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 Official Number:                      1113538

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Builder:                                  William Gray & Co Ltd., West Hartlepool

Launched:                               22 November 1900

Pennant No:                            Y 3.215

Into Service:                            16 August 1914

Out of service:                         19 August 1915

Fate:                                      19 August 1915 captured, torpedoed and sunk

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Background Data:  One of an additional group of ships requisitioned by the Admiralty during WW1 to augment the ships of the RFA

Career Data:

22 November 1900 launched by Grangemouth & Greenock Dockyard Co, Cartsdyke Yard, Greenock as Yard Nr. 211 named Restormel for New “Restormel” Steamship Co Ltd., (J Story & Sons Ltd.,  Managers) Cardiff

January 1901 completed

16 August 1914 requisitioned for Admiralty service as a Collier – name unchanged – until 4 August 1915. During this period of hire the period of 21 May 1915 until 14 June 1915 and 25 June 1915 until 19 July 1915 were off pay voyages

19 August 1915 captured then torpedoed by German submarine U-38 (Max Valentier) in the Atlantic and sunk 28 miles NNW of Bishops Roack in position 50.15N 06.52W while on passage from Seville to the Clyde with a cargo of iron-ore