Requisitioned Auxiliary – Wenning

 

 Wenning

 

Official Number:                      91310

Laid down:

Builder:                                   Earle’s Shipbuilding Co., Hull

Pennant No:                    Y8.19 / Y 2.39

Launched:                              13 April 1887

Into Service:                            8 October 1914

Out of service:                         1 December 1918

Fate:                                       December 1931 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:

13 April 1887 launched by Earle’s Shipbuilding Co. Hull as Yard Nr: 303 named EMDEN for Yorkshire Coal & Shipping Co Ltd., Google

April 1887 completed

1 January 1905 owners became London & Yorkshire Railway Co. Goole name unchanged

8 October 1914 requisitioned for Admiralty service as a stores carrier and renamed WENNING

27 October 1914 at Busta Voe supplying naval stores to HMS CRESCENT

HMS CRESCENT

HMS CRESCENT

 

2 February 1915 became an Armaments Carrier – name unchanged

3 May 1915 at Scapa Flow alongside HMS DONEGAL delivering 150 rifles, 14 cases of .256 ammunition and 12 cases of 3pr Sub-Calibre ammunition

 

HMS DONEGAL

HMS DONEGAL

 

1 December 1918 returned to her owners

1 January 1922 owners became London & North Western Railway Co., Goole – name unchanged

1 January 1923 owners became part of London, Midland & Scottish Railway Co. – name unchanged

18 February 1929 at a Hospital in France Chief Engineer Officer Herbert W Haigh discharged dead – natural causes

CEO Herbert W Haig

Chief Engineer Officer Herbert W Haig

12 June 1931 while on passage from Jersey to Goole was in a collision in the English Channel 19 miles WSW of the Sovereign Light Vessel with the Greek Steamer IONNIS VATIS and was badly damaged. Laid up at Goole

9 December 1931 sailed Goole for the ship breakers

December 1931 broken up by Clayton & Davies Ltd at Dunston