Requisitioned Auxiliary – Calcaria

  

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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 

 

 

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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 …

 

10 11 10 Lloyds List Calcaria

 

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