Official Number: 94386
Laid down:
Builder: James Laing, Deptford Yard, Sunderland
Launched: 29 March 1888
Into Service: 17 March 1918
Out of service: 3 April 1919
Fate: Broken up at Durban, South Africa in 1933
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:
29 March 1888 launched by James Laing, Deptford Yard, Sunderland as Yard Nr 319 named ENGINEER for Tatham, Bromage & Co Ltd, London
May 1888 completed as a coaster
1898 purchased by Fletcher Woodhill and renamed ARMOURER
17 January 1899 sailed Oporto for Liverpool
5 May 1899 sailed Manchester for Gravesend
30 July 1900 sailed Oporto for Liverpool
24 August 1901 sailed Malaga for Liverpool
3 September 1901 arrived at Liverpool from Malaga
6 December 1901 sailed Vigo for Liverpool
3 February 1904 sailed Genoa for Liverpool via Swansea
17 September 1905 sailed Galatz for Liverpool
9 February 1910 in the North Sea was in collision with the Swedish steamer Enar which sank. The Enar was on passage from King’s Lynn to Gothenburg loaded with 1,100 tons of coal – her Captain and sixteen crew were saved by the Armourer from their life boats and landed at Yarmouth. The Armourer continued her voyage to London with damage to her port bow (The Times 11 February 1910 – page 12)
11 July 1910 sailed Valencia to Gravesend via Hull
17 March 1918 requisitioned by the Admiralty for service as a Stores Carrier, name unchanged
3 April 1919 returned to her owners
1924 purchased by Emil R Retziaff, Stettin and renamed GRIMGERDE
1928 purchased by W Knuth & Co, Stralsund and renamed WILHELM
1930 purchased by Friederich Schmitz, Duisburg-Ruhort and renamed WALTER REICHEL
1932 owners now Intern Seefrachten-Kontor GmbH , name unchanged
1933 broken up at Durban, South Africa