Official Number: 168829
Laid down:
Builder: Bethlehem Shipbuilding Corp Ltd, Alameda, Ca
Launched: 14 May 1919
Into Service: 1941
Out of service: during WW2
Fate: 3rd quarter 1950 arrived to be broken up
Items of historic interest involving this ship: –
Background Data: One of an additional group of ships requisitioned by the Admiralty during WW2 to augment the ships of the RFA
Career Data:
14 May 1919 launched by Bethlehem Shipbuilding Corp Ltd, Alameda, Ca as Yard Nr 1463/5259 named DEVOLENTE for the United States Shipping Board, San Francisco
September 1919 completed
7 October 1919 arrived at Kobe, Japan from San Fransisco
25 August 1920 reported by radio that at noon this day she was six miles East of Sand Key
6 December 1920 sailed from Norfolk
1923 purchased by Beacon Oil Co Inc, Boston and renamed BEACONOIL
1926 owners became Beacon Transport Co Inc, Boston name unchanged
1928 owners became National Bank of Commerce in New York (Trustee) Inc, name unchanged
1931 owners became Standard Shipping Co Inc, Wilmington name unchanged
1935 owners became Standard Oil Co of New Jersey, Wilmington name unchanged
23 March 1938 sailed from Philadelphia for Baytown, Texas
1940 owners became Panama Transport Co, Panama name unchanged
24 February 1940 sailed Boston independently
27 March 1940 sailed Algiers independently to Haifa
4 April 1940 sailed Haifa independently
16 April 1940 sailed Oran in Franch convoy 20R
17 April 1940 sailed Casablanca in French convoy KS88 to Brest arriving 23 April 1940
24 April 1940 sailed Brest independently to Le Harve arriving 25 April 1940
1 May 1940 sailed Le Harve independently to St Helens Roads arriving the next day
5 May 1940 sailed St Helens Roads in convoy OA142 until it dispersed on 7 May 1940 and then independently to New York arriving 29 May 1940
8 June 1940 sailed New York independently to Aruba arriving 21 June 1940
23 June 1940 sailed Aruba independently to the Cape Verde Islands arriving 5 July 1940
9 July 1940 sailed Cape Verde Islands independently to Aruba arriving 22 July 1940
25 July 1940 sailed Aruba independently to Havana, Cuba arriving 30 July 1940
1 August 1940 sailed Havana, Cuba independently to Santiago, Cuba arriving 4 August 1940
4 August 1940 sailed Santiago, Cuba independently to Aruba 10 August 1940
12 August 1940 sailed Aruba independently to Buenos Aires arriving 3 September 1940
5 September 1940 sailed Buenos Aires independently to Caripito arriving 24 September 1940
25 September 1940 sailed Caripito independently to Trinidad arriving the next day
26 September 1940 sailed Trinidad independently to Teneriffe arriving 9 October 1940
12 October 1940 sailed Teneriffe independently to New York
3 November 1940 sailed New York independently to Aruba arriving 10 November 1940
11 November 1940 sailed Aruba independently to Boston arriving 20 November 1940
21 November 1940 sailed Boston independently to Caripito arriving 29 November 1940
1 December 1940 sailed Caripito independently to New York arriving 9 December 1940
10 December 1940 sailed New York independently to Aruba arriving 18 December 1940
19 December 1940 sailed Aruba independently to New York arriving 30 December 1940
7 January 1941 sailed New York independently to Aruba arriving 14 January 1941
15 Hanuary 1941 sailed Aruba inependently to San Juan, Puerto Rico 17 January 1941
17 January 1941 sailed San Juan, Puerto Rico independently to Ponce arriving 18 January 1941
18 January 1941 sailed Ponce independently to Caripito arriving 22 January 1941
23 January 1941 sailed Caripito independently to Aruba arriving 24 January 1941
27 January 1941 sailed Aruba independently to San Juan, Puerto Rico arriving 28 January 1941
30 January 1941 sailed Mayaguez independently
3 February 1941 sailed Puerto La Cruz independently to Aruba arriving 4 February 1941
6 February 1941 sailed Aruba independently to Cristobal arriving 9 February 1941
11 February 1941 sailed Cristobal independently to Cartagena, Columbia arriving 13 February 1941
13 February 1941 sailed Cartagena, Columbia independently to Aruba arriving 15 February 1941
17 February 1941 sailed Aruba independently to San Juan, Puerto Rico arriving 18 February 1941
20 February 1941 sailed San Juan, Puerto Rico independently to Ponce arriving the same day
21 February 1941 sailed Ponce independently to Caripito arriving 24 February 1941
25 February 1941 sailed Caripito independently to Teneriffe arriving 10 March 1941
13 March 1941 sailed Teneriffe independently to Caripito arriving 24 March 1941
25 March 1941 sailed Caripito independently to Rio De Janeiro arriving 9 April 1941
10 April 1941 sailed Rio De Janeiro independently to Santos arriving 11 April 1941
11 April 1941 sailed Santos independently to Caripito arriving 24 April 1941
26 April 1941 sailed Caripito independently to Teneriffe arriving 8 May 1941
12 May 1941 sailed Teneriffe independently to Aruba
18 May 1941 sailed Aruba independently to Guaira
22 May 1941 sailed Guaira independently to Aruba arriving 25 May 1941
26 May 1941 sailed Aruba independently to Las Piedras arriving the same day
27 May 1941 sailed Las Piedras independently to Baltimore arriving 3 June 1941
5 June 1941 sailed Baltimore independently to Aruba arriving 11 June 1941
12 June 1941 sailed Aruba independently to St. Thomas arriving 15 June 1941
16 June 1941 sailed St. Thomas independently to Aruba arriving 18 June 1941
1941 – 1942 registration transferred to Panama Transport Co, London name unchanged but re-registered under the Red Ensign and was requisitioned for Admiralty service as an oiler
19 July 1942 off Swinburne Island in the Ambrose Channel – off Staten Island in the Lower New York Bay struck and sank USS YP-8 . All of the crew of 13 taken onboard the tanker and salvage operations commenced the next day
22 October 1942 Third Officer Sidney Norman Peters discharged dead. He is buried in Rochester (St. Margarets) Cemetery in section S grave 26
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1942 reverted to Panamanian registration, name unchanged
Third quarter 1950 arrived Baltimore for demolition by Patapsco Scrap Co