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Official Number:                        114426

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Builder:                                   S P Austin & Sons Ltd., Wear Dock, Sunderland

Launched:                               24 May 1902

Pennant No:                             Y 3.194 / F 8621

Into Service:                            20 August 1914

Out of service:                         1918

Fate:                                      22 January 1945 bombed 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:

24 May 1902 launched by S P Austin & Sons Ltd., Wear Dock, Sunderland as Yard Nr: 219 named Alto for Pelton Steamship Co Ltd., (Robert S Gardiner, Manager), Newcastle

August 1902 completed

1911 purchased by Marquand Shipping Co Ltd., (Martin & Marquand, Managers) Cardiff and renamed Relentless

20 August 1914 requisitioned for Admiralty service as a collier – name unchanged – until 6 March 1916

30 August 1914 and 31 August 1914 at Funchal, Maderia berthed alongside HMS CHALLENGER supplying 980 tons of bunker coal

HMS CHALLENGER

1 January 1916 arrived at Duala and anchored

7 January 1916 at Duala berthed alongside ss Lomé

9 January 1916, 10 January 1916 and 11 January 1916 at Duala alongside HMS RINALDO supplying 203 tons of bunker coal

17 January 1916 at Fernando Po, Equatorial Guinea alsongside HMS RINALDO supplying 31 tons of bunker coal

31 January 1916 at Duala with HMS DWARF berthed alongside and supplied her with 149.5 tons of bunker coal

1 February 1916 sailed from Duala

4 February 1916 arrived at Duala

7 February 1916 at Duala berthed alongside HMS ASTRAEA

8 February 1916 at Duala berthed alongside HMS ASTRAEA and supplied 400 tons of bunker coal

14 February 1916 at Duala a diving party from HMS ASTRAEA arrived onboard

15 February 1916 at Duala a diving party from HMS ASTRAEA arrived onboard together with HMS PORPOISE came alongside

26 February 1916 at Duala HMS DWARF berthed alongside to receive bunker coal in doing so the warship collied with the collier Relentless and suffered damage with No: 17 bulkhead slightly bent. Top strake outer plating broken and bent. Stringer plate and angle iron off foc’sle deck broken. Covering board smashed

27 February 1916 at Duala berthed alongside s.s. Anna Woermann

2 March 1916 at Duala berthed alongside the Government wharf

3 March 1916 at Duala alongside HMS ASTRAEA and supplied 250 tons of bunker coal

6 March 1916 at Duala with ss Sir Hugh berthed alongside

7 March 1916 sailed Duala

1 August 1916 re-deployed on French Government Service as an Expeditionary Force Transport carrying steel between UK/France

27 April 1917 re-deployed as a collier until 1918

27 July 1917 and 28 July 1917 at Olna Firth alongside HMS COCHRANE supplying 1,264 tons of bunker coal

8 August 1917 sailed Rosyth

11 August 1917 arrived at Rosyth

1918 returned to her owners

1919 purchased by Penmark Shipping Co Ltd., (David E Radcliffe, Manager) Cardiff – name unchanged

1923 purchased by Seed Shipping Co Ltd., (Thomas N Seed, Manager) Newcastle and renamed Elva Seed

1924 purchased by Masukichi Fuzazawa, Kobe and renamed Niitaga Maru

1934 purchased by Tomoye Gumi Kisen K.K., Kobe and renamed Hikosan Maru

22 January 1945 bombed and sunk by American aircraft in position 26.39N 127.58E