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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