▁crew ▁and ▁cargo ▁were ▁taken ▁off ▁the ▁ship , ▁un success ful ▁efforts ▁were ▁made ▁to ▁free ▁the ▁vessel ▁by ▁revers ing ▁her ▁engines . ▁As ▁only ▁the ▁bow ▁was ▁stuck ▁on ▁the ▁rocks , ▁and ▁the ▁stern ▁section ▁was ▁und am aged , ▁an ▁unusual ▁salv age ▁operation ▁was ▁decided ▁on , ▁which ▁involved ▁splitting ▁the ▁ship ▁in ▁two ▁with ▁explos ive ▁charges , ▁and ▁construct ing ▁a ▁new ▁bow ▁which ▁would ▁then ▁be ▁joined ▁to ▁the ▁fre ed ▁stern . ▁On ▁ 2 ▁April ▁Sue vic ▁was ▁successfully ▁divided ▁with ▁dynam ite , ▁and ▁the ▁fre ed ▁stern ▁section ▁was ▁made ▁se aw orth y ▁and ▁then ▁to wed ▁to ▁South am pton , ▁with ▁the ▁original ▁bow ▁left ▁on ▁the ▁rocks . ▁A ▁new ▁bow ▁section ▁was ▁constructed ▁at ▁B elf ast , ▁and ▁was ▁then ▁to wed ▁to ▁South am pton , ▁where ▁it ▁was ▁joined ▁to ▁the ▁original ▁stern . ▁Sue vic ▁then ▁returned ▁to ▁her ▁normal ▁service ▁on ▁ 1 4 ▁January ▁ 1 9 0 8 . ▁She ▁initially ▁remained ▁in ▁commercial ▁service ▁following ▁the ▁out break ▁of ▁World ▁War ▁I ▁in ▁ 1 9 1 4 , ▁but ▁was ▁taken ▁up ▁as ▁an ▁Australian ▁tro op ship ▁in ▁May ▁ 1 9 1 5 , ▁and ▁made ▁one ▁dedicated ▁tro op ing ▁journey ▁to ▁the ▁Gal lip oli ▁Camp aign . ▁She ▁was ▁taken ▁up ▁by ▁the ▁British ▁government ▁under ▁the ▁Lin er ▁Re quisition ▁Sch eme ▁between ▁ 1 9 1 7 ▁and ▁