I am tracing a ship the Moreton Bay my relative came here on it in 1924 was it a passenger ship and would the staff be classed as passengers..Beryle Mason

Hello Berylle, In 1924 the Moreton Bay belonged to the Australian Commonwealth Line.  She had been built at Barrow in 1921, one of five identical liners, but in 1928 was bought by the White Star Line before being transferred to the Aberdeen and Commonwealth Line in 1933.  At the outbreak of WWII she was converted into an armed merchant cruiser, and afterwards used as a troopship.  She was eventually scrapped in 1957.  There are lots of pictures of her online, particularly at: http://www.photoship.co.uk/JAlbum%20Ships/Old%20Ships%20M/index42.html Unless I am mistaken, I would think the staff were classed as crew. Regards, Peter Klein ________________________________ From: Beryles Emails <[email protected]> To: [email protected] Sent: Saturday, 17 August 2013, 3:22 Subject: [MAR] ship I am tracing a ship the Moreton Bay my relative came here on it in 1924 was it a passenger ship and would the staff be classed as passengers..Beryle Mason ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message