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Official Number: 133139
Class: INNIS CLASS Water Carrier
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Builder: A Jeffrey & Co, Alloa
Launched: 14 June 1913
Into Service: 2 October 1915
Out of service: weekending 13 March 1920
Fate: 10 January 1921 wrecked & sunk
Items of historic interest involving this ship: –
Background Data: There was originally a Class of 18 vessels with the INNIS prefix to their names, and the first 12 vessels were ordered in 1912, followed shortly afterwards by orders for a further 6 vessels. Only 6 of the Class saw Admiralty service as Water Carriers during WW1
14 June 1913 launched by A. Jeffrey & Co, Alloa as Yard Nr 8 named INNISJURA for Coasting Motor Shipping Co Ltd (John M. Paton, Manager) Glasgow
6 August 1913 registered at Glasgow as INNISJURA and entered as 60/13 in the Registry
14 August 1913 sailed from Burntisland
15 August 1913 arrived at Granton from Burntisland with a cargo of coal when on passage to Fraserborough
3 September 1913 sailed West Wemyss for Peterhead with a cargo of coal
2 October 1915 purchased by the Admiralty for service as a Water Carrier, name unchanged
29 November 1915 the Director of Transport allocated this ship to Scapa Flow with a Master, a mate, two enginemen and three deckhands
16 June 1919 at Rosyth alongside HMS CASTOR refuelling her
HMS CASTOR
week ending 13 March 1920 purchased by Renhold J. Frisk, Cardiff – name unchanged
28 April 1920 owner became Mizel Shipping Co Ltd (Harold Davies & Renhold J. Frisk Managers) Cardiff name unchanged
1 July 1920 arrived at Burntisland from Grangemouth in ballast
6 July 1920 while on passage from Burntisland to Aberdeen put into Dundee with engine trouble
11 July 1920 sailed Aberdeen for Middlesborough
17 August 1920 sailed Grangemouth for Dysart
2 September 1920 berthed at Aberdeen
7 October 1920 sailed Aberdeen for Leith
10 January 1921 wrecked in a gale at the entrance to Lochbroom whilst on passage from Lochbroom to Glasgow with a cargo of timber. The crew escaped in a boat and landed at Ullapool
13 January 1921 the Aberdeen Journal reported –
21 January 1921 the Scotsman newspaper reported –
18 February 1921 register closed
1991 wreck rediscovered by recreational divers at 57 56.32N 5 12.21W at about 35m