Subsequent name: RFA Olwen, Mushtari
Official Number: 140449
Class: 10,000t OL CLASS Tanker
Pennant No: Y7.242 / X 09
Signal Letters: JRTQ (1919)
Laid down:
Builder: Palmers, Jarrow
Launched: 3 October 1917
Into Service: 17 April 1937
Out of service: 1947 sold to commercial interests
Fate: October 1959 Broken up
Items of historic interest involving this ship: –
Background Data: Of the six ships in this Class, two of them were built by HM Dockyards to keep the Dockyards busy after the end of WW1 in accordance with the Colwyn Committee‘s recommendations.. Two other similar ships were built for Anglo Saxon Petroleum Co Ltd, London at the same time – MUREX at Portsmouth and NASSA at Devonport – and after producing these two well-built ships, the finances and materials appeared to be short and the two built for the RFA were supposedly built with odds and ends and auxiliaries taken from out moded warships. With their cheap and second-hand fittings they had some heavy maintenance bills, which they paid for by spending most of their lives on charter. MUREX and NASSA were both broken up at Osaka in 1936
22 October 1917 launched by Palmers Shipbuilding & Iron Co Ltd., Jarrow as Yard Nr: 878 named BRITISH LIGHT for the Shipping Controller
23 December 1917 completed at a cost of £191,789 and placed under management of British Tanker Co, London
September 1918 at Cette Sailor P Farrell discharged dead – found drowned
4 December 1918 arrived at Suez
13 December 1918 sailed Perim for Singapore
5 January 1919 sailed Singapore for Suez
24 January 1919 arrived at Suez from Aden and Singapore
1919 transferred to Admiralty ownership but remained under commercial management
27 February 1919 arrived at Port Said
14 March 1919 arrived at Colombo from Cette
28 May 1919 arrived at Port Said
11 October 1919 arrived at Portsmouth from Abadan
October 1919 Captain Robert H Farrington appointed as Master
Captain Robert H Farrington
14 October 1919 sailed Portsmouth to sea
26 November 1919 arrived at Port Arthur, Texas from Falmouth
1 December 1919 sailed Port Arthur, Texas for Falmouth
11 December 1919 arrived at Bermuda with her rudder stock broken
21 February 1920 sailed Port Arthur, Texas for Fiji
26 April 1920 arrived at Auckland, New Zealand from Port Arthur, Texas
29 April 1920 alongside HMS RENOWN at Auckland, New Zealand to refuel her
HMS RENOWN
18 May 1920 arrived at Sydney, NSW
25 August 1920 arrived at Port Arthur, Texas from Abadan
29 August 1920 sailed Port Arthur, Texas for Devonport
14 September 1920 passed the Lloyds Signal Station on the Lizard sailing east
15 September 1920 arrived at Plymouth from Port Arthur, Texas sailing the same day for Killingholme
4 October 1920 at Sheerness Captain George Lumsden discharged dead – self inflicted gun shot wound to the head
17 October 1920 arrived at Port Said
23 October 1920 sailed Aden for Borneo
18 December 1920 arrived at Suez from Tarakan when on passage to Portsmouth
4 January 1921 berthed at Portsmouth Harbour
7 January 1921 sailed Portsmouth for Port Arthur, Texas
1 February 1921 sailed Port Arthur, Texas to Devonport
22 February 1921 arrived at Portland, Dorset from Port Arthur, Texas
16 March 1921 berthed at Port Arthur from Portland, Dorset
7 April 1921 arrived at Gibraltar while on passage, in ballast, from Greenock to Abadan
18 May 1921 arrived Port Said from the River Clyde
8 June 1921 berthed at Abadan
19 June 1921 sailed Port Said for Devonport
1 July 1921 arrived at Plymouth from Abadan
17 July 1921 arrive at Port Said from Plymouth for Abadan
29 July 1921 in the Persian Gulf at 27°30N 51°36E Ships Cook Edward Bray discharged dead from heat stroke
6 August 1921 sailed Abadan for Port Said
3 September 1921 arrived at Portland from Abadan and Port Said with 4 passengers
20 September 1921 arrived at Port Said on passage to Abadan
27 September 1921 arrived at Aden from Portland
21 October 1921 arrived at Suez from Abadan
31 December 1921 arrived Plymouth from Bombay
1922 acquired by the Admiralty but under British Tanker Co Managment
30 January 1922 sailed Tampico for Egypt
31 March 1922 sailed Tampico for LEFO
31 May 1922 sailed from Port Arthur for Devonport
22 June 1922 sailed Glasgow for a Texan port
3 July 1922 when on passage from the River Clyde to Texas was in wireless contact with Valentia
22 July 1922 sailed Tampico
11 August 1922 arrived at Portland from Tampico
14 August 1922 berthed at Portsmouth Harbour
16 August 1922 sailed from Portsmouth Harbour
6 September 1922 sailed from Suez
7 October 1922 sailed Port Said
18 October 1922 sailed Port Said
18 November 1922 at Port Said
26 November 1922 arrived Port Said sailing the same day for Abadan
2 December 1922 passed Perim when on passage to Abadan from Port Said
22 December 1922 sailed Port Said when on passage from Abadan for Gibraltar
21 January 1923 sailed Gibraltar for Abadan
29 January 1923 arrived at Port Said from Gibraltar
30 January 1923 sailed Port Said
25 February 1923 passed Perim when on passage from Abadan
4 March 1923 sailed Port Said for Devonport
4 April 1923 in contact with Lands End Radio by wireless
23 April 1923 at Colon from Devonport
7 May 1923 sailed from San Pedro
28 May 1923 sailed Tampico for Los Angeles
5 August 1923 sailed Tampico for LEFO
31 August 1923 passed Dungeness and arrived at Thameshaven
12 September 1923 passed Bermuda
16 September 1923 passed Key West for Tampico
9 October 1923 sailed New Orleans for Lisbon
30 October 1923 sailed Lisbon for Key West
14 November 1923 passed Key West when on passage to Tampico
19 November 1923 sailed Tampico for Gibraltar
21 November 1923 the Admiralty Fuel & Store Officer at Singapore placed the following notice in the local newspapers –
30 November 1923 pass Segres when on passage to Gibraltar
1 January 1924 passed St Thomas for Tampico
12 January 1924 sailed from Tampico for Bayonne
21 January 1924 entered New York Harbour with Captain Alfred C Oswald as Master and 37 crew
10 February 1924 grounded outside of South Pass, New Orleans, was assisted off and proceeded
26 March 1924 sailed Tampico for Hamburg, Germany and was in wireless communication with Valentia on 13 April 1924
22 April 1924 at Sheerness
29 April 1924 arrived at Thameshaven
15 May 1924 sailed from Thameshaven for Bermuda passing the Lloyds Signal Station at Dover
6 June 1924 entered New York Harbour with Captain Alfred C Oswald as Master and 37 crew having sailed from Tampico, Mexico
9 July 1924 sailed Tampico for Gibraltar
7 August 1924 sailed Gibraltar for St Thomas for orders
22 August 1924 arrived at Curaçao from Marseilles
24 August 1924 sailed Curaçao for LEFO
1 September 1924 passed Bermuda
13 November 1924 sailed Tampico for Valentia
5 December 1924 at Ellesmere Port
20 December 1924 radioed Lands End
5 January 1925 passed Bermuda
26 February 1925 berthed at Curaçao from Liverpool
18 March 1925 wirelessed Niton
27 March 1925 at Hamburg
21 April 1925 sailed Curaçao for LEFO
14 May 1925 in wireless communication with Lands End Radio
31 May 1925 sailed Curaçao for LEFO
17 July 1925 sailed Aden
13 August 1925 at Singapore
21 August 1925 at Singapore
5 September 1925 at Abadan
18 October 1925 at Abadan
31 December 1925 at Port Said
15 January 1926 berthed at Abadan
22 January 1926 sailed from Abadan – the ships Master was Captain George Robson
1 February 1926 arrived Ceylon
4 February 1926 sailed Ceylon
16 February 1926 at Abadan
7 March 1926 berthed at Singapore
10 March 1926 sailed Singapore
22 March 1926 berthed at Singapore
25 March 1926 sailed Singapore
5 April 1926 berthed at Singapore
8 April 1926 sailed Singapore
23 April 1926 berthed at Abadan
27 April 1926 sailed Abadan
6 May 1926 at Aden
13 May 1926 at Suez for transit through the Suez Canal to Port Said arriving the next day
23 May 1926 at Gibraltar
1 June 1926 arrived at Grangemouth from Abadan
3 June 1926 sailed Grangemouth for the Tyne in ballast
13 July 1926 arrived at New York
27 December 1926 at Beaumont
17 January 1927 radioed she was 60 miles west of Lands End
13 February 1927 passed Perim
14 February 1927 sailed Aden for Abadan
9 April 1927 when on passage to Abadan radioed she was 100 miles north of Lands End
21 May 1927 sailed from Port Said for Swansea
18 June 1927 radioed she was 30 miles SW of Niton
26 June 1927 when on passage to New York radioed she was 150 nmiles SE of Valentia
11 July 1927 sailed New York for Port Arthur, Texas
21 July 1927 sailed from Port Arthur, Texas for the UK
8 August 1927 radioed she was 230 nmiles SW of Valencia when on passage for Pembroke Dock
12 August 1927 at Swansea
30 September 1927 sailed Port Said for Devonport
12 October 1927 arrived at Plymouth
27 October 1927 arrived at Gibraltar
5 November 1927 sailed Suez for Abadan
9 November 1927 passed Perim when on passage to Abadan
18 November 1927 arrived at Abadan
28 November 1927 passed Perim when on passage to the UK
5 December 1927 sailed Port Said for Portsmouth
19 December 1927 berthed at Portsmouth Harbour
3 January 1928 sailed from Portsmouth Harbour for Abadan
16 January 1928 arrived at Port Said
29 February 1928 arrived Plymouth
9 June 1928 sailed from Phillidelphia for Brest, France
3 September 1928 sailed Falmouth for Constantza
29 October 1928 arrived at Rangoon from Abadan
9 December 1928 arrived Suez
7 January 1929 passed Sagres
14 April 1929 sailed Curaçao for Shellhaven
11 May 1929 passed Gibraltar
24 May 1929 passed Perim
15 June 1929 passed Perim
20 June 1929 arrived at Suez
4 July 1929 sailed Constantza for London
14 July 1929 passed Sagres
20 August 1929 passed Gibraltar
8 November 1929 arrived at Port Stanley, Falkland Islands
22 December 1929 sailed Buenos Ayres
4 February 1930 sailed from Trinidad
9 March 1930 passed the Lloyds Signal Station on the Lizard sailing east bound
9 April 1930 berthed at Port Aransas, Texas
10 April 1930 sailed Port Aransas, Texas for LEFO
16 May 1930 berthed at Portsmouth Dockyard
30 May 1930 in Dock 14 at Portsmouth Harbour
7 June 1930 berthed in the Tidal Basin, Portsmouth Dockyard
8 June 1930 sailed from Portsmouth Dockyard when her steering gear failed and the ship came to rest on the Hamilton Sandbank. Refloated without damage at high tide the next day
9 June 1930 berthed at Portsmouth Dockyard
11 June 1930 sailed from Portsmouth Dockyard
17 June 1930 passed the Lloyds Signal Station on the Lizard sailing west bound
6 July 1930 arrived at New Orleans from Ghent
20 July 1930 sailed Trinidad for Devonport
5 October 1930 arrived at Killingholme from Aransas
11 October 1930 at Sheerness
22 April 1931 at Sheerness
13 May 1931 at Chatham
4 June 1931 sailed from Chatham for Abadan
6 June 1931 reported as being 78 miles south of Lands End
16 June 1931 reported as sailing from Malta
25 July 1931 passed Perim for Sheerness
1 August 1931 sailed Port Said for Sheerness
17 August 1931 at Sheerness
11 September 1931 sailed from Sheerness
12 September 1931 was 80 miles south of Lands End when on passage to Abadan
17 September 1931 passed Gibraltar for Abadan
4 October 1931 passed Perim sailing east bound for Abadan
17 October 1931 sailed from Abadan for Singapore
5 November 1931 at Singapore
24 December 1931 sailed from Port Said for Malta
15 January 1932 passed Perim when on passage to Abadan
4 March 1932 at Killingholme
11 March 1932 berthed at Portsmouth Dockyard
25 April 1932 sailed from Portsmouth Dockyard
5 May 1932 passed Zea for Constantza
13 May 1932 sailed Istanbul for Bombay
16 May 1932 Captain Robert Alexander Flack reported missing believed dead while the ship was in transit of the Suez Canal. Believed he fell overboard and was drowned
Captain Robert A Flack RFA
21 May 1932 passed Perim
2 June 1932 sailed Bombay for Abadan
12 June 1932 sailed Abadan for Portsmouth
25 June 1932 passed Perim
2 July 1932 sailed Port Said
18 July 1932 berthed at Portsmouth Harbour
20 July 1932 sailed from Portsmouth Harbour
21 July 1932 at Sheerness
2 September 1932 radioed she was 30 miles SE of Lands End when on passage to Constanza
28 September 1932 sailed Port Said
14 October 1932 passed Sagres when on passage to Sheerness
6 January 1933 sailed Istanbul for Karachi
10 January 1933 sailed from Suez for Karachi
16 January 1933 passed Perim
25 January 1933 sailed from Karachi for Abadan
30 January 1933 arrived at Abadan
12 February 1933 passed Perim when on passage to Malta
13 March 1933 passed Perim for Abadan
20 March 1933 berthed Abadan from Portsmouth Harbour
2 April 1933 passed Perim
14 May 1933 passed Gibraltar when on passage to Portsmouth
20 May 1933 berthed the Gosport Oil Fuel Jetty, Portsmouth Harbour together with RFA KIMMEROL
22 May 1933 berthed the Gosport Oil Fuel Jetty, Portsmouth Harbour together with RFA KIMMEROL
26 May 1933 at Chatham
18 June 1933 sailed from Chatham for Constanza
19 June 1933 radioed she was 125 miles south of Lands End when on passage to Constanza
16 July 1933 passed Perim for Bombay
4 August 1933 sailed Abadan
13 August 1933 passed Perim for Malta
23 August 1933 arrived at Malta
7 September 1933 sailed Constanza
25 September 1933 sailed from Bombay, India
10 October 1933 arrived at Aden
15 October 1933 sailed from Murbat for Abadan
22 October 1933 sailed from Abadan for Trincomalee
12 November 1933 sailed Rangoon for Singapore
22 November 1933 sailed Singapore for Abadan
12 December 1933 at Abadan
24 December 1933 passed Perim
28 February 1934 sailed Gibraltar
21 April 1934 arrived Devonport
24 April 1934 berthed at Portsmouth Harbour
28 April 1934 sailed from Portsmouth Harbour
14 May 1934 passed Gibraltar when on passage to Abadan
27 May 1934 passed Perim for Abadan
15 June 1934 passed Perim for Malta
29 June 1934 at Malta
3 July 1934 sailed Gibraltar for Gosport Oil Fuel Jetty, Portsmouth Harbour
9 July 1934 berthed on Gosport Oil Fuel Jetty, Portsmouth Harbour
12 July 1934 sailed from Portsmouth Harbour
13 July 1934 radioed she was 200 miles south of Lands End on passage to Constanza
23 July 1934 on passage to Constanza
4 August 1934 arrived at Port Said
15 August 1934 passed Perim when on passage to Abadan
25 August 1934 sailed from Abadan for Invergordon
10 September 1934 sailed Port Said for Rosyth
14 November 1934 at Invergordon
4 December 1934 on passage to Abadan
15 December 1934 arrived Port Said from the River Tyne
17 December 1934 sailed from Suez
21 Decmber 1934 passed Perim
29 December 1934 arrived at Abadan
1 January 1935 sailed Abadan
22 January 1935 until 26 January 1935 berthed at Simonstown Dockyard, South Africa
7 March 1935 arrived Suez from Abadan and after canal transit sailed Port Said for Gibraltar
11 April 1935 sailed Point de Bouc
25 April 1935 passed Istanbul for Flushing
9 May 1935 passed Dover for Flushing
17 May 1935 sailed from Falmouth for Constanza
21 May 1935 passed Gibraltar
31 May 1935 at Batcum
5 June 1935 at Tuapse, Russia
14 July 1935 arrived Port Said
20 July 1935 passed Perim
1 August 1935 arrived Madras from Tuapse, Russia
11 August 1935 arrived at Trincomalee, Ceylon sailing the same day
23 August 1935 sailed from Bahrein for Suez
13 September 1935 sailed Suez for Aden
17 September 1935 arrived at Aden
18 September 1935 sailed Aden for Suez
26 September 1935 at Port Said
18 February 1936 while on passage from Haifa to Grangemouth called at Gibraltar this day
27 February 1936 sailed Grangemouth for the River Tyne
26 July 1936 sailed Haifa
15 September 1936 arrived Abadan from the Clyde
17 September 1936 sailed Abadan for Gibraltar
2 October 1935 at Port Said
14 October 1936 berthed at Gibraltar from Abadan and Port Said to discharge
7 November 1936 sailed Abadan for Gibraltar
11 December 1936 berthed at Swansea
27 January 1937 passed Aden
12 February 1937 berthed at Gibraltar from Abadan and Port Said to discharge
17 April 1937 transferred to Admiralty management and manning as an RFA renamed OLWEN (1) at Wallsend
20 April 1937 Mr William W Ridgway RFA appointed as Chief Engineer Officer
April 1937 fitted with defensive armament
1 May 1937 Captain Frederick M Harvey RFA appointed as Master
Captain Frederick M Harvey RFA
14 September 1937 berthed at Gibraltar from Malta in ballast
25 February 1938 berthed at Gibraltar from Trinidad to discharge cargo
30 April 1938 arrived at Sheerness
9 September 1938 berthed at Gibraltar from Malta while on passage to Trinidad in ballast
26 January 1939 Mr R Blacklock RFA appointed as Chief Engineer Officer
21 April 1939 berthed at Portsmouth Harbour
24 April 1939 sailed from Portsmouth Harbour
2 May 1939 at the North Shields Board of Trade Shipping Office completed signing on her crew
4 May 1939 Captain Percival Skone-Rees RFA appointed as Master
Captain Percival Skone-Rees RFA
5 May 1939 berthed at Wallsend Slipway, River Tyne
11 May 1939 sailed the River Tyne for Sheerness
22 July 1939 Captain Bertram Tunnard RFA appointed as Master
Captain Bertram Tunnard RFA
28 August 1939 berthed at Port of Spain, Trinidad
25 September 1939 grounded whilst under the orders of the cruiser HMS AJAX – no damage
1 October 1939 acting under the orders of Commodore, South Atlantic arrived Montevideo for repairs for mechanical defects
2 October 1939 in the River Plate area refuelled HMS EXETER which was flying Commodore Harwood’s broad pendant
14 October 1939 sailed Montevideo independently to join Force G after repairs and to give support, with other RFA’s to the RN units involved in the search for the German pocket battleship Admiral Graf Spee
26 October 1939 RAS’ed with HMS ACHILLES and HMS AJAX
6 November 1939 sailed River Plate independently to Trinidad arriving 25 November 1939
15 December 1939 sailed Trinidad to Port Stanley, Falkland Islands arriving on 11 January 1940
28 January 1940 off Rouen Bank refuelled HMNZS ACHILLES which at the time was flying Rear Admiral Harwood’s flag
February 1940 reported insubordination of and complaints by her crew
13 February 1940 the reports were investigated by the cruiser HMS SHROPSHIRE and the crew were considered unsuitable and a danger to the efficient oiling of HM ships. She was relieved by RFA ARNDALE and was ordered home
21 February 1940 sailed Port Stanley, Falkland Islands but returned there on 9 March 1940
9 March 1940 sailed Port Stanley, Falkland Islands to Trinidad arriving 5 April 1940
23 March 1940 lost a propeller blade and a spare was fitted at Trinidad the following month
12 April 1940 sailed Trinidad for Halifax arried 23 April 1940
26 April 1940 sailed Halifax in convoy HX 38 with FFO to Devonport. RFA Abbeydale was in the same convoy arriving on 12 May 1940
19 May 1940 having sailed Devonport independently arrived Falmouth the same day
31 May 1940 at Falmouth. Mr Charles A Smith RFA appointed as Chief Engineer Officer
13 June 1940 in Falmouth for repairs
3 July 1940 sailed Falmouth independently arriving St Helens Roads on the 7 July 1940 and thence to the Greenock on the 10 July.
5 July 1940 berthed at Portsmouth Harbour and sailed the same day to sea
13 July 1940 Captain Ernest V Blyth RFA appointed as Master
Captain Ernest V Blyth RFA
30 July 1940 sailed Greenock for Freetown in escorted convoy OB191 which dispersed arrived Freetown on 20 August 1940 with a FFO cargo
August 1940 whilst at Freetown was allocated for Operation Sackbut – the proposed occupation of the Cape Verde Islands
12 September 1941 berthed at Freetown with HMAS NESTOR alongside overnight refuelling her the next day
20 September 1940 at Freetown alongside HMS BARHAM to refuel her
21 September 1940 at Freetown alongside HMS CUMBERLAND to refuel her supplying 2,250 tons of FFO
HMS CUMBERLAND
29 September 1940 at Freetown alongside HMS BARHAM to refuel her
18 November 1940 sailed Freetown for Lagos arriving 24 November 1940
27 November 1940 sailed Lagos for Freetown arriving 2 December 1940
4 November 1941 reports attack by German surface raider in the North Atlantic. Two days searching by RN and USN ships fail to find the raider but they do capture a blockade runner sailing under false colours. Olwen then signals she made raider report by mistake and that she had been fired on by a surfaced submarine.
6 January 1942 sailed New Orleans independently arriving Trinidad 14 January of that year.
26 January 1942 sailed Trinidad independently arriving Freetown 11 February 1942
16 February 1942 sailed Freetown independently arriving Trinidad 8 March 1942
29 March 1942 Captain Stanley M Woodward RFA appointed as Master and Mr Lowrie Cowell RD RFA (Engineer Lieutenant RNR (retd) appointed as Chief Engineer Officer
Captain Stanley M Woodward RFA
11 May 1942 arrived at Walvis Bay
13 May 1942 at Walvis Bay refuelling HMS FROBISHER alongside
16 May 1942 sailed from Walvis Bay
21 May 1942 arrived at Cape Town
26 May 1942 sailed from Cape Town
29 May 1942 arrived at Port Elizabeth
3 June 1942 sailed from Port Elizabeth
6 June 1942 arrived at Durban
11 June 1942 sailed from Durban
26 June 1942 arrived at Aden
16 July 1942 sailed from Aden
26 July 1942 arrived at Mahe, Seychelles sailing the same day for Diego Suarez
30 July 1942 arrived at Diego Suarez
8 August 1942 sailed from Diego Suarez
16 August 1942 arrived at Aden
26 September 1942 Mr D H Evans RFA appointed as Chief Engineer Officer
October 1942 in refit at East London
November 1942 served as Station Oiler at East London in South Africa – due at Cape Town to dry dock for repairs on nine leaking fuel tanks. There was no dry dock faciliaries at East London at the time
3 January 1943 off Massel Bay on passage to Cape Town at 8 knts
3 February 1943 sailed Cape Town independently arriving at East London on the 6 February of that year
8 February 1943 sailed East London independently arriving Durban two days later
27 February 1943 sailed Seychelles independently arriving Abadan 15 March 1943
17 March 1943 sailed Abadan
22 March 1943 sailed Banda Abbas in convoy PA30 to the Seychelles arriving 1 April 1943
3 April 1943 sailed Seychelles independently arriving Diego Suarez on the 5th of that month
8 April 1943 sailed Diego Suarez independently arriving Mauritius 11 April.
20 April 1943 sailed Mauritius escorted by HMS ST LOMAN (ASW Trawler) arriving at Durban on 27 April 1943
29 April 1943 damaged by the salvage vessel SALVIKING at Durban but damage was not serious
3 June 1943 at Durban with HMAS NIZAM alongside being refuelled
HMAS NIZAM
9 June 1943 at Durban with HMAS NIZAM alongside being refuelled
16 June 1943 at Durban with HMAS NIZAM alongside being refuelled
25 June 1943 at Durban with HMAS NIZAM alongside being refuelled
29 June 1943 at Durban with HMAS NIZAM alongside being refuelled
1 July 1943 at Durban with HMAS NIZAM alongside being refuelled
6 July 1943
14 August 1943 Captain Leonard Elford RFA appointed as Master
Captain Leonard Elford RFA
16 February 1944 docked in the dry dock at Durban, South Africa
21 February 1944 undocked from the dry dock at Durban, South Africa
3 March 1944 at Springfield Military Hospital, Durban Fireman Hoosain Baba discharged dead from pneumonia
5 May 1944 docked in the dry dock at Durban, South Africa
1 June 1944 undocked from the dry dock at Durban, South Africa
31 July 1944 sailed Bombay in convoy BM98 arriving at Colombo 5 August 1944
23 August 1944 sailed Colombo in convoy CX29 to Addu Atoll arriving 27 August 1944
8 September 1944 at Addu Atoll with HMAS CESSNOCK alongside being refuelling
11 September 1944 at Addu Atoll with HMAS MARYBOROUGH alongside being refuelling
HMAS MARYBOROUGH
17 September 1944 at Addu Atoll with HMAS CESSNOCK alongside being refuelling
30 September 1944 sailed Colombo in convoy CX33 to Addu Atoll arriving 3 October 1944
9 November 1944 sailed Addu Atoll in convoy XC34 to Colombo arriving 12 November 1944
10 December 1944 2nd Engineer Officer James W Stewart RFA appointed as Acting Chief Engineer Officer until 10 January 1945
28 December 1944 sailed Colombo independently arriving at Addu Atoll on the 31 December 1944
4 January 1945 sailed Addu Atoll independently to Trincomalee arriving on the 9 January 1945
26 April 1945 sailed Trincomalee escorted by HMS PALADIN – at end of operations involving HMS EMPRESS and HMS SHAH (both CVE’s) returned to Trincomalee with HMS PALADIN
29 April 1945 RASed with HMS Rotherham, HMS TARTAR and other destroyers of Force 63 – Operation Bishop
May 1945 took part in Operation Dukedom by supporting the RN force intercepting and sinking the Japanese heavy cruiser HAGUR
4 May 1945 RASed with HMS CEYLON part of Task Force 68
HMS CEYLON
5 May 1945 RASed with HMS ROTHERHAM
13 May 1945 sailed Trincomalee escorted with HMS PENN as Task Force 67
4 August 1945 sailed Trincomalee independently to Bombay arriving on the 11 August 1945
23 August 1945 sailed Bombay independently to Trincomalee arriving 29 August 1945
7 September 1945 sailed Trincomalee independently to Madras 9 September 1945
1 November 1945 at Singapore
9 March 1946 Captain Robert D Almond RFA (Lieutenant Commander RNR) appointed as Master until 30 December 1946
Captain Robert D Almond RFA
13 May 1946 Mr George C Dunning RFA appointed as Chief Engineer Officer
Chief Engineer Officer George C Dunning RFA
23 December 1946 at Trincomalee C S Hospital Oilman Abdull Ghani discharged dead – natural causes
30 December 1946 laid up at Trincomalee for disposal
1947 purchased by M. Esmailiji Abdulhussein Co, Karachi name unchanged
13 February 1948 at Trincomalee Greaser S A Ahmed Baba discharged dead from natural causes
1948 purchased by Saifriden Shaikh Sharafali (Gulf Steamships Ltd, Managers) Karachi name unchanged
12 October 1949 owners now Gulf Steamships Ltd (Ibrahim Mohemedali, Manager) Karachi and renamed MUSHTARI
October 1959 arrived Karachi for demolition
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