Official Number: 129547
Laid down:
Builder: Harland & Wolff, Belfast
Launched: 7 May 1898
Into Service: 18 September 1914
Out of service: 1917
Fate: Scrapped 1927
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:
18 August 1898 completed with accommodation for 550 x 2nd Class and 1150 x 3rd Class passengers
24 August 1898 sailed on her maiden voyage Rotterdam – New York
19 September 1898 passed the Lloyds Signal Station on the Lizard while on passage from New York to Rotterdam
30 September 1898 passed the Lloyds Signal Station on the Lizard sailing west bound
24 October 1898 passed the Lloyds Signal Station on Prawle Point sailing east bound
22 December 1898 sailed from New York for Rotterdam
2 January 1899 passed the Lloyds Signal Station on the Lizard sailing east while on passage from New York to Rotterdam
7 August 1899 passed the Lloyds Signal Station on the Lizard sailing east while on passage from New York to Rotterdam
17 August 1899 sailed Gravesend for Rotterdam
25 August 1899 passed the Lloyds Signal Station on the Lizard sailing west while on passage from Rotterdam to New York
30 November 1899 arrived at Rotterdam from New York
13 December 1899 arrived at New York from Rotterdam
15 January 1900 passed the Lloyds Signal Station on the Lizard sailing east while on passage from New York to Rotterdam
18 June 1900 passed the Lloyds Signal station on St Catherines Point while on passage from New York to Boulogne and Rotterdam
27 August 1900 berthed at Rotterdam from New York
5 November 1900 passed the Lloyds Signal station on the Lizard while on passage from New York to Boulogne and Rotterdam
26 November 1900 berthed at New York from Rotterdam
25 January 1901 passed Beachy Head while on passage from Rotterdam to New York
22 January 1910 sailed on her final voyage on above route
18 November 1911 first voyage Glasgow to Boston, USA with 239 passengers
3 May 1912 sailed Glasgow for London
9 May 1912 first voyage London – Quebec – Montreal
3 June 1912 radioed she was 60 nmiles west of the Lizard when on passage from Montreal to Le Havre and London
18 September 1912 berthed at London from Montreal, Canada
6 December 1912 when on passage from London to Glasgow passed the Lloyds Signal Station on the Lizard sailing west
7 December 1912 arrived Glasgow
15 February 1913 sailed Glasgow to Maine with 229 passengers. Captain B Henry was the ship’s Master
22 March 1913 sailed Glasgow to Londonderry and Boston with 1,098 passengers. Captain B Henry was the ship’s Master
1 May 1913 sailed London to Quebec and Monreal with 1,012 passengers. Captain B Henry was the ship’s Master
5 June 1913 sailed London to Quebec and Monreal with 1,073 passengers. Captain B Henry was the ship’s Master
3 July 1913 berthed at London from Montreal, Canada with 243 passengers
10 July 1913 sailed London to Quebec and Monreal with 362 passengers. Captain B Henry was the ship’s Master
13 August 1913 sailed London to Quebec and Monreal with 423 passengers. Captain B Henry was the ship’s Master
21 November 1913 berthed at London from Montreal, Canada
January 1914 completed 1 round voyage Liverpool – St John N.B on charter to Canadian Pacific Railway Co
20 February 1914 berthed at Liverpool from St John, New Brunswick
21 August 1914 final voyage London – Quebec – Montreal
18 September 1914 first voyage Liverpool – Quebec – Montreal and eastbound was a Canadian Expeditionary Force transport.
28 September 1914 requisitioned by the Admiralty until 30 October 1914
HMS MANTUA
4 September 1918 first voyage Liverpool – New York
28 September 1918 while at sea the following US Soldier was discharged dead – Private Hugh C Fraser – he died from pneumonia
30 September 1918 while at sea the following US Soldier was discharged dead – Private Chester L Hanna – he died from influenza
1 October 1918 while at sea the following US Soldier was discharged dead – Private Paul L De With – he died from pneumonia
2 October 1918 while at sea the following US Soldier was discharged dead – Private David Harris – he died from pneumonia
3 October 1918 while at sea the following US Soldiers were discharged dead – Edgar J Norcross, Dock Pinseth, Charles Crocketh and William D Young – each died from pneumonia
4 October 1918 while at sea the following US Soldiers were discharged dead John Anderson, Ralph P Carpenter, Hammond Long, Daniel D Sanderson, Sandy Bellamy, Henry Dade, John Johnson, Robert G Durgin and Anthony J Chiofols – each died from pneumonia
5 October 1918 while at sea the following US Soldiers were discharged dead Shelley Brown, Andy Gordon, Charles F Miller, Will Prior and Thomas F Moulton – each died from pneumonia
6 October 1918 while at sea the following US Soldiers were discharged dead Will Johnson and Lowrey Davis – both died from pneumonia
5 November 1918 in a convoy with ten ships escorted by HMS Arlanza, USS St. Louis and two destroyers to New York
21 December 1918 berthed at Liverpool from St. John, New Brunswick
3 January 1919 first voyage Liverpool – St John N.B.
1919 accommodation altered to carry 304 x Cabin Class and 542 x 3rd Class passengers
19 August 1919 berthed at London fron Montreal, Canada
3 September 1919 sailed London for Quebec and Montreal, Canada
29 September 1919 berthed at Glasgow from Montreal, Canada
10 October 1919 sailed Glasgow for Quebec and Montreal, Canada
12 November 1919 first voyage Antwerp – Southampton – Quebec – Montreal
16 May 1920 resumed her owners London – Quebec – Montreal service
24 May 1920 berthed at London from Montreal, Canada
24 August 1920 berthed at London from Montreal, Canada
1921 – 1922 carried out 4 round voyages from the UK to Bombay for the British Government
16 November 1922 renamed MARGLEN by her owners
1923 – 1925 carried out 15 round voyages to Bombay for the British Government
11 April 1925 laid up at Southampton
30 December 1926 sold for scrap
10 January 1927 sailed Southampton for demolition by Ditta L Pittaluga at Genoa,