Official Number:                      139105

Laid down:

Builder:                                  J Redhead & Sons Ltd., South Shields

Launched:                              9 October 1915

Pennant No:                           Y 3.1284

Into Service:                           25 January 1916

Out of service:                        1918

Fate:                             6 September 1935 wrecked

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:

9 October 1915 launched by J Redhead & Sons Ltd., South Shields as Yard Nr: 450 named Jerseymoor for Moor Line Ltd., (W Runciman & Co., Managers) Newcastle

December 1915 completed

25 January 1916 requisitioned for Admiralty service initially on French Government Service – name unchanged – until 24 April 1916

30 June 1916 re-deployed as an Expeditionary Force Transport carrying British Oats until 19 September 1916

20 September 1916 re-deployed as a collier and was then temporarily released, until 20 November 1916

5 March 1917 re-deployed as a collier until 7 April 1917

8 April 1917 re-deployed as an Expeditionary Force Transport carrying British Hay and Oats until 26 June 1917

27 June 1917 re-deployed as a collier until 12 October 1918

13 October 1918 re-deployed as an Expeditionary Force Transport carrying British Hay and Oats

1920 transferred to Western Counties Shipping Co Ltd., London and renamed Westmead

1922 returned to Moor Line Ltd., Newcastle and her name reverted to Jerseymoor

1927 purchased by Loyal Line Ltd., (Carpenter & Tuck Ltd., Managers) Cardiff and renamed Loyal Briton

1931 purchased by P Protopapas (J G Livanos, Manager) Hydra and renamed Panos

1934 purchased by Aristotle S Onassis, Piraeus and renamed Onassi Maria

6 September 1935 was wrecked on Capraia Island off the N coast of Corsica while on passage from Genoa to Piraeus in ballast