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Official No: 135641
Builder: North of Ireland Shipbuilding, Londonderry
Launched: 11 July 1913
Pennant No: Y 3.1235
Into Service: 25 September 1916
Out of service: 18 September 1917
Fate: 18 September 1917 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:
11 July 1913 launched by North of Ireland Shipbuilding, Londonderry as Yard Nr: 56 named GLENFOYLE for James Mayfair, Londonderry
August 1913 completed
25 September 1916 requisitioned for Admiralty service, initially as a Collier – name unchanged until 4 January 1917
1916 purchased by Great Lakes Transportation Co Ltd., Midland – name unchanged
5 January 1917 re deployed as a Expeditionary Force Transport until 15 January 1917 – name unchanged
16 January 1917 re deployed as a collier – name unchanged – until 21 April 1917
22 April 1917 became a Commissioned Decoy Ship and also operated as DONLEVON and STONECROP
18 September 1917 torpedoed and sunk by German Submarine U43 65 miles SW of Mizen Head with the loss of thirty four lives. One of those who was killed is buried in Cherbourg Old Communal Cemetery and the remaining thirty three are rememberd with pride on the Chatham, Plymouth and Portsmouth Naval Memorials