15 July 1943 launched by North Vancouver Ship Repairers Ltd., North Vancouver as Yard Nr: 129 named FORT COLVILLE for the Dominion of Canada
19 September 1943 completed for bareboat charter to the MoWT and placed under the management of A Holt & Co Ltd., Liverpool
20 February 1945 arrived Sydney to join TF 117.
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Official Number: 169676
Builder: North Vancouver Ship Repairers Ltd, North Vancouver
Pennant No: B531
Launched: 15 July 1943
Into Service: 1943
Out of service: 1950
Fate: 1966 scrapped
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:
15 July 1943 launched by North Vancouver Ship Repairers Ltd, North Vancouver as Yard Nr 129 named FORT COLVILLE for the Dominion of Canada
19 September 1943 completed for bareboat charter to the MoWT and placed under the management of A Holt & Co Ltd., Liverpool
3 October 1943 sailed Port Alberni independently to Los Angeles arriving 8 October 1943
21 October 1943 sailed Los Angeles independently to Cristobal
3 November 1943 sailed Cristobal indpendently to Key West arriving 8 November 1943
8 November 1943 sailed Key West independently to New York arriving 13 November 1943
19 November 1943 sailed New York in convoy HX267 to Liverpool arriving 3 December 1943 with a cargo of lumber, lead and phosphates
7 December 1943 Acting Able Seaman (DEMS) Walter E Warmington (P/JX 339144) discharged dead. He is buried in Badsey (St. James) Churchyard, Worcestershire
5 January 1944 sailed Liverpool independently to Loch Ewe arriving the next day
9 January 1944 sailed Loch Ewe to Methil arriving the same day and then in convoy FS1326 to the Tyne arriving the next day
18 June 1944 sailed the Tyne in convoy FN1391 to Methil arriving the next day
20 June 1944 sailed Methil in convoy EN399 to Loch Ewe arriving 22 June 1944
3 July 1944 joined convoy KMS55G to Gibraltar arriving the next day. RFA Scottish American was an escort oiler in this convoy
4 July 1944 sailed Gibraltar in comvoy KMS55 to Algiers arriving 6 July 1944
Sailed from Algiers to join convoy MKS55 to Gibraltar. This convoy had sailed from Port Said on 6 July 1944 and arrived at Gibraltar on 20 July 1944
25 July 1944 sailed Gibraltar in convoy KMS57 to Malta arriving 30 July 1944
10 August 1944 sailed Malta to Bizerta
3 September 1944 sailed Bizerta and joined convoy MKS60 to Gibraltar arriving 7 September 1944
9 September 1944 sailed Gibraltar in convoy MKS60G to Falmouth arriving 16 September 1944
2 November 1944 sailed Falmouth to St Helens Roads arriving the next day and joining convoy MTC25 to Southend arriving 4 November 1944
5 November 1944 sailed Southend in convoy FN1532 to the River Tyne arriving the next day
10 November 1944 sailed the River Tyne in convoy FN1536 to Methil arriving the next day
16 December 1944 sailed Methil in convoy FS1668 to Southend arriving 18 December 1944
21 December 1944 sailed Southend in convoy TBC 14 to Milford Haven arriving 24 December 1944
24 December 1944 sailed Milford Haven in convoy OS100KM passing Gibraltar on 31 December 1944 and then sailed independently to Port Said arriving 7 January 1945
14 January 1945 sailed Suez independently to Aden arriving 19 January 1945
19 January 1945 sailed Aden independently to Sydney, NSW, Australia arriving 17 February 1945 to join TF 117
3 March 1945 sailed Sydney, NSW, Australia to the Naval Base, Manus, Admiralty Islands arriving 13 March 1945
19 March 1945 sailed the Naval Base, Manus, Admiralty Islands independently to Leyte arriving 26 March 1945
3 May 1945 sailed Leyte independently to the Naval Base, Manus, Admiralty Islands and then onto Sydney, NSW, Australia arriving on 17 May 1945
10 July 1945 sailed Sydney, NSW, Australia independently to the Naval Base, Manus, Admiralty Islands arriving on 18 July 1945
1 August 1945 was at the Naval Base, Manus, Admiralty Islands
Sailed from the Naval Base, Manus, Admiralty Islands independently to Hong Kong arriving 11 September 1945
4 December 1945 sailed Hong Kong independently to Sydney, NSW, Australia arriving 18 December 1945
12 May 1946 arrived at Sydney, NSW, Australia
5 September 1946 after sailing from Port Adelaide, Australia was forced to return
with a serious defect to her boilers
16 September 1946 arrived at Sydney, NSW, Australia
2 October 1946 at Sydney, NSW, Australia Central Police Court three of the crew Yau Loy Ching, Chung Sui and Wuh Ha Yee pleaded guilty to smuggling into Sydney 1,344 china bowls,
3,740 china spoons and 1,600 chop sticks. Wuh Ha Yee was find £30 and the other two £10 each. Each was remanded in custody until the fines were paid
8 November 1946 sailed Sydney, NSW, Australia for Colombo and the UK
4 November 1949 berthed on No: 2 Tier, Jarrow Slake, River Tyne
1950 purchased by Western Canada SS Co Ltd, Vancouver and renamed LAKE KOOTENAY
1954 owners became Western Canada SS Co Ltd, West Hartlepool name unchanged
1957 purchased by Maremblema Cia Nav S.A, Monrovia and renamed ANDROS CYGNET
1957 purchased by Cia Maritima Las Perlas S.A, Monrovia and renamed THEOSKEPASTI
1961 owners became Cia Maritima Las Perlas S.A, Andros name unchanged
1965 renamed MARIETTA T by her owners
8 December 1966 arrived Hong Kong for demolition by Lee Sing Co
