Subsequent name: Lanka Bahu, Tenena
Official Number: 139158
Class: SECOND 1000 t CREOSOL CLASS Harbour Oiler
Pennant No: X47 / X35
Laid down:
Builder: Craig Taylor & Co, Stockton
Launched: 4 April 1916
Into Service: 1916
Out of service: 1947 sold out of service
Fate: 1952 broken up in China
Items of historic interest involving this ship: –
Background Data: On the outbreak of WW1, the Admiralty embarked on a further programme of tanker construction for the newly-formed RFA Service. Eventually there were eighteen ships in this Class, twelve of which were named after trees with the OL suffix, while the remainder had names connected with the oil industry also with the OL suffix. four of the Class were diesel engined and were sold after the Armistice but the rest, being triple expansion steamers, had long and successful lives
8 February 1916 Engineer Lieutenant John Sheardon Flower RNR appointed as Chief Engineer Officer
Engineer Lieutenant John Sheardon Fowler RNR
4 April 1916 launched by Craig Taylor & Co Ltd, Stockton as Yard Nr: 182 named KIMMEROL
11 July 1916 berthed in South Dock, Sunderland until 20 September 1916
18 September 1916 took on charge a Dent Marine Chronometer No: 1725 which had been bought by the Admiralty in October 1867 and had been previously used on charge on HMS JUNO, HMS SEAGULL, HMS ALGERINE, HMS DUNCAN and HMS DIDO. Returned ashore off charge on 30 November 1920 at Malta
20 September 1916 Lieutenant Alfred Mills RNR appointed in command. Sailed South Dock, Sunderland
October 1916 completed and served as Port Oiler at Portsmouth on Yard Craft Agreement
14 December 1916 at Scapa Flow alongside HMS RENOWN refuelling her with 750 tons FFO
22 February 1917 Lieutenant William T Williams RNR appointed in command
Lieutenant William T Williams RNR
20 April 1917 at Scapa Flow alongside HMS AVENGER refuelling her with 980 tons of FFO
1 July 1917 Engineer Lieutenant John S Flower RNR appointed as Chief Engineer Officer – demobilised 18 April 1919
7 November 1917 Lieutenant John H T Lewis RNR appointed in command. On 12 May 1918 he signed off and transferred to RFA PETROBUS in command.
Lieutenant John H T Lewis RNR
2 February 1918 Able Seaman M Crawley sentenced to 60 days detention and discharged. He had signed on on 26 August 1917
6 February 1918 at Scapa Flow coming alongside HMS CERES to refuel her touched her port propeller. – 360 tons FFO transferred
HMS CERES
14 February 1918 at Scapa Flow alongside HMS CENTAUR to refuel her – 110 tons of FFO transferred
HMS CENTAUR
9 May 1918 Lieutenant Sydney Jefford RNR appointed in command – previously had served on RFA KURUMBA as Chief Officer
21 October 1918 at Gutter Sound, Scapa Flow berthed alongside HMS COCKCHAFFER supplying 39 tons of FFO
HMS COCKCHAFFER
11 January 1919 Able Seaman A Gillies logged as deserted. He had signed on on 22 November 1917
3 February 1919 Engineer Sub Lieutenant Murdoch Rose RNR appointed as Chief Engineer Officer
Engineer Sub Lieutenant Murdoch Rose RNR
8 April 1919 Engineer Lieutenant William D Hewitt RNR appointed as Chief Engineer Officer
Engineer Lieutenant William D Hewitt RNR
27 August 1919 at Portsmouth alongside HMS HAWKINS to refuel her
15 October 1919 Cook Ernest Richards MMR 978982 sentenced to 30 days detention and discharged. He had signed on on 6 August 1919
16 October 1919 Able Seaman Cecil Thomas MMR 996788 sentenced to 30 days detention and discharged. He had signed on on 22 July 1919
18 December 1919 at Portsmouth alongside HMS RENOWN to refuel her until 20 December 1919 with 2,182 tons of FFO
HMS RENOWN
1 January 1920 Fireman John McKenna MMR 1009646 logged as deserted. He had signed on on 23 October 1919
16 February 1920 the Portsmouth Evening News reported proceedings before Gosport Police Court –
27 April 1920 at Portsmouth alongside HMS CASTOR refuelling her
28 April 1920 cast off from HMS CASTOR
1 May 1920 at Gosport Police Court Able Seaman Robert Gordon appeared charged with using obscene language in the street, He pleaded Guilty and was fined 10/-
3 May 1920 the Portsmouth Evening News reported proceedings before Gosport Police Court –
20 June 1920 to November 1939 on YC agreement at Portsmouth
8 September 1920 Mr Alfred F Brown RFA appointed as Chief Engineer Officer
12 January 1921 at Portsmouth alongside HMS BARHAM on No: 7 Buoy to refuel her
HMS BARHAM
4 April 1921 at Portsmouth alonside HMS MALAYA refuelling her
6 April 1921 at Spithead together with RFA TURMOIL (1) alongside HMS BARHAM to refuel her – Barham received a total of 1,887 tons of FFO from both tankers
13 June 1921 at Spithead alongside HMS BARHAM to receive fuel from her – Barham pumped over 780 tons of FFO
14 November 1921 the Portsmouth Evening News reported that the crew has donated £1 4sh 0d to the newspapers ‘Goodwill Fund’
28 February 1922 sailed Portsmouth Harbour to Southampton
4 March 1922 the Portsmouth Evening News reported
6 March 1922 before the Portsmouth Coroner an inquest was heard touching on the death of the ship’s Quartermaster Thomas Canavon in Portsmouth Harbour
15 July 1924 berthed on the Gosport Oil Fuel Jetty, Portsmouth
18 July 1924 berthed on Gosport Oil Fuel Jetty, Portsmouth together with RFA EBONOL (1)
23 July 1924 berthed on Gosport Oil Fuel Jetty, Portsmouth together with RFA EBONOL (1)
24 July 1924 berthed on Gosport Oil Fuel Jetty, Portsmouth together with RFA EBONOL (1)
28 July 1924 berthed on Gosport Oil Fuel Jetty, Portsmouth together with RFA EBONOL (1)
31 July 1924 berthed in No: 2 Basin, Portsmouth Dockyard
14 August 1924 berthed in No: 2 Basin, Portsmouth Dockyard
18 August 1924 berthed in No: 2 Basin, Portsmouth Dockyard together with RFA MARINER
22 August 1924 made fast to No: 5 buoy, Portsmouth Harbour
26 August 1924 berthed on the Gosport Oil Fuel Jetty, Portsmouth together with RFA EBONOL (1)
30 August 1924 berthed on the Gosport Oil Fuel Jetty, Portsmouth together with RFA EBONOL (1)
9 September 1924 made fast to No: 5 buoy, Portsmouth Harbour together with RFA PRESTOL and RFA SLAVOL
29 September 1924 berthed on the Gosport Oil Fuel Jetty, Portsmouth
2 October 1924 berthed on the Gosport Oil Fuel Jetty, Portsmouth
3 October 1924 berthed on the Gosport Oil Fuel Jetty, Portsmouth
13 October 1924 berthed on the Gosport Oil Fuel Jetty, Portsmouth
16 October 1924 berthed on the Gosport Oil Fuel Jetty, Portsmouth
20 October 1924 berthed on the Gosport Oil Fuel Jetty, Portsmouth
29 October 1924 berthed on Gosport Oil Fuel Jetty, Portsmouth Harbour
30 October 1924 made fast to No: 5 buoy, Portsmouth Harbour
5 November 1924 made fast to No: 5 buoy, Portsmouth Harbour
15 November 1924 made fast to No: 5 buoy, Portsmouth Harbour together with RFA EBONOL (1)
19 November 1924 made fast to No: 5 buoy, Portsmouth Harbour together with RFA EBONOL (1)
21 November 1924 made fast to No: 5 buoy, Portsmouth Harbour together with RFA EBONOL (1)
1 December 1924 berthed in No: 2 Basin, Portsmouth Dockyard
3 December 1924 berthed in No: 2 Basin, Portsmouth Dockyard together with RFA EBONOL (1)
9 December 1925 berthed in No: 2 Basin, Portsmouth Dockyard
10 December 1924 berthed in No: 2 Basin, Portsmouth Dockyard together with RFA EBONOL (1)
22 December 1924 berthed on the Gosport Oil Fuel Jetty, Portsmouth
1 January 1925 made fast to No: 5 buoy, Portsmouth Dockyard
11 February 1925 berthed on the South Railway Jetty
7 March 1925 berthed on the Gosport Oil Fuel Jetty, Portsmouth together with RFA EBONOL (1)
24 March 1925 made fast to No: 5 buoy, Portsmouth Dockyard together with RFA’s HICKOROL and PRESTOL
30 March 1925 berthed in No: 3 Basin, Portsmouth Dockyard
4 April 1925 berthed in No: 3 Basin, Portsmouth Dockyard together with RFA’s HICKOROL & MARINER
14 April 1925 berthed in No: 3 Basin, Portsmouth Dockyard together with RFA MARINER
15 April 1925 berthed in No: 3 Basin, Portsmouth Dockyard together with RFA’s MAINE (3) & MARINER
5 May 1925 made fast to No: 5 buoy, Portsmouth Dockyard
12 May 1925 berthed on the Gosport Oil Fuel Jetty, Portsmouth
20 May 1925 berthed on the Gosport Oil Fuel Jetty, Portsmouth
27 May 1925 berthed on the Gosport Oil Fuel Jetty, Portsmouth
5 June 1925 made fast to No: 5 buoy, Portsmouth Dockyard
6 June 1925 berthed in No: 2 Basin, Portsmouth Dockyard
17 June 1925 in No: 8 dry dock
9 July 1925 berthed in No: 2 Basin, Portsmouth Dockyard
17 July 1925 berthed in the Tidal Basin, Portsmouth Dockyard together with NAV BISON
7 August 1925 berthed on Gosport Oil Fuel Jetty, Portsmouth Harbour
14 August 1925 berthed in No: 3 Basin, Portsmouth Dockyard together with RFA EBONOL (1) and RFA MARINER
20 August 1925 berthed on Gosport Oil Fuel Jetty, Portsmouth Harbour together with RFA PETRELLA
25 August 1925 berthed on Gosport Oil Fuel Jetty, Portsmouth Harbour together with RFA PETRELLA
8 September 1925 berthed on Gosport Oil Fuel Jetty, Portsmouth Harbour together with RFA PETRELLA
16 September 1925 berthed on Gosport Oil Fuel Jetty, Portsmouth Harbour together with RFA EBONOL (1)
17 September 1925 berthed on Gosport Oil Fuel Jetty, Portsmouth Harbour together with RFA EBONOL (1)
22 September 1925 berthed on Gosport Oil Fuel Jetty, Portsmouth Harbour together with RFA EBONOL (1)
26 September 1925 berthed on Gosport Oil Fuel Jetty, Portsmouth Harbour together with RFA WAR NIZAM
3 October 1925 berthed on Gosport Oil Fuel Jetty, Portsmouth Harbour together with RFA EBONOL (1)
13 October 1925 berthed on Gosport Oil Fuel Jetty, Portsmouth Harbour
14 October 1925 berthed in No: 3 Basin, Portsmouth Dockyard
29 October 1925 berthed on the South Railway Jetty, Portsmouth Harbour
7 November 1925 made fast to No: 9 buoy, Portsmouth Harbour
8 November 1924 made fast to No: 9 buoy, Portsmouth Harbour
13 November 1925 berthed on the North Railway Jetty, Portsmouth Harbour
14 November 1925 berthed on the North Railway Jetty, Portsmouth Harbour
21 November 1925 made fast to No: 5 buoy, Portsmouth Harbour
30 November 1925 at Fareham Creek, Portsmouth Harbour
1 December 1925 at Porchester Creek, Portsmouth Harbour
5 December 1925 berthed on Gosport Oil Fuel Jetty, Portsmouth Harbour
12 December 1925 berthed in No: 3 Basin, Portsmouth Dockyard
24 Decedmber 1925 berthed on Gosport Oil Fuel Jetty, Portsmouth Harbour
30 December 1925 berthed on Gosport Oil Fuel Jetty, Portsmouth Harbour together with RFA PRESTOL
31 December 1925 berthed on Gosport Oil Fuel Jetty, Portsmouth Harbour together with RFA’s EBONOL (1) & PRESTOL
6 January 1926 berthed on Gosport Oil Fuel Jetty, Portsmouth Harbour together with RFA’s EBONOL (1) & RFA PETRONEL
9 January 1926 berthed on Gosport Oil Fuel Jetty, Portsmouth Harbour together with RFA’s EBONOL (1) & PRESTOL
12 January 1926 berthed on Gosport Oil Fuel Jetty, Portsmouth Harbour together with RFA’s EBONOL (1) & PRESTOL
15 January 1926 moored on No: 5 Buoy, Portsmouth Harbour together with RFA EBONOL (1)
19 January 1926 berthed on Gosport Oil Fuel Jetty, Portsmouth Harbour
21 January 1926 berthed on Gosport Oil Fuel Jetty, Portsmouth Harbour together with RFA’s EBONOL (1)
22 January 1926 berthed on Gosport Oil Fuel Jetty, Portsmouth Harbour together with RFA’s EBONOL (1)
25 January 1926 berthed on Gosport Oil Fuel Jetty, Portsmouth Harbour together with RFA’s EBONOL (1)
27 January 1926 berthed on Gosport Oil Fuel Jetty, Portsmouth Harbour
1 February 1926 berthed on Gosport Oil Fuel Jetty, Portsmouth Harbour together with RFA’s EBONOL (1)
11 February 1926 moored in the Tidal Basin, Portsmouth Dockyard together with NAV BISON
12 February 1926 moored in No: 2 Basin, Portsmouth Dockyard
18 February 1926 moored in No: 2 Basin, Portsmouth Dockyard
22 February 1926 berthed on North Slip Jetty, Portsmouth Harbour
1 March 1926 berthed on Gosport Oil Fuel Jetty, Portsmouth Harbour
4 March 1926 moored on No: 5 Buoy, Portsmouth Harbour together with RFA EBONOL (1)
5 March 1926 moored on No: 5 Buoy, Portsmouth Harbour together with RFA EBONOL (1)
6 March 1926 moored on No: 5 Buoy, Portsmouth Harbour together with RFA EBONOL (1)
7 March 1926 berthed on Gosport Oil Fuel Jetty, Portsmouth Harbour together with RFA EBONOL (1)
8 March 1926 moored on No: 5 Buoy, Portsmouth Harbour together with RFA EBONOL (1)
17 March 1926 berthed on Gosport Oil Fuel Jetty, Portsmouth Harbour
22 March 1926 berthed on Gosport Oil Fuel Jetty, Portsmouth Harbour
23 March 1926 berthed on Gosport Oil Fuel Jetty, Portsmouth Harbour together with RFA PRESTOL
24 March 1926 berthed on Gosport Oil Fuel Jetty, Portsmouth Harbour together with RFA PRESTOL
29 March 1926 berthed on the North Railway Jetty, Portsmouth Harbour
6 April 1926 berthed on the North Railway Jetty, Portsmouth Harbour
15 April 1926 berthed on the North Railway Jetty, Portsmouth Harbour
29 May 1926 moored in No: 3 Basin, Portsmouth Dockyard together with RFA’s MARINER and RACER
4 June 1926 berthed on Gosport Oil Fuel Jetty, Portsmouth Harbour
23 June 1926 made fast to No: 5 buoy, Portsmouth Harbour
30 June 1926 berthed on Gosport Oil Fuel Jetty, Portsmouth Harbour
1 July 1926 berthed on Gosport Oil Fuel Jetty, Portsmouth Harbour
31 July 1926 in No: 12 Dock, Portsmouth Dockyard
6 August 1926 moored in No: 3 Basin, Portsmouth Dockyard
16 August 1926 moored in No: 3 Basin, Portsmouth Dockyard at the same time as RFA MARINER and RFA PETRONEL
17 August 1926 moored in No: 3 Basin, Portsmouth Dockyard
20 August 1926 moored in No: 3 Basin, Portsmouth Dockyard
21 August 1926 moored in No: 2 Basin, Portsmouth Dockyard
26 August 1926 berthed on Gosport Oil Fuel Jetty, Portsmouth Harbour
30 August 1926 berthed on Gosport Oil Fuel Jetty, Portsmouth Harbour
2 September 1926 berthed on Gosport Oil Fuel Jetty, Portsmouth Harbour together with RFA EBONOL (1)
17 September 1926 made fast to No: 5 buoy, Portsmouth Harbour
21 September 1926 berthed on Gosport Oil Fuel Jetty, Portsmouth Harbour together with RFA DREDGOL
October 1926 Mr Thomas A Ditchburn RFA appointed as Engineer 1st Class
8 October 1926 berthed on Gosport Oil Fuel Jetty, Portsmouth Harbour
12 October 1926 berthed on Gosport Oil Fuel Jetty, Portsmouth Harbour
16 October 1926 berthed on the North Slip Jetty, Portsmouth Dockyard
19 October 1926 berthed on the North Slip Jetty, Portsmouth Dockyard
22 October 1926 berthed on the North Slip Jetty, Portsmouth Dockyard
30 October 1926 made fast to No: 5 Buoy, Portsmouth Harbour
1 November 1926 made fast to No: 5 Buoy, Portsmouth Harbour
8 November 1926 made fast to No: 5 Buoy, Portsmouth Harbour
12 November 1926 berthed on the North Wall, Portsmouth Harbour
17 November 1926 made fast to No: 9 buoy, Portsmouth Harbour
1 December 1926 moored in No: 3 Basin, Portsmouth Dockyard together with RFA’s DREDGOL and MARINER
3 December 1926 moored in No: 3 Basin, Portsmouth Dockyard together with RFA MARINER
7 December 1926 made fast to No: 5 Buoy, Portsmouth Harbour
8 December 1926 made fast to No: 5 Buoy, Portsmouth Harbour
11 December 1926 at Spithead
15 December 1926 made fast to No: 5 Buoy, Portsmouth Harbour together with RFA EBONOL (1)
30 December 1926 berthed on Gosport Oil Fuel Jetty, Portsmouth Harbour together with RFA EBONOL (1)
1 January 1927 berthed on Gosport Oil Fuel Jetty, Portsmouth Harbour together with RFA EBONOL (1)
3 January 1927 berthed on Gosport Oil Fuel Jetty, Portsmouth Harbour together with RFA EBONOL (1)
4 January 1927 berthed on Gosport Oil Fuel Jetty, Portsmouth Harbour together with RFA EBONOL (1)
6 January 1927 made fast to No: 5 Buoy, Portsmouth Harbour together with RFA EBONOL (1)
7 January 1927 made fast to No: 5 Buoy, Portsmouth Harbour
8 January 1927 berthed on Gosport Oil Fuel Jetty, Portsmouth Harbour together with RFA EBONOL (1)
12 January 1927 berthed on Gosport Oil Fuel Jetty, Portsmouth Harbour together with RFA EBONOL (1)
24 January 1927 berthed on Gosport Oil Fuel Jetty, Portsmouth Harbour together with RFA EBONOL (1)
27 January 1927 berthed on Gosport Oil Fuel Jetty, Portsmouth Harbour
10 February 1927 berthed on Gosport Oil Fuel Jetty, Portsmouth Harbour
11 February 1927 berthed on Gosport Oil Fuel Jetty, Portsmouth Harbour
19 February 1927 made fast to No: 5 Buoy, Portsmouth Harbour together with RFA EBONOL (1)
21 February 1927 made fast to No: 5 Buoy, Portsmouth Harbour together with RFA EBONOL (1)
26 February 1927 berthed on Gosport Oil Fuel Jetty, Portsmouth Harbour
4 March 1927 berthed on Gosport Oil Fuel Jetty, Portsmouth Harbour
26 March 1927 berthed on Gosport Oil Fuel Jetty, Portsmouth Harbour with RFA EBONOL (1)
4 April 1927 berthed on Gosport Oil Fuel Jetty, Portsmouth Harbour with RFA EBONOL (1)
20 April 1927 berthed on Gosport Oil Fuel Jetty, Portsmouth Harbour with RFA EBONOL (1)
22 April 1927 berthed on Gosport Oil Fuel Jetty, Portsmouth Harbour with RFA’s EBONOL (1) & PRESTOL
25 April 1927 berthed on Gosport Oil Fuel Jetty, Portsmouth Harbour with RFA EBONOL (1)
7 May 1927 at Portsmouth alongside HMS AMBUSCADE to refuel her
HMS AMBUSCADE
16 May 1927 berthed on Gosport Oil Fuel Jetty, Portsmouth Harbour
18 May 1927 berthed on Gosport Oil Fuel Jetty, Portsmouth Harbour
24 May 1927 berthed on Gosport Oil Fuel Jetty, Portsmouth Harbour
2 June 1927 moored on No: 5 Buoy, Portsmouth Dockyard
18 June 1927 berthed at the North Corner Jetty, Portsmouth Harbour
24 June 1927 moored in the Tidal Basin, Portsmouth Dockyard
4 July 1927 moored in the Tidal Basin, Portsmouth Dockyard
7 July 1927 berthed on Gosport Oil Fuel Jetty, Portsmouth Harbour together with RFA EBONOL (1)
14 July 1927 made fast to No: 5 buoy, Portsmouth Harbour
19 July 1927 berthed on Gosport Oil Fuel Jetty, Portsmouth Harbour
30 July 1927 made fast to No: 6 buoy, Portsmouth Harbour together with RFA EBONOL (1)
3 August 1927 made fast to No: 6 buoy, Portsmouth Harbour together with RFA EBONOL (1)
6 August 1927 made fast to No: 6 buoy, Portsmouth Harbour together with RFA EBONOL (1)
8 August 1927 made fast to No: 6 buoy, Portsmouth Harbour together with RFA EBONOL (1)
12 August 1927 made fast to No: 6 buoy, Portsmouth Harbour together with RFA EBONOL (1)
15 August 1927 made fast to No: 6 Buoy, Portsmouth Harbour
19 August 1927 made fast to No: 6 Buoy, Portsmouth Harbour
25 August 1927 berthed on Gosport Oil Fuel Jetty, Portsmouth Harbour together with RFA PETRONEL
27 August 1927 berthed on North Slip Jetty together with RFA EBONOL (1)
31 August 1927 berthed on Gosport Oil Fuel Jetty, Portsmouth Harbour together with RFA EBONOL (1)
1 January 1929 berthed on North Slip Jetty, Portsmouth Harbour
2 January 1929 berthed on North Slip Jetty, Portsmouth Harbour
7 January 1929 berthed on North Slip Jetty, Portsmouth Harbour
11 January 1929 berthed on North Slip Jetty, Portsmouth Harbour
14 January 1929 berthed on North Slip Jetty, Portsmouth Harbour
19 January 1929 berthed on North Slip Jetty, Portsmouth Harbour together with RFA EBONOL (1)
22 January 1929 berthed on North Slip Jetty, Portsmouth Harbour
23 January 1929 berthed on North Slip Jetty, Portsmouth Harbour
24 January 1929 berthed on North Slip Jetty, Portsmouth Harbour
2 February 1929 berthed on North Slip Jetty, Portsmouth Harbour
1 March 1929 berthed on Gosport Oil Fuel Jetty, Portsmouth Harbour
6 March 1929 berthed on Gosport Oil Fuel Jetty, Portsmouth Harbour
20 March 1929 berthed in No: 3 Basin, Portsmouth Dockyard together with RFA’s PEARLEAF (1) and PETRONEL
2 April 1929 berthed on Pitch House Jetty, Portsmouth Harbour
23 April 1929 berthed on Gosport Oil Fuel Jetty, Portsmouth Harbour
29 April 1929 berthed on Gosport Oil Fuel Jetty, Portsmouth Harbour together with RFA EBONOL (1)
1 May 1929 made fast to No: 4 Buoy, Portsmouth Harbour together with RFA EBONOL (1)
22 May 1929 made fast to No: 5 Buoy, Portsmouth Harbour
28 May 1929 made fast to No: 5 Buoy, Portsmouth Harbour together with RFA EBONOL (1)
11 June 1929 berthed on Gosport Oil Fuel Jetty, Portsmouth Harbour with RFA PEARLEAF (1)
14 June 1929 berthed on Gosport Oil Fuel Jetty, Portsmouth Harbour
18 June 1929 berthed on Gosport Oil Fuel Jetty, Portsmouth Harbour with RFA PRESTOL
19 June 1929 at Spithead
21 June 1929 made fast to No: 5 Buoy together with RFA EBONOL (1)
2 July 1929 made fast to No: 5 Buoy together with RFA EBONOL (1)
2 August 1929 berthed on Gosport Oil Fuel Jetty, Portsmouth Harbour
23 November 1929 in No: 3 Dock, Portsmouth Harbour
28 November 1929 in No: 3 Dock, Portsmouth Harbour
14 December 1929 in No: 3 Dock, Portsmouth Harbour
16 December 1929 in No: 3 Dock, Portsmouth Harbour
31 December 1929 berthed on Gosport Oil Fuel Jetty, Portsmouth Harbour together with RFA BIRCHOL (1) and RFA PRESTOL
18 February 1930 berthed on Gosport Oil Fuel Jetty, Portsmouth Harbour together with RFA BIRCHOL (1)
19 April 1930 berthed on Gosport Oil Fuel Jetty, Portsmouth Harbour together with RFA PRESTOL
28 April 1930 in No: 3 Basin, Portsmouth Harbour
RFA KIMMEROL
from the RFA Nostalgia collection
3 May 1930 berthed on Gosport Oil Fuel Jetty, Portsmouth Harbour together with RFA EBONOL (1)
30 May 1930 berthed on Gosport Oil Fuel Jetty, Portsmouth Harbour together with RFA EBONOL (1)
18 June 1930 berthed on Gosport Oil Fuel Jetty, Portsmouth Harbour together with RFA EBONOL (1)
20 June 1930 berthed on Gosport Oil Fuel Jetty, Portsmouth Harbour together with RFA EBONOL (1)
25 June 1930 berthed on Gosport Oil Fuel Jetty, Portsmouth Harbour together with RFA EBONOL (1)
26 June 1930 berthed on Gosport Oil Fuel Jetty, Portsmouth Harbour together with RFA’s EBONOL (1) and PETRONEL
27 June 1930 berthed on Gosport Oil Fuel Jetty, Portsmouth Harbour together with RFA’s EBONOL (1) and PETRONEL
28 June 1930 berthed on Gosport Oil Fuel Jetty, Portsmouth Harbour together with RFA’s EBONOL (1) and PETRONEL
20 August 1930 berthed on Gosport Oil Fuel Jetty, Portsmouth Harbour together with RFA PETROBUS
22 August 1930 berthed on Gosport Oil Fuel Jetty, Portsmouth Harbour together with RFA PETROBUS
12 December 1930 made fast to No: 3 Buoy, Portsmouth Harbour
2 January 1931 berthed on Gosport Oil Fuel Jetty, Portsmouth Harbour
28 February 1931 berthed in No: 3 Basin, Portsmouth Dockyard together with RFA BRITISH LANTERN
11 March 1931 berthed on Gosport Oil Fuel Jetty, Portsmouth Harbour
17 April 1931 berthed on Gosport Oil Fuel Jetty, Portsmouth Harbour together with RFA WAR HINDOO
5 May 1931 in dry dock No: 3 at Portsmouth Dockyard
17 June 1931 berthed on Gosport Oil Fuel Jetty, Portsmouth Harbour
19 June 1931 berthed on the Oil Fuel Jetty at Gosport together with RFA FORTOL
27 June 1931 berthed on the Oil Fuel Jetty at Gosport together with RFA ORANGELEAF (1)
1 July 1931 berthed on the Oil Fuel Jetty at Gosport together with RFA FORTOL
24 July 1931 berthed on Gosport Oil Fuel Jetty, Portsmouth Harbour
12 August 1931 made fast to No: 5 buoy, Portsmouth Harbour together with RFA ELMOL
1 September 1931 berthed on Gosport Oil Fuel Jetty, Portsmouth Harbour with RFA ELMOL
2 October 1931 berthed on Gosport Oil Fuel Jetty, Portsmouth Harbour
21 October 1931 made fast to No: 7 buoy, Portsmouth Harbour
27 October 1931 berthed on the Oil Fuel Jetty at Gosport together with RFA ELMOL
30 October 1931 made fast to No: 5 buoy, Portsmouth Harbour
25 November 1931 berthed on Gosport Oil Fuel Jetty, Portsmouth Harbour
3 December 1931 berthed on Gosport Oil Fuel Jetty together with RFA’s ELMOL and WAR SIRDAR
7 December 1932 berthed on Gosport Oil Fuel Jetty, Portsmouth Harbour
8 December 1932 alongside in No: 3 Basin, Portsmouth Dockyard together with RFA PETRONEL
9 December 1932 alongside in No: 3 Basin, Portsmouth Dockyard together with RFA PETRONEL
12 December 1932 berthed on Gosport Oil Fuel Jetty, Portsmouth Harbour together with RFA APPLELEAF (1)
14 December 1932 berthed on Gosport Oil Fuel Jetty, Portsmouth Harbour together with RFA APPLELEAF (1)
15 December 1932 made fast to No: 5 buoy, Portsmouth Harbour
16 December 1932 berthed on Gosport Oil Fuel Jetty, Portsmouth Harbour together with RFA ELMOL
19 December 1932 berthed on Gosport Oil Fuel Jetty, Portsmouth Harbour together with RFA ELMOL
21 December 1932 berthed on Gosport Oil Fuel Jetty, Portsmouth Harbour together with RFA ELMOL
22 December 1932 berthed on Gosport Oil Fuel Jetty, Portsmouth Harbour together with RFA ELMOL and RFA PRESTOL
23 December 1932 berthed on Gosport Oil Fuel Jetty, Portsmouth Harbour together with RFA ELMOL
31 December 1932 made fast to No: 9 buoy, Portsmouth Harbour
2 January 1933 berthed on Gosport Oil Fuel Jetty, Portsmouth Harbour together with RFA ELMOL
4 January 1933 berthed on the South Railway Jetty, Portsmouth Harbour
6 January 1933 berthed on the South Railway Jetty, Portsmouth Harbour
7 January 1933 berthed on Gosport Oil Fuel Jetty together with RFA ELMOL and RFA SCOTOL
10 January 1933 berthed on Gosport Oil Fuel Jetty together with RFA ELMOL and RFA SCOTOL
16 January 1933 berthed on Gosport Oil Fuel Jetty together with RFA WAR SIDAR
20 January 1933 berthed on Gosport Oil Fuel Jetty together with RFA WAR SIDAR
23 January 1933 berthed on Gosport Oil Fuel Jetty
24 January 1933 berthed on Gosport Oil Fuel Jetty
26 January 1933 berthed on Gosport Oil Fuel Jetty
28 January 1933 berthed on Gosport Oil Fuel Jetty together with RFA ELMOL
30 January 1933 berthed on Gosport Oil Fuel Jetty together with RFA ELMOL
31 January 1933 berthed on Gosport Oil Fuel Jetty
2 February 1933 made fast to No: 7 Buoy in Portsmouth Harbour
4 February 1933 made fast to No: 7 Buoy in Portsmouth Harbour
6 February 1933 made fast to No: 7 Buoy in Portsmouth Harbour
7 February 1933 made fast to No: 7 Buoy in Portsmouth Harbour
8 February 1933 berthed alongside Gosport Oil Fuel Jetty together with RFA ELMOL
10 February 1933 berthed alongside Gosport Oil Fuel Jetty together with RFA ELMOL
15 February 1933 berthed alongside Gosport Oil Fuel Jetty together with RFA ELMOL
16 February 1933 berthed alongside Gosport Oil Fuel Jetty together with RFA ELMOL
24 February 1933 berthed in No: 3 Basin in Portsmouth Dockyard
2 March 1933 berthed alongside Gosport Oil Fuel Jetty together with RFA ELMOL
3 March 1933 berthed alongside Gosport Oil Fuel Jetty together with RFA ELMOL
4 March 1933 berthed alongside Gosport Oil Fuel Jetty together with RFA ELMOL
7 March 1933 berthed alongside Gosport Oil Fuel Jetty together with RFA ELMOL
13 March 1933 berthed on Gosport Oil Fuel Jetty, Portsmouth Harbour
20 March 1933 berthed alongside Gosport Oil Fuel Jetty together with RFA ELMOL
23 March 1933 berthed alongside Gosport Oil Fuel Jetty together with RFA ELMOL
4 April 1933 berthed alongside Gosport Oil Fuel Jetty together with RFA PRESTOL
6 April 1933 berthed at the Naval Armanents Depot, Priddy’s Hard, Gosport
8 April 1933 made fast to No: 9 buoy, Portsmouth Harbour
11 April 1933 berthed alongside Gosport Oil Fuel Jetty together with RFA ELMOL
18 April 1933 berthed at the Naval Armanents Depot, Priddy’s Hard, Gosport
20 April 1933 berthed alongside Gosport Oil Fuel Jetty together with RFA ELMOL
21 April 1933 berthed alongside Gosport Oil Fuel Jetty together with RFA ELMOL
24 April 1933 berthed alongside Gosport Oil Fuel Jetty together with RFA ELMOL
26 April 1933 berthed alongside Gosport Oil Fuel Jetty together with RFA ELMOL
2 May 1933 made fast to No 9 Buoy at Portsmouth
4 May 1933 made fast to No 9 Buoy at Portsmouth together with RFA ELMOL
6 May 1933 berthed alongside Gosport Oil Fuel Jetty
12 May 1933 berthed alongside Gosport Oil Fuel Jetty
15 May 1933 berthed alongside Gosport Oil Fuel Jetty
19 May 1933 berthed on Gosport Oil Fuel Jetty with RFA ELMOL
20 May 1933 berthed alongside Gosport Oil Fuel Jetty together with RFA BRITISH LIGHT
22 May 1933 berthed alongside Gosport Oil Fuel Jetty together with RFA BRITISH LIGHT
24 May 1033 berthed alongside Gosport Oil Fuel Jetty
27 May 1933 berthed alongside Gosport Oil Fuel Jetty together with RFA ELMOL
30 May 1933 berthed alongside Gosport Oil Fuel Jetty together with RFA ELMOL
31 May 1933 berthed alongside Gosport Oil Fuel Jetty together with RFA ELMOL
2 June 1933 berthed alongside Gosport Oil Fuel Jetty together with RFA ELMOL
6 June 1933 berthed alongside Gosport Oil Fuel Jetty together with RFA ELMOL
7 June 1933 berthed alongside Gosport Oil Fuel Jetty together with RFA ELMOL
12 June 1933 berthed alongside Gosport Oil Fuel Jetty together with RFA ELMOL
13 June 1933 made fast to No: 5 buoy, Portsmouth Harbour together with RFA’s ELMOL and PETRONEL
14 June 1933 at Portsmouth Dockyard in No: 12 dry dock
15 June 1933 at Portsmouth Dockyard in No: 12 dry dock
19 June 1933 at Portsmouth Dockyard in No: 12 dry dock
24 June 1933 at Portsmouth Dockyard in No: 12 dry dock
26 June 1933 at Portsmouth Dockyard in No: 12 dry dock
4 July 1933 at Portsmouth Dockyard in No: 12 dry dock
6 July 1933 at Portsmouth Dockyard in No: 12 dry dock
7 July 1933 at Portsmouth Dockyard moved from No: 12 dry dock to No: 3 Basin
10 July 1933 berthed in No: 3 Basin, Portsmouth Harbour together with RFA PETRONEL
11 July 1933 berthed in No: 3 Basin, Portsmouth Harbour
12 July 1933 moved to No: 5 buoy in Portsmouth Harbour together with RFA ELMOL
13 July 1933 moved to No: 8 buoy in Portsmouth Harbour together with RFA ELMOL
14 July 1933 berthed alongside Gosport Oil Fuel Jetty
15 July 1933 berthed alongside Gosport Oil Fuel Jetty
18 July 1933 moved to No: 5 buoy in Portsmouth Harbour together with RFA ELMOL
19 July 1933 moved to No: 5 buoy in Portsmouth Harbour together with RFA ELMOL
21 July 1933 berthed on Gosport Oil Fuel Jetty together with RFA ELMOL
24 July 1933 berthed on Gosport Oil Fuel Jetty together with RFA ELMOL
23 September 1933 berthed on the Oil Fuel Jetty, Gosport
27 September 1933 berthed in No: 3 Basin, Portsmouth Dockyard
30 September 1933 berthed in No: 3 Basin, Portsmouth Dockyard
7 October 1933 berthed on the Oil Fuel Jetty, Gosport
18 October 1933 berthed in No: 3 Basin, Portsmouth Dockyard together with RFA SCOTOL
21 October 1933 berthed in No: 3 Basin, Portsmouth Dockyard together with RFA SCOTOL
4 November 1933 berthed in No: 3 Basin, Portsmouth Dockyard together with RFA WAR KRISHNA
15 December 1933 berthed on the Oil Fuel Jetty, Gosport
23 February 1934 berthed in No: 3 Basin, Portsmouth Dockyard
13 March 1937 the Portsmouth Evening News reported that
20 October 1938 passed St Catherines Head sailing east
5 November 1938 the Portsmouth Evening News reported that –
3 September 1939 at Portsmouth on the outbreak of WW2
6 October 1939 at Portsmouth alongside HMS ADVENTURE refuelling her – 250 tons FFO supplied
9 May 1940 sailed Southampton
October 1940 Captain W J Cairns RFA appointed as Master and Mr Raymond C Calderhead RFA appointed as Chief Engineer Officer
15 November 1940 damaged in collision with cable ship Alert
31 March 1941 at Portsmouth
8 August 1941 at Southampton
27 August 1941 sailed Southampton
5 September 1941 sailed Portland for Southampton arriving 7 September 1941
8 September 1941 sailed Southampton to Portsmouth
29 September 1941 sailed Southampton to Portsmouth
19 October 1941 at Yarmouth (IOW) Roads sailed to Portland arriving the same day
27 December 1941 at Portsmouth
5 August 1943 sailed from Portsmouth Harbour returning to her berth later the same day
23 August 1943 Mr Leonard T Tomlinson RFA appointed as Chief Engineer Officer
5 October 1943 at Falmouth for refit
2 September 1944 in Southampton for repairs – completed two days later
9 November 1944 Captain Edward E Laurence RFA appointed as Master
12 December 1944 at Barry, South Wales Mr Robert A Higgie RFA appointed as Chief Engineer Officer
Chief Engineer Officer Robert A Higgie RFA
8 January 1945 sailed Milford Haven in escorted convoy OS103KM which split to KMS77 to Gibraltar arriving on 15 January 1945 – ship proceeded to Malta with a cargo of FFO then to Aden
3 March 1945 sailed Aden independently arriving Colombo on 6 March 1945
25 April 1945 refit at Colombo
7 June 1945 Captain James H Chant RFA appointed as Master
17 October 1945 sailed Colombo independently for Cochin arrived 29 October 1945
29 October 1945 sailed Cochin for Bombay arriving 1 November 1945
11 January 1946 sailed Bombay independently for Trincomalee arriving 18 January 1946
19 January 1946 sailed Trincomalee independently for Port Blair and Colombo arriving 8 February 1946
2 March 1946 Captain William F Curlett RFA appointed as Master
12 September 1946 Captain John Mc Angus RFA appointed as Master and Mr J Cook RFA appointed as Chief Engineer Officer
Captain John Mc Angus RFA
20 September 1946 Captain W J Cairns RFA appointed as Master
30 October 1946 Mr Thomas Eggleston RFA appointed as Chief Engineer Officer
Chief Engineer Officer Thomas Eggleston RFA
8 November 1946 at Trincomalee
14 January 1947 Mr Raymond C Calderhead RFA appointed as Chief Engineer Officer
30 Janaury 1947 Captain Edmund Butterworth RFA appointed as Master
Captain Edmund Butterworth RFA
28 May 1947 Captain Stanley M Woodward RFA appointed as Master
Captain Stanley M Woodward RFA
1947 purchased by C E Rust, London – name unchanged
1948 owners now Centaur Shipping Co Ltd., London name unchanged
26 February 1949 sold to Ocean Freighters (Ceylon) Ltd., Colombo
17 April 1950 renamed Lanka Bahu
1951 Purchased by Cia Istema de Transportes Maritimas S.A. ( Wallem & Co Managers) and renamed Tenena
1952 purchased by another Panamanian company ( Wheelock, Marden & Co Ltd, Hong Kong, Managers) name unchanged
1952 reported broken up in China