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Official Number: 125715
Laid down:
Builder: Armstrong, Whitworth & Co, Low Walker-on-Tyne
Launched: 18 May 1908
Pennant No: Y7.120
Into Service: 26 May 1916
Out of service: 1918
Fate: 28 September 1945 scrapped
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:
18 May 1908 launched by Armstrong, Whitworth & Co, Low Walker-on-Tyne as Yard No: 802 named Carpathian for Petroleum Steamship Co Ltd., (Lane & MacAndrew Ltd. Managers), London
July 1908 completed
21 February 1915 off the Fastnet Rock communicated with HMS JUNO
25 May 1916 requisitioned for Admiralty service as an Oiler Transport – name unchanged
July 1917 owners and their 7 ship fleet purchased by British Tanker Co Ltd., London – name unchanged although nominal owners remained unchanged
December 1917 owners became British Tanker Co Ltd., London
1921 renamed British Peer by her owners
25 May 1923 berthed at Swansea from Abadan
4 August 1925 passed Malta
27 June 1928 arrived at Abadan from Madras
10 October 1928 passed Sagre when on passage to Swansea
13 January 1930 purchased by Soc. Italiana di Navigazione e Transporti, Genoa and renamed Tampico
1933 owners became Soc.Anon. Marittima “Fratelli Narizzano”, Genoa – name unchanged
1935 owners restyled Navigazione e Commercio Soc Anon, Genoa – name unchanged
3 November 1941 torpedoed and badly damaged by HMS PROTEUS in the Doro Channel between the Greek Islands
28 September 1945 found afloat at Venice and scrapped locally
Notes:
The 7 ships purchased and renamed by British Tanker Co Ltd from Petroleum Steamship Co Ltd were as follows and all were requisitioned for Admiralty service as Oilers :
CARPATHIAN BRITISH PEER
DANUBIAN BRITISH KNIGHT
PINNA BRITISH EARL
ROCK LIGHT BRITISH VISCOUNT
ROUMANIAN BRITISH BARON
SERVIAN BRITISH MARQUIS
TEREK BRITISH DUKE
She was the 1st of 2 ships to bear this name in the BTC Fleet.