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
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
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
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