Official Number:                 162656

Laid down:

Builder:                              Rowhedge Iron Works Co Ltd., Rowhedge

Launched:                         29 September 1931

Into Service:                      1942

Out of service:                   1945

Fate:                                  18 December 1959 Broken up

Items of historic interest involving this ship: –

Background Data:   One of an additional group of ships requisitioned by the Admiralty in WW2 to augment the ships of the RFA

29 September 1931 Launched by Rowhedge Iron Works Co Ltd, Rowhedge as Yard Nr    named BEN SADLER for National Benzole Co Ltd, London

November 1931 completed

8 February 1932 the Berkeley Daily Gazette reported –

1942 requisitioned by the Admiralty for service as a Harbour Oiler

5 June 1942 sailed Holyhead in the escorted convoy BB182 to Milford Haven arriving on the next day

1945 returned to her owners

27 February 1957 at Barking Engineer Dudley Marrs Cobb discharged dead having, it is believed, been overcome with petrol gases

18 December 1959 arrived Grays, Essex for breaking up by T W Ward Ltd