Official Number:                     132668

Pennant No:                            Y 7.244

Laid down:

Builder:                                   Greenock & Grangemouth Dockyard Co Ltd., Grangemouth 

Launched:                               20 December 1911

Into Service:                            WW1

Out of service:                        WW1

Fate:                                         Scuttled 3 November 1943

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:

20 December 1911 launched by Greenock & Grangemouth Co Ltd., Grangemouth as Yard Nr: 342 named TIOGA for Anglo-American Oil Co Ltd., (J Hamilton, Manager), London

February 1912 completed

12 February 1912 when on passage from Plymouth to Purfleet at Gravesend Reach, River Thames is foggy weather in collision with the steamship Hurlford

23 April 1913 passed Prawle Point

1 July 1913 in the Admiralty Division of the High Court before Mr Justice Bargrave Deane sitting with Trinity Masters proceeding in an action for damages from the collison of the 12 February 1912 were concluded with judgement being awarded to the owners of the Tioga with costs. Damages to be assessed

24 January 1914 passed the Lloyds Signal Station on the Lizard

WW1 requisitioned for Admiralty service as an oiler – name unchanged

29 March 1915 arrived the River Tyne

14 November 1919 sailed City Dock, Bristol for Barrow

12 June 1940 sailed the River Tyne in unescorted Convoy FS 193 for Southend arriving on 14 June 1940

19 July 1940 sailed Methil in unescorted Convoy FS226 for Southend arriving 21 July 1940

22 July 1940 sailed Southend in unescorted Convoy FN 229 for Methil arriving on 24 July 1940

1 November 1943 sailed Middlesborough in unescorted Convoy FN 1165 and was damaged in a collision with ss PUNDIT in possision 55.40°N 01.30°W while on passage from the Tees to Grangemouth in ballast

3 November 1943 scuttled