Official Number:                     114747

Builder:                                  Sir Raylton Dixon & Co Ltd, Middlesborough

Launched:                              6 May 1901

Into Service:                           8 November 1916

Out of service:                        9 March 1917

Fate:                                     30 October 1931 broken up 

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:

6 May 1901 launched by Sir Raylton Dixon & Co Ltd., Middlesborough, as Yard Nr: 479 named Nigeria for the African Steamship Company (Elder Dempster, Managers) London

August 1901 completed

8 November 1916 requisitioned by the Admiralty for service as a Stores Carrier – name unchanged

9 March 1917 while serving as an Accommodation Ship was extensively damaged at Murmansk when a fire broke out on board. She was scuttled as a CTL the later refloated and repaired. One person was killed.

1918 converted for cargo service for the Shipping Controller with Elder Dempster as Managers

1920 purchased by Mr Clause Langdon, London

1921 purchased by Cie Marseillaise de Navigation a Vapeur (Cie Fraissinet, Managers) Marseilles and renamed Niger

1931 sold to Italian ship breakers for 250,000 Francs

30 October 1931 arrived Genoa for demolition