Official Number: 167373
Laid down:
Builder: Bremer Vulkan, Vegesack
Pennant Nr:
Launched: 1931
Into Service: WW2
Out of service: WW2
Fate: Final fate unknown
Items of historic interest involving this ship: –
Background Data: One of an additional group of ships requisitioned by the Admiralty during WW2 to augment the ships of the RFA
Career Data:
1931 ordered through Standard Shipping Co., New York
August 1932 completed by Bremer Vulkan, Vegesack as Yard Nr: 698 named F J Wolfe for Baltisch-Americkanische Petroleum-Import-Gesellscharft, Germany
1935 transferred to Panama Transport Co. – name unchanged
1939 transferred to Anglo American Oil Co. Ltd., (R A Carder, Manager), London – name unchanged
WW2 requisitioned for Admiralty service and served as an Escort Oiler
2 October 1939 sailed New York independently to Aruba arriving 10 October 1939
12 October 1939 sailed Las Piedras independently to Halifax arriving 22 October 1939
25 October 1939 sailed Halifax in escorted convoy HX6 to Southampton arriving 9 November 1939 with a cargo of crude oil
27 December 1939 sailed St Helens Roads joining escorted convoy OA61 until dispersal on 30 December 1939 and then independently to Aruba arriving 17 January 1940
17 January 1940 sailed from Aruba to Las Piedras
19 January 1940 sailed Las Piedras independently to Halifax arriving 30 January 1940
31 January 1940 sailed Halifax in escorted convoy HX18 to Southampton arriving 16 February 1940 with a cargo of crude oil
21 February 1940 sailed St Helens Roads joining escorted convoy OA96 until dispersal on 24 February 1940 then independently to Aruba arriving 16 March 1940
18 March 1940 sailed Aruba independently to Puerto La Cruz
20 March 1940 sailed Puerto La Cruz independently to Halifax arriving 1 April 1940
10 April 1940 sailed Halifax in escorted convoy HX34 to Le Havre arriving 26 April 1940 with a cargo of crude oil
30 April 1940 sailed Le Havre independently to St Helens Roads arriving the same day
4 May 1940 sailed St Helens Roads joining escorted convoy OA141 until dispersal on 6 May 1940 and then independently to Trinidad arriving 22 May 1940
23 May 1940 sailed Trinidad independently to Bermuda arriving 29 May 1940
31 May 1940 sailed Bermuda in escorted convoy BHX47 and joined escorted convoy HX47 to Southampton arriving 17 June 1940
27 June 1940 sailed Cowes Roads joining escorted convoy OA174 until dispersal the next day and then independently to Trinidad arriving 12 July 1940
17 February 1941 sailed Bermuda in escorted convoy BHX110 and joined escorted convoy HX110 to Liverpool arriving 11 March 1941
27 March 1942 sailed Halifax in escorted convoy HX182 to Liverpool arriving 9 April 1942
22 April 1942 sailed Liverpool in escorted convoy OS26 to Point a Pierre, Trinidad arriving 9 May 1942
10 September 1942 torpedoed and damaged by German submarine U-96 in the Atlantic in position 51.30°N 28.25°W while on passage from the UK to North America in escorted convoy ON127 and continued in a damaged state
19 September 1942 arrived St Johns, Newfoundland for repairs
20 September 1942 sailed St Johns, Newfoundland in unescorted convoy CL58 to Sydney, Cape Breton arriving 22 September 1942
27 September 1942 sailed from Sydney, Cape Breton in unescorted convoy SH48 to Halifax arriving 29 September 1942
4 July 1943 sailed in unescorted convoy BX61 to Halifax arriving 6 July 1943
22 July 1943 sailed in unescorted convoy BB312 arriving at Milford Haven 24 July 1943
1945 returned to her owners – name unchanged
1951 owners restyled as Esso Petroleum Co Ltd., London – name unchanged
1953 purchased by American European Tanker Co Inc (G M Barbagelata, Manager) Panama and renamed Locarno
1957 purchased by Cia de Nav Monte Estoril, Panama and renamed Morchella
September 1960 arrived Trieste for demolition but a part of her was used to build the crane pontoon Micoperi 12
Final Fate unknown