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Requisitioned Auxiliary - Indrani - Historical RFA

Requisitioned Auxiliary – Indrani

 

May 1888  launched by Thomas B Royden & Co, Liverpool as Yard Nr 248 named INDRANI  for the builders own account (along with her sister INDRA)

August 1888 completed for Indra Line of Steamships (Macvicar, Marshall & Co, Managers) Liverpool

11 January 1889 berthed at Cardiff from Bombay 

 

 

 


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Official Number:                        93798  

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Builder:                                   Thomas B Royden & Co, Liverpool

Pennant No:                                       Y9.7

Launched:                                May 1888

Into Service:                            4 August 1914

Out of service:                          27 June 1915

Fate:                                       Sunk 

 

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Background Data:  One of an additional group of ships requisitioned by the Admiralty during WW1 to augment the ships of the RFA

Career Data:

May 1888  launched by Thomas B Royden & Co, Liverpool as Yard Nr 248 named INDRANI for the builders own account (along with her sister INDRA)

August 1888 completed for Indra Line of Steamships (Macvicar, Marshall & Co, Managers) Liverpool

11 January 1889 berthed at Cardiff from Bombay

22 September 1889 sailed Barry for Colombo

7 August 1890 arrived at Quebec, Canada from Avonmouth

1892 purchased by Donaldson Bros, Glasgow for £38,250 and was converted to carry 314  live head of cattle on the main deck, name unchanged.

11 June 1892 sailed Glasgow to Montreal, Canada with 2  passengers. Captain John Taylor was the Master

28 October 1892 sailed Glasgow to Montreal, Canada with 1 passenger

24 January 1893 sailed Glasgow to Halifax, Canada and Baltimore, USA with 1 passenger

23 June 1893 sailed Glasgow to Montreal, Canada with 2 passengers

26 July 1893 berthed at Glasgow from Montreal and Quebec, Canada with 5 passengers

3 October 1894 berthed at Glasgow from Montreal and Quebec, Canada with 1 passengers

3 March 1902 sailed Glasgow to St. Johns, New Brunswick with 2 passengers. Captain M N Gillies was the Master

3 April 1903 sailed Glasgow to St. Johns, New Brunswick with 2 passengers

18 June 1904 sailed Glasgow to St. Johns, New Brunswick and Baltimore, USA with 1 passenger

12 September 1905 sailed Glasgow to St. Johns, New Brunswick and Newport News, USA with 7 passengers. Captain James Martin was the Master

2 November 1905 sailed Glasgow to Montreal, Canada 

17 June 1908 berthed at Manchester from St. John, New Brunswick, Canada with 1 passenger

18 August 1908 at 2.10N 104.50E Fireman Mowtas Ali discharged dead – committed suicide by drowning

16 July 1909 sailed Glasgow to St. Johns, New Brunswick with 1 passenger. Captain W E Mitchell was the Master

22 September 1909 sailed Glasgow to St. Johns, New Brunswick with 4 passengers

29 October 1910 sailed Glasgow to St. Johns, New Brunswick with 4 passengers. Captain William F Young was the Master

3 June 1911 sailed Glasgow to St. Johns, New Brunswick with 4 passengers

17 August 1911 sailed Glasgow to St. Johns, New Brunswick with 2 passengers

15 March 1913 berthed at Glasgow from Baltimore, USA with one DBS seaman. Captain J H Telfer was the Master

4 August 1914 requisitioned by the Admiralty for service as a Squadron Supply Ship – name unchanged – until 3 October 1914

27 June 1915 was captured in St George’s Channel by the German submarine U-24 (Kapitänleutnant Rudolf Schneider) while on passage from Glasgow to Montreal and was sunk 40 miles W of the Smalls Light.