Into Service:                           

Out of service:                               Sold out of service 5 September 1951
Fate:                                       

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

30 March 1899 Launched by J.McArthur & Co., Paisley as Yard Nr: 125 named UPNOR.  Named after Upnor Castle on the river Medway near Rochester

28 June 1899 completed

Press report from the Glasgow Herald of 28 June 1899

22 August 1899 arrived at the Naval Wharf, Woolwich Arsenal

11 November 1899 arrived at Yarmouth, Isle of Wight

18 November 1899 passed Prawle Point

1 February 1900 passed the Lloyds Signal Station on Prawle Point

1 March 1900 passed the Lloyds Signal Station on Prawle Point sailing west bound

20 March 1900 sailed from Haulbowline

20 June 1900 passed Prawle Point sailing west bound

1 August 1900 passed Prawle Point sailing east bound

19 November 1900 passed Prawle Point sailing east bound

25 November 1901 berthed at Dunston

26 November 1901 sailed the Tyne for Woolwich

7 December 1901 sailed the Tyne for Woolwich

19 December 1901 sailed the Tyne for Woolwich

17 June 1902 passed Prawle Point

24 September 1902 arrived at Barrow from Woolwich sailing the same day for Plymouth

8 March 1904 arrived the Tyne from Woolwich

9 March 1904 sailed from the River Tyne

23 October 1905 arrived the Tyne from Plymouth

25 October 1905 sailed the Tyne for Woolwich

4 April 1906 sailed Barrow for Portsmouth

23 May 1906 arrived at the River Tyne from Woolwich

24 May 1906 sailed from the River Tyne for Woodwich

29 October 1906 sailed Pembroke Dock for Woolwich

30 October 1906 the Evening Express (a Welsh newspaper) reported –

15 February 1907 arrived at the River Tyne from Woolwich

29 May 1907 sailed from the River Tyne for Plymouth

17 August 1907 arrived at Barrow from Woolwich

16 February 1908 passed Portland

17 April 1908 arrived at Woolwich

25 April 1908 arrived at the River Tyne from Woolwich

3 July 1908 arrived at Barrow

5 July 1908 sailed from Barrow for Portsmouth

28 June 1909 arrived at Barrow from Woolwich

29 June 1909 sailed from Barrow

10 September 1909 arrived at Barrow from Woolwich

21 September 1909 arrived at Barrow

29 November 1909 arrived on the River Tyne from Woolwich

30 November 1909 sailed from the River Tyne to Woolwich

16 December 1909 arrived at Barrow from Woolwich

17 December 1909 sailed from Barrow

14 March 1910 arrived on the River Tyne from Portsmouth

16 March 1910 sailed the River Tyne for Woolwich

16 April 1910 passed Prawle Point sailing west bound

20 June 1910 arrived on the River Tyne from Woolwich

21 June 1910 sailed from the River Tyne for Woolwich

17 September 1910 arrived on the River Tyne from Woolwich

10 October 1910 arrived on the River Tyne from Woolwich

14 October 1910 sailed from the River Tyne for Woolwich

10 June 1911 sailed the River Tyne for Woolwich

30 July 1912 arrived at Portsmouth Harbour and berthed in No: 3 Basin

21 May 1914 at Portsmouth Harbour

19 March 1917 at Scapa Flow alongside HMS ACHILLES ammunitioning ship

HMS ACHILLES

1918 Captain E A Mathews was Master

4 May 1919 arrived at Leith Docks from Inverness

16 May 1919 sailed Leith Docks for Inverness

13 November 1919 sailed from Immingham for Sheerness

11 September 1920 arrived at Devonport

8 October 1920 arrived at Grangemouth from Crombie

11 October 1920 sailed Grangemouth for Woolwich with a cargo of munitions

3 November 1920 arrived at Grangemouth from Crombie

8 November 1920 sailed Grangemouth to Woolwich

24 November 1920 arrived at Grangemouth from Crombie

15 July 1921 loaded a cargo of cordite from the Explosive Works at Hayle and sailed for Devonport

2 April 1922 while on passage from Haul-bowline Dockyard, Ireland to Devonport was seized by armed dissident members of Irish Republican Army who managed to get on board by trick when she was 35 miles off Cork Harbour. Diverted to Ballycottin Bay which had been barricaded. 381 rifles, 727 revolvers, 33 Lewis machine guns, 6 Maxim guns and 25,000 rounds of ammunition and a small quantity of explosives were stolen. The ship was then released with her crew proceeding to sea and their subsequent recapture by the naval sloop HMS HEATHER

6 April 1922 the Scotsman newspaper reported …

8 April 1922 arrived at Devonport from Queenstown

12 May 1922 arrived at Plymouth from Chatham

9 December 1922 sailed Plymouth for Portsmouth

26 August 1923 berthed at Devonport

5 October 1923 sailed Devonport for Portsmouth

1 November 1923 arrived at Devonport

5 November 1923 sailed Devonport

20 March 1924 sailed Devonport for Portsmouth

14 April 1924 berthed at Priddy’s Hard, Portsmouth Harbour

15 July 1924 berthed at Priddy’s Hard, Portsmouth Harbour along with NAV’s BISON and ISLEFORD

16 July 1924 berthed at Priddy’s Hard, Portsmouth Harbour

26 July 1924 berthed at Priddy’s Hard, Portsmouth Harbour

28 July 1924 berthed at Priddy’s Hard, Portsmouth Harbour

31 July 1924 berthed at Priddy’s Hard, Portsmouth Harbour

16 August 1924 berthed at Priddy’s Hard, Portsmouth Harbour

26 August 1924 berthed at Priddy’s Hard, Portsmouth Harbour

27 August 1924 berthed at Priddy’s Hard, Portsmouth Harbour along with NAV BISON

27 September 1924 berthed at Priddy’s Hard, Portsmouth Harbour along with NAV BISON

12 October 1924 arrived at Devonport from Portsmouth

13 October 1924 berthed at Priddy’s Hard, Portsmouth Harbour along with NAV BISON

20 October 1924 berthed at Priddy’s Hard, Portsmouth Harbour along with NAV ISLEFORD

22 December 1924 berthed in the No: 2 basin at Portsmouth Dockyard

1 January 1925 berthed in the No: 2 basin at Portsmouth Dockyard along with RFA PRESTOL

14 January 1925 moored at Portsmouth Harbour on buoy 2

11 February 1925 berthed in the No: 2 basin at Portsmouth Dockyard

2 March 1925 berthed in the Tidal Basin at Portsmouth Dockyard

7 March 1925 berthed in the Tidal Basin at Portsmouth Dockyard

6 April 1925 berthed at Priddy’s Hard, Portsmouth Harbour

15 April 1925 berthed at Priddy’s Hard, Portsmouth Harbour

5 May 1925  berthed at Priddy’s Hard, Portsmouth Harbour

20 June 1925 berthed at Priddy’s Hard, Portsmouth Harbour

9 July 1925 berthed at Priddy’s Hard, Portsmouth Harbour

19 August 1925 arrived at Devonport from Portsmouth

14 October 1925 berthed at Priddy’s Hard, Portsmouth Harbour together with NAV ISLEFORD

19 October 1925 berthed at Priddy’s Hard, Portsmouth Harbour together with NAV BISON

12 January 1926 berthed at Priddy’s Hard, Portsmouth Harbour together with NAV ISLEFORD

15 January 1926 berthed at Priddy’s Hard, Portsmouth Harbour

20 January 1926 arrived at Devonport

27 January 1926 berthed at Priddy’s Hard, Portsmouth Harbour

28 January 1926 berthed at Priddy’s Hard, Portsmouth Harbour

18 February 1926 berthed at Priddy’s Hard, Portsmouth Harbour

3 March 1926 berthed at Priddy’s Hard, Portsmouth Harbour

29 May 1926 berthed in the Tidal Basin together with RFA LIMOL

4 June 1926 in No: 13 dry dock at Portsmouth Harbour together with RFA SCOTOL

30 June 1926 berthed in No: 3 Basin, Portsmouth Dockyard together with RFA MARINER

1 July 1926 berthed in No: 3 Basin, Portsmouth Dockyard together with RFA MARINER

23 June 1926 berthed in No: 3 Basin, Portsmouth Dockyard together with RFA MARINER and RFA SCOTOL

31 July 1926 berthed at Priddy’s Hard, Portsmouth Harbour

16 August 1926 berthed at Priddy’s Hard, Portsmouth Harbour

18 August 1926 berthed at Priddy’s Hard, Portsmouth Harbour

20 August 1926 berthed at Priddy’s Hard, Portsmouth Harbour

16 September 1926 berthed at Priddy’s Hard, Portsmouth Harbour

21 September 1926 berthed at Priddy’s Hard, Portsmouth Harbour together with NAV BISON

25 October 1926 berthed at Priddy’s Hard, Portsmouth Harbour together with NAV BISON

27 October 1926 berthed at Priddy’s Hard, Portsmouth Harbour together with NAV BISON

30 October 1926 berthed at Priddy’s Hard, Portsmouth Harbour together with NAV BISON

7 December 1926 berthed at Priddy’s Hard, Portsmouth Harbour

8 December 1926 berthed at Priddy’s Hard, Portsmouth Harbour

11 December 1926 berthed at Priddy’s Hard, Portsmouth Harbour

30 December 1926 arrived at Devonport from Portsmouth

7 January 1927 berthed at Priddy’s Hard, Portsmouth Harbour

8 January 1927 berthed at Priddy’s Hard, Portsmouth Harbour

11 January 1927 berthed at Priddy’s Hard, Portsmouth Harbour

12 January 1927 berthed at Priddy’s Hard, Portsmouth Harbour

27 January 1927 sailed Grangemouth for Crombie, River Forth

19 February 1927 alongside in No: 2 basin at Portsmouth Harbour

21 Februaqry 1927 alongside in No: 2 basin at Portsmouth Harbour

26 February 1927 alongside in No: 2 basin at Portsmouth Harbour

3 March 1927 berthed at Priddy’s Hard, Portsmouth Harbour

4 March 1927 berthed at Priddy’s Hard, Portsmouth Harbour

4 April 1927 berthed at Priddy’s Hard, Portsmouth Harbour

20 April 1927 berthed at Priddy’s Hard, Portsmouth Harbour

22 April 1927 berthed at Priddy’s Hard, Portsmouth Harbour

16 May 1927 berthed at Priddy’s Hard, Portsmouth Harbour

18 May 1927 alongside in No: 3 basin at Portsmouth Harbour

2 June 1927 berthed at Priddy’s Hard, Portsmouth Harbour

7 July 1927 berthed at Priddy’s Hard, Portsmouth Harbour together with NAV BISON

27 July 1927 berthed at Priddy’s Hard, Portsmouth Harbour

30 July 1927 berthed at Priddy’s Hard, Portsmouth Harbour

3 August 1927 alongside in No: 1 basin at Portsmouth Harbour

6 August 1927 in No: 5 dry dock, Portsmouth Harbour

8 August 1927 in No: 5 dry dock, Portsmouth Harbour

12 August 1927 in No: 5 dry dock, Portsmouth Harbour

19 August 1927 in No: 5 dry dock, Portsmouth Harbour

25 August 1927 in No: 5 dry dock, Portsmouth Harbour

27 August 1927 alongside in No: 1 basin at Portsmouth Harbour

31 August 1927 alongside in No: 1 basin at Portsmouth Harbour

30 September 1927 sailed Devonport for Portsmouth

23 December 1927 sailed Devonport for Portsmouth

17 January 1928 sailed Devonport for Portsmouth

9 September 1928 arrived at Devonport from Woolwich

31 October 1928 Captain W Fisher appointed in command

18 December 1928 arrived at Devonport from Deptford

14 January 1929 berthed at Priddy’s Hard, Gosport

22 January 1929 berthed at Priddy’s Hard, Gosport together with NAV BISON

23 January 1929 berthed at Priddy’s Hard, Gosport

24 January 1929 berthed at Priddy’s Hard, Gosport

25 January 1929 berthed at Priddy’s Hard, Gosport

9 April 1929 berthed at Priddy’s Hard, Gosport

29 April 1929 berthed at Priddy’s Hard, Gosport

1 May 1929 berthed at Priddy’s Hard, Gosport

22 May 1929 berthed at Priddy’s Hard, Gosport

1 June 1929 berthed at Priddy’s Hard, Gosport

3 June 1929 arrived at Devonport from Portsmouth

2 July 1929 berthed at Priddy’s Hard, Gosport

22 July 1929 arrived at Devonport from Portsmouth

8 August 1929 berthed at Priddy’s Hard, Gosport

10 August 1929 arrived at Devonport from Portsmouth

23 November 1929 berthed in No: 3 Basin, Portsmouth Harbour

28 November 1929 berthed in No: 3 Basin, Portsmouth Harbour

29 November 1929 berthed in No: 3 Basin, Portsmouth Harbour

9 December 1929 berthed at Priddy’s Hard, Gosport

10 December 1929 berthed at Priddy’s Hard, Gosport

11 February 1930 berthed at Priddy’s Hard, Gosport

19 April 1930 berthed at Priddy’s Hard, Gosport

28 April 1930 berthed at Priddy’s Hard, Gosport

3 May 1930 in Dry Dock at Portsmouth Dockyard

30 May 1930 berthed in the Tidal Basin of Portsmouth Dockyard

18 June 1930 berthed in the Tidal Basin of Portsmouth Dockyard

20 June 1930 berthed at Priddy’s Hard, Gosport

22 August 1930 sailed Devonport for Portsmouth

19 November 1930 arrived at Devonport from Portsmouth

1 January 1931 detailed in a published list of RFA’s in Portsmouth Harbour together with RFA’s KIMMEROL, EBONOL, PETRONEL, ORANGELEAF (1), WAR AFRIDI, PRESTOL, BRITISH LANTERN, LIMOL, NORA and NAV ISLEFORD

2 January 1931 berthed at Priddy’s Hard, Portsmouth Harbour together with NAV ISLEFORD

16 March 1931 berthed at Priddy’s Hard, Portsmouth Harbour together with NAV ISLEFORD

18 April 1931 arrived at Devonport from Greenock

24 July 1931 berthed at No: 1 Basin, Portsmouth Dockyard

12 August 1931 in dry dock No: 5 of Portsmouth Dockyard

1 September 1931 in dry dock No: 5 of Portsmouth Dockyard

21 November 1931 sailed Devonport

10 May 1932 berthed at Dock Wall, River Tyne

14 May 1932 berthed at Alexandra Dock, Hull

24 July 1932 sailed Bulls Point NAD, Devonport for Portsmouth

30 December 1932 berthed at Priddy’s Hard, Portsmouth Harbour together with NAV ISLEFORD

31 December 1932 berthed at Priddy’s Hard, Portsmouth Harbour together with NAV ISLEFORD

2 January 1933 berthed at Priddy’s Hard, Portsmouth Harbour together with NAV ISLEFORD

4 January 1933 berthed in No: 1 Basin, Portsmouth Harbour

5 January 1933 berthed in No: 1 Basin, Portsmouth Harbour

6 January 1933 entered No: 1 dry dock, Portsmouth Harbour

7 January 1933 in No: 1 dry dock, Portsmouth Harbour

10 January 1933 in No: 1 dry dock, Portsmouth Harbour 

16 January 1933 in No: 1 dry dock, Portsmouth Harbour

20 January 1933 in No: 1 dry dock, Portsmouth Harbour

23 January 1933 in No: 1 dry dock, Portsmouth Harbour

24 January 1933 in No: 1 dry dock, Portsmouth Harbour

26 January 1933 berthed in No: 1 Basin, Portsmouth Harbour

28 January 1933 berthed in No: 1 Basin, Portsmouth Harbour

30 January 1933 berthed in No: 1 Basin, Portsmouth Harbour

31 January 1933 berthed in No: 1 Basin, Portsmouth Harbour

2 February 1933 berthed in No: 1 Basin, Portsmouth Harbour

3 February 1933 berthed in No: 1 Basin, Portsmouth Harbour

4 February 1933 berthed in No: 1 Basin, Portsmouth Harbour

6 February 1933 berthed in No: 1 Basin, Portsmouth Harbour

8 February 1933 berthed in No: 1 Basin, Portsmouth Harbour

10 February 1933 berthed in No: 1 Basin, Portsmouth Harbour

14 February 1933  berthed in No: 1 Basin, Portsmouth Harbour

15 February 1933 berthed in No: 1 Basin, Portsmouth Harbour

16 February 1933  berthed in No: 1 Basin, Portsmouth Harbour

20 March 1933 berthed at Priddy’s Hard, Portsmouth Harbour

18 April 1933 berthed on North Corner Jetty, Portsmouth Harbour

20 April 1933 berthed on North Corner Jetty, Portsmouth Harbour

22 May 1933 berthed at Priddy’s Hard, Portsmouth Harbour

24 May 1933 berthed at Priddy’s Hard, Portsmouth Harbour

27 May 1933 berthed at Priddy’s Hard, Portsmouth Harbour

29 May 1933 berthed at Priddy’s Hard, Portsmouth Harbour

6 June 1933 berthed at Priddy’s Hard, Portsmouth Harbour

19 June 1933  berthed at Priddy’s Hard, Portsmouth Harbour

16 August 1933 Captain W E Truscott appointed in command

21 September 1933 berthed at Priddy’s Hard, Portsmouth Harbour together with NAV BISON and NAV ISLEFORD

4 October 1933 berthed at Grangemouth from Rosyth Dockyard sailing to the same day for Chatham Dockyard via Rosyth

18 October 1933 berthed at Priddy’s Hard, Portsmouth Harbour together with NAV BISON

27 November 1933 berthed at Alexandra Dock, Hull from Rosyth Dockyard

28 November 1933 sailed Hull for Chatham

23 February 1934 in No: 7 dry dock, Portsmouth Harbour

22 October 1937 arrived at Devonport

24 January 1939 sailed Plymouth for Portsmouth

1 August 1938 Captain T C Deans appointed Master relieving Captain F S H Trapp who took command of NAV BISON

11 October 1938 Captain W B Hogan was appointed Master

22 March 1939 berthed at No: 1 Willington Quay, River Tyne

3 May 1939 passed Lloyds Signal Station on the Lizard sailing east bound

4 May 1939 arrived at Plymouth from Milford Haven

4 June 1939 arrived at Plymouth from Woolwich

2 July 1939 sailed Plymouth for Portsmouth

7 August 1939 Captain T C Deans appointed Master

21 December 1942 sailed Lyness

6 February 1943 Captain W H Prail appointed in command

3 July 1945 sailed Milford Haven for Plymouth

5 September 1951 purchased by Dashwood & Cartner Ltd.

1952 deleted from the Register

Notes:

Was replaced by NAV KINTERBURY