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SS ''Armenian'' was an 1895-built cargo liner built for the Leyland Line, but managed by the White Star Line from 20 March 1903. She was employed on the cargo service between Liverpool and New York, with the passenger service between the two ports having been previously withdrawn. In 1910 she was repainted in the Leyland livery (a pink funnel with black top〔(Leyland Line )〕). ==War service== ;Second Boer War The ''Armenian'' was fitted out to transport horses〔(Library of NSW: Horse fittings on SS "Armenian" (photo) )〕 and used as a transport in the South African War, and in 1901 was used to transport 963 Boer prisoners of war to Darrell's and Burt's Islands. ;First World War The ''Armenian'' made a last sailing on 3 March 1914 before being briefly laid up prior to deployment as a horse transport to France. Although no longer fitted as a passenger vessel, the ''Armenian'', and the , were used to transport the Grenadier Guards to Belgium on 7 October, 1914.〔(Hellfire Corner: Research and Remembrance - Ray Westlake - War Memorials )〕 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「SS Armenian」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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