ships". Retrieved 15 May 2013.
  2. Jose, Arthur (1928). Official History of Australia in the War of 1914–1918, Volume IX. Canberra: Australian War Memorial. p. 543.
  3. "The Commonwealth Government Line of Steamers". Retrieved 15 May 2013.
  4. "Weissesee (1139012)". Miramar Ship Index. Retrieved 18 April 2015.


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