Official Number:                      143823 

Class:                                      WAR CLASS Freighting Tanker

Pennant No:                            Y7.335 / X88

Signal Letters:                          KCTG / GTWS / GCTD

Laid down:
Builder:                                     Swan Hunter WR, Low Walker
Launched:                                24 October 1919  
Into Service:                             26 November 1919
Out of service:                          31 December 1946
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. Eight hundred and twenty one 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 416 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.

27 November 1919 completed and placed under initial management of Lane and Mc Andrew Ltd, London

29 November 1919 sailed the River Humber for Trinidad

19 December 1919 sailed Trinidad for Gibraltar

2 January 1920 berthed at Gibraltar to discharge cargo (1)

8 January 1920 berthed at Gibraltar

15 February 1920 berthed at Gibraltar from Trinidad to discharge cargo (1)

24 March 1920 sailed Aden for Abadan (2)

18 April 1920 sailed Colombo for Fremantle, Western Australia

10 May 1920 arrived at Sydney, NSW

19 May 1920 sailed Sydney, NSW for Melbourne, Victoria

28 May 1920 at Melbourne moored alongside HMS RENOWN to refuel her

HMS RENOWN

7 July 1920 berthed at Port Adelaide from Albany

9 July 1920 to 10 July 1920 at Adelaide moored alongside HMS RENOWN to refuel her

16 July 1920 arrived at Sydney, NSW

30 July 1920 at Sydney, NSW moored alongside HMS RENOWN to refuel her

6 August 1920 sailed Sydney, NSW for Port Said

25 September 1920 arrived at Aden from Sydney

13 October 1920 arrived at Portsmouth

28 October 1920 arrived at Suez from Abadan

13 November 1920 berthed at Portsmouth Dockyard from Aberdeen

16 November 1920 sailed from Portsmouth Dockyard

17 December 1920 arrived at Port Said from Southampton

25 January 1921 arrived at Suez from Abadan

1921 transferred to Admiralty ownership but remained under commercial management

16 March 1921 sailed Suez for Abadan

17 April 1921 sailed Port Said for Portishead and Barrow

30 April 1921 diverted to Thameshaven

19 May 1921 sailed London for Mexico via Sheerness

16 June 1921 radioed the US Naval Radio Service she was 85 nmiles SW of Miama (3)

2 July 1921 arrived at Plymouth from Tampico

5 August 1921 sailed Plymouth for Abadan

9 August 1921 passed Gibraltar sailing east

16 August 1921 arrived Port Said

22 August 1921 passed Perim

3 September 1921 radioed the US Hydrographic Office that a whistle buoy was at 37°47N 39°31W and thus was a danger to navigation (3)

16 September 1921 arrived at Suez

22 September 1921 sailed Malta for Devonport

1 October 1921 arrived at Portland

5 December 1921 at Greenock

25 December 1921 sailed Suez

January 1922 under the management of Davies & Newman.

January 1922 sailed Devonport to Fayal, Azores to refuel HMS CONSTANCE

HMS CONSTANCE

January 1922 while at anchor at Fayal, Azores was struck by HMS CONSTANCE which had come alongside the ships starboard side too fast causing damage to the hull. Sailed to Gibraltar for survey, dry docking and repair

31 March 1922 arrived at Suez

23 May 1922 sailed Port Arthur, Texas for Devonport

13 June 1922 arrived at Devonport from Port Arthur, Texas

13 July 1922 at Devonport

27 July 1922 sailed Plymouth for Trinidad passing the Lloyds Signal Station on the Lizard

20 November 1922 sailed from Devonport for Trinidad

4 January 1923 sailed Glasgow in ballast for Trinidad to load cargo

8 January 1923 when some 500 miles from Plymouth lost her propeller and had to wait 80 hours before being taken intow by RFA FORTOL

15 January 1923 arrived at Plymouth under the tow of RFA FORTOL

4 February 1923 sailed Devonport after Dockyard repairs

5 February 1923 berthed at Portsmouth Harbour

7 February 1923 sailed from Portsmouth Harbour

17 February 1923 at Fayal, Azores alongside HMS CONSTANCE to refuel her

18 February 1923 sailed Fayal, Azores for Gibraltar

14 April 1923 berthed at Singapore from Abadan

19 April 1923 sailed from Singapore for Abadan

20 June 1923 at Mohammerah

7 July 1923 arrived Suez from Abadan for Constantinople 

5 October 1923 arrived at Port Said

14 November 1923 arrived at Singapore

17 November 1923 sailed from Singapore for Abadan

21 November 1923 the Admiralty Fuel and Stores Officer advertised in the Singapore newspapers

13 December 1923 sailed Abadan for Malta

16 December 1923 passed Perim

27 February 1924 arrived at Colombo, Ceylon from Malta

14 March 1924 sailed Abadan for Colombo, Ceylon

24 March 1924 sailed Colombo for Auckland, New Zealand  

22 April 1924 the Auckland Star newspaper (a New Zealand publication) reported …

11 May 1924 at Auckland, New Zealand with HMS DUNEDIN alongside being refuelled

HMS DUNEDIN

12 May 1924 moored alongside HMS HOOD to refuel her at Auckland, New Zealand – 2,000 tons FFO supplied

HMS HOOD

13 May 1924 the New Zealand Herald newspaper reported …

14 May 1924 moored alongside HMS REPULSE to refuel her at Auckland, New Zealand – 2,000 tons FFO supplied

HMS REPULSE

15 May 1924 at Auckland, New Zealand alongside HMS DELHI refuelling her

17 May 1924 at Auckland, New Zealand alongside HMSHOOD refuelling her again

18 May 1924 sailed Auckland, New Zealand for Colombo, Ceylon

24 May 1924 the Auckland Star newspaper (a New Zealand publication) reported …

16 June 1924 sailed Colombo, Ceylon for Abadan

20 January 1925 sailed Port Said

2 March 1925 sailed Port Said for Devonport

19 March 1925 berthed at Portsmouth Harbour

24 March 1925 berthed on Gosport Oil Fuel Jetty, Portsmouth Harbour together with RFA EBONEL (1) 

4 April 1925 at Malta

8 April 1925 at Malta

17 April 1925 sailed Devonport for Hull

19 April 1925 arrived at Hull

19 June 1925 sailed Trinidad for Devonport

8 July 1925 Captain Frederick Stanley Browne RFA appointed as Master and Mr William W Ridgeway RFA appointed as Chief Engineer Officer

31 July 1925 arrived at Port Said from Plymouth

17 August 1925 sailed Abadan

28 September 1925 sailed Abadan

25 November 1925 at Abadan

10 January 1926 sailed from Abadan

5 February 1926 at Gibraltar

30 November 1926 at 31°47N 31°24E Sailor Siewak Roh discharged dead – beri beri

31 December 1926 sailed Abadan for Singapore

23 January 1927 sailed Singapore for Suva

16 February 1927 at 16°16N 69°54E Engineer’s Boy Wang Ah Jok discharged dead – drowned

28 February 1927 arrived at Sydney, NSW, Australia

7 March 1927 sailed Sydney, NSW, Australia for Tarakan

23 March 1927 sailed Tarakan for Trincomalee, Ceylon

30 April 1927 berthed at Garden Island, Sydney, NSW, Australia from Suva and discharged cargo for HMS RENOWN which was due to arrive in the port

4 June 1927 sailed from Port Louis, Mauritius

20 June 1927 sailed Trincomalee, Ceylon for Abadan

4 July 1927 sailed Abadan for Malta

20 July 1927 Captain J Reid RFA appointed as Master

28 July 1927 Mr David E Morgan MIMarE, AMIME RFA appointed as Chief Engineer Officer

Chief Engineer Officer David E Morgan MIMarE, AMIME RFA

27 August 1927 sailed Abadan for Singapore

22 September 1927 at Hong Kong

28 September 1927 sailed Hong Kong for Singapore

5 October 1927 sailed from Singapore for Abadan

22 October 1927 arrived at Abadan

25 October 1927 sailed Abadan for Malta

14 November 1927 arrived at Malta

7 January 1928 Mr James Paton RFA appointed as Chief Engineer Officer

24 February 1928 Captain Charles L Cutsforth RFA appointed as Master

Captain Charles L Cutsforth RFA

2 June 1928 sailed Abadan for Singapore

16 July 1928 – first ship to discharge her cargo into the newly built No: 1 oil tank at Stokes Hill, Darwin, Northern Territories, Australia. 7,896 tons of FFO from Borneo discharged

4 August 1928 discharged further FFO into the new No: 2 oil tank at Darwin

5 August 1928 sailed Darwin

14 November 1928 arrived at Malta

10 January 1929 called at Gibraltar while on passage from Port Said to Portsmouth

15 January 1929 berthed at Portsmouth Harbour

18 January 1929 berthed on the North Slip Jetty, Portsmouth Harbour together with RFA KIMMEROL

19 January 1929 berthed on the North Slip Jetty, Portsmouth Harbour together with RFA EBONOL (1) & RFA KIMMEROL

22 January 1929 in dry dock No: 12 at Portsmouth Harbour

23 January 1929 in dry dock No: 12 at Portsmouth Harbour

24 January 1929 in dry dock No: 12 at Portsmouth Harbour

2 February 1929 in dry dock No: 12 at Portsmouth Harbour

5 February 1929 in No: 3 Basin, Portsmouth Dockyard

4 September 1929 passed Perim

28 October 1929 sailed from Abadan for Gibraltar

21 November 1929 berthed at Gibraltar from Abadan to discharge cargo

13 January 1930 sailed from Trincomalee, Ceylon for Abadan

22 May 1930 sailed from Abadan

31 May 1930 passed Perim

6 June 1930 arrived at Suez when on passage to Devonport

22 July 1930 sailed from Trinidad for Killingholme

11 August 1930 Captain Walter C T Barns RFA appointed as Master and Mr John R Flett RFA appointed as Chief Engineer Officer

Captain Walter C T Barns RFA

13 August 1930 at Alexandra Dock, Hull

19 August 1930 sailed from Hull for Abadan

26 August 1930 when on passage to Abadan was in wireless communication with Gibraltar

3 September 1930 arrived at Port Said

19 September 1930 sailed from Abadan for Devonport

16 October 1930 berthed at Plymouth from Abadan

8 December 1930 berthed at Plymouth from Abadan

2 January 1931 arrived at Port Said from Scapa Flow

17 February 1931 arrived at Port Said from Gibraltar

31 May 1931 2nd Engineer Officer Eric S Fielder RFA appointed as Temporary Acting Chief Engineer Officer

16 July 1931 at Malta

30 July 1931 at Port Said Government Hospital Fireman Chang Sing discharged dead from insanity and debility

13 August 1931 sailed Abadan for the United Kingdom

11September 1931 passed Sagret

23 September 1931 passed St Catherine’s Point, Isle of Wight sailing east bound

24 September 1931 berthed at Portsmouth Harbour

6 October 1931 Captain Frank J Delamotte RFA appointed as Master

7 October 1931 Mr W W Ridgeway RFA appointed as Chief Engineer Officer

14 October 1931 sailed from Portsmouth Harbour

18 November 1931 sailed Abadan for Port Said

9 December 1931 sailed Port Said

21 December 1931 passed Gibraltar sailing west bound for Devonport

27 December 1931 at Devonport

10 February 1932 at Plymouth Magistrates’ Court Able Seaman John Houston appeared charged with stealing a number of items from the ships pantry. He pleaded ‘Guilty’ and was fined £3

Press report from the Western Morning News of 11 February 1932

23 February 1932 sailed from Devonport for Port Said

8 April 1932 passed Perim when on passage to Malta

21 April 1932 at Malta

3 May 1932 sailed from Port Said for Abadan

16 June 1932 sailed from Singapore for Abadan

9 July 1932 sailed Abadan

30 July 1932 arrived at Aden

28 August 1932 sailed Port Said for Abadan

15 September 1932 sailed Abadan for Singapore

11 October 1932 engines failed twice when sailing from H.M. Naval Base, Singapore to Abadan. She was towed back from the Straits of Malacca on the second occasion

14 October 1932 at Singapore

16 October 1932 three officers from the ship were involved in a personal injury accident in a motor vehicle in Singapore

19 November 1932 struck by lightening while on passage in the Straits of Malacca

21 November 1932 berthed at Singapore from Rangoon.

24 November 1932 sailed from Singapore to Colombo, Ceylon

8 January 1933 sailed from Port Said for Devonport

20 January 1933 arrived Gibraltar

10 February 1933 Mr John A Macintosh RFA appointed as Chief Engineer Officer

5 March 1933 passed Gibraltar sailing east

9 April 1933 arrived at Bombay from Abadan

11 August 1933 fire broke out in fore hold which was containing naval stores while the ship was berthed at Hong Kong. Two fire boats attended and extinguished the blaze

20 September 1933 passed Perim sailing north bound

27 September 1933 sailed Port Said

8 October 1933 berthed at Portsmouth Harbour

21 October 1933 berthed on the Oil Fuel Jetty, Gosport

4 November 1933 berthed in No: 3 Basin at Portsmouth Harbour at the same time as RFA KIMMEROL

30 November 1933 sailed from Portsmouth Harbour

28 January 1934 sailed from Rio de Janerio for the Falkland Islands

5 February 1934 arrived at Port Stanley, Falkland Islands

24 April 1934 Captain Stanley G Kent RFA appointed as Master and Mr George C Dunning RFA appointed as Chief Engineer Officer

Chief Engineer Officer George C Dunning RFA

13 May 1934 arrived at Port Said from Malta

14 May 1934 sailed from Suez for Abadan

31 May 1934 at Abadan in Hospital Sailor Teng Moh Koh discharged dead

16 July 1934 at Singapore

18 July 1934 at Singapore

19 August 1934 at Port Said

7 September 1934 sailed from Malta

12 September 1934 passed Perim

18 September 1934 arrived at Suez

2 October 1934 berthed at Portsmouth Harbour

5 November 1934 sailed from Portsmouth Harbour

10 November 1934 passed Gibraltar east bound

19 November 1934 sailed from Suez for Abadan

10 February 1935 sailed from Colombo, Ceylon for Abadan

5 March 1935 arrived at Suez

6 March 1935 sailed from Port Said for Gibraltar

23 March 1935 sailed Malta

27 March 1935 sailed Suez for Abadan

20 April 1935 passed Perim

26 April 1935 sailed Port Said

30 April 1935 at Malta

26 May 1935 sailed from Abadan for Gibraltar

11 June 1935 sailed Port Said

19 June 1935 arrived at Gibraltar

25 June 1935 sailed Gibraltar

30 June 1935 at Port Said

1 July 1935 sailed from Suez for Abadan

9 August 1935 at Singapore

23 September 1935 arrived at Suez from Singapore

29 September 1935 sailed from Port Said for Malta

29 October 1935 sailed Port Said

5 December 1935 sailed from Malta

9 December 1935 arrived at Port Said

15 December 1935 passed Perim

4 January 1936 at Aden

1 February 1936 sailed Suez, arriving at Port Said the same day

27 February 1936 at Port Said

24 March 1936 passed Perim

29 March 1936 arrived at Suez when on passage to Port Said

30 March 1936 at Port Said

7 June 1936 sailed Port Said for Abadan

3 July 1936 passed Perim

10 July 1936 at Port Said sailing the next day

20 July 1936 passed Gibraltar

25 July 1936 at Portland Harbour

28 July 1936 Captain Richard D Scanlon RFA (Lieutenant Commander RN (Retd)) appointed as Master

3 August 1936 passed Gibraltar

3 September 1936 arrived at Malta

11 September 1936 sailed from Malta for Port Said and Abadan

18 October 1936 arrived Suez

31 October 1936 arrived at Sheerness from Abadan

8 November 1936 arrived at Sunderland from Sheerness in ballast

19 November 1936 in dry dock at T W Greenwell & Co., Sunderland

24 November 1936 in dry dock at T W Greenwell & Co., Sunderland

25 November 1936 while the ship was in refit in dry dock at T W Greenwell & Co., Sunderland two of the crew – 2nd cook Tan Yam aged 24 and Fireman’s Boy Tung Thung – were found unconcious in a small locker space where they had been overcome with carbon monoxide fumes while sleeping instead to attending to their duties. They were discovered by the Chief Officer on his rounds. The Medical Officer of Health Dr A S Hebblethwaite directed their removal to the Borough Hospital. It is believed that Tan Yam had been unconsious for about 12 hours and Tung Thung for more than 24 hours. Their condition was reported by the hospital as progressing favourably after oxygen treatment

7 December 1936 alongside T W Greenwell & Co. quay Sunderland

13 December 1936 sailed from Sunderland

17 December 1936 berthed at Portsmouth Harbour

18 December 1936 sailed from Portsmouth Harbour for Abadan

2 January 1937 arrived at Port Said

4 January 1937 sailed from Port Said for Abadan

19 May 1937 sailed from Aden for Abadan

12 November 1937 berthed at Portsmouth Harbour

15 November 1937 sailed from Portsmouth Harbour

29 November 1937 in dry dock at T W Greenwell & Co., Sunderland

9 December 1937 in dry dock at T W Greenwell & Co., Sunderland

10 December 1937 in dry dock at T W Greenwell & Co., Sunderland

16 December 1937 on passage to Abadan was 25 miles SW of Niton

20 December 1937 passed Gibraltar sailing east bound

24 January 1938 sailed Aden for Abadan

28 February 1938 berthed at Gibraltar from Port Said to discharge cargo

7 March 1938 at Gibraltar Bay with HMS IMOGEN alongside being refuelled

HMS IMOGEN

10 March 1938 sailed Gibraltar

10 July 1938 sailed Gibraltar

24 December 1938 arrived at Plymouth Sound from Abadan

5 January 1939 at Smiths Dock, River Tyne in refit. Signed off her crew at North Shields Shipping Office and then signed a new crew on

10 January 1939 Mr Harold R Bullimore RFA (Engineer Lieutenant Commander Royal Navy (Retd.)) appointed as Chief Engineer Officer

13 January 1939 at Smiths Dock, River Tyne in refit

19 January 1939 sailed the River Tyne for Sheerness

25 January 1939 when on passage to Trinidad radioed she was 230 miles SW of Lands End

1 October 1939 sailed Port Said in unescorted convoy BLUE 3 to Gibraltar arriving on the 11 October 1939

13 October 1939 sailed Gibraltar in escorted convoy HG3 to Liverpool arriving 21 October 1941

October 1939 ten of her Chinese firemen refused to sail in the ship and were placed in detention

November 1939 undertook paravane running trials with long and short wires

2 January 1940 arrived at Melbourne, Australia

3 January 1940 sailed from Melbourne, Australia to Singapore

22 January 1940 berthed at Singapore

1 February 1940 sailed from Singapore

9 February 1940 arrived at Darwin, Northern Territories, Australia

14 February 1940 sailed from Darwin, Northern Territories, Australia

22 February 1940 berthed at Singapore

27 February 1940 sailed from Singapore

6 March 1940 arrived at Darwin, Northern Territories, Australia

11 March 1940 sailed from Darwin, Northern Territories, Australia

20 March 1940 berthed at Singapore

10 April 1940 sailed from Singapore

26 April 1940 berthed at Fremantle, Western Australia

6 October 1940 at Alexandria, Egypt with HMAS VENDETTA alongside to refuel

14 November 1940 at Alexandria, Egypt with HMAS VENDETTA alongside to refuel

22 November 1940 at Alexandria, Egypt with HMAS VENDETTA alongside to refuel

25 December 1940 at Alexandria, Egypt with HMAS VENDETTA alongside to refuel

7 January 1941 at Alexandria, Egypt with HMAS VENDETTA alongside to refuel

18 January 1941 Mr Evan M Phillips RFA appointed as Chief Engineer Officer

Chief Engineer Officer Evan M Phillips RFA

18 March 1941 at Alexandria, Egypt – Fireman Peng Tsuan discharged dead – natural causes

21 March 1941 at Alexandria, Egypt with HMAS VENDETTA alongside to refuel

10 April 1941 at Alexandria, Egypt with HMAS VENDETTA alongside to refuel

29 April 1941 at Alexandria, Egypt with HMAS VENDETTA alongside to refuel

2 May 1941 at Alexandria, Egypt with HMAS VENDETTA alongside to refuel

12 May 1941 at Alexandria, Egypt with HMAS NIZAM alongside to refuel

HMAS NIZAM

20 May 1941 at Alexandria, Egypt with HMAS NIZAM alongside to refuel

29 June 1941 at Alexandria, Egypt with HMAS NIZAM alongside to refuel

19 July 1941 at Alexandria, Egypt with HMAS NIZAM alongside to refuel

31 July 1941 at Alexandria, Egypt with HMAS NIZAM alongside to refuel

2 August 1941 at Alexandria, Egypt with HMAS NIZAM alongside to refuel

10 September 1941 at Alexandria, Egypt with HMAS NIZAM alongside to refuel

19 May 1942 Captain Frederick L Finch RFA appointed as Master

Captain Frederick L Finch RFA

kindly donated by Richard Finch

2 July 1942 arrived and sailed from Port Said – reported in the Admiralty War Diary

28 August 1941 at Alexandria, Egypt with HMAS VENDETTA alongside to refuel

26 September 1942 Mr Harry Marshall RFA appointed as Chief Engineer Officer

22 February 1943 in collision with Dutch ship mv Macoma causing slight damage

7 April 1943 arrived and sailed from Port Said – reported in the Admiralty War Diary

20 April 1943 sailed from Port Said – reported in the Admiralty War Diary

1 May 1943 arrived and sailed from Port Said – reported in the Admiralty War Diary

7 May 1943 at Anglo Swiss Hospital, Alexandria Mess Room Boy Lee King Due discharged dead – natural causes

15 May 1943 sailed from Tobruk – reported in the Admiralty War Diary

28 May 1943 arrived at Port Said – reported in the Admiralty War Diary

22 June 1943 sailed Tripoli in convoy KMS16 to Alexandria arriving 27 June 1943

28 June 1943 arrived at Port Said – reported in the Admiralty War Diary

29 June 1943 sailed from Port Said – reported in the Admiralty War Diary

28 July 1943 sailed Alexandria in escorted convoy GUS 11 to Malta arriving 3 August 1943. RFA RELIANT (1) also sailed in this convoy to Malta

14 August 1943 sailed Malta in escorted convoy KMS22 to Alexandria arriving on 19 August 1943

29 August 1943 arrived and sailed from Port Said – reported in the Admiralty War Diary

30 September 1943 sailed Alexandria in escorted convoy GUS17 to Malta arriving on 3 October 1943

13 October 1943 sailed Malta in escorted convoy KMS28 to Alexandria arriving on 18 October 1943. RFA PEARLEAF (1) also sailed in this convoy

25 December 1943 Chief Engineer Officer Harry Marshall RFA discharged dead. He is buried in Alexandria (Hadra) War Memorial Cememery, Egypt in Plot 4, Row J Grave 9

 27 December 1943 an enquiry into the cause of death of Chief Engineer Harry Marshall found that he was discovered in the bottom of a fuel tank dead apparently having fallen therein during the black out

13 January 1944 Captain Richard Henry Pullman Mayhew RFA appointed as Master

Captain Richard H P Mayhew RFA

18 January 1944 Mr E M Phillips RFA appointed as Chief Engineer Officer

4 February 1944 sailed Port Said in escorted convoy GUS30 to Malta arriving on 11 February 1944

21 June 1944 sailed Augusta in unescorted convoy VN48 to Naples arriving the next day

28 June 1944 sailed Naples under escort to Piombino arriving 21 July 1944

21 July 1944 sailed Citta Vechia under escort 

21 August 1944 sailed Naples in unescorted convoy VN60A to Citta Vechia arriving the next day

25 August 1944 sailed Citta Vechia under escort

11 September 1944 sailed Naples under escort to Piombino arriving 14 September 1944

21 September 1944 sailed Leghorn under escort to Piombino arriving 22 September 1944

12 October 1944 at 10th Indian Hospital, MEF Sailor Omda Meah discharged dead from Pulmonary Tuberculosis. He was buried in Kentara Military Cemetery Plot 34, Row B Grave No2

9 January 1945 was damaged when in collision with USS The Cottonwoods at Mar Grande, Taranto 

16 April 1945 sailed Taranto independently to Bari arriving 18 April 1945

21 April 1945 sailed Bari in convoy AH31/2 to Ancona arriving the next day

24 April 1945 sailed Ancona in convoy HA31A

26 April 1945 arrived at Taranto

24 May 1945 sailed Taranto independently  to Port Said arriving 29 May 1945

1 June 1945 sailed Suez independently to Aden arriving 6 June 1945

10 June 1945 sailed Aden independently

14 August 1945 sailed Trincomalee, Ceylon independently to Rangoon arriving  20 August 1945

5 October 1945 at the Rangoon River, Burma Captain Richard Henry Pullman Mayhew RFA discharged dead from a self inflicted gunshot wound. He was buried in Rangoon Military Cemetery, Plot 2 grave 19

12 June 1946 Captain Frederick L Finch RFA appointed as Master

6 July 1946 Seaman Mohamed Ahmed discharged dead. He died at the Combined Services Hospital, Trincomalee of renal failure

31 December 1946 laid up at Trincomalee, Ceylon

8 January 1947 handed over to the MOT for disposal

19 July 1947 purchased by Bulk Storage Co, (P. Bauer, Managers), Trincomalee, Ceylon for use as a hulk name unchanged

27 January 1949 sold to Ismail Mohamed Bhai

11 February 1949 left Trincomalee, Ceylon under tow

2 March 1949 arrived for breaking up at Karachi