CAMERON

after sale to Greek interests and renamed Stylianos Coutsodontis

Official Number:                       119881

Laid down:

Builder:                                   Irvine’s Shipbuilding & Dry Dock Co Ltd., Hartlepool

Launched:                               9 July 1905

Pennant No:                            Y 3.1164

Into Service:                           10 March 1916

Out of service:                         1918

Fate:                                      1934 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:

9 July 1905 launched by Irvine’s Shipbuilding & Dry Dock Co Ltd., Harbour Dock, West Hartlepool as Yard Nr: 143 named Cameron for Cameron Steamship Co Ltd., (K M Cameron, Manager) West Hartlepool
 

August 1905 completed

1915 sold to Chr. Salvesen & Co., Leith – name unchanged

10 March 1916 requisitioned for Admiralty service as an Expeditionary Force Transport carrying hay and oats – name unchanged – until 22 May 1916

23 May 1916 re-deployed as a collier until 29 August 1916

30 August 1916 re-deployed as a collier to Northern Russia for Russian Government a/c until 30 November 1916

1 December 1916 re-deployed as a collier until 6 February 1917

19 May 1917 re-deployed as a Transport carrying wheat until 19 July 1917

20 July 1917 further re-deployed as a collier to Northern Russia for Russian Government a/c until 10 December 1917

11 December 1917 re-deployed as a collier with one more trip to Russia until 1918

1919 sold to John Harrison Ltd., London and renamed Woldingham

1919 re-sold to Glynn Shipping Co Ltd., (Griffiths & Lewis, Managers), Cardiff – name unchanged

1922 sold to West Hartlepool Steam Navigation Co Ltd., West Hartlepool – name unchanged

1924 sold to A S & A G Coutsodontis, Syra and renamed Stylianos Coutsodontis

11 November 1934 arrived La Spezia for demolition by Italian ship breakers