HMT Dunera
E349548
HMT Dunera was a British passenger ship best known for transporting thousands of internees, including many Jewish refugees, from Britain to Australia during World War II under harsh and controversial conditions.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| HMT Dunera canonical | 3 |
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
British ship
ⓘ
passenger ship ⓘ |
| approximateNumberOfInterneesTransported | about 2,500 ⓘ |
| cargoType |
civilian internees
ⓘ
military personnel ⓘ |
| carried |
Austrian internees
ⓘ
German internees ⓘ Italian internees ⓘ Jewish refugees ⓘ enemy aliens as classified by British authorities ⓘ |
| conflict | World War II ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| departureCountry | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| departureMonth | July 1940 ⓘ |
| departurePort | Liverpool ⓘ |
| departureYear | 1940 ⓘ |
| destinationCountry | Australia ⓘ |
| destinationPort | Sydney ⓘ |
| era |
20th century
ⓘ
World War II era ⓘ |
| flag | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| hasHistoricalLegacy |
subject of later government apologies and recognition of injustice
ⓘ
symbol of unjust internment of refugees ⓘ |
| historicalAssessment | example of wartime civil liberties violations ⓘ |
| mediaType | ship ⓘ |
| notableFor |
controversial treatment of Jewish refugees and other internees
ⓘ
harsh conditions during internment voyage ⓘ transporting internees from Britain to Australia in 1940 ⓘ |
| operator | British India Steam Navigation Company ⓘ |
| propulsion | steamship ⓘ |
| relatedTo |
Australian immigration history
ⓘ
British wartime internment policy ⓘ history of Jewish refugees in World War II ⓘ |
| route |
England–Australia
ⓘ
surface form:
Britain–Australia
|
| serviceRole | troop transport for British forces ⓘ |
| subjectOf | Dunera affair ⓘ |
| treatmentOfInternees |
confiscation and destruction of personal property
ⓘ
inadequate food ⓘ overcrowded conditions ⓘ physical abuse by guards ⓘ poor sanitation ⓘ |
| usedAs |
transport ship for internees
ⓘ
troopship ⓘ |
| usedBy |
British Army
ⓘ
UK government ⓘ
surface form:
British government
|
| voyageCharacterization |
controversial
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harsh ⓘ |
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