Official Number: 135899
Laid down:
Builder: Osbourne, Graham & Co, North Hylton, Sunderland
Signal Letters: JDTR
Pennant No: Y 3.354
Launched: 13 December 1913
Into Service: 5 October 1914
Out of service: 29 March 1919
Fate: March 1940 damaged. icebound & abandoned
Items of historic interest involving this ship: –
Background Data: One of a group of additional ships requisitioned by the Admiralty during WW1 to augment the ships of the RFA
Career Data:
13 December 1913 launched by Osbourne, Graham & Co, North Hylton, Sunderland as Yard Nr: 176 named WINGATE for Furness, Withy & Co Ltd, West Hartlepool
15 December 1913 the Sunderland Daily Echo reported …
21 January 1914 register opened at West Hartlepool as Nr 4/1914 in the Register Book.
January 1914 completed
5 October 1914 requisitioned for service as a Collier until 16 August 1915
15 January 1915 at Loch Ewe alongside HMS COLUMBELLA supplying bunker coal until 5 February 1915
HMS COLUMBELLA
10 December 1915 served as a Collier until 26 December 1915
17 March 1916 served as a Collier until 31 March 1916
17 June 1916 served as a Collier until 4 July 1916
23 September 1916 served as a Collier and was then temporarily released on 5 October 1916
19 January 1917 served as a Collier until 8 October 1917
28April 1917 at Loch Ewe alongside HMS PATUCA supplying bunker coal until 1 May 1917
HMS PATUCA
9 October 1917 served as an Expeditionary Force Transport to lift timber ex s.s. QUANTOCK until 8 November 1917
9 November 1917 served as a Collier until 29 March 1919
1922 transferred to Johnston Line Ltd, West Hartlepool and renamed VEDAMORE
1926 sold to D/S A/S Eikland (I.M. Skaugen, Manager) Risor and renamed ERLAND
1939 sold to F. Pajomangi & Others, Tallin and renamed NEEME
March 1940 became damaged and icebound and was abandoned.