. Sardinian . English: Shipping troops overseas has usually required the services of large civilian vessels, especially ocean liners. The SS Sardinian, a steamship pictured here in a First World War dazzle camouflage scheme, first carried Canadians to war in South Africa in 1899. Large, fast, and well-equipped passenger liners, pressed into wartime service, sped the deployment of troops abroad and were difficult targets for slower-moving enemy submarines. . 1918 6 John Everett-SS Sardinian (CWM 19710261-0141)

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