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Official Number:                       113518

Pennant Nr:                     Y 3.748 / Y 8.107

Builder:                                   Workman, Clark & Co Ltd, Belfast

Launched:                               13 March 1902

Into Service:                            29 June 1915

Out of service:                         WW1

Fate:                                       20 September 1915 captured 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:

13 March 1902 launched by Workman, Clark & Co Ltd, Belfast as Yard Nr. 186 named Lord Antrim for Irish Shipowners’ Co Ltd., Belfast

April 1902 completed

8 January 1912 sailed from Madras for London

25 July 1912 sailed Las Palmas for Maderia

30 June 1914 the ships owners reported to Lloyds that the ship had gone ashore in dense fog at Cape Raso. The hull was holded from the bow to the engine room and holds 3 and 4 had no water. They further reported the position was dangerous but the sea was calm

29 June 1915 requisition for Admiralty service as a collier – name unchanged – until 31 October 1915

29 July 1915 at Port Mudros alongside HMS ALBION delivering Naval Stores

HMS ALBION

13 October 1915 at Basra delivered 5 cases of clothing and 11 boxes of ammunition to HMS CLIO

13 January 1916 re-deployed as an Expeditionary Force Transport carrying Canadian stores until 8 October 1916 (179 days off payment of rent)

9 October 1916 re-deployed as a collier until 5 November 1916

6 November 1916 re-deployed as a Wheat carrier for Australian wheat until 13 March 1917

14 March 1917 re-deployed as a Wheat carrier for American wheat

1917 purchased by Ulster Steamship Co Ltd., (G Heyn & Sons Ltd., Managers) Belfast – name unchanged

1918 re-deployed as a collier until 13 March 1918

14 March 1918 re-deployed as an Expeditionary Force Transport carrying steel from the United States and France

16 October 1918 became a Stores Carrier – name unchanged

25 November 1918 at Murmansk delived mail to HMS GLORY

HMS GLORY

1 February 1919 returned to her owners – name unchanged

6 March 1919 sailed Cardiff for St Johns, N B

15 May 1919 sailed Port Talbot for Baltimore

2 June 1920 sailed Ardrossan for Montreal

23 July 1920 sailed Barry for Montreal

4 August 1920 arrived at Montreal from Barry

4 August 1924 grounded in Loch Foyle but refloated without assistance after lighting her deck cargo

14 October 1925 sailed Ardrossan for Montreal

17 July 1926 sailed Sydney, Cape Breton

2 January 1927 sailed Dublin for St Johns N B

24 July 1928 arrived at Montreal from Dublin

21 March 1929 arrived Belfast from St Johns N B

28 June 1929 sailed the River Clyde for Montreal

6 November 1929 arrived at Dublin from Montreal

25 April 1934 sold at Belfast for £4,700 for scrap

3 May 1934 arrived at Rosyth for demolition by Metal Industries Ltd.

16 June 1934 demolition commenced