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Official Number: 143187
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Builder: Alexander Stephen & Sons Ltd., Linthouse
Pennant No: Y8.122
Launched: 20 March 1919
Into Service: 9 May 1919
Out of service: 28 August 1919
Fate: 12 February 1924 wrecked
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 March 1919 launched by Alexander Stephen & Sons Ltd., Linthouse as Yard Nr: 485 named War Gascon for the Shipping Controller
9 May 1919 completed and requisitioned for Admiralty service as a Stores Carrier, name unchanged
1 August 1919 passed the Lloyds Signal Station on Flamborough Head sailing south
6 August 1919 berthed at Alexandra Dock, Hull
28 August 1919 returned to her owners, name unchanged
18 September 1919 purchased by SA Angelo Parodi fu B & Emanuele Fratelli Accame, Genoa and renamed Zovetto
28 September 1919 sailed Hull
7 January 1920 sailed Baltimore for Genoa
27 January 1924 sailed Gibraltar for Baltimore when due to a shortage of bunkers had to call at Bermuda
12 February 1924 wrecked off St David’s Lighthouse, Bermuda carrying manganese ore
22 February 1924 at Bermuda a Marine Court of Enquiry was held into the stranding of the Zovetto. The Court consisted of Major R W Appleby, President with Lieutenant Commander F H Bishop Royal Navy and Mr W B Smith MCP as members and Mr A H Edwards as Clerk. The first witness was the ship’s Master Captain Fortunat de Gregori who had served in the Italian Navy during WW1 and had received that countries Distinguished Service Medal for his war work
1 March 1924 at Bermuda before the St George’s Police Court Captain W Hunt was charged with smuggling items from the Zovetto including a box marked ‘War Gascon’
5 March 1924 at Market Square, St George’s, Bermuda bottles of wine and equipment salved from the Zovetto were sold by Public Auction at the directions of the ships Master and Agent