RFA/NAV John Evelyn

 RFA / NAV John Evelyn

 

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NAV John Evelyn
 

 

Previous name:                    Fort Laverstock
Subsequent name:               Maryston

Official Number:                   143498

Class:                                   Armament Stores Carrier

Pennant No:                         X 31

Laid down:
Builder:                                Corby Bros, Lowerstoft
Launched:                            27 August 1919
Into Service:                         April 1924
Out of service:                     1946
Fate:                                     Sold out of service

 

Items of historic interest involving this ship: –

 

Background Data:  One of a group of coasters which were not normally classed as RFA’s. They are included here as the ancestors of the more modern ammunition ships

Career Data:

 

27 August 1919 launched by Colby Bros., Lowerstoft as Yard Nr: 104 named Fort Laverstock for Fort Shipping Co Ltd., (W H Thurston, Manager) Cardiff

February 1920 completed

5 February 1921 passed the Lloyds Signal Station on the Lizard sailing west bound

6 February 1921 passed the Lloyds Signal Station on the Lizard sailing east bound

13 September 1921 passed the Lloyds Signal Station on the Lizard sailing west bound

23 October 1922 passed the Lloyds Signal Station on the Lizard sailing west bound

8 January 1924 grounded in heavy weather off Falmouth

April 1924 purchased for £90,000 by the Admiralty for service as a Victualling Stores Carrier and renamed JOHN EVELYN

18 June 1924 arrived at Plymouth from Gosport

22 July 1924 arrived at Plymouth from Gosport

10 August 1924 arrived at Plymouth from Gosport

29 August 1924 berthed in Royal Clarence Yard, Portsmouth

30 August 1924 sailed from Royal Clarence Yard, Portsmouth for Plymouth but had to put into Portland due to bad weather

7 October 1924 berthed at Royal Clarence Yard, Gosport

13 October 1924 berthed at Royal Clarence Yard, Gosport

18 October 1924 arrived at Plymouth from Deptford

27 November 1924 sailed from Plymouth for Deptford

2 February 1925 arrived at Plymouth from Deptford

3 February 1925 sailed Plymouth

14 June 1925 sailed Plymouth for Deptford

28 September 1925 berthed at Royal Clarence Yard, Gosport

30 September 1925 arrived at Plymouth from Gosport

26 November 1925 arrived at Plymouth

29 November 1925 sailed Plymouth for Woolwich

15 December 1925 sailed Plymouth for Portsmouth

19 January 1926 berthed at Royal Clarence Yard, Gosport

25 January 1926 berthed at Royal Clarence Yard, Gosport

13 February 1926 berthed at Royal Clarence Yard, Gosport

29 May 1926 in No: 5 dry dock, Portsmouth Harbour

4 June 1926 berthed in the Tidal Basin, Portsmouth Harbour

3 August 1926 berthed at Royal Clarence Yard, Portsmouth

11 October 1926 berthed at Royal Clarence Yard, Portsmouth

12 October 1926 berthed at Royal Clarence Yard, Portsmouth

27 October 1926 arrived at Devonport

7 December 1926  berthed at Royal Clarence Yard, Portsmouth

8 December 1926 berthed at Royal Clarence Yard, Portsmouth

31 December 1926 at Portsmouth Harbour

22 April 1927 berthed at Royal Clarence Yard, Portsmouth Harbour

24 May 1927 berthed at Royal Clarence Yard, Portsmouth Harbour

18 June 1927 berthed at Royal Clarence Yard, Portsmouth Harbour

15 October 1927 arrived at Portsmouth from Plymouth

29 February 1928 sailed Plymouth for Portsmouth

28 March 1928 sailed Plymouth for Deptford

3 June 1928 arrived at Plymouth from Gosport

18 June 1928 arrived at Plymouth from Deptford

19 June 1928 sailed Plymouth for Gosport and Deptford

2 September 1928 arrived at Plymouth from Portsmouth

29 November 1928 arrived at Devonport

18 December 1928 sailed from Devonport for Deptford

7 January 1929 berthed in Royal Clarence Yard, Portsmouth

9 January 1929 arrived Devonport from Portsmouth

25 January 1929 sailed Devonport for Deptford

18 February 1929 berthed in Royal Clarence Yard, Portsmouth

11 March 1929 berthed in Royal Clarence Yard, Portsmouth

7 April 1929 arrived Devonport from Portsmouth

27 April 1929 arrived Devonport from Portsmouth

24 May 1929 sailed Plymouth for Deptford

14 June 1929 berthed in Royal Clarence Yard, Portsmouth

2 July 1929 sailed Devonport for Depford

13 August 1929 arrived at Devonport from Portsmouth

14 August 1929 sailed from Devonport

4 September 1929 sailed from Devonport for Deptford

16 December 1929 berthed in Royal Clarence Yard, Portsmouth

18 December 1929 arrived at Devonport from Portsmouth

28 April 1930 berthed in Royal Clarence Yard, Portsmouth

29 May 1930 arrived at Plymouth from Deptford

23 June 1930 arrived at Devonport from Royal Clarence Yard

25 June 1930 arrived at Portsmouth and berthed in Royal Clarence Yard

23 July 1930 arrived at Plymouth from Royal Clarence Yard

2 December 1930 arrived at Plymouth from Royal Clarence Yard

18 December 1930 arrived at Plymouth from Royal Clarence Yard

13 January 1931 arrived at Plymouth

30 May 1931 sailed Plymouth for Deptford

12 June 1931 berthed in Royal Clarence Yard, Portsmouth

17 December 1931 sailed Plymouth for Deptford

3 February 1932 arrived at Plymouth from Deptford

14 December 1932 berthed in Royal Clarence Yard, Portsmouth

7 February 1933 berthed in Royal Clarence Yard, Portsmouth

8 February 1933 berthed in Royal Clarence Yard, Portsmouth

10 February 1933 berthed in Royal Clarence Yard, Portsmouth

25 February 1933 berthed in Royal Clarence Yard, Portsmouth

27 February 1933 berthed in Royal Clarence Yard, Portsmouth

28 February 1933 berthed in Royal Clarence Yard, Portsmouth

13 March 1933 berthed in Royal Clarence Yard, Portsmouth

6 April 1933 anchored at Spithead

7 April 1933 berthed in Royal Clarence Yard, Portsmouth

19 May 1933 berthed in Royal Clarence Yard, Portsmouth

19 June 1933 berthed in Royal Clarence Yard, Portsmouth

1 July 1933 berthed in Royal Clarence Yard, Portsmouth

28 February 1934 passed the Lloyds Signal Station on the Lizard sailing west

3 March 1934 arrived at Devonport

28 November 1934 passed the Lloyds Signal Station on the Lizard sailing west

1 May 1935 arrived at Plymouth

8 January 1936 Captain Horace Baker was the ship’s Master

9 February 1936 arrived at Plymouth

20 August 1937 arrived at Plymouth from Gosport

25 March 1938 sailed Sheerness

28 September 1938 arrived Plymouth from Portsmouth

12 January 1939 sailed from Sheerness

1940 to 1946 on loan to the Naval Armanents Department as an Armanents Stores Carrier on the Inverness – Scapa Flow service

8 December 1940 was due to sail in escorted Convoy EN39/1 but did not sail

10 December 1940 sailed Methil in escorted Convoy EN39/1 to Scapa Flow arriving 14 December 1940

26 July 1944 sailed Methil in unescorted Convoy EN413 to Loch Ewe arriving 28 July 1944

12 July 1945 berthed at Grangemouth sailing the same day

13 August 1945 sailed Grangemouth

18 August 1945 sailed Grangemouth

26 August 1945 sailed from Grangemouth

27 August 1945 berthed at Grangemouth

25 September 1945 sailed Grangemouth

1946 purchased by W N Lindsay Ltd., Leith – name unchanged

30 June 1947 arrived on the River Tyne from Scapa Flow sailing later the same day for Portsmouth

24 July 1947 sailed the River Tyne for London

4 September 1947 sailed Sunderland for Burntisland

4 October 1947 sailed Blyth for Gravesend

6 October 1947 arrived at Gravesend from Blyth

11 October 1947 arrived at the River Tyne from Rochester sailing the same day for Aberdeen

14 October 1947 sailed from Aberdeen

15 October 1947 arrived River Wear from Aberdeen

18 October 1947 sailed Blyth for Grangemouth

17 November 1947 passed the Lloyds Signal Station on Flamborough Head sailing north bound

19 July 1948 berthed at the City Docks, Bristol

26 June 1948 passed the Lloyds Signal Station on the Lizard sailing east bound

23 August 1948 sailed from the River Tyne  for Lerwick

5 September 1948 arrived the River Tyne from Lerwick

8 September 1948 sailed the Sunderland Quay on the River Tyne

11 September 1948 arrived at Sunderland

17 September 1948 arrived the River Tyne from Sunderland

21 September 1948 berthed on No: 7 Tier, River Tyne

23 November 1948 The Scotsman newspaper reported –

 

23.11.48 Scotsman J Evelyn

 

13 December 1948 arrived the River Tyne from Abderdeen

16 December 1948 arrived at Gravesend from the River Tyne

2 January 1949 arrived Hartlepool from Boston, Lincolnshire

18 January 1949 arrived at the River Tyne from Aberdeen

22 February 1949 arrived at Alexandra Dock, Hull from Aberdeen

10 March 1949 arrived at the River Tyne

2 June 1949 arrived at the River Tyne from Aberdeen

19 July 1949 sailed from Gravesend

20 July 1949 sailed the River Wear for Lowestoft, Suffolk

21 July 1949 passed Flamborough Head sailing southbound

20 August 1949 sailed the River Tyne for Liverpool

7 October 1949 sailed the River Tyne for Zeebrugge

5 September 1949 sailed from Aberdeen

20 November 1949 arrive at the River Tyne

28 December 1949 arrived at the River Tees

30 December 1949 sailed the River Tees

4 January 1950 passed Dover sailing east bound

9 January 1950 sailed from the River Tyne

10 January 1950 passed Flamborough Head sailing southbound

16 February 1950 arrived at Blyth from the Tees

20 February 1950 arrived at Gravesend

12 March 1950 passed Flamborough Head sailing northbound

13 March 1950 arrived at the River Tyne from Antwerp

11 April 1950 passed Dover sailing west bound

18 April 1950 arrived at Dover sailing later the same day

2 May 1950 arrived at Goole from Lossiemouth

15 May 1950 arrived at Gravesend from Grangemouth

30 May 1950 sailed from the River Tyne for Blyth

13 June 1950 arrived the River Tees

20 July 1950 arrived at the River Tyne

25 July 1950 arrived at the River Tyne

21 July 1950 sailed from the River Tyne for Berwick

25 July 1950 arrived at the River Tyne from Berwick

20 August 1950 arrived the River Wear from Lerwick

23 September 1950 passed Flamborough Head sailing north bound for the River Tyne

17 October 1950 arrived at Dundee from Leith and sailed the same day for Lerwick

7 November 1950 sailed the River Tyne for Lossiemouth

17 November 1950 arrived at the River Tyne

29 November 1950 arrived at Dover

30 November 1950 sailed from Dover

12 December 1950 passed Flamborough Head sailing northbound

20 April 1951 sailed from Mill Dam, South Shields, River Tyne

25 April 1951 arrived at the River Tyne from London

30 September 1951 arrived at the River Tyne from Inverkeithing

1 October 1951 sailed from the River Tyne for London

4 October 1951 berthed at the River Tyne from London

5 October 1951 sailed from the River Tyne for Lossiemouth

1 December 1951 sailed from the River Tyne for Grangemouth

11 December 1951 arrived at the River Tyne from Grangemouth

21 December 1951 arrived at the River Tyne from Boness

22 January 1952 arrived at the River Tyne from Grangemouth

23 January 1952 sailed from the River Tyne for Grangemouth

18 February 1952 sailed from Blyth for Grangemouth

9 March 1952 arrived River Tyne from Grangemouth

1 May 1952 arrived River Tyne

12 June 1952 sailed the River Tyne

20 June 1952 arrived at Dundee sailing the same day for Methil

23 July 1952 sailed the River Tyne for Peterhead

14 August 1952 arrived at Blyth from Grangemouth sailing the same day for Granton

17 October 1952 arrived at Blyth from Aberdeen

14 December 1952 sailed Blyth for Granton

8 January 1953 arrived at the River Tyne from Granton and berthed at Northunderland Dock

17 January 1953 arrived at Blyth

24 January 1953 arrived at the River Tyne

28 January 1953 sailed from the River Tyne

31 January 1953 arrived at Blyth (put back) later sailing again the same day for Granton

9 February 1953 arrived River Tyne from Granton sailing the same day

21 March 1953 sailed Blyth  for Granton

24 March 1953 arrived River Tyne from Granton

2 July 1953 sailed from Gravesend

23 July 1953 arrived at the River Tyne from Peterhead sailing later the same day for Grangemouth

15 August 1953 arrived the River Tyne from Rosyth

26 August 1953 sailed Seaham Harbour for Peterhead

30 September 1953 sailed from the River Wear for Lerwick

17 October 1953 sailed the River Tyne for Granton

21 December 1953 sailed the River Tyne for Granton

24 December 1953 arrived at the River Tyne

9 January 1954 arrived at the River Tyne from Leith

21 January 1954  arrived at the River Tyne from Leith

22  January 1954 sailed River Tyne for Leith

9 April 1954 arrived at the River Tyne from Leith

13 April 1954 sailed Blyth for Granton

20 April 1954 arrived at the River Wear from Leith

5 May 1954 arrived at the River Tyne

7 May 1954 sailed from the River Tyne for Granton

2 June 1954 sailed Seeham Harbour for Aberdeen

2 September 1954 arrived at Blyth from Rosyth

9 September 1954 arrived at Blyth from Leith

19 September 1954 arrived at the River Tyne from Leith

5 October 1954 arrived at the River Tyne from Leith

4 December 1954 arrived at the River Tyne from Aberdeen

21 December 1954 arrived at Blyth from Granton

9 January 1955 arrived at Hartlepool

21 January 1955 sailed from the River Tyne

4 February 1955 arrived at the River Wear

7 February 1955 arrived at the River Tyne from Leith

16 February 1955 arrived at Blyth from Leith

29 February 1955 sail Blyth

26 March 1955 arrived at Blyth

7 April 1955 arrived at Blyth

12 April 1955 sailed Blyth

14 April 1955 arrived the River Wear

15 April 1955 sailed the River Wear for Leith

20 May 1955 sailed the River Tyne for Leith

25 May 1955 sailed the River Tyne for Rosyth

27 May 1955 arrived at the River Tyne

1 June 1955 arrived the River Tyne from Granton

13 June 1956 arrived at the River Tyne from Aberdeen

19 June 1955 arrived atthe River Tyne from Peterhead

23 June 1955 arrived at the River Tyne from Hull

3 January 1955 arrived at Blyth

13 July 1955 arrived at the River Tyne from Leith

20 July 1955 arrived at the River Tyne

3 August 1955 arrived at the River Tyne

11 August 1955 arrived at the River Tyne from Leith

13 August 1955 arrived at Seaham Harbour from Leith

14 August 1955 sailed from Seaham Harbour

7 October 1955 sailed the River Tyne for Leith

9 February 1956 arrived at the River Tyne from Leith

3 March 1956 arrived at Seaham Harbour from Leith sailing the same day

6 March 1956 sailed from the River Tyne for Leith

13 October 1956 arrived at the River Tyne from Leith

30 November 1956 arrived the River Tyne from Arbroath

5 December 1956 arrived at Blyth from Wisbech

7 December 1956 sailed Blyth for Leith

24 December 1956 sailed Blyth for Leith

7 January 1957 sailed Seaham Harbour for Leith

26 February 1957 arrived Seaham Harbour from Leith

4 April 1957 arrived Blyth from Scrabster sailing later for Leith

28 May 1957 alongside at CWS Ltd, River Tyne

12 June 1957 arrived at Immingham

28 August 1957 arrived at the River Tyne from Leith

6 September 1957 sailed from the River Tyne for Montrose

8 November 1957 arrived River Tyne from Antwerp

1957 purchased by Beaufort Shipping Co., Guernsey and renamed Maryston

6 December 1957 sailed the River Tyne for Grangemouth

20 December 1957 sailed the River Tees for Scrabster

11 April 1958 sailed Blyth for Aberdeen

28 April 1958 arrived at the River Wear

13 December 1958 the Aberdeen Evening Express reported – 

 

13 12 58 Abdeen Even Express Maryston

 

26 December 1958 arrived at the River Wear from Burghead

16 August 1960 arrived at New Waterway for demolition by De Koophandel NL