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Official Number: 106880
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Builder: C.S. Swan & Hunter Ltd, Wallsend
Launched: 1 July 1897
Pennant No: Y 3.1450
Into Service: 27 June 1918
Out of service: 1918
Fate: Broken up
Items of historic interest involving this ship: –
Background Data: One of several ships requisitioned by the Admiralty for service during WW1 to augment the ships of the RFA
Career Data:
1 July 1897 launched by C.S. Swan & Hunter Ltd, Wallsend as Yard Nr: 224 named MONARCH for Furness, Withy & Co Ltd (Elder, Dempster & Co, Managers) Liverpool
2 July 1897 the Shields Daily Gazette newspaper reported …
October 1897 completed. Had limited passenger accommodation
12 October 1897 sailed River Tyne on her maiden voyage to New Orleans
18 December 1897 was in collision with the steamer Kinsale at New Orleans
8 June 1898 sailed from the River Tyne for Montreal
May 1899 acquired by Elder, Dempster Shipping Ltd., Liverpool – name unchanged6 March 1900 sailed Liverpool to Cape Town carrying troops as a Boaer War Transport and then made 8 voyages from New Orleans to Cape Town with horses and mules. She was of 18 ships of the Elderdempster Fleet which were taken up for this service. Between them made more that 100 voyages to South Africa, more than half of which were from New Orleans with horses and mules
1902 refitted for cargo service by her builders
6 September 1902 resumed the Tyne to New Orleans service
1905 after the Russo-Japanese War she was engaged in the repatriation of prisoners from Japan to Vladivostock
1912 transferred to Elder Line Ltd., (Elder, Dempster & Co., Managers) Liverpool
14 February 1917 under the Liner Requisition Scheme was taken over for Admiralty service as a collier – name unchanged
1919 returned to her owners – name unchanged
1927 purchased by Soc Anon di Nav Casmona, Genoa – renamed Monarca
August 1931 sold for scrap and broken up at Genoa by Italian breakers