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Official Number:                       96150

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Builder:                                   Palmers’ Shipbuilding & Iron Co Ltd., Willington Quay

Pennant No:                            Y 7.27

Launched:                               17 June 1889

Into Service:                            11 August 1914

Out of service:                         1918

Fate:                                      19 April 1930 sank

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:

17 June 1889 launched by Palmers’ Shipbuilding & Iron Co Ltd., Willington Quay as Yard Nr: 629 named Rion for Rion Steamship Co Ltd., (Stephens & Mawson, Managers), London

August 1889 completed

24 March 1896 at 36.20N 8.00W Fireman James Wilson discharged dead from a heart attack

26 September 1899 at the British Seamans Hospital, Constantinople Fireman Halvard Evenson discharged dead from enteric fever

23 March 1900 sailed the River Tyne for Batoum

15 August 1900 berthed at Liverpool from Batoum

1901 managers became Stephens, Sutton & Stepherns, London – name unchanged

17 August 1901 sailed Eccles for Batoum

15 July 1902 sailed Middlesborough

16 June 1903 sailed Manchester

7 March 1904 berthed on the River Tyne from Novorrosisk

18 March 1910 at 25.02N 84.13W Able Seaman John Rice discharged dead from natural causes

13 November 1911 at Ingham Infirmary, South Shields 1st Mate R W Stone discharged dead – cause not shown in the Register of BMD’s

11 August 1914 requisitioned for Admiralty service as an oiler – name unchanged

2 June 1915 and 3 June 1915 at Queensferry with HMS TB 36 berthed alongside

4 June 1915 at the mouth of the Forth with HMS TB 35 alongside – refuelled her with FFO

5 June 1915 off Rosyth with HMS TB 35 alongside – refuelled her with FFO

8 June 1915 off Queensferry with HMS TB 36 berthed alongside

9 June 1915 in the tidal basin at Rosyth with HMS TB 36 berthed alongside

10 June 1915 at the mouth of the Forth with HMS TB 35 alongside – refuelled her with FFO

11 June 1915 at the mouth of the Forth with HMS TB 35 alongside – refuelled her with FFO

14 June 1915 alongside HMS TB 36 – refuelled her with FFO

16 June 1915 off Inch Keith with HMS TB 36 alongside  – refuelled her with FFO

20 June 1915 with HMS TB 36 alongside – refuelled her with FFO

21 June 1915 with HMS TB 36 alongside – refuelled her with FFO

24 June 1915 in the Forth with HMS TB 35 berthed alongside

25 June 1915 off Queensferry with HMS TB 35 berthed alongside

26 June 1915 with HMS TB 36 alongside – refuelled her with FFO

27 June 1915 with HMS TB 36 alongside – refuelled her with FFO

28 June 1915 in the Forth with HMS TB 35 alongside – refuelled her with FFO also with HMS TB 36 alongside – refuelled her also with FFO

29 June 1915 off Rosyth with HMS TB 35 alongside – refuelled her with FFO

2 July 1915 with HMS TB 36 alongside – refuelled her with FFO

3 July 1915 at Rosyth with HMS TB 36 alongside – refuelled her with FFO

8 July 1915 with HMS TB 36 alongside – refuelled her with FFO

9 July 1915 at South Queensferry with HMS TB 36 alongside – refuelled her with FFO

13 July 1915 with HMS TB 36 alongside – refuelled her with FFO

14 July 1915 with HMS TB 36 alongside – refuelled her with FFO

15 July 1915 at Rosyth with HMS TB 36 alongside – refuelled her with FFO

20 July 1915 with HMS TB 36 alongside – refuelled her with FFO

21 July 1915 at Queensferry with HMS TB 36 alongside – refuelled her with FFO

26  July 1915 with HMS TB 36 alongside – refuelled her with FFO

27 July 1915 at Rosyth with HMS TB 36 alongside – refuelled her with FFO

1 August 1915 with HMS TB 36 alongside – refuelled her with FFO

2 August 1915 with HMS TB 36 alongside – refuelled her with FFO

7 August 1915 with HMS TB 36 alongside – refuelled her with FFO

14 August 1915 with HMS TB 36 alongside – refuelled her with FFO

19 August 1915 with HMS TB 36 alongside – refuelled her with FFO

20 August 1915 off Rosyth with HMS TB 36 alongside – refuelled her with FFO

25 August 1915 with HMS TB 36 alongside – refuelled her with FFO

26 August 1915 at Queensferry with HMS TB 36 alongside – refuelled her with FFO

31 August 1915 with HMS TB 36 alongside – refuelled her with FFO

1 September 1915 at Rosyth with HMS TB 36 alongside – refuelled her with FFO

6 September 1915 with HMS TB 36 alongside – refuelled her with FFO

7 September 1915 at Queensferry with HMS TB 36 alongside – refuelled her with FFO

9 September 1915 off Inch Keith with HMS TB 36 alongside – refuelled her with FFO

11 September 1915 with HMS TB 36 alongside – refuelled her with FFO

12 September 1915 with HMS TB 36 alongside – refuelled her with FFO

15 September 1915 at Rosyth with HMS TB 36 alongside – refuelled her with FFO

18 September 1915 with HMS TB 36 alongside – refuelled her with FFO

19 September 1915 at Queensferry with HMS TB 36 alongside – refuelled her with FFO

22 September 1915 with HMS TB 36 alongside – refuelled her with FFO

23 September 1915 at Rosyth with HMS TB 36 alongside – refuelled her with FFO

26 September 1915 with HMS TB 36 alongside – refuelled her with FFO

27 September 1915 at Queensferry with HMS TB 36 alongside – refuelled her with FFO

30 September 1915 with HMS TB 36 alongside – refuelled her with FFO

1 October 1915 at Rosyth with HMS TB 36 alongside – refuelled her with FFO

6 October 1915 at Rosyth with HMS TB 36 alongside – refuelled her with FFO

7 October 1915 with HMS TB 36 alongside – refuelled her with FFO

8 October 1915 at South Queensferry with HMS TB 36 alongside – refuelled her with FFO

10 October 1915 at South Queensferry with HMS TB 36 alongside – refuelled her with FFO

12 October 1915  with HMS TB 36 alongside – refuelled her with FFO

13 October 1915 at Rosyth with HMS TB 36 alongside – refuelled her with FFO

15 October 1915 at Rosyth with HMS TB 36 alongside – refuelled her with FFO

23 October 1915  with HMS TB 36 alongside – refuelled her with FFO

24 October 1915  with HMS TB 36 alongside – refuelled her with FFO

25 October 1915  with HMS TB 36 alongside – refuelled her with FFO

30 October 1915  with HMS TB 36 alongside – refuelled her with FFO

31 October 1915  with HMS TB 36 alongside – refuelled her with FFO

5 November 1915  with HMS TB 36 alongside – refuelled her with FFO

6 November 1915  at Rosyth with HMS TB 36 alongside – refuelled her with FFO

11 November 1915  with HMS TB 36 alongside – refuelled her with FFO

12 November 1915  with HMS TB 36 alongside – refuelled her with FFO

15 November 1915  at Queensferry with HMS TB 36 alongside – refuelled her with FFO

17 November 1915  with HMS TB 36 alongside – refuelled her with FFO

18 November 1915  with HMS TB 36 alongside – refuelled her with FFO and culinary coal

26 November 1915  with HMS TB 36 alongside – refuelled her with FFO

29 November 1915  with HMS TB 36 alongside – refuelled her with FFO

30 November 1915  with HMS TB 36 alongside – refuelled her with FFO and culinary coal

5 December 1915  with HMS TB 36 alongside – refuelled her with FFO

6 December 1915  with HMS TB 36 alongside – refuelled her with FFO

15 December 1915  with HMS TB 36 alongside – refuelled her with FFO

19 December 1915  with HMS TB 36 alongside – refuelled her with FFO

23 December 1915  with HMS TB 36 alongside – refuelled her with FFO

24 December 1915  with HMS TB 36 alongside – refuelled her with FFO

27 December 1915  with HMS TB 36 alongside – refuelled her with FFO

28 December 1915  at Rosyth with HMS TB 36 alongside – refuelled her with FFO

10 January 1916  with HMS TB 36 alongside – refuelled her with FFO

11 January 1916  with HMS TB 36 alongside – refuelled her with FFO

14 January 1916  with HMS TB 36 alongside – refuelled her with FFO

18 January 1916  with HMS TB 36 alongside – refuelled her with FFO

19 January 1916  at Queensferry with HMS TB 36 alongside – refuelled her with FFO

22 January 1916  with HMS TB 36 alongside – refuelled her with FFO

23 January 1916  at Rosyth with HMS TB 36 alongside – refuelled her with FFO

30 January 1916  with HMS TB 36 alongside – refuelled her with FFO

31 January 1916  at Rosyth with HMS TB 36 alongside – refuelled her with FFO

8 February 1916  with HMS TB 36 alongside – refuelled her with FFO and culinary coal

9 February 1916 with HMS TB 36 alongside – refuelled her with FFO

10 February 1916 with HMS TB 36 alongside – refuelled her with FFO

13 February 1916 with HMS TB 36 alongside – refuelled her with FFO

14 February 1916 at Queensferry  with HMS TB 36 alongside – refuelled her with FFO

18 February 1916 with HMS TB 36 alongside – refuelled her with FFO

21 February 1916 off Granton with HMS TB 36 alongside – refuelled her with FFO

22 February 1916 with HMS TB 36 alongside – refuelled her with FFO

25 February 1916 with HMS TB 36 alongside – refuelled her with FFO

26 February 1916 with HMS TB 36 alongside – refuelled her with FFO

29 February 1916  with HMS TB 36 alongside – refuelled her with FFO

1918 returned to her owners

1918 British Tanker Co Ltd., London appointed as Managers – name unchanged

23 September 1918 off Inch Keith, in the Forth with HMS TORCH alongside – refuelled her with 25 tons of FFO

3 October 1918 at Granton Roads with HMS TORCH alongside – refuelled her with 14 tons of FFO

21 October 1918 in the Forth with HMS TORCH alongside – refuelled her with 62 tons of FFO

26 November 1918 at Rosyth with HMS TORCH alongside – refuelled her with 63 tons of FFO

1919 owners became Petroleum Steamship Co., London – name unchanged

1920 owners now Rion Steamship Co Ltd., (J.W. Thomas, Manager), London – name unchanged

1924 purchased by Societa Armatrice Italiana, Genoa and renamed ITALIANO

1925 purchased by Ditta Federico Garolla, Naples and renamed FEDERICO GAROLLA

19 April 1930 sank after an explosion aboard between Zante and Cephalonia while on passage from Fiume to Novorossisk in ballast