image post 1919 after being renamed Leeds City
Official Number: 135296
Laid down:
Builder: Richardson, Duck & Co Ltd., Thornaby, Stockton
Launched: 28 October 1913
Pennant No: Y 3.506 / D 820
Into Service: 29 December 1914
Out of service: 1918
Fate: Struck uncharted reef & sank 18 September 1925
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:
28 October 1913 launched by Richardson, Duck & Co Ltd., Thornaby, Stockton as Yard Nr: 635 name Daleham for London & Northern Steamship Co Ltd. (Pyman Bros Ltd., Managers), London
December 1913 completed
29 December 1914 requisitioned for Admiralty service as a collier – name unchanged – until 11 February 1915
1916 owners now Pyman Watson & Co Ltd., Cardiff – name unchanged
23 March 1916 re-deployed on French Government service until 1 June 1916
7 August 1916 re-deployed as an Expeditionary Forece Transport carrying British oats until 6 October 1916
7 October 1916 re-deployed as a collier until 9 February 1917
8 October 1916 arrived at Viscosa Reef and anchored
10 October 1916 at Viscosa Reef alongside the Light Cruiser AMETHYST and supplied her with provisions
HMS AMETHYST
7 November 1916 at Abrolhos Rocks berthed alongside the Armed Merchant Cruiser HMS EDINBURGH CASTLE and received 7 tons of fresh water from the warship
HMS EDINBURGH CASTLE
10 November 1916 at Abrolhos Rocks berthed alongside the Light Cruiser AMETHYST
13 November 1916 at Abrolhos Rocks berthed alongside the Armed Merchant Cruiser HMS MACEDONIA supplying her with Naval Stores
4 December 1916 at Abrolhos Rocks berthed alongside the Armed Merchant Cruiser HMS ORAMA supplying her with Naval Stores
10 December 1916 arrived at Abrolhos Rocks and anchored later sailing in company with the light cruiser HMS AMETHYST
21 December 1916 attempted to berth alongside the Armed Merchant Crusier HMS MACEDONIA – unable to lay alongside
23 December 1916 at 0°38S 27°38W sighted the light cruiser HMS AMETHYST
24 December 1916 berthed alongside the Armed Merchant Crusier HMS MACEDONIA and supplied bunker coal
26 December 1916 berthed alongside the Armed Merchant Crusier HMS ORAMA and supplied 647 tons of bunker coal
1 January 1917 alongside the Armed Merchant Cruiser HMS MACEDONIA supplying hr with bunker coal
3 January 1917 berthed alongside the Armed Merchant Crusier HMS ORAMA and supplied 613 tons of bunker coal
1917 sold to St. Just Steamship Co Ltd., (W R Smith & Sons Ltd., Managers) Cardiff – name unchanged
8 January 1917 keeping station astern of the Armed Merchant Crusier HMS ORAMA when both on passage from Pernambuco to Trinidad Island
10 January 1917 berthed alongside the Armed Merchant Crusier HMS ORAMA and supplied 406 tons of bunker coal
17 January 1917 off Trinidad Island berthed alongside the Armed Merchant Crusier HMS MACEDINIA and supplied bunker coal
18 January 1917 off Trinidad Island attempted to berthed alongside the Armed Merchant Crusier HMS ORAMA – sea too bad and unable
19 January 1917 berthed alongside the Armed Merchant Crusier HMS ORAMA and supplied 522 tons of bunker coal
23 January 1917 at Abrolhos Rocks berthed alongside the Armed Merchant Cruiser HMS ORAMA supplying her with 523 tons of bunker coal
6 February 1917 at Flores Island berthed alongside the Armed Merchant Cruiser HMS ORAMA suppying 624 tons of bunker coal
10 February 1917 re-deployed as an Expeditionary Force Transport carrying British hay and oats until 8 April 1917
9 April 1917 re-deployed as a collier until 19 June 1917
19 May 1917 off Perim sighted by the Armed Boarding Vessel HMS PERTH
20 June 1917 re-deployed as a Transport carrying wheat from Bombay, India until 12 September 1917
13 September 1917 re-deployed as an Expeditionary Force Transport carrying British hay and oats until 23 March 1918
24 March 1918 re-deployed as a Transport carrying grain from Gulf of Mexico until 14 May 1918
15 May 1918 re-deployed as an Expeditionary Force Transport until 15 August 1918
16 August 1918 re-deployed as a Transport carrying wheat from Canada until 4 October 1918
5 October 1918 re-deployed as a Transport carrying British hay and oats
1919 renamed Leeds City by her owners
4 January 1920 arrived Suez from Fremantle for Cardiff
14 April 1920 arrived St Vincent CV from Buenos Ayres for Hull
18 September 1925 struck an uncharted reef and sank in the Java Sea 10 nmiles SE of Bawean Island, Netherlands East Indies while on passage from Tjilatjap to Kobe and Yokohama, Japan carrying sugar. Her crew were all rescued