Official No:                               221092      

Builder:                                   Newport News Shipbuilding & Drydock Co., Newport News

Launched:                               8 February 1921

Into Service:                            WW2

Out of service:                         WW2

Fate:                                      3q/1949 arrived Philadelphia to be broken up

Items of historic interest involving this ship: –

Background Data:  One of a group of additional American – flagged ships which served as Escort Oilers during WW2

Career Data:

8 February 1921 launched by Newport News Shipbuilding & Drydock Co., Newport News as Yard Nr: 259 named Agmistone for Atlantic Gulf & West Indies Steamship Lines Inc., New York

March 1921 completed

1930 purchased by Beacon Oil Co., Boston and renamed Beacon

1931 purchased by Standard Shipping Co Inc., Wilmington – name unchanged

1935 Owners restyled as Standard Oil Co of New Jersey, Wilmington – name unchanged

23 December 1941 arrived at New York

26 December 1941 sailed New York independently to Baytown arriving 3 January 1942

4 January 1942 sailed Baytown independently to Baltimore arriving 12 January 1942

15 January 1942 sailed Baltimore independently to Las Piedras arriving 22 January 1942

24 January 1942 sailed Las Piedras independently to Aruba arriving the same day

26 January 1942 sailed Aruba independently to Providence, Rhode Island arriving 7 February 1942

9 February 1942 sailed Providence, Rhode Island independently to Cartagena arriving 19 February 1942

27 February 1942 sailed Cartagena independently to New York arriving 9 March 1942

12 March 1942 sailed Portland independently to New York arriving 15 March 1942

13 April 1942 sailed New York

22 April 1942 sailed Charleston independently to Curacao arriving 2 May 1942

4 May 1942 sailed Curacao independently to Cape Town arriving 2 June 1942

7 June 1942 sailed Cape Town independently to Caripito arriving 2 July 1942

6 July 1942 sailed Caripito independently to Trinidad arriving the next day

12 July 1942 sailed Trinidad in escorted convoy TAW4 to Aruba arriving 15 July 1942 

1942 owners became US WSA – name unchanged

18 July 1942 sailed Aruba independently to Curacao arriving the same day

19 July 1942 sailed Curacao in escorted convoy TAW6C to Key West arriving 27 July 1942

31 July 1942 sailed Key West in unescorted convoy KN125 to Hampton Road arriving 4 August 1942

8 August 1942 sailed Hampton Roads independently to New York arriving 9 August 1942

13 August 1942 sailed Cape Cod Bay in escorted convoy BX33 to Halifax arriving 16 August 1942

22 August 1942 sailed Halifax in escorted convoy SC97 to the River Clyde arriving 6 September 1942

WW2 served as an escort oiler – name unchanged

12 September 1942 sailed the River Clyde joining escorted convoy ON130 to New York arriving 30 September 1942

2 October 1942 sailed New York in unescorted convoy NK505 to Key West arriving 8 October 1942

8 October 1942 sailed Key West in unconvoy KH410 to Galveston Bar arriving 13 October 1942

20 October 1942 sailed Galveston Bar in escorted convoy HK112 to Key West arriving 24 October 1942

24 October 1942 sailed Key West in unescorted convoy KN206 to New York arriving 30 October 1942

 8 November 1942 sailed New York in unescorted convoy NG320 to Guantanamo arriving 15 November 1942

15 November 1942 sailed Guantanamo in unescorted convoy GAT22 to Curacao arriving 18 November 1942

20 November 1942 sailed Curacao in escorted convoy TAG22 to Guantanamo arriving 24 November 1942

24 November 1942 sailed Guantanamo in unescorted convoy GN22 to New York arriving 2 December 1942

10 December 1942 sailed New York in unescorted convoy NG328 to Guantanamo arriving 18 December 1942

18 December 1942 sailed Guantanamo in unescorted convoy GAT30 to Curacao arriving 22 December 1942

29 December 1942 sailed Curacao in unescorted convoy TAG32 to Guantanamo arriving 1 January 1943

1 January 1943 sailed Guantanamo in unescorted convoy GN32 to New York arriving 9 January 1943

12 January 1943 sailed New York in escorted convoy SC117 to Loch Ewe arriving 2 February 1943

3 February 1943 sailed Loch Ewe in unescorted convoy WN391 to Scapa Flow arriving the next day

9 February 1943 sailed sailed Scapa Flow in unescorted convoy EN194 to Loch Ewe arriving 11 February 1943 

14 February 1943 sailed Londonderry in escorted Liverpool convoy ON167 to New York arriving 9 March 1943. Served as one of three escort oilers during this convoy

8 April 1943 sailed Boston in escorted convoy BX42 to Halifax arriving 10 April 1943

16 April 1943 sailed Halifax in escorted convoy SC127 to Belfast Lough arriving 3 May 1943

3 May 1943 sailed Belfast Lough in unescorted convoy BB286 to Milford Haven arriving the next day

6 May 1943 sailed Milford Haven joining escorted convoy ONS7 to Halifax arriving 25 May 1943

25 May 1943 sailed Halifax in escorted convoy XB55 to Cape Cod Canal arriving 27 May 1943

27 May 1943 sailed Cape Cod Canal independently to New York arriving the next day

13 June 1943 sailed Hampton Roads in escorted convoy USG10 to Bermuda arriving 16 June 1943

20 June 1943 sailed Bermuda independently to New York arriving 23 June 1943

9 July 1943 sailed New York independently to Hampton Roads

12 July 1943 sailed Hampton Roads in escorted convoy UGS12 to Algiers arriving 31 July 1943

5 August 1943 sailed Algiers joining escorted convoy GTX5 to Syracuse arriving 10 August 1943. RFA EMPIRE ACE before RFA service also sailed in this convoy

17 August 1943 sailed Stracuse independently to Augusta arriving the same day

22 August 1943 sailed Augusta to Malta arriving the next day

24 August 1943 sailed Malta joining escorted convoy KMS23 to Port Said arriving 30 August 1943. RFA Empire Salvage also sailed in this convoy

8 September 1943 sailed Suez independently to Aden arriving 13 September 1943

15 September 1943 sailed Aden in escorted convoy AP45 to Banda Abbas  arriving 21 September 1943

21 September 1943 sailed Bandar Abbas independently to Abadan arriving 23 September 1943

28 September 143 sailed Abadan independently to Bandar Abbas

2 October 1943 sailed Bandar Abbas in unescorted convoy PB58 to Bombay arriving 8 October 1943

17 October 1943 sailed Bombay in unescorted convoy BP99 to Bandar Abbas arriving 22 October 1943

22 October 1943 sailed Bandar Abbas independently to Abadan arriving 24 October 1943

28 October 1943 sailed Abadan independently to Bandar Abbas

1 November 1943 sailed Bandar Abbas in unescorted convoy PA59 and then independently to Durban arriving 22 November 1943

25 November 1943 sailed Durban independently to Abadan arriving 15 December 1943

17 December 1943 sailed Abadan independently to Aden arriving 27 December 1943

1 January 1944 sailed Aden independently returning to Aden the next day

5 January 1944 sailed Aden in escorted convoy AP57 to Bandar Abbas arriving 12 January 1944

12 January 1944 sailed Bandar Abbas independently to Abadan arriving 14 January 1944

 1946 returned to WSA Reserve Fleet and laid up

3q/1949 arrived Philadelphia for demolition by Northern Metals Co