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Official No: 78677
Builder: W B Thompson, Dundee
Launched: 1878
Pennant No: Y 3.876
Into Service: 14 October 1915
Out of service: 25 November 1917
Fate: 25 November 1917 sank after a collision
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:
3 January 1878 launched by W B Thompson & Co Ltd., Dundee as Yard No: 22 named Glenisla for John & James Mitchell, Dundee
February 1878 completed
6 July 1879 at Archangel Able Seaman John Waugh discharged dead from drowning
26 November 1884 at Canada Yard, Surrey Dock, London, when in port, Bosun Edward Thompson discharged dead. When coming onboard accidentally slipped and fell between the quay and the vessel
24 July 1889 at Dronley near Dundee Captain Issac Low Donald discharged dead from consumption
2 March 1895 at Cartagena Harbour, Spain Able Seaman Frank Powers discharged dead – drowned
28 April 1909 at Granton Harbour Able Seaman Thomas Sinclair Grant discharged dead from presumed drowning
26 June 1914 arrived at the River Tyne from Granton
13 August 1914 sailed Granton for Dundee in ballast
18 September 1914 arrived at the River Tyne from Dundee
27 January 1915 passed the Lloyds Signal Station on Flamorough Head sailing north
14 October 1915 requisitioned for Admiralty service as a decoy ship
20 March 1916 decoy ship service ended
6 May 1916 re-deployed as a collier – name unchanged – until 20 June 1916
15 July 1917 at Kola Inlet
17 November 1917 re-deployed for the Norwegian service
21 November 1917 while on passage from Newcastle to Slemmestad sank after a collision with the ss Glenelg 0.75 miles from Kirkabister Light, Lerwick