Official Number:                       142433 

Laid down:

Builder:                                   Craig, Taylor & Co Ltd., Stockton-on-Tees

Pennant No:                    Y 3.2249

Launched:                               15 March 1918

Into Service:                            June 1918

Out of service:                         October 1919

Fate:                                      January 1950 broken up

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:

15 March 1918 launched by Craig, Taylor & Co Ltd., Stockton-on-Tees as Yard Nr: 198 named War Loch for the Shipping Controller

June 1918 completed – requisitioned for Admiralty service as a Collier and placed under the management of John Chadwick & Sons, London – name unchanged

7 October 1918 at Corfu alongside RFA BACCHUS (1) supplying 115 tons of bunker coal

8 October 1918 at Corfu alongside RFA BACCHUS (1) supplying 120 tons of bunker coal

9 October 1918 at Corfu alongside RFA BACCHUS (1) supplying 92 tons of bunker coal

October 1919 returned to her owners and purchased by the British India Steam Navigation Co Ltd., London and renamed WARINA

26 July 1942 sailed Colombo in escort convoy JC2 to Trincomalee arriving 29 July 1942

3 February 1943 sailed Colombo in escorted convoy C42 to Addu Atoll arriving 7 February 1942. RFA BROOMDALE also sailed in this convoy

4 September 1943 sailed Colombo is unescorted convoy JC21 to Trincomalee arriving 6 February 1943

19 January 1944 sailed Calcutta in unescorted convoy CJ13 to Trincomalee arriving 26 January 1944

1 February 1944 sailed Trincomalee in unescorted convoy CJ14 to Colombo arriving 3 February 1944

3 February 1944 sailed Colombo in unescorted convoy CX17 to Addu Atoll arriving 6 February 1944. RFA EAGLESDALE also sailed in this convoy

12 March 1944 sailed Trincomalee in unescorted convoy JC40 to Calcutta arriving 16 March 1944

22 March 1944 sailed Calcutta in unescorted convoy CJ21 to Trincomalee arriving 28 March 1944

22 April 1944 sailed Trincomalee in unescorted convoy JC45 to Calcutta arriving 27 April 1944. RFA BACCHUS (2) also sailed in this convoy

8 May 1944 sailed Calcutta in unescorted convoy CJ27 to Colombo arriving 15 May 1944

9 July 1944 sailed Trincomalee in unescorted convoy JC55 to Calcutta arriving 14 July 1944

9 November 1944 sailed Calcutta in unescorted convoy CJ43 to Trincomalee arriving 14 November 1944

5 January 1950 arrived Bombay for demolition by T Hassanally & Co

AUgust 1951 demolition completed