Official Number:                     143102

Laid down:

Builder:                                     J.C. Tecklenborg A.G, Wesermunde

Launched:                                8 April 1913

Pennant No:                            Y 8.134

Into Service:                             25 June 1919

Out of service:                         13 November 1919

Fate:                                          Broken Up 16 February 1945

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:

8 April 1913 launched by J C Tecklenborg AG, Wesermunde as Yard Nr: 255 named Solfels for Deutsche Dampfs Ges, “Hansa”, Bremen

22 May 1913 completed

21 June 1913 arrived at Port Said

25 May 1919 allocated to Britain as War Reparation – came under the auspices of the Shipping Controller under management of H Hogarth & Sons, Glasgow – name unchanged

11 June 1919 passed the Lloyds Signal Station on the Lizard sailing east bound

23 June 1919 passed the Lloyds Signal Station on the Lizard sailing east bound

25 June 1919 requisitioned for Admiralty service as a Stores Carrier – name unchanged

13 November 1919 returned to the Shipping Controller – name unchanged

1920 purchased by Lancashire Shipping Co Ltd., (Chambers & Sons, Managers) Liverpool and renamed Bowes Castle

20 October 1929 struck a reef in the Macassar Strait, Indonesia and was not refloated for several days

October 1932 purchased by Achille Lauro, Naples and renamed Angelina Lauro

23 September 1936 in collision with E M Dalgas off Ushant while on passage from Gdynia to La Spezia

7 April 1937 in collision with Silverpine at Port Said

10 June 1940 was interned at Liverpool following Italy’s declaration of War

23 July 1940 owners became MoWT under the management of Galbraith, Pembroke & Co., London and renamed Empire Advocate

16 February 1945 arrived Bo’ness for demolition by P & W McClellan Ltd