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HMT Awatea was a trans-Tasman steam ocean liner built for the Union Steam Ship Company of New Zealand that was launched in 1936. From 1937 until 1939 she linked Wellington and Auckland in New Zealand with Sydney in Australia. In 1939 she was converted into a Royal Navy troopship. In 1941 she took Canadian troops C Force to Hong Kong, 22 days before the Battle of Hong Kong broke out. In 1942 she took part in Operation Torch, the Allied invasion of Vichy French North Africa, where she was sunk by enemy aircraft. Awatea is a Māori word meaning "eye of the dawn".

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  • Awatea (fr)
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  • HMT Awatea was a trans-Tasman steam ocean liner built for the Union Steam Ship Company of New Zealand that was launched in 1936. From 1937 until 1939 she linked Wellington and Auckland in New Zealand with Sydney in Australia. In 1939 she was converted into a Royal Navy troopship. In 1941 she took Canadian troops C Force to Hong Kong, 22 days before the Battle of Hong Kong broke out. In 1942 she took part in Operation Torch, the Allied invasion of Vichy French North Africa, where she was sunk by enemy aircraft. Awatea is a Māori word meaning "eye of the dawn". (en)
  • Le HMT Awatea est un paquebot trans-Tasman à vapeur construit pour l'Union Steam Ship Company of New Zealand et qui est mis à l'eau en 1936. De 1937 à 1939, il relie Wellington et Auckland en Nouvelle-Zélande à Sydney en Australie. En 1939, il est converti en transport de troupes pour la Royal Navy. En 1941, il emmène les troupes canadiennes de la (en) à Hong Kong, 22 jours avant que la bataille de Hong Kong n'éclate. En 1942, il participe à l'opération Torch, à savoir l'invasion alliée de l'Afrique française, sous contrôle de Vichy. Il est coulé par des avions ennemis. (fr)
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  • Awatea (en)
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  • *1936–39: border|20px Union SS Co of NZ *1939–42: Royal Navy (en)
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  • *4,608 NHP (en)
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