Official Number: 160644
Pennant No: B528
Builder: Smith’s Dock Co Ltd., South Bank, Middlesborough
Launched: 12 December 1928
Into Service: WW2
Out of service: WW2
Fate: 1996 deleted from the Register – existence in doubt
Items of historic interest involving this ship: –
Background Data: One of an additional group of ships requisitioned by the Admiralty during WW2 to augment the ships of the RFA
Career Data:
12 December 1928 launched by Smith’s Dock Co Ltd., South Bank, Middlesborough as Yard Nr: 855 named Iere for Trinidad Leaseholds Ltd., London
March 1929 completed
WW2 requisition for Admiralty service as a small oiler and served with the British Pacific Fleet Train – hence the B Pennant Number
9 January 1944 berthed at Milford Haven
27 March 1945 sailed in convoy OS119/KMS93 reforming on 4 April 1945 as convoy KMS93G to Gibraltar arriving 6 April 1945 thence to Port Said arriving 21 April 1945
18 May 1945 sailed Colombo to Darwin arriving 7 June 1945
13 June 1945 arrived at Port Moreseby
18 June 1945 arrived Manus, Admiralty Islands
30 June 1945 at Manus Naval Base, Admiralty Islands
31 July 1945 at Manus Naval Base, Admiralty Islands
19 September 1945 arrived at Hong Kong
10 November 1945 Chief Steward James Curry discharged dead. He was cremated at Conventry (Canley) Crematorium
1952 converted into a cargo ship – name unchanged
1959 purchased by J F S M Hernandez and renamed Los Sauces
1996 deleted from the Registers – existence in doubt