Official Number:                      129054

Laid down:

Builder:                                  Wm. Doxford & Sons, Pallion Yard, Sunderland

Launched:                              30 September 1909

Pennant No:                           Y 3.1001

Into Service:                           20 January 1916

Out of service:                        14 October 1942 torpedoed and sunk

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:

30 September 1909 launched by Wm. Doxford & Sons, Pallion Yard, Sunderland as Yard No: 410 named Dalemoor for Moor Line Ltd., (W Runciman & Co., Managers), Newcastle

1 October 1909 the Shields Daily News newspaper reported …

November 1909 completed

20 January 1916 requisitioned for Admiralty service as a collier – name unchanged until 4 March 1916

27 May 1916 re-deployed as a collier until 18 July 1916

19 July 1916 re-deployed as an Expeditionary Force Transport carrying rails until 19 September 1916

20 September 1916 re-deployed as a collier to Northern Russia for Russian Government a/c until 15 November 1916

16 November 1916 re-deployed as a collier until 5 January 1917

6 January 1917 re-deployed as a transport carrying wheat from Australia until 13 May 1917

14 May 1917 re-deployed as a transport carrying wheat from the United States un 30 July 1917

31 July 1917 re-deployed as a collier until 26 September 1917

27 September 1917 re-deployed as a transport carrying sugar from Java until 22 February 1918

23 February 1918 re-deployed as a collier

1920 purchased by Western Counties Shipping Co (E Edwards & Sons, Managers), Cardiff and renamed Dalemead

July 1926 purchased by Aktie Ges. Fur Handel & Verkehr., Emden and renamed Jacobus Fritzen

1936 owners shown as Lexzau Scharbac & Co., Emden – name unchanged

1937 owners restyles as Johs. Fritzen & Sohn vorm Lexau, Scharbau & Co., Emden – name unchanged

19 January 1941 in collision with the Swedish ship Ingeren near the Elbe 3 light vessel

14 October 1942 torpedoed and sunk by the Soviet submarine Narodovozets (D2) south of Ystad in position 55.10n 13.38E while on passage from Sweden to Germany carrying iron ore

Notes

1. After her purchase and renaming in July 1926 she was transferred to the Fleet of Jurgens Fritzen and Lloyds Register show a confusing record of subsequent owners