after being renamed Petsamo

Official Number:                      124088           

Laid down:

Builder:                                  Wm Beardmore & Co, Dalmuir 

Launched:                              22 August 1907   

Pennant No:                           E180 / Y3.1383 / B210 / Y8.108             

Into Service:                           1 April 1915

Out of service:                        3 February 1919

Fate:                                     10 July 1940 torpedoed and sunk           

Items of historic interest involving this ship: –

Background Data:  One of an additional group of ships requisitioned by the Admiralty during WW1 to augment the ships of the RFA

Career Data:

22 August 1907 launched by Wm Beardmore & Co, Dalmuir as Yard Nr: 491 named JUNIN for the Pacific Steam Navihation Co. Liverpool

September 1907 completed

1 April 1915 requisitioned Admiralty service as an Expeditionary Force Transport carrying British Oats – name unchanged  until 20 June 1916

21 June 1916 re-deployed as a collier until 23 August 1916

24 August 1916 re-deployed as an Expeditionary Force Transport carrying British Oats until 15 October 1916

16 October 1916 re-deployed as a collier until 23 November 1916

24 November 1916 re-deployed as an Expeditionary Force Transport carrying pontoons and military stores to Dar-es Salaam until 16 December 1916

17 December 1916 redeployed as a Transport carrying wheat from Australia until 23 April 1917

24 April 1917 re-deployed as an Expeditionary Force Transport carrying cross Channel hay until 6 March 1918

17 March 1918 re-deployed as a collier until 10 April 1918

11 April 1918 re-deployed as a Transport carrying wheat from Argentina until 25 October 1918

26 October 1918 re-deployed as a Stores carrier

3 February 1919 returned to her owners – name unchanged

1924 purchased by Wm Thomas Shipping Co Ltd., Liverpool and renamed Cambrian Idylle

1930 purchased by H A Elfying, Hango and renamed Petsamo

1935 owners restyled as Elfyingen Kalastuslawue Oy, Hango – name unchanged

1936 purchased by Saomen-Kalastus Oy – Finska Fiskeri A G, Hango – name unchanged

22 March 1940 sailed Freetown in escorted convoy SL25 to Liverpool arriving 8 April 1940

10 July 1940 torpedoed and sunk by German submarine U-34 (Wilhelm Rollman) in position 51.08N 9.22W while on passage from Rosario to Cork with a cargo of Maize