Subsequent name: Parita, Katerina, Ortakoy, I.KAPLAMA, SARIKAYA
Official Number: 147483
Class: Armament Stores Carrier
Pennant No: Y2.1
Signal Letters: GQLD (1919)
Laid down:
Builder: Mordey Carney, Woolston, Southampton
Launched: 1 November 1902
Into Service: 1914
Out of service: 1947
Fate: Sold out of service
Items of historic interest involving this ship: –
Background Data: One of a group of nine coasters which were not normally classed as RFA’s although some, on making deep sea passages, had a proportion of RFA Officers among their complement. They are included here as the ancestors of the more modern ammunition ships
1 November 1902 launched by Mordey Carney & Co Ltd., Southampton as Yard Nr: 404 named BISON for the Naval Ordnance Dept
1 November 1902 the Southern Echo newspaper reported …
3 March 1903 completed
14 March 1903 handed over to the Admiralty at Sheerness
1 May 1904 passed Ventnor, Isle of Wight
6 May 1904 arrived at Barrow from Woolwich
9 May 1904 sailed from Barrow for Portsmouth
24 November 1904 passed Prawle Point sailing east
23 March 1905 arrived at Glasgow from Woolwich
14 December 1905 sailed Liverpool for Plymouth
27 June 1906 sailed from Barrow for Pembroke Dock
8 December 1906 arrived at Barrow from Woolwich
10 December 1906 sailed Barrow for Plymouth
10 June 1907 Lloyds List newspaper reported …
27 July 1907 arrived at Glasgow
11 December 1907 arrived at Barrow from Woolwich
15 December 1907 sailed from Barrow for Pembroke Dock
5 January 1908 sailed from Barrow for Plymouth
13 March 1908 arrived at Barrow from Woolwich via Plymouth
16 March 1908 sailed from Barrow for Pembroke Dock
10 April 1908 arrived on the River Tyne from Woolwich
27 April 1908 arrived on the River Tyne from Stirling
5 May 1908 arrived on the River Tyne from Woolwich
6 May 1908 sailed the River Tyne for Woolwich
3 July 1908 arrived at Barrow
5 July 1908 sailed Barrow for Portsmouth
22 July 1908 arrived at Barrow from Plymouth
23 July 1908 sailed from Barrow for Portsmouth
3 March 1909 sailed from Barrow for Plymouth
28 April 1909 passed Prawle Point sailing westbound for Devonport
27 July 1909 sailed from Barrow for Pembroke Dock
26 August 1909 passed the Lloyds Signal Station on the Lizard sailing east
10 September 1909 sailed from the River Tyne for Woolwich
18 September 1909 arrived at Barrow from Woolwich
5 January 1910 sailed from Barrow for Plymouth
10 February 1910 passed Prawle Point sailing east bound
16 March 1910 sailed from Barrow for Plymouth
17 April 1910 arrived at Barrow from Woolwich
19 April 1910 sailed from Barrow for Chatham
13 September 1910 passed Prawle Point sailing east bound
19 September 1910 passed Prawle Point sailing west bound
12 October 1910 arrived at Barrow from Woolwich
15 October 1910 sailed from Barrow for Plymouth
25 October 1912 arrived at Portsmouth Harbour and berthed in No: 5 basin
23 January 1914 arrived at Milford Haven
25 January 1914 at Milford Haven alongside HMS’s CANOPUS and GOLIATH delivering naval ammunition
29 February 1916 at Cromarty alongside HMS WARRIOR
HMS WARRIOR
14 March 1918 at Scapa Flow alongside HMS ACHILLES
HMS ACHILLES
11 May 1920 sailed Grangemouth for Inverness
10 July 1920 arrived Granton from Rosyth
31 July 1920 sailed Grangemouth for Chatham with Government stores
7 January 1921 sailed Grangemouth for Crombie in ballast
23 June 1921 Captain C F Harrison appointed as Master
22 October 1923 sailed Devonport for Portsmouth
10 April 1924 arrived at Devonport
15 July 1924 berthed at Priddy’s Hard, Portsmouth Harbour along with NAV’s UPNOR and ISLEFORD
18 July 1924 berthed at Priddy’s Hard, Portsmouth Harbour
10 August 1924 arrived at Plymouth from Portsmouth
27 August 1924 berthed at Priddy’s Hard, Portsmouth Harbour along with NAV UPNOR
30 August 1924 berthed at Priddy’s Hard, Portsmouth Harbour
13 September 1924 berthed at Priddy’s Hard, Portsmouth Harbour along with NAV ISLEFORD
27 September 1924 berthed at Priddy’s Hard, Portsmouth Harbour along with NAV UPNOR
29 September 1924 berthed at Priddy’s Hard, Portsmouth Harbour
2 October 1924 berthed at Priddy’s Hard, Portsmouth Harbour
3 October 1924 berthed at Priddy’s Hard, Portsmouth Harbour
7 October 1924 berthed at Priddy’s Hard, Portsmouth Harbour
13 October 1924 berthed at Priddy’s Hard, Portsmouth Harbour along with NAV UPNOR
15 October 1924 sailed Devonport for Woolwich
29 October 1924 berthed at Priddy’s Hard, Portsmouth Harbour
19 January 1925 arrived at Devonport from Woolwich
27 May 1925 berthed at Priddy’s Hard, Portsmouth Harbour
5 June 1925 berthed at C.1.
17 June 1925 berthed at Priddy’s Hard, Portsmouth Harbour
9 July 1925 berthed in the Tidal Basin, Portsmouth Harbour
17 July 1925 berthed in the Tidal Basin, Portsmouth Harbour together with RFA KIMMEROL
14 August 1925 berthed at Priddy’s Hard, Portsmouth Harbour
7 August 1925 berthed in the Tidal Basin, Portsmouth Harbour
20 August 1925 berthed at Priddy’s Hard, Portsmouth Harbour
2 September 1925 berthed at Priddy’s Hard, Portsmouth Harbour
8 September 1925 berthed at Priddy’s Hard, Portsmouth Harbour
16 September 1925 berthed at Priddy’s Hard, Portsmouth Harbour
17 September 1925 berthed at Priddy’s Hard, Portsmouth Harbour
19 October 1925 berthed at Priddy’s Hard, Portsmouth Harbour together with NAV UPNOR
20 October 1925 berthed at Priddy’s Hard, Portsmouth Harbour
24 October 1925 arrived at Devonport
30 November 1925 berthed at Priddy’s Hard, Portsmouth Harbour
1 December 1925 berthed at Priddy’s Hard, Portsmouth Harbour
25 December 1925 berthed at Priddy’s Hard, Portsmouth Harbour along with NAV ISLEFORD
30 December 1925 berthed at Priddy’s Hard, Portsmouth Harbour along with NAV ISLEFORD
31 December 1925 berthed at Priddy’s Hard, Portsmouth Harbour along with NAV ISLEFORD
1 February 1926 berthed at Priddy’s Hard, Portsmouth Harbour
11 February 1926 berthed in the Tidal Basin, Portsmouth Harbour along with RFA KIMMEROL
12 February 1926 berthed in the Tidal Basin, Portsmouth Harbour
18 February 1926 berthed in the Tidal Basin, Portsmouth Harbour
22 February 1926 berthed in the Tidal Basin, Portsmouth Harbour
1 March 1926 berthed at Priddy’s Hard, Portsmouth Harbour along with NAV ISLEFORD
4 March 1926 berthed in the Tidal Basin, Portsmouth Dockyard along with RFA C65
5 March 1926 berthed on Promontory, Portsmouth
8 March 1926 berthed on Promontory, Portsmouth
16 March 1926 berthed in the Tidal Basin, Portsmouth Dockyard
17 March 1926 berthed in the Tidal Basin, Portsmouth Dockyard
18 March 1926 berthed in the Tidal Basin, Portsmouth Dockyard
22 March 1926 berthed in No: 1 Basin, Portsmouth Dockyard
24 March 1926 berthed in No: 1 Basin, Portsmouth Dockyard
5 April 1926 in dry dock No: 3 in Portsmouth Harbour
6 April 1926 in dry dock No: 3 in Portsmouth Harbour
15 April 1926 in dry dock No: 3 in Portsmouth Harbour
4 June 1926 berthed at Priddy’s Hard, Portsmouth Harbour
30 June 1926 berthed in the Tidal Basin, Portsmouth Dockyard along with RFA EBONOL (1)
1 July 1926 berthed in the Tidal Basin, Portsmouth Dockyard along with RFA EBONOL (1)
2 September 1926 berthed at Priddy’s Hard, Portsmouth Harbour
5 September 1926 arrived at Devonport
21 September 1926 berthed at Priddy’s Hard, Portsmouth Harbour together with NAV UPNOR
25 October 1926 berthed at Priddy’s Hard, Portsmouth Harbour together with NAV UPNOR
27 October 1926 berthed at Priddy’s Hard, Portsmouth Harbour together with NAV UPNOR
30 October 1926 berthed at Priddy’s Hard, Portsmouth Harbour together with NAV UPNOR
1 November 1926 berthed at Priddy’s Hard, Portsmouth Harbour
8 November 1926 berthed at Priddy’s Hard, Portsmouth Harbour
1 December 1926 berthed at Priddy’s Hard, Portsmouth Harbour
3 December 1926 berthed at Priddy’s Hard, Portsmouth Harbour
30 December 1926 berthed at Priddy’s Hard, Portsmouth Harbour
31 December 1926 berthed at Priddy’s Hard, Portsmouth Harbour
1 January 1927 berthed at Priddy’s Hard, Portsmouth Harbour
24 January 1927 berthed at Priddy’s Hard, Portsmouth Harbour
27 January 1927 berthed at Priddy’s Hard, Portsmouth Harbour
10 February 1927 berthed at Priddy’s Hard, Portsmouth Harbour
11 February 1927 berthed at Priddy’s Hard, Portsmouth Harbour
26 February 1927 berthed at Priddy’s Hard, Portsmouth Harbour
1 April 1927 arrived at Plymouth from Portsmouth
24 May 1927 berthed at Priddy’s Hard, Portsmouth Harbour together with NAV ISLEFORD
2 June 1927 in No: 5 dry dock in Portsmouth Dockyard
18 June 1927 berthed in No: 1 Basin, Portsmouth Harbour
24 June 1927 berthed at Priddy’s Hard, Portsmouth Harbour together with NAV UPNOR
19 July 1927 berthed at Priddy’s Hard, Portsmouth Harbour together with NAV ISLEFORD
6 August 1927 berthed at Priddy’s Hard, Portsmouth Harbour
31 August 1927 berthed at Sheer Jetty, Portsmouth Harbour
2 September 1927 arrived at Devonport
16 November 1927 sailed Devonport for Portsmouth
7 December 1927 arrived at Devonport
18 April 1928 arrived at Devonport from Woolwich
5 July 1928 arrived at Devonport
11 July 1928 sailed Devonport for Portsmouth
24 August 1928 arrived at Portsmouth from Devonport
13 October 1928 arrived at Devonport
8 November 1928 arrived at Devonport
31 December 1928 arrived at Devonport from Portsmouth
7 January 1929 made fast to No: 3 buoy, Portsmouth Harbour
22 January 1929 berthed at Priddy’s Hard, Portsmouth Harbour together with NAV UPNOR
23 January 1929 berthed in No: 3 Basin, Portsmouth Dockyard
24 January 1929 berthed in No: 3 Basin, Portsmouth Dockyard together with RFA PETRONEL
26 January 1929 arrived at Devonport
18 February 1929 berthed at Priddy’s Hard, Portsmouth Harbour
1 March 1929 dry docked in No: 3 dock, Portsmouth Dockyard
6 March 1929 dry docked in No: 3 dock, Portsmouth Dockyard
20 March 1929 berthed in the Tidal Basin, Portsmouth Dockyard
2 April 1929 berthed in the Tidal Basin, Portsmouth Dockyard
27 April 1929 sailed Plymouth
10 May 1929 arrived at Devonport from Portsmouth
2 July 1929 berthed at Priddy’s Hard, Portsmouth Harbour together with NAV UPNOR
11 July 1929 arrived Devonport
22 July 1929 arrived at Grangemouth from the NA Depot, Crombie
10 August 1929 sailed Devonport
20 September 1929 arrived at Devonport
23 October 1929 Captain C R Flaherty appointed as Master
21 November 1929 arrived at Devonport
31 December 1929 berthed at Priddy’s Hard, Portsmouth Harbour
1 January 1930 arrived at Devonport from Portsmouth
4 February 1930 passed the Lloyds Signal Station on the Lizard sailing west bound
11 February 1930 at Devonport
3 May 1930 berthed at Priddy’s Hard, Portsmouth Harbour
10 July 1930 sailed Plymouth for Portsmouth
20 August 1930 in dry dock No: 5 at Portsmouth Dockyard
22 August 1930 berthed in No: 1 Basin, Portsmouth Dockyard
3 October 1930 sailed Plymouth for Woolwich
26 December 1930 sailed Plymouth for Portsmouth
18 January 1931 sailed the River Tyne for Chatham
21 February 1931 arrived at Plymouth from Portland
28 February 1931 berthed at Priddy’s Hard, Portsmouth Harbour
11 March 1931 berthed at Priddy’s Hard, Portsmouth Harbour
2 May 1931 arrived at Plymouth from Portsmouth
17 June 1931 berthed at Priddy’s Hard, Portsmouth Harbour
19 June 1931 berthed at Priddy’s Hard, Portsmouth Harbour
24 July 1931 berthed at Priddy’s Hard, Portsmouth Harbour
12 August 1931 berthed at Priddy’s Hard, Portsmouth Harbour
28 August 1931 arrived at Plymouth from Portsmouth
21 October 1931 in dry dock No: 4, Portsmouth Dockyard
30 October 1931 in dry dock No: 4, Portsmouth Dockyard
25 November 1931 berthed in No: 1 Basin, Portsmouth Dockyard
5 March 1932 arrived at Plymouth from Woolwich
25 May 1932 arrived at Devonport
12 December 1932 berthed at Priddy’s Hard Naval Armanents Depot, Portsmouth Harbour together with NAV ISLEFORD
13 December 1932 berthed at Priddy’s Hard Naval Armanents Depot, Portsmouth Harbour
14 December 1932 in the Tidal Basin, Portsmouth Dockyard
16 December 1932 in the Tidal Basin, Portsmouth Dockyard
19 December 1932 in the Tidal Basin, Portsmouth Dockyard
22 December 1932 in the Tidal Basin, Portsmouth Dockyard
23 December 1932 in the Tidal Basin, Portsmouth Dockyard
24 December 1932 in the Tidal Basin, Portsmouth Dockyard
31 December 1932 in the Tidal Basin, Portsmouth Dockyard
2 January 1933 in the Tidal Basin, Portsmouth Dockyard
28 January 1933 berthed at Priddys Hard Naval Armanents Depot, Portsmouth Dockyard
30 January 1933 berthed at Priddys Hard Naval Armanents Depot, Portsmouth Dockyard
31 January 1933 berthed at Priddys Hard Naval Armanents Depot, Portsmouth Dockyard
10 February 1933 berthed at Priddys Hard Naval Armanents Depot, Portsmouth Dockyard
24 February 1933 berthed at Priddys Hard Naval Armanents Depot, Portsmouth Dockyard
28 February 1933 berthed in No: 2 Basin, Portsmouth Dockyard
2 March 1933 berthed in No: 2 Basin, Portsmouth Dockyard
3 March 1933 in No: 11 Dock, Portsmouth Harbour
4 March 1933 in No: 11 dock, Portsmouth Harbour
7 March 1933 in No: 11 dock, Portsmouth Harbour
13 March 1933 in No: 11 Dock, Portsmouth Harbour
20 March 1933 in No: 11 Dock, Portsmouth Harbour
23 March 1933 in No: 11 Dock, Portsmouth Harbour
4 April 1933 berthed in No: 2 Basin, Portsmouth Dockyard
6 April 1933 berthed in No: 2 Basin, Portsmouth Dockyard
8 April 1933 berthed in No: 2 Basin, Portsmouth Dockyard
11 April 1933 berthed at Priddy’s Hard Naval Armanents Depot, Portsmouth Dockyard
24 April 1933 berthed at Priddy’s Hard Naval Armanents Depot, Portsmouth Dockyard
4 May 1933 berthed at Priddy’s Hard Naval Armanents Depot, Portsmouth Dockyard
5 May 1933 berthed at Priddy’s Hard Naval Armanents Depot, Portsmouth Dockyard
6 May 1933 berthed at Priddy’s Hard Naval Armanents Depot, Portsmouth Dockyard
6 June 1933 off Powder Pier, Priddys Hard, Gosport Ordinary Seaman Donald Walter Puddy discharged dead – drowned. The Portsmouth Evening News reported
7 June 1933 berthed at Priddys Hard Naval Armanents Depot, Portsmouth Dockyard
11 July 1933 berthed at Priddys Hard Naval Armanents Depot, Portsmouth Dockyard
13 July 1933 berthed in the Tidal Basin at Portsmouth Harbour
14 July 1933 berthed at Priddys Hard Naval Armanents Depot, Portsmouth Dockyard
18 July 1933 berthed at Priddys Hard Naval Armanents Depot, Portsmouth Dockyard
24 July 1933 berthed at Priddys Hard Naval Armanents Depot, Portsmouth Dockyard
21 September 1933 berthed at Priddys Hard Naval Armanents Depot, Portsmouth Dockyard together with NAV ISLEFORD and NAV UPNOR
30 September 1933 berthed at Priddys Hard Naval Armanents Depot, Portsmouth Dockyard
18 October 1933 berthed at Priddys Hard Naval Armanents Depot, Portsmouth Dockyard
21 October 1933 berthed at Priddys Hard Naval Armanents Depot, Portsmouth Dockyard together with NAV UPNOR
1 March 1934 arrived at Devonport
13 March 1935 arrived at Devonport
January 1936 Captain Charles R Flaterly was the ships Master
25 June 1936 arrived at the River Tyne from Woolwich
10 March 1937 arrived at the River Tyne from Rosyth
31 March 1937 Captain R J Ward appointed as Master relieving Captain W C Bastin
20 May 1937 used at the Coronation Naval Review at Spithead to carry the officials of the Naval Armanents establishment
3 December 1937 off the Royal Sovereign Lightship in collision with the Italian steamer Titania. Put into Portsmouth Harbour taking water (slightly)
Italian steamer Titania
4 July 1939 passed the Lloyds Signal Station on the Lizard sailing east bound
1 August 1939 Captain Frederick S H Trapp appointed as Master. Previously he had been Master of NAV Upnor
16 June 1941 Captain W G Lupton appointed as Master
20 October 1941 at Rosyth alongside HMS DUKE OF YORK supplying ammunition
HMS DUKE OF YORK
22 October 1941 at Rosyth alongside HMS DUKE OF YORK supplying ammunition
24 October 1941 at Rosyth alongside HMS DUKE OF YORK supplying ammunition
16 February 1942 sailed Methil in escorted Convoy EN 47/2 along with RFA EAGLESDALE (which was in ballast)
19 February 1942 arrived Oban
18 April 1942 sailed Loch Ewe and joined escorted convoy WN271 to Methil arriving on the next day
22 February 1943 sailed Loch Ewe and joined unescorted convoy WN397 to Methil arriving the next day. RFA EMPIRE SALVAGE was in the same convoy
21 December 1943 Captain J K Pearce appointed as Master
17 July 1945 berthed at Grangemouth
19 July 1945 sailed Grangemouth
8 August 1945 berthed at Grangemouth
12 August 1945 berthed at Grangemouth
13 August 1945 sailed Grangemouth having loaded Government Stores
25 August 1945 berthed at Grangemouth
26 August 1945 sailed Grangemouth
17 January 1946 berthed at Grangemouth
February 1947 purchased by Cia Dabiabe de Navegacao SA, Panama having been renamed Parita
1947 sold to Katerina Cia de Vapores SA and registered in Panama having been renamed Katerina
28 April 1948 sailed Albert Dock, Hull
20 June 1948 sailed Hull
9 November 1948 sailed King George dock, Hull
1 January 1949 berthed at Albert Dock, Hull
2 June 1949 in dry dock at Goole
1952 sold to Sevket Manioglu and registered at Istanbul, Turkey having been renamed ORTAKOY
1956 sold to Ismail Kaplama and remained registered at Istanbul, Turkey with the same name
1957 renamed I.KAPLAMA same owner and same registry
1959 Re-engined with 1 x 6 cyl 350 x 384 mm diesel engine by Schwermasch. Karl Liebknecht, Magdeburg. 480 bhp
1962 sold to Halil ve Mehmet Uzuner and registered at Istanbul, Turkey having been renamed ORTAKOY (again)
1965 sold to Celal Uzuner and remained registered at Istanbul, Turkey with the name SARIKAYA
1980 sold to Orhan Sadikoglu ve Ortaklari and remained registered at Istanbul, Turkey with the same name
1985 sold to Celal Uzuner ve Ortaklari Hizir Reis Tankeri Isletmesi and remained registered at Istanbul, Turkey with the same name
August 1997 deleted from the Istanbul, Turkey register