Official Number:                      101917

Builder:                                     Sunderland Shipbuilding Co, South Dock

Pennant No:                   Y.8 128

Launched:                                 23 June 1892

Into Service:                              9 November 1914 and 17 June 1919

Out of service:                           5 January 1916 and 24 September 1919

Fate:                                            1926 broken up

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:

23 June 1892 launched by Sunderland Shipbuilding Co, South Dock as Yard Nr: 173 named WARRNAMBOOL for Blue Anchor Line (W. Lund & Co), London

August 1892 completed

24 October 1892 arrived at Melbourne

31 October 1892 arrived at Sydney, NSW from London

28 July 1899 sailed Dartmouth for Cape ports

October 1900 purchased by British & South American Steam Navigation Co Ltd., (R P Houston & Co) and renamed HARMODIUS

2 August 1901 a Lloyds Casualty report put the ship ashore at Monte Video and refusing assistance

25 April 1902 sailed Las Palmas for Liverpool

3 June 1902 berthed at Liverpool

23 July 1902 passed St Vincent, Cape Verde Islands

14 March 1903 sailed Greenock for Liverpool

21 March 1903 sailed Liverpool for Monte Video

2 December 1903 sailed Liverpool for Glasgow

9 August 1904 sailed Las Palmas for Liverpool

25 July 1907 sailed the River Plate for Liverpool

28 September 1907 sailed Liverpool for Monte Video

28 June 1909 at Las Palmas

12 October 1914 off Santa Cruz stopped and boarded by HMS HIGHFLYER – allowed to proceed

HMS HIGHFLYER

9 November 1914 requisitioned for Admiralty service as a Stores Carrier – name unchanged

5 January 1916 returned to her owners – name unchanged

30 January 1917 while on passage from Liverpool to Bueno Ayres stopped and boarded by HMS ORAMA – allowed to proceed

27 January 1918 at 8°15N 14°04W passed by HMS KENT

HMS KENT

17 June 1919 again requisitioned for further Admiralty service again as a Stores Carrier – name unchanged

24 September 1919 returned to her owners. Purchased by “K” Steamship Co Ltd., (Kaye, Sons & Co., Managers) London and renamed KUT

16 November 1926 arrived Briton Ferry for demolition by T W Ward Ltd.