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Official Number:                     139062

Builder:                                 Wm. Gray & Co Ltd, West Hartlepool

Pennant No:                   Y.3 672

Launched:                              16 April 1915

Into Service:                           25 June 1915

Out of service:                        1918

Fate:                                     1957 broken up in Poland (?)

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:

16 April 1915 launched by Wm. Gray & Co Ltd, West Hartlepool as Yard Nr: 859 named Harlow for Harrisons (London) Ltd., (J & C Harrison, Managers) London

25 June 1915 completed and requisitioned for Admiralty service as a Collier – name unchanged – but almost immediately discharged

17 March 1917 and 18 March 1917 at Loch Ewe alongside HMS PATUCA supplying 800 tons of bunker coal

HMS PATUCA

31 March 1917 and 1 April 1917 at Loch Ewe alongside HMS ARLANZA supplying bunker coal

17 March 1918 re-deployed as a Collier until 27 September 1918

28 September 1918 transferred to the Commericial Branch on a Norwegian service

1920 owners became Harrisons (London) Colliers Ltd., London – name unchanged

1931 owners now Harrison London (1931) Ltd., London – name unchanged

1932 purchased by G N Louloudis, Andros and renamed Pegasos

1939 purchased by Baltycka Spolka okretowa Sp. Zou, Danzig and renamed Narotz

1951 owners now Polish Steamship Co Ltd., Gdansk – name unchanged

1955 renamed Wigry by her owners

1957 reported broken up in Poland