Requisitioned Auxiliary – Tuna

 

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Official Number:                       125616

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Builder:                                   Ramage & Ferguson Ltd, Leith 

Launched:                               5 August 1907

Into Service:                            1940

Out of service:                         13 July 1941

Fate:                                      Gutted by fire 13 July 1941

 

 

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Background Data:  One of an additional group of ships requisitioned by the Admiralty during WW2 to augment the ships of the RFA

 

Career Data:

 

5 August 1907 launched by Ramage & Ferguson Ltd., Leith as Yard Nr: 212 name Tuna for Hormusiee Cowasjee Dinshaw, Aden

September 1907 completed

1940 requisitioned for Admiralty service as a Stores Carrier – name unchanged

13 July 1941 suffered a fire whilst loading cargo at Aden and burnt out. Was broken up locally