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Official Number:                        123736

Builder:                                   Richardson, Duck & Co., Stockton

Pennant No:                     Y 3.1267

Launched:                                16 October 1906

Into Service:                             3 September 1916

Out of service:                          1918

Fate:                                        18 October 1944 bombed 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:

16 October 1906 launched by Richardson, Duck & Co., Thornaby, Stockton as Yard Nr: 576 named Hartland for Fargrove Steam Navigation Co Ltd., (Farrar, Groves & Co., Managers) London

16 October 1906 Lloyds List newspaper reported …

31 October 1906 registered

November 1906 completed

13 January 1908 passed Prawle Point sailing westbound

14 January 1908 arrived at Barry from Hull

31 January 1908 sailed from Barry for Montevideo

18 February 1912 arrived at Bombay from Alexandria

10 May 1912 sailed Barry for Monte Video

12 June 1912 arrived at Monte Video from Barry

14 September 1912 sailed Newport, Monmouthshire for Maderia

21 September 1912 sailed from Maderia for Bahia Blanca

2 August 1913 sailed Buernos Ayres for Barcelona

7 April 1914 arrived at Hull from Bahia Blanca

22 April 1914 arrived at Sharpness from Hull

8 February 1915 arrived at Barry from Port Said

3 September 1916 requisitioned for Admiralty service as a collier – name unchanged – until 9 November 1916

10 November 1916 re-deployed as a transport carrying wheat from Australia until 4 April 1917

10 February 1917 in the South Atlantic passed by the Armoured Cruiser HMS KENT when sailing North West

HMS KENT

5 April 1917 re-deployed as a collier until 12 May 1917

13 May 1917 re-deployed as a transport carrying wheat from the United States and Canada until 2 July 1917

3 July 1917 re-deployed as a collier until 5 August 1917

6 August 1917 reployed as a transport carrying wheat from the Gulf of Mexico until 17 November 1917

18 November 1917 re-deployed as a collier before reverting to serving as a transport carrying wheat from Karachi until the end of the War

20 November 1917 purchased by Dulcia Steam Shipping Co Ltd., (J C Gould & Co, Managers) Cardiff

4 March 1918 renamed Grelgrant by her owners

15 April 1920 transferred to Gould Steamships & Industrials Ltd., (W T Gould, Manager) Cardiff – name unchanged

9 August 1924 purchased by Ukon Shoji KK., Amagasaki and renamed Johgu Maru. British registry closed

1928 name rendered as Zyogu Maru

18 October 1944 bombed and sunk by USN aircraft in the outer harbour, Manila in position 14.35N 120.55E