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Official Number:                         98086

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Builder:                                        Joseph L Thompson & Sons Ltd., North Sands, Sunderland

Pennant Number:                      Y3.???

Signal letters:                              HKBL

Launched:                                   6 March 1890

Into Service:                                8 August 1914

Out of service:                            15 May 1916

Fate:                                             15 May 1916 wrecked on the coast of  Shima Prefecture, Japan

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:

6 March 1890 launched by Joseph L. Thompson & Sons Ltd, North Sands, Sunderland as Yard Nr: 261 named PAK LING for China Shippers’ Mutual Steam Navigation Co Ltd.

8 March 1890 the Lloyds List newspaper reported …

8 May 1890 register opened at London as Nr: 102/1890 in the Register Book.

May 1890 completed

17 December 1890 arrived at Hong Kong from London

22 December 1890 arrived at Shanghai from Hong Kong

1892 sold to China Mutual Steam Navigation Co Ltd, London name unchanged

1894 sold to Japanese Government (Rikagun Sho, Managers) Tokyo and renamed YAMAGUCHI MARU

27 October 1900 in the Inland Sea, Japan in collision with a French war ship “Caravane” which sank. Three members of the French crew were last

22 August 1901arrived at Singapore from Hong Kong

5 August 1914 requisitioned for service as a Collier and was taken up abroad until 9 September 1914

15 May 1916 wrecked on the coast of Shima Prefecture, Japan