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Official Number: 128969
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Builder: Richard Williamson & Son, Workington
Pennant No: C 8126 / Y 3.2102
Launched: 20 September 1910
Into Service: 10 January 1918
Out of service: 7 February 1919
Fate: 2 July 1939 broken up
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:
20 September 1910 launched by Richard Williamson & Son, Workington as Yard Nr: 211 named CALCARIA for the shipbuilder’s own account
10 November 1910 Lloyds List newspaper reported …
12 August 1912 sailed Dartmouth for London
1915 owners restyled as Calcaria Steamship Co Ltd., (Alfred J Smith, Manager) Bristol
1915 Captain R W Fryer was the ships Master and Mr D John was the Chief Engineer
10 January 1918 requisitioned for Admiralty service as a Transport on French Government Service for 1 trip carrying cross-Channel timber until 16 February 1918
17 February 1918 re-deployed as an Expeditionary Force Transport on a cross -Channel service from Littlehampton until 15 March 1918
16 March 1918 re-deployed as a collier until 5 June 1918
6 June 1918 re-deployed as an Expeditionary Force Transport on a cross -Channel service from Littlehampton until 7 February 1919
29 December 1921 berthed at Fowey sailing the same day for Cardiff
6 April 1923 berthed at the Port of Gloucester from Cowes, Isle of Wight
25 May 1923 berthed at the Port of Gloucester from Rouen
20 July 1923 berthed at the Port of Gloucester
21 July 1923 sailed the Port of Gloucester having loaded 750 tons of coal for London
17 August 1923 berthed at the Port of Gloucester to load coal
19 August 1923 sailed the Port of Gloucester for Belfast
6 September 1923 from London passed the Lloyds Signal Station on the Lizard
7 September 1923 berthed at the Port of Gloucester with 500 tons of cement
6 October 1923 berthed at the Port of Gloucester to load coal
7 October 1923 sailed the Port of Gloucester having loaded 700 tons of coal for London
29 October 1923 sailing west passed Prawle Point
12 December 1923 berthed at the Port of Gloucester from Bristol to load coal
13 December 1923 sailed the Port of Gloucester having loaded 737 tons of coal for London
30 December 1923 berthed at the Port of Gloucester to load coal
3 January 1924 sailed the Port of Gloucester having loaded 740 tons of coal for London
8 April 1924 passed the Lloyds Signal Station on the Lizard sailing west bound
1 May 1924 berthed at Brixham sailing the same day
7 June 1924 berthed at the Port of Gloucester to load coal
10 June 1924 sailed the Port of Gloucester having loaded 730 tons of coal for London
11 November 1924 sailed the City Docks, Bristol for Port Talbot
16 January 1927 berthed the River Wear
4 October 1928 berthed at Hartlepool from Rouen
23 March 1931 grounded on a shoal off the Norfolk Coast
8 July 1931 before the Admiralty division of the High Court proceedings before Mr Justice Langton and Trinity Masters over a claim for salvage arising from the grounding (above) resulted in damages being awarded
18 November 1932 arrived at Hartlepool
2 March 1933 berthed at Ramsgate from Blyth
4 March 1933 sailed from Ramsgate for Blyth
1937 owners now Calcaria (Bristol) Ltd – same manager at Bristol
7 January 1939 under repair in dry dock at Sunderland by T W Greenwell & Co
2 July 1939 arrived Briton Ferry for demolition by T W Ward