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Official Number: 124219
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Builder: Scott’s Shipbuilding & Engineering Co Ltd., Greenock
Launched: 18 August 1907
Pennant No: Y.3.104 / Y.2.235
Into Service: 11 April 1916
Out of service: 15 January 1918
Fate: Torpedoed & sunk 15 January 1918
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:
15 August 1907 launched by Scott’s Shipbuilding & Engineering Co Ltd., Greenock as Yard Nr: 414 named Daldorch for J M Campbell & Sons, Glasgow
17 August 1907 the Lloyds List newspaper reported …
September 1907 completed
15 October 1908 sailed New York with a general cargo for Melbourne, Sydney, NSW, Auckland, New Zealand, Wellington, Lyttelton and Dunedin
1 January 1909 grounded at Bean Rock, Auckland, New Zealand – towed off without any damage being caused
15 October 1909 arrived at Antwerp from Bombay
22 October 1909 passed Zeebrugge sailing west bound
3 December 1909 arrived at Rio de Janerio from Cardiff
11 December 1909 sailed Rio de Janerio for Natal
28 December 1909 arrived at Natal
23 January 1910 sailed Adelaide for Melbourne
3 March 1910 sailed Melbourne for the UK
21 April 1914 off Gabo encountered a severe cyclonic storm – no damage caused
23 April 1914 arrived at Newcastle, NSW from Durban. Captain Jenking was the Master
11 September 1914 challenged by the Armourered cruiser HMS CARNARVON at approximately 27°58N 16°30W – allowed to proceed
29 January 1915 arrived at Sydney, NSW from Montreal
1915 owners became Steamship Dalhanna & Co Ltd., (J M Campbell & Son, Manager), Glasgow – name unchanged
20 March 1916 challenged by the Armourered Cruiser HMS LANCASTER and allowed to proceed
11 April 1916 requisitioned for Admiralty service as a collier – name unchanged until 9 July 1917
May 1916 purchased by Mondrich Steamship Co Ltd., (Japp, Hatch & Co, Managers) London and renamed Spital
10 July 1916 re-deployed as a transport carrying sugar until 21 November 1916
31 August 1916 when on passage from Batavia to Falmouth with a cargo of suggar challenged by the Armourered Cruiser HMS CORNWALL – allowed to proceed
22 November 1916 re-deployed as an ammunition carrier to Northern Russia for Russian Government a/c on a USA service until 30 May 1917
31 May 1917 re-deployed as an ammunition carrier to Northern Russia for Russian Government a/c until 26 December 1917
27 December 1917 re-deployed as a collier on Italian Government service until …
15 January 1918 torpedoed and sunk by the German submarine U-93 (Helmut Gerlach) in the English Channel four miles south of St Anthony’s Point near Falmouth while on passage from South Shields to Savonna carrying coal
Notes:
- Pennant Nr: previously allocated to Adamton
- Pennant Nr: subsequently allocated to Spital