Official Number:                      95937

Laid down:

Builder:                                   Armstrong, Whitworth & Co Ltd, Low Walker

Launched:                              24 October 1900

Into Service:                           1914

Out of service:                        1918

Fate:                                       1931 broken up

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:

24 October 1900 launched by Armstrong, Whitworth & Co Ltd., Low Walker as Yard Nr: 707 named KHODOUNG for Burmah Oil Co Ltd, London

27 November 1900 sailed from the River Tyne on builders trials

December 1900 completed

9 December 1900 sailed the River Tyne for Rangoon

10 December 1900 passed Dover

16 December 1900 passed Gibraltar when on passage from the River Tyne for Rangoon

18 January 1901 arrived at Rangoon from Shields

31 February 1901 arrived at Calcutta from Rangoon

29 May 1901 sailed from Calcutta

3 August 1901 sailed from Calcutta

8 March 1902 sailed Calcutta

16 February 1905 sailed Calcutta

21 February 1906 sailed Calcutta

7 May 1906 grounded in the river at Calcutta

8 May 1906 refloated

18 May 1906 sailed Rangoon for Calcutta

3 September 1906 sailed Calcutta

19 July 1907 sailed Calcutta

2 October 1907 sailed Calcutta

1914 – 1918 requisitioned for Admiralty for service as an oiler, name unchanged

15 May 1916 at South Queensferry alongside HMS FEARLESS refuelling her – supplied 29 tons of FFO

HMS FEARLESS

15 July 1916 at Queensferry alongside HMS FEARLESS refuelling her with 36 tons of FFO

9 August 1917 at Rosyth alongside HMS GALATEA refuelling her

11 August 1917 at Rosyth alongside HMS GALATEA refuelling her

HMS GALATEA

16 August 1917 at Rosyth alongside HMS GALATEA refuelling her

29 August 1917 at Rosyth alongside HMS GALATEA refuelling her

15 September 1917 at Rosyth alongside HMS GALATEA refuelling her

15 November 1917 at Rosyth alongside HMS GALATEA refuelling her

26 November 1917 at Rosyth alongside HMS GALATEA refuelling her

11 January 1923 in No 2 dry dock, Keppel Harbour Singapore      

1924 purchased by Anglo Saxon Petroleum Co Ltd., London name unchanged

4 February 1924 in Kings Dock (dry dock) at Kepple Harbour, Singapore

14 February 1924 alongside the Main Wharf at Keppel Harbour, Singapore

11 October 1924 alongside the Main Wharf at Keppel Harbour, Singapore

15 October 1924 alongside the Main Wharf at Keppel Harbour, Singapore

27 November 1924 berthed at Kilindini Harbour from Soe Soe to discharge cargo. Captain John E Peacock was the ship’s Master

Captain John E Peacock

28 November 1924 sailed Kilindini for Zanzibar

17 June 1925 in dry dock at Keppel Harbour, Singapore

22 June 1925 alongside the main Wharf at Keppel Harbour, Singapore

20 September 1925 in the Java Sea at 04°42S 115°27E 3rd Engineer Officer Frederick George Whitcombe and 3rd Fireman Chan Man both discharged dead when both were scalded with steam when the bottom of the HP cylinder blew out. 3rd Fireman Chan Man had signed on at Singapore on 15 June 1925

3rd Engineer Officer Frederick G Whitcombe

9 September 1927 sailed Ceram for Balik Papan

7 June 1928 in No 2 Dry Dock, Keppel Harbour, Singapore

9 June 1928 berthed at the Main Wharf, Keppel Harbour, Singapore

15 October 1929 sailed Singapore

2 October 1930 in No 1 Dry Dock, Keppel Harbour, Singapore

1931 broken up in Japan