Subsequent name:
Official Number: 143458
Class: WAR CLASS Freighting Tanker
Pennant No: Y7.334 / X87 / A287
Signal Letters: KCQN / GTWR / GCZK
Laid down:
Builder: Wm. Hamilton & Co Ltd, Glen Yard, Port Glasgow
Launched: 30 September 1919
Into Service: October 1919
Out of service: 1958
Fate: Broken up
Items of historic interest involving this ship: –
Background Data: To combat the alarming losses of British merchant ships during WW1, the New Ministries and Secretaries Act was passed in December 1916, which provided for the appointment of a Shipping Controller with very wide powers “to take such steps as he thinks best for providing and maintaining an efficient supply of shipping”. On 20 December 1916, the first meeting of the Merchant Shipbuilding Advisory Committee took place where it was decided that an extensive shipbuilding programme should be started, the ships to be of a simple design and as far as possible to be of a standard type as regards hulls and engines. These new vessels for the Government were given a standard nomenclature, the prefix to their names being WAR. Eighthundred and twentyone vessels were ordered from U.K. yards and abroad and four hundred and sixteen were completed to Government order, two hundred and seventy nine were sold and transferred to private owners before completion and the remainder were cancelled. Of the four hundred and sixteen completed to Government order, fifteen were transferred to Admiralty service as oilers. They were all modified versions of the A and B Class standard dry cargo ships, known as the Z Class. All had two large dry cargo holds, six of them had five cargo tanks and the remaining nine had seven cargo tanks, specially designed for the carriage of heavy fuel oil. Most of them were initially under commercial management.
30 September 1919 launched by Wm. Hamilton & Co Ltd, Glen Yard, Port Glasgow as Yard Nr: 371 named WAR HINDOO for the Shipping Controller
3 October 1919 the Port Glasgow Express newspaper reported …
30 October 1919 completed at a cost of £ 205,722 and placed under initial management of Gow, Harrison & Co Ltd, Glasgow. Her name is derived from an archaic spelling of Hindu and was used to describe Indian immigrants and their descendants in the 1800s and early 1900’s
6 December 1919 arrived at Spithead from Bermuda and Trinidad
9 December 1919 Captain Francis C Dick as Master
Captain Francis C Dick
11 December 1919 sailed Portsmouth for Tampico
1919 to 1939 was on general freighting duties
4 January 1920 berthed at Port Arthur, Texas from Bermuda to load.
8 January 1920 sailed Port Arthur, Texas for Gibraltar
30 January 1920 berthed at Gibraltar from Port Arthur until 27 February 1920
28 February 1920 sailed from Gibraltar for Tampico
16 March 1920 Lloyds of London reported that the War Hindoo while on passage from Gibraltar to Tampico was in distress 157 miles north of Cape Catoche, Yucatan and was seeking assistance
26 March 1920 arrived at Tampico from Gibraltar
19 April 1920 berthed at Portsmouth Harbour
28 April 1920 sailed Portsmouth Harbour for New Orleans
17 May 1920 passed Sand Key, Florida sailing west
19 May 1920 arrived at New Orleans from Portsmouth
24 May 1920 sailed Port Eads to Devonport
14 June 1920 berthed at Devonport
26 June 1920 sailed Devonport for New Orleans
17 July 1920 berthed at Port Eads from Devonport
26 July 1920 cleared New Orleans for the Clyde
13 August 1920 arrived Tail of Bank
16 August 1920 moved up the River Clyde to Glasgow
13 September 1920 sailed Glasgow to Key West
27 September 1920 at Key West
3 October 1920 sailed Puerto Mexico
12 October 1920 in wireless contact with Lands End Radio
28 October 1920 arrived at Immingham
29 October 1920 at Immingham until 3 November 1920
8 November 1920 passed Gibraltar
12 November 1920 berthed at Malta
13 November 1920 sailed Malta
17 November 1920 arrived at Port Said from Immingham for Abadan
9 December 1920 at Abadan to load
22 December 1920 arrived at Suez from Abadan
1921 transferred to Admiralty ownership but remained under commercial management
11 February 1921 berthed at Portsmouth Harbour from Brunswick, GA
14 February 1921 berthed at Portsmouth Harbour
17 February 1921 sailed Portsmouth Harbour
18 February 1921 passed the Lloyds Signal Station on the Lizard sailing west
13 March 1921 sailed Puerto Mexico for LEFO
7 April 1921 sailed from Portland for Port Arthur, Texas
8 April 1921 passed the Lloyds Signal Station on the Lizard
26 April 1921 berthed at Port Arthur, Texas from Portland, Dorset
30 April 1921 sailed Port Arthur, Texas for Devonport
18 May 1921 passed the Lloyds Signal Station on the Lizard sailing East
20 May 1921 berthed at Portsmouth Harbour
24 May 1921 sailed Portsmouth Harbour for Trinidad
29 June 1921 sailed Glasgow for Texas
21 July 1921 arrived at Port Said from the Clyde when on passage to Abadan
29 July 1921 arrived at Aden
26 August 1921 arrived at Suez from Abadan
8 September 1921 sailed Malta for Abadan
8 October 1921 arrived at Suez from Abadan
24 October 1921 arrived at Port Said from Malta
23 November 1921 arrived at Suez from Abadan
9 December 1921 arrived at Sheerness from Abadan
8 January 1922 sailed from Southampton
10 January 1922 berthed at Portsmouth Harbour
11 January 1922 sailed Portsmouth Harbour for Port Arthur, Texas
30 January 1922 passed Key West, Florida
4 February 1922 arrived at Port Arthur, Texas from Portsmouth
24 February 1922 arrived at Glasgow from Port Arthur, Texas
2 March 1922 sailed the Clyde for Port Arthur, Texas
30 March 1922 sailed Port Arthur, Texas for Devonport
6 June 1922 arrived on the River Clyde from Port Arthur, Texas
6 July 1922 sailed the Clyde
10 July 1922 passed the Lloyds Signal Station on the Lizard sailing east
15 September 1922 spoke to HMS CROCUS between Aden and Henjam
17 October 1922 arrived at Port Said from Malta
18 October 1922 sailed Port Said
23 November 1922 arrived at Suez from Abadan
11 December 1922 arrived at Sheerness from Abadan
5 January 1923 berthed at Sheerness
18 April 1923 arrived at Gravesend from Sheerness
17 May 1923 arrived at Philadelphia
31 May 1923 sailed Philadelphia for Antwerp
20 June 1923 sailed from Portsmouth Harbour
21 June 1923 passed the Lloyds Signal Station on the Lizard sailing west
12 July 1923 sailed Port Arthur for Antwerp
8 August 1923 at Sheerness
15 September 1923 off Dover
19 September 1923 alongside at the Eastern Arm of Dover Harbour loading cargo
24 September 1923 passed the Lloyds Signal Station on Flamborough Head sailing north
25 September 1923 at Invergordon
21 October 1923 when on passage to Tampico, Texas was in wireless contact with Malin Head
8 November 1923 at Sheerness
13 December 1923 berthed at Portsmouth Harbour from Tampico, Texas
17 December 1923 sailed from Portsmouth Harbour
19 December 1923 berthed at Portsmouth Harbour and sailed again later in the day
1 January 1924 sailed Suez
6 January 1924 passed Perim when on passage to Abadan
17 January 1924 sailed Abadan for Singapore
4 February 1924 berthed at Singapore
11 February 1924 alongside HMS REPULSE in Singapore harbour refuelling her
HMS REPULSE
13 February 1924 alongside HMS HOOD in Singapore harbour refuelling her
HMS HOOD
12 March 1924 sailed Karachi for Abadan
4 April 1924 at Suez
11 April 1924 at Malta
5 May 1924 berthed at Portsmouth Harbour
7 May 1924 sailed from Portsmouth Harbour
12 May 1924 berthed at Portsmouth Harbour
24 June 1924 sailed Portsmouth for Trinidad
8 July 1924 at Trinidad
26 July 1924 at Port Royal, Jamaica alongside HMS REPULSE to refuel her
27 July 1924 at Port Royal, Jamaica alongside HMS HOOD to refuel her
4 August 1924 arrived at Trinidad
7 August 1924 sailed Trinidad for Quebec, Canada
19 August 1924 at Quebec, Canada alongside HMS HOOD to refuel her – supplied 2,517 tons of FFO
20 August 1924 at Quebec, Canada alongside HMS REPULSE to refuel her
23 August 1924 sailed Quebec, Canada for Trinidad
27 September 1924 berthed at Gibraltar from Trinidad
20 October 1924 sailed Trinidad for Devonport
10 November 1924 berthed at Old Kilpatrick OFJ
12 November 1924 Mr Frederick C Reynolds RFA appointed as Chief Engineer Officer
Chief Engineer Officer Frederick C Reynolds RFA
17 November 1924 sailed the River Clyde
30 November 1924 arrived at Phildelphia from the River Clyde
11 December 1924 sailed Philadelphia for Southampton
17 December 1924 at Bermuda
24 December 1924 sailed Bermuda for Southampton
6 January1925 arrived at Southampton
7 January 1925 passed Beachy Head when on passage to Gothenburg
19 January 1925 while in transit in the Kaiser Wilhelm Canal, Germany when on passage from Gothenburg to Newcastle in ballast in collision with a German Steamer Tatti
20 January 1925 the Scotsman newspaper of to-day reported the collision –
21 January 1925 at Newcastle
23 March 1925 the Shields Daily News reported –
26 March 1925 on passage to Bermuda – wirelessed Land End Radio
13 April 1925 at Baton Rouge, Louisiana
21 May 1925 passed Elstnope
29 May 1925 berthed at Portsmouth Harbour
2 June 1925 sailed from Portsmouth Harbour
3 June 1925 when on passage to Garston was in W/T contact with Lands End Radio
24 June 1925 sailed Port Houston, Texas for the UK
18 July 1925 sailed from Portland
21 August 1925 while on passage to Devonport radioed she was 300 nmiles SW of Valentia
22 August 1925 while at Portland Captain Percival Skone-Rees RFA appointed as Master
Captain Percival Skone-Rees RFA
27 August 1925 sailed Portland for Baytown, Texas and in W/T contact with Lands End Radio
16 September 1925 sailed Houston for Devonport
5 October 1925 when on passage to Devonport was in W/T contact with Lands End Radio
9 October 1925 was berthed at Tilbury
12 October 1925 when on passage to Trinidad was in W/T contact with Lands End Radio
29 October 1925 sailed Trinidad for Devonport
11 November 1925 radioed she was 900 nmiles west of Valencia
14 November 1925 when on passage to Old Kilpatrick radioed Lands End
22 November 1925 at Old Kilpatrick Oil Fuel Depot, Glasgow
27 December 1925 when on passage to Trinidad radioed Valencia
8 January 1926 at Langton Graving Dock, Liverpool
12 January 1926 arrived at Plymouth
21 January 1926 arrived at Gibraltar from Plymouth
7 April 1926 at Malta
9 May 1926 Fireman Mak Choo discharged dead
16 May 1926 arrived at Trincomalee from Abadan to discharge 7,500 tons of FFO – the first oil pumped into the new tank farm at China Bay after its recent construction for the Royal Navy by the Admiralty
18 May 1926 sailed Trincomalee to Abadan to load
21 October 1926 Captain Stanley G Kent RFA appointed as Master
4 December 1926 in dry dock at Kepple Harbour, Singapore
8 January 1927 at Malta
23 January 1927 passed Perim
19 February 1927 at Singapore ready to sail to Hong Kong
15 March 1927 alongside the oil wharf, Singapore
30 April 1927 at Malta
5 May 1927 at Gibraltar
21 May 1927 arrived at Malta
27 May 1927 passed Perim when on passage to Abadan
15 June 1927 sailed from Abadan for Trincomalee, Ceylon
21 June 1927 sailed Colombo, Ceylon for Abadan
20 July 1927 at Colombo, Ceylon
21 July 1927 sailed from Colombo, Ceylon for Abadan
13 August 1927 passed Perim
19 August 1927 at Suez
24 August 1927 at Malta
9 September 1927 passed Perim
28 September 1927 passed Perim
4 October 1927 at Suez
9 October 1927 at sea at 35°08N 18°17E Storekeeper Ching Ling Ah discharged dead – opium poisoning
10 October 1927 arrived Malta
16 October 1927 when on passage to Port Arthur in W/T contact with Gibraltar
9 November 1927 sailed Port Arthur for LEFO
26 November 1927 radioed she was 1050 miles west of Valentia
5 December 1927 radioed she was 63 miles SW of Niton when on passage to Chatham
6 December 1927 at Rochester
12 December 1927 Mr William W Ridgeway RFA appointed as Chief Engineer Officer
19 December 1927 Captain A D Davies RFA appointed as Master
17 July 1928 alongside the oil wharf, Singapore
26 October 1928 berthed at Malta from Abadan
5 December 1928 alongside the oil wharf, Singapore
26 January 1929 berthed at Gibraltar from Abadan to discharge cargo
15 March 1929 passed Gibraltar when on passage to Portland, Dorset
22 March 1929 Captain William T Williams RFA appointed as Master
Captain William T Williams RFA
7 August 1929 passed Perim sailing north
23 August 1929 sailed from Malta
28 September 1929 at Malta
16 October 1929 passed Perim sailing east when on passage to Abadan
30 October 1929 at sea at 21°00N 62°48E Trimmer Lam Chuen discharged dead with a broken neck
16 December 1929 on passage from Abadan for Devonport radioed she was 280 miles south west of Lands End
23 December 1929 included in a published list of RFA’s at Devonport together with RFA ELDEROL, ORANGELEAF (1), WAR NIZAM and LIMOL
30 December 1929 in No: 3 dry dock, Devonport Dockyard
9 January 1930 refit completed at Devonport
18 January 1930 sailed Plymouth for Abadan
22 January 1930 passed Gibraltar sailing east for Abadan
4 February 1930 passed Perim
5 March 1930 berthed at Port Natal from Abadan
7 March 1930 sailed from Port Natal
10 March 1930 berthed at Simonstown Dockyard, South Africa to discharge
14 March 1930 sailed from Simonstown Dockyard, South Africa
10 April 1930 berthed at Bombay from Simonstown, South Africa
13 April 1930 sailed Bombay for Abadan
22 July 1930 at Bombay Oilman Mohamedallee Md Hoosein discharged dead
1 September 1930 berthed at Portsmouth Harbour from Abadan
22 September 1930 sailed from Portsmouth Harbour for Abadan
29 October 1930 passed Perim – north bound
26 December 1930 passed Perim – north bound
20 January 1931 berthed at Portsmouth Harbour from Abadan
22 January 1931 Mr J S Harrison RFA appointed as Chief Engineer Officer
27 January 1931 sailed from Portsmouth Harbour
28 February 1931 anchored off Ryde, Isle of Wight
11 March 1931 at Portsmouth Harbour
13 April 1931 berthed at Portsmouth Harbour on the Gosport Oil Fuel Jetty
14 April 1931 Captain John P Tugwood DSC RD RFA appointed as Master
17 April 1931 berthed at Portsmouth Harbour on the Gosport Oil Fuel Jetty together with RFA KIMMEROL
3 May 1931 Captain John B Hurst RFA appointed in command
Captain John B Hurst RFA
5 May 1931 in dry dock 12 at Portsmouth Harbour
22 May 1931 sailed from Portsmouth Harbour
4 October 1931 passed Perim sailing east
14 December 1931 arrived at Sheerness
2 January 1932 at Sheerness
8 April 1932 Captain Alfred S Jones RFA appointed as Msster
19 June 1932 arrived at Plymouth
30 June 1932 Captain Eric Parker RFA appointed as Master
30 July 1932 sailed Plymouth
29 October 1932 – while on passage from the Persian Gulf to London ran aground on Long Sands, 11 miles off Margate. The Margate Lifeboat was launched but was not required. Managed to get free and continue inward up the Thames to Beckton under her own steam
31 October 1932 the Western Morning News reported …
1 January 1933 sailed Bombay for Abadan
1 August 1933 was 270 miles west of Lands End
16 August 1933 arrived at Sheerness from Singapore
25 August 1933 at Sheerness
10 September 1933 reported by wireless she was 34 miles off Lands End
30 September 1933 passed Perim
18 April 1934 arrived at Malta towing RFA WAR BRAHMIN
14 May 1934 arrived at London from Constanza
17 September 1934 berthed at Port Victoria, Sheerness from Abadan
24 September 1934 Mr William C Elliott RFA appointed as Chief Engineer Officer
10 October 1934 Captain Nathan Colbridge RFA appointed as Master
Captain Nathan Colbridge RFA
23 October 1934 arrived at Sheerness from Chatham Dockyard
30 January 1935 passed Perim sailing east bound
27 April 1935 passed Perim sailing east bound
9 August 1935 passed Perim sailing north bound
30 August 1935 berthed at Portsmouth Harbour
6 October 1935 sailed from Portsmouth Harbour
12 December 1935 at Port Said Messroom Boy Han Hee Fong discharged dead with pulmonary tuberculosis
14 October 1936 berthed at Swan Hunters, Wallsend on Tyne
15 October 1936 berthed at Swan Hunters, Wallsend on Tyne
27 October 1936 berthed at Swan Hunters, Wallsend on Tyne
5 November 1936 sailed the Tyne for Sheerness
22 November 1936 sailed Malta for Port Said and Abadan
23 December 1936 a stowaway – Toni Camilleri from Hamrun, Malta – was discovered onboard after the ship had last sailed from Malta. On arrival at Port Said he was handed over to the Master of RFA War Sudra and returned to the island. He appeared before the Police Court, pleaded guilty, and was fined £5 by the Magistrate
2 March 1937 berthed at Gibraltar from Malta to discharge cargo
13 April 1937 berthed at Swansea from Trinidad
18 April 1937 sailed Swansea for Abadan
20 September 1937 arrived at Aden
22 Sepetember 1937 sailed from Aden
4 November 1937 arrived at Portsmouth Harbour
6 November 1937 sailed from Portsmouth Harbour
26 November 1937 berthed at W. Mathwin & Son Wallsend on Tyne at the same time as RFA CELEROL
4 December 1937 Mr Joseph Glynn RFA appointed as Chief Engineer Officer
8 December 1937 Captain John P Tugwood DSC RD RFA appointed as Master
Captain John P Tugwood DSC RD RFA
24 December 1937 berthed at Gibraltar
2 January 1938 berthed at Malta from Gibraltar
5 January 1938 sailed Malta for Abadan
20 May 1938 at Colombo, Ceylon Captain John P Tugwood DSC RD RFA discharged dead – natural causes
18 June 1938 Captain Thomas G Bennett RFA (Lieutenant Commander RN (Rtd)) appointed as Master
17 October 1938 berthed at Malta from Port Said
3 December 1938 passed Gibraltar sailing west bound
8 December 1938 berthed in Portsmouth Harbour
14 December 1938 berthed at Swan Hunters, Wallsend, River Tyne from Portsmouth
15 December 1938 berthed at Swan Hunters, Wallsend, River Tyne
26 December 1938 sailed the River Tyne for Sheerness
28 December 1938 sailed Sheerness for Abadan
4 January 1939 passed Gibraltar
7 February 1939 Captain John Gow RFA appointed as Master
Captain John Gow RFA
11 February 1939 Chief Officer James Jolly RFA appointed as Temporary Master
19 February 1939 at Gibraltar
28 February 1939 Seaman Lean Thoe discharged dead. He is buried in Clayhall Lane Royal Naval Cemetery, Gosport – formerly named as Haslar Naval Cemetery
1 March 1939 sailed Gibraltar
21 April 1939 passed Gibraltar sailing west bound
2 May 1939 berthed at Middle Dock, River Tyne
5 May 1939 berthed at Middle Dock, River Tyne
8 May 1939 changed part of the crew at the North Shields Shipping Office, River Tyne and sailed from Middle Dock, River Tyne
11 May 1939 arrived at Greenock from the River Tyne sailing later in the day to the Gareloch
24 August 1939 Captain Percival Skone Rees RFA appointed as Master
August 1939 Mr Frederick W Howell RFA appointed as Chief Engineer Officer
Chief Engineer Officer Frederick W Howell RFA
1939 to 1945 harbour oiler at Milford Haven
20 June 1940 at Milford Haven – involved in a collision – no other details available at this time.
August 1940 Captain Thomas Banbury RFA appointed as Master
13 August 1940 Mr R Blacklock RFA appointed as Chief Engineer Officer
8 June 1941 Carpenter Malcolm Macdonald discharged dead. He is buried in Dunskellor Cemetery, North Uist, Western Isles, Scotland.
5 October 1941 Mr T Perrett RFA appointed as Chief Engineer Officer
9 October 1941 in collision with RFA SCOTOL
20 November 1942 Captain Percivale Skone-Rees RFA appointed as Master
8 January 1943 Mr Percy E C Ogden RFA appointed as Chief Engineer Officer
1 January 1944 Chief Engineer Officer Charles Albert Smith RFA was awarded the Distinguished Service Cross (DSC) in the New Years Honours List of this day published in the London Gazette
4 January 1944 Mr F Campbell RFA appointed as Chief Engineer Officer
18 February 1944 at Port Talbot
29 February 1944 at Devonport
28 March 1944 berthed at Portsmouth Harbour
31 March 1944 sailed from Portsmouth Harbour
24 April 1944 at Milford Haven with USS Maumee (AO2) alongside refuelling – transfered 12,254 bbls of FFO to the US warship
USS Maumee (AO2)
1 June 1944 at Milford Haven with USS Chimo (ACM1) alongside refuelling supplying 29,259 gallons of FFO (source US warships log)
4 June 1944 at Milford Haven with USS Somers and USS Davis alongside refuelling
21 June 1944 at Milford Haven with USS Fitch and USS Jouett alongside refuelling
17 July 1944 at Milford Haven with USS Thompson and USS Harding moored alongside to refuel
2 September 1944 at Milford Haven with USS McCormick alongside refuelling – transfered 15,680 gallons of FFO to the US warship. Also refuelled USS Paul Jones at the same location
15 October 1944 at Milford Haven with USS Mills alongside refuelling
29 October 1944 at Milford Haven with USS Rinehart (DE196) alongside refuelling
USS Rinehart (DE196)
24 December 1944 at Milford Haven on No: 4 buoy with USS Clark (DD361) alongside refuelling
7 June 1945 at Port Talbot Dry Dock Company for repairs to fractured HP cylinder and preparation for foreign service – until mid August 1945
11 July 1945 Mr E M Phillips RFA appointed as Chief Engineer Officer
18 July 1945 Captain Thomas C Robinson RFA (Lieut-Commander RN (Ret)) appointed as Master
26 September 1945 sailed Port Talbot, passing Gibraltar 2 October 1945 and arriving at Port Said 11 October 1945
29 October 1945 arrived Abadan, sailing two days later to Colombo arriving 15 November 1945
1945 transferred to Singapore on Fleet Attendant duties there when the Base was reoccupied
17 November 1945 sailed Colombo to Singapore arriving 3 January 1946
7 January 1946 sailed Singapore to Bangkok arriving 12 January 1946
8 February 1946 sailed Bangkok to Singapore arriving 13 February 1946
27 February 1946 sailed Singapore to Batavia arriving about 1 March 1946
4 March 1946 sailed Batavia to Singapore arriving two days later
25 March 1946 sailed Singapore to Batavia arriving 29 March 1946
28 April 1946 sailed Batavia to SIngapore arriving two days later
11 May 1946 sailed Singapore arriving Batavia 15 May 1946
16 May 1946 sailed Batavia to Singapore arriving 18 May 1946
29 May 1946 sailed Singapore to Jesselton arriving 5 June 1946
13 June 1946 sailed Jesselton to Singapore arrving 19 June 1946
22 June 1946 sailed Singapore returning there on 14 July 1946
21 November 1946 sailed Singapore to Bombay arriving 4 December 1946 for repairs
9 February 1947 sailed Bombay to Abadan to load.
18 February 1947 sailed Abadan to Hong Kong arrive 17 March 1947
22 March 1947 sailed Hong Kong to Kure, Japan arriving 29 March 1947
1 April 1947 sailed Kure, Japan to Yokohama arriving two days later
10 May 1947 Captain Herbert A Shacklock RFA appointed as Master
Captain Herbert A Shacklock RFA
12 July 1947 sailed Yokohama to Kure arriving 15 July 1947
18 July 1947 sailed Kure to Yokohama arriving 21 July 1947
20 August 1947 2nd Engineer Officer Henry C Yeats RFA promoted to Chief Engineer Officer
22 August 1947 sailed Yokohama to Sasebo then to Kure arriving 3 October 1947
From 3 October 1947 until 17 February 1948 stationed at Kure, Japan
RFA War Hindoo in dry dock at Kure, Japan – January 1948
17 February 1948 sailed Kure to Singapore arriving 27 February 1948
6 March 1948 sailed Singapore to Colombo arriving 12 March 1948
13 March 1948 sailed Colombo to Abadan to load arriving 22 March 1948
24 March 1948 sailed Abadan passing Aden on 3 April 1948 to Port Said arriving on 11 April 1948
11 April 1948 sailed Port Said passing Gibraltar on 19 April 1948 to Rosyth arriving 26 April 1948
26 April 1948 Mr Lionel W Pool RFA appointed as Chief Engineer Officer
28 May 1948 Captain Cecil R Rosen OBE RFA appointed as Master
Captain Cecil R Rosen OBE RFA
5 June 1948 sailed Rosyth to Trinidad arriving about 24 June 1948
July 1948 sailed Trinidad to the Clyde Anchorage arriving 13 July 1948
14 July 1948 sailed the Clyde Anchorage to Londonderry arriving 15 July 1948
17 July 1948 sailed Londonderry to Trinidad
4 August 1948 sailed Trinidad passing Dunnet Head on 22 August 1948 to Rosyth
30 August 1948 sailed Rosyth to Leith arriving the next day
1 September 1948 in refit at Leith until 14 September 1948
15 September 1948 sailed Leith, passing St Abb’s Head the same day, passing Ushant on 18 September 1948, passing Gibraltar 22 September 1948 arriving Port Said on 29 September 1948
29 September 1948 sailed Port Said passing Suez on 2 October 1948 to Abadan arriving 15 October 1948
18 October 1948 sailed Abadan, passing Aden on 25 October 1948, to Port Said arriving on 31 October 1948
31 October 1948 sailed Port Said to Malta
3 November 1948 arrived at Malta
9 November 1948 sailed Malta to Port Said arriving and sailing 13 November 1948
14 November 1948 sailed Suez
28 November 1948 arrived Abadan from Malta
30 November 1948 sailed Abadan
13 December 1948 arrived at Suez transitted the Canal and arrived at Port Said the following day
27 December 1948 sailed Port Said, transitted the Canal and sailed Suez the same day
2 January 1949 passed Aden
10 January 1949 berthed at Abadan
12 January 1949 sailed Abadan to Singapore
30 January 1949 sailed Singapore to Hong Kong arriving 7 February 1949
12 February 1949 sailed Hong Kong to Colombo arriving 24 February 1949
24 February 1949 sailed Colombo to Abadan arriving 6 March 1949
8 March 1949 sailed Abadan to Singapore arriving 26 March 1949
4 April 1949 arrived at Coloimbo from Singapore
13 April 1949 sailed Colombo to Abadan arriving 24 April 1949
29 April 1949 sailed Abadan for the UK
7 May 1949 passed Aden on passage to Suez
14 May 1949 arrived at Port Said sailing later the same day
23 May 1949 passed Gibraltar sailing west bound
27 May 1949 arrived at Devonport
7 June 1949 sailed Devonport to Immigham arriving two days later for repairs until 9 August 1949
13 June 1949 Captain Edward E A Le Sage RFA appointed as Master
30 July 1949 Captain Stanley M Woodward RFA appointed as Master
31 July 1949 Mr R E Davies RFA appointed as Chief Engineer Officer
10 August 1949 sailed Immingham passing Spurn Head and Killingholme to Gibraltar arriving 16 August 1949
18 August 1949 sailed Gibraltar to Port Said arriving 26 August 1949
27 August 1949 sailed Port Said passing Suez on 29 August 1949
3 September 1949 sailed Aden
12 September 1949 arrived at Abadan
13 September 1949 sailed Abadan
17 September 1949 Captain Sidney P Sice RFA appointed as Master
22 September 1949 passed Aden and arrived Suez 27 September 1949, transitted the Canal and sailed Port Said the same day to Gibraltar arriving 7 October 1949
7 October 1949 berthed at Gibraltar
9 October 1949 sailed Gibraltar for Port Said
17 October 1949 arrived at Port Said
26 October 1949 sailed Suez
10 November 1949 arrived at Abadan
12 November 1949 sailed Abadan to Colombo arriving 23 November 1949
25 November 1949 sailed Colombo to Abadan arrving 5 December 1949
8 December 1949 sailed Abadan to Suez arriving 21 December 1949, transitting the Canal and arriving at Port Said the next day
5 January 1950 sailed Port Said, transitted the Canal, arrived at Suez the next day and arrived at Abadan 22 January 1950
24 January 1950 sailed Abadan to Colombo, Ceylon arriving 4 February 1950
4 February 1950 at Colombo, Ceylon for boiler clean completed 15 February 1950
15 February 1950 sailed Colombo, Ceylon to Abadan arriving 25 February 1950
27 February 1950 sailed Abadan to Suez arriving 14 March 1950 transitted Canal to arrive at Port Said 16 March 1950 and then sailed to Malta arriving 20 March 1950
3 April 1950 sailed Malta to Gibraltar 9 April 1950
21 April 1950 hired by Shell Oil from the Admiralty for oil storage at Gibraltar
1 June 1951 Captain Iden W J Hall RFA appointed as Master
Captain Iden W J Hall RFA
5 June 1951 Mr A W Symons RFA appointed as Chief Engineer Officer
1 September 1951 sailed Gibraltar to Malta arriving 4 September 1951
4 September 1951 sailed Malta en route to Port Said and then to Trincomalee, Ceylon. arriving with engine defects.
20 October 1951 at Hong Kong – sailed to Singapore
5 December 1951 at Singapore with defects in main refrigerator – repaired – completed 9 December 1951
10 December 1951 sailed Singapore to Hong Kong arriving 21 December 1951
29 December 1951 sailed Hong Kong arriving Singapore Roads on 4 January 1952
12 January 1952 Second Officer Anthony John De Courcy Harrison RFA, aged 22 years, appeared before Singapore Second Police Court this day charged with causing grievous bodily hurt on the ship to a Able Seaman George Daw from HMS COMUS berthed outboard of her by shooting him and was remanded.
28 January 1952 sailed Singapore to Hong Kong arriving on 5 February 1952
8 February 1952 sailed Hong Kong to Singapore arriving 14 February 1952
18 February 1952 Second Officer Harrison (see above) was fined $250 or 4 months imprisonment at Singapore Second Police Court when he was convicted of causing grievous bodily hurt to Seaman George Daw by shooting
19 February 1952 sailed Singapore to Hong Kong arriving 27 February 1952
16 April 1952 sailed Hong Kong to Singapore and then onwards to Trincomalee arriving 1 May 1952
10 May 1952 arrived back at Singapore
14 June 1952 sailed Singapore to Bombay arriving 27 June 1952
25 July 1952 sailed Bombay to Aden arriving 4 August 1952
4 August 1952 sailed Aden to Suez arriving 11 August 1952 and Port Said the next day
26 August 1952 at Immingham for repairs completed on 17 December 1952
19 December 1952 sailed Immingham for Killingholme then to Malta arriving on 30 December 1952 – laid up as a fuel hulk
RFA War Hindoo at Malta
11 November 1957 replaced as a fuelling hulk at Malta by RFA WAVE PROTECTOR
22 April 1958 towed back to the U.K. by the British tug ENGLISHMAN
9 May 1958 arrived Blyth for breaking up by Hughes Bolckow Shipbreaking Co Ltd.
Notes:
1. She was modernised immediately prior to WW2 and was fitted with Welin-Maclachlan davits.