Official Number: 123266
Laid down:
Builder: Earle’s Shipbuilding & Engineering Co Ltd, Hull
Launched: 26 May 1906
Into Service: 1935 and 15 September 1939
Out of service: 1936 and 9 February 1951
Fate: 9 February 1951 scrapped
Items of historic interest involving this ship: –
Background Data: One of several ships requisitioned by the Admiralty for service to augment the ships of the RFA during the Abyssianian Campaign
Career Data:
July 1906 completed
28 July 1906 sailed Hull for St Petersburg
2 August 1906 berthed at St Petersburg
18 February 1907 sailed Castellion for Hull
3 February 1908 at Hull before the Stipendary Magistrate Labourer Charles Wetherill was convicted of stealing fruit from the ship. He was reported as having six previous convictions and was sentenced to 6 weeks imprisonment
28 February 1908 berthed at Hull
22 July 1908 at Alexander Hospital, St. Petersburg Able Seaman Arthur Woodward discharged dead from blood poisoning
25 September 1908 arrived at St Petersburg
2 January 1909 sailed Hull for Genoa
17 March 1909 berthed at Hull from Valencia, Spain
July 1909 at St Petersburg the crew played the crew of the Wilson Line steamer Tosno at cricket. The teams played two innings – each team won one
20 July 1909 sailed St Petersburg for Hull
25 July 1909 berthed at Hull at the Albert Dock
7 July 1911 at Hull Fireman I Sakai discharged dead from pneumonia
1917 owners became Ellerman’s Wilson Line Ltd, Hull name unchanged
5 October 1917 at Murmansk with her propellor obstucted – divers from HMS GLORY cleared the obstruction
10 October 1917 to 12 October 1917 at Murmansk a working party from HMS GLORY onboard
5 December 1917 at the Royal Infirmary, Montrose Fireman Ceres Brown discharged dead from peritonitis
11 June 1921 at 36.30N 2.48W Ships Cook William Harper discharged dead – missing believed suicide
19 August 1936 from Aden arrived at London
1936 returned to her owners
28 August 1939 at Victoria Dock, Hull
15 September 1939 purchased by the Admiralty as an Ammunition Hulk name unchanged. Based in Loch Eil
9 February 1951 arrived Briton Ferry in tow for demolition by T.W. Ward Ltd