Official Number: 143383
Class: WAR CLASS Freighting Tanker
Pennant No: Y7.330 / X 82
Signal Letters: KGDF / GTQK / GLDQ
Laid down:
Builder: Palmers, Jarrow
Launched: 13 June 1919
Into Service: 1919
Out of service: Hulked November 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 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.
13 June 1919 launched by Palmer’s Shipbuilding & Iron Co Ltd., Jarrow as Yard No: 886 for the Shipping Controller assisted by the tug Hercules
Tug Hercules assisting at the launch of War Nawab
20 June 1919 the Jarrow Express reported –
August 1919 completed
21 August 1919 sailed the Tyne on builders trials returning the same day
23 August 1919 sailed the Tyne for Port Said
7 September 1919 arrived at Port Said
24 October 1919 arrived at Suez
20 November 1919 arrived at Port Said
27 December 1919 arrived at Suez from Abadan
19 February 1920 arrived at Suez from Abadan
9 June 1920 arrived at Suez from Abadan
22 June 1920 at Port Said
12 August 1920 arrived at Suez from Abadan
7 October 1920 arrived at arrived at Suez from Abadan when on passage for Portsmouth
8 October 1920 Captain Thomas Feathers was the ship’s Master
16 October 1920 arrived at Gibraltar from Port Said while on passage to Portsmouth
21 October 1920 anchored at Spithead having sailed from Gibraltar
23 October 1920 berthed at Portsmouth Harbour
25 October 1920 the Portsmouth Evening News reported this day –
26 October 1920 sailed Portmouth Harbour for Key West
27 October 1920 passed the Lloyds Signal Station on the Lizard sailing west
21 November 1920 sailed Tampico for the River Clyde
11 December 1920 arrived at Greenock from Tampico
16 January 1921 sailed Puerto Mexico for Devonport
5 February 1921 arrived at Devonport from Puerto Mexico
10 February 1921 sailed from Devonport for Trinidad
1 March 1921 at Southampton
18 March 1921 berthed at Portsmouth Harbour from Trinidad
21 March 1921 sailed Portsmouth Harbour
2 April 1921 berthed at Portsmouth Harbour
4 May 1921 sailed Abadan for Port Said
17 May 1921 arrived at Suez
29 May 1921 arrived at Port Said for Malta
29 June 1921 sailed Port Said for Devonport
12 July 1921 arrived at Sheerness from Abadan
18 July 1921 sailed Sheerness for Abadan
28 July 1921 arrived at Port Said when on passage to Abadan
29 August 1921 sailed Port Arthur, Texas for Devonport
12 September 1921 arrived at Sheerness
16 September 1921 passed the Lloyds Signal Station on the Lizard sailing west
6 October 1921 sailed Port Arthur, Texas for Devonport
27 December 1921 berthed at Port Arthur, Texas from Liverpool
30 December 1921 sailed Port Arthur, Texas for Devonport
18 January 1922 arrived Devonport from Port Arthur, Texas
4 March 1922 the French steamer Christine from Le Havre was abandoned in a sinking condition in the Channel. The Captain and her crew of 20 were picked up and landed at Falmouth by RFA WAR NAWAB
Press Cutting from the Western Morning News of 6 March 1922
5 March 1922 sailed Falmouth for Tampico
6 March 1922 the Hartlepool Northern Dail Mail reported …
23 May 1922 arrived Port Said sailing the same day
29 May 1922 passed Perim
8 June 1922 sailed from Abadan for Port Said (f.o.)
17 June 1922 passed Perim
22 June 1922 at Suez
23 June 1922 sailed from Port Said
1 July 1922 passed Gibraltar when on passage from Abadan to Portland
6 July 1922 berthed at Portland, Dorset
12 July 1922 sailed Portland, Dorset for Port Arthur, Texas
2 August 1922 arrived at Port Arthur
23 August 1922 berthed at the Clyde from Port Arthur, Texas
31 August 1922 sailed the Clyde
2 September 1922 arrived at Plymouth
4 September 1922 arrived at Old Kilpatrick, River Clyde
9 October 1922 sailed Plymouth for Trinidad
29 October 1922 sailed Trinidad for Bermuda
3 November 1922 berthed at the Naval Dockyard, Bermuda to discharge
7 November 1922 sailed Bermuda for Trinidad
12 November 1922 arrived at Trinidad
15 November 1922 sailed from Trinidad for Devonport
6 December 1922 arrived Glasgow from Trinidad
8 December 1922 sailed Glasgow for Tampico
12 December 1922 passed Gibraltar
20 December 1922 sailed Port Said for Abadan
14 January 1923 passed Perim
20 January 1923 arrived at Suez
21 January 1923 sailed Port Said for Constantinople
25 January 1923 arrived at Constantinople
3 February 1923 sailed from Constantinople for Mudros
14 February 1923 passed Perim
23 February 1923 berthed at Abadan from Constantinople
25 February 1923 sailed Abadan for Port Said
29 March 1923 alongside the oil wharf at Kepple Harbour, Singapore
15 April 1923 at Abadan
7 to 10 May 1923 alongside the oil wharf at Kepple Harbour, Singapore
10 June 1923 at SIngapore alongside HMS DIOMEDE to refuel her
HMS DIOMEDE
16 June 1923 arrived at Singapore from Abadan discharged and sailed for Abadan on 19 June 1923
23 August 1923 on passage to Singapore
26 August 1923 arrived at Singapore from Balik Papan
7 September 1923 berthed at main wharf, Kepple Harbour, Singapore
8 September 1923 sailed Singapore for Abadan
27 September 1923 sailed Abadan for Singapore
17 October 1923 sailed Singapore for Abadan
7 November 1923 sailind from Abadan for Singapore
26 November 1923 sailed Singapore for Abadan
10 December 1923 arrived at Abadan
25 December 1923 sailed Abadan for Singapore
9 January 1924 arrived at Rangoon
24 January 1924 sailed Singapore
7 February 1924 alongside the Oil Wharf at Kepple Harbour, SIngapore
22 February 1924 still alongside at SIngapore
22 March 1924 arrived at Singapore from Tarakan to discharge
25 March 1924 sailed Singapore for Miri
2 April 1924 berthed at Singapore from Miri
11 April 1924 sailed from Colombo, Ceylon to Abadan
6 May 1924 arrived Suez from Abadan
16 May 1924 sailed from Gibraltar
20 June 1924 sailed Port Arthur for Devonport
10 July 1924 passed the Lloyds Signal Station on the Lizard sailing east
15 July 1924 berthed at Falmouth for repairs having sailed from Portland
2 August 1924 arrived at Plymouth Sound
24 August 1924 sailed Port Arthur, Texas for Devonport
13 September 1924 passed Beachy Head
16 September 1924 at Rosyth
23 September 1924 while on passage from Rosyth to Port Arthur was reported 260 miles north of Malin Head
15 November 1924 wirelessed Valentia
3 December 1924 arrived at Port Arthur, Texas from Invergordon
6 December 1924 sailed Port Arthur, Texas for Devonport
21 December 1924 radioed Valentia
5 January 1925 at Devonport
15 January 1925 sailed Devonport together with RFA PETROLEUM for Malta
8 February 1925 arrived Malta
9 March 1925 arrived New York from Hull
23 March 1925 sailed Port Arthur
14 April 1925 arrived at Plymouth from Port Arthur, Texas to discharge cargo at Devonport. Suffered storm damage on her outward voyage
17 April 1925 sailed Devonport for Falmouth for repairs
18 April 1925 at Falmouth
4 May 1925 arrived at Plymouth
6 May 1925 sailed Plymouth for Malta
10 May 1925 passed Gibraltar
16 May 1925 arrived at Malta
23 May 1925 passed Gibraltar
10 June 1925 at the Colonial Hospital, Trinidad Fireman John Byrne discharged dead having suffered a stroke
24 June 1925 in W/T contact with Lands End Radio
8 July 1925 arrived at Plymouth
30 October 1925 passed the Lloyds Signal Station on the Lizard sailing west
3 November 1925 at Fayal
10 December 1925 passed Gibraltar
21 December 1925 at Trieste
19 September 1926 arrived at Glasgow
4 October 1926 sailed Glasgow for Fayal in ballast
31 December 1926 at Bilbao, Spain
12 January 1927 sailed from Bilbao, Spain for St Kitts (f.o.)
29 January 1927 at Curaçao
12 February 1927 sailed New York for Curaçao
22 February 1927 sailed Curaçao for New York
5 March 1927 sailed New York for Tampico
17 March 1927 sailed Galveston for the UK
9 April 1927 at Manchester
13 May 1927 sailed Trinidad
2 June 1927 passed Fayal
14 June 1927 berthed at Curaçao
18 June 1927 sailed Curaçao for Lisbon
10 July 1927 sailed Bilbao, Spain for St. Kitts for orders
29 July 1927 sailed Curaçao for Lisbon
1 September 1927 at Curaçao
4 September 1927 sailed Curaçao for LEFO
23 September 1927 at Thameshaven
2 October 1927 radioed she was 220 miles south of Valentia when on passage to the Azores
5 October 1927 passed Fayal when on passage to Curaçao
19 October 1927 at Curaçao
24 October 1927 passed St Kitts when on passage to St Nazaire
12 November 1927 at Le Havre
14 November 1927 radioed she was 60 miles south of Niton
19 November 1927 passed Fayal when on passage to Curaçao
4 December 1927 sailed Curaçao for LEFO
15 December 1927 radioed she was 900 miles SW of Land End
25 December 1927 berthed at Shell Haven from Curaçao with three stowaways who were repatriated. Captain William C Smith was the Master
31 May 1928 sailed Curaçao for LEFO
10 August 1928 sailed Adrossan for Fayal
30 December 1928 arrived at Adrossan from Curaçao with a cargo of crude oil
6 January 1929 at Devonport
5 September 1929 sailed Las Palmas for Barbados
18 October 1929 arrived at Adrossan from Curaçao with a cargo of crude oil
20 October 1929 sailed Ardrossan for Devonport
24 October 1929 berthed at Devonport
10 May 1930 arrived at Curaçao
12 May 1930 sailed Curaçao
1 June 1930 berthed at Avonmouth discharging cargo from Curaçao
23 June 1930 arrived at Curaçao
25 June 1930 sailed Curaçao for Liverpool
27 July 1930 sailed Port Said for Malta
5 August 1930 arrived at Manchester
29 August 1930 sailed from Liverpool
1 September 1930 sailed Plymouth for Abadan
12 September 1930 arrived at Port Said
17 September 1930 passed Perim when on passage to Abadan
25 September 1930 arrived at Abadan
13 October 1930 arrived at Suez
14 October 1930 sailed Port Said for Portsmouth
28 October 1930 berthed at Portsmouth Harbour
31 October 1930 sailed from Portsmouth Harbour
1 November 1930 arrived at Falmouth
12 November 1930 passed Gibraltar
20 November 1930 arrived at Port Said when on passage to Abadan
23 December 1930 sailed Abadan for Malta
4 January 1931 sailed Suez for Abadan
9 January 1931 passed Perim
19 January 1931 sailed from Abadan for Malta
28 January 1931 passed Perim
3 February 1931 sailed Port Said for Malta
8 February 1931 at Malta
1 March 1931 sailed from Malta
21 March 1931 sailed Abadan for Malta
31 March 1931 passed Perim
19 April 1931 sailed Suez for Abadan
24 April 1931 passed Perim
8 May 1931 sailed Abadan for Malta
30 May 1931 at Malta
21 June 1931 sailed Suez
27 June 1931 passed Perim when on passage to Abadan
27 July 1931 sailed Port Said for Malta
1 August 1931 at Malta
26 August 1931 sailed from Malta
31 August 1931 arrived at Port Said from Malta
10 September 1931 passed Perim when on passage to Abadan
20 September 1931 arrived at Abadan
3 October 1931 passed Perim when on passage from Abadan
10 October 1931 sailed from Port Said
27 October 1931 berthed at Portsmouth Harbour
30 October 1931 berthed on Gosport Oil Fuel Jetty, Portsmouth Harbour
25 November 1931 in Dry Dock 15 at Portsmouth Harbour
3 December 1931 in Dry Dock 15 at Portsmouth Harbour
12 January 1932 sailed from Portsmouth Harbour for Abadan
19 January 1932 passed Gibraltar when on passage to Abadan
31 January 1932 sailed Suez for Abadan
18 February 1932 sailed Abadan
28 February 1932 passed Perim when on passage to Gibraltar
7 March 1932 sailed from Port Said for Gibraltar
18 March 1932 at Gibraltar
9 April 1932 arrived at Port Said from Constantza
30 April 1932 sailed from Abadan for Malta
18 May 1932 sailed from Port Said for Malta
3 June 1932 sailed from Suez for Abadan
9 June 1932 passed Perim
20 June 1932 sailed from Abadan for Singapore
20 July 1932 berthed at Singapore from Seletar sailing later the same day for Abadan
25 August 1932 passed Perim
18 September 1932 arrived at Plymouth
26 September 1932 berthed at Portsmouth Harbour
1 November 1932 sailed from Portsmouth Harbour
17 December 1932 passed Perim when on passage to Malta
4 January 1933 sailed Malta for Abadan
9 January 1933 arrived at Port Said
10 January 1933 sailed from Suez
19 January 1933 passed Permin bound for Abadan
31 January 1933 sailed Abadan for Gibraltar
9 February 1933 passed Perim when on passage to Gibraltar
16 February 1933 sailed Port Said for Gibraltar
11 March 1933 sailed Suez for Abadan
16 March 1933 passed Perim for Abadan
26 March 1933 sailed from Abadan for Aden
16 April 1933 at Abadan
21 April 1933 sailed Abadan for Singapore
16 May 1933 sailed Singapore for Abadan
15 June 1933 sailed Abadan for Gibraltar
2 July 1933 sailed from Port Said for Gibraltar
12 July 1933 at Gibraltar
19 July 1933 sailed Gibraltar for Trinidad
13 August 1933 sailed Trinidad for Devonport
28 August 1933 was 360 miles SSW of Valentia on passage to Rosyth
30 August 1933 radioed she was 160 miles SW off Malin Head
11 September 1933 at Chatham
5 November 1933 100 miles south of Lands End on passage to Malta
8 November 1933 passed Gibraltar sailing east bound
12 November 1933 sailed Malta for Abadan
26 November 1933 passed Perim when on passage to Abadan
6 December 1933 sailed Abadan for Malta
14 December 1933 passed Perim when on passage to Malta
4 January 1934 arrived at Port Said when on passage to Abadan
7 January 1934 sailed from Port Said
13 January 1934 passed Perim
22 January 1934 arrived Abadan from Malta
23 January 1934 sailed Abadan
7 February 1934 sailed Port Said for Malta
4 March 1934 at Abadan
16 May 1934 sailed Abadan for Malta
26 May 1934 passed Perim when on passage to Malta
31 May 1934 sailed Port Said for Malta
10 June 1934 passed Perim when on passage to Abadan
26 June 1934 sailed Abadan for Devonport
7 July 1934 passed Perim
13 July 1934 sailed from Port Said for Devonport
22 July 1934 passed Gibraltar sailing west bound
12 August 1934 sailed from Falmouth for Abadan
25 August 1934 arrived at Port Said from Falmouth
26 August 1934 sailed from Suez for Abadan
9 September 1934 sailed from Abadan for Sheerness
18 September 1934 passed Perim for Sheerness
7 October 1934 when on passage to Sheerness reported she was 100 miles south of Lands End
17 October 1934 at Chatham
11 December 1934 passed Perim when on passage to Abadan
1 January 1935 passed Perim sailing east bound
16 January 1935 sailed Abadan for Singapore
24 February 1935 sailed Abadan
10 March 1935 sailed Port Said for Gibraltar
29 March 1935 passed Maderia when on passage to Trinidad
7 May 1935 on passage to Constanza 95 miles SE of Lands End
28 May 1935 sailed Istanbul for Port Said
3 June 1935 sailed Port Said for Abadan
4 June 1935 sailed from Suez
17 June 1935 at Abadan
9 July 1935 sailed from Colombo, Ceylon for Abadan
21 July 1935 sailed from Abadan for Malta
6 August 1935 arrived at Suez
18 August 1935 arrived at Port Said from Malta
1 September 1935 at Abadan
2 September 1935 sailed from Abadan for Portland
17 September 1935 arrived at Suez from Abadan
18 September 1935 sailed from Port Said for Portland
1 October 1935 sailed from Alexandria
2 October 1935 arrived at Port Said
2 November 1935 arrived at Port Said
14 November 1935 sailed Abadan for Devonport
21 December 1935 at Port Said
4 May 1936 sailed from Port Said for Malta
19 July 1936 arrived at Suez
8 September 1936 arrived at Devonport
15 September 1936 arrived at Falmouth from Devonport
1 October 1936 sailed from Falmouth
4 November 1936 arrived at Swansea and berthed in Kings Dock
8 November 1936 berthed in Kings Dock, Swansea
9 November 1936 sailed Swansea for Trinidad
27 November 1936 the Admiralty announced that awards for salvage of the lighter Hong Kong were due to the crew of RFA WAR NAWAB. They amounted to various sums ranging from £1 17s 10d to 5s 8d
21 December 1936 sailed Old Kilpatrick Oil Fuel Depot for Greenock in ballast
25 December 1936 sailed Greenock
26 December 1936 reported by radio her position as 50 miles NW of Lands End
16 January 1937 sailed Trinidad for Swansea
2 February 1937 reported by radio her position as 140 miles SW of Lands End
3 February 1937 berthed at Swansea from Trinidad
5 February 1937 Captain Isaac Evans RFA appointed as Master and Mr Charles M Morgan RFA (Engineer Lieutenant Commander RNR) appointed as Chief Engineer Officer
24 March 1937 arrived at Swansea from Trinidad
1 April 1937 sailed from Kings Dock, Swansea
April 1937 damaged ss CORRALES whilst moving berths at Swansea
ss Corrales
11 May 1937 damaged whist fuelling the battleship HMS ROYAL OAK at La Pallice, France
25 June 1937 berthed at Gibraltar from Trinidad to discharge cargo
7 August 1937 berthed at Gibraltar from Trinidad to discharge cargo
12 September 1937 berthed at Portsmouth Harbour from Trinidad
14 September 1937 sailed from Portsmouth Harbour
16 September 1937 arrived at the River Wear from Portsmouth
20 September 1937 at T W Greenwell & Co, Sunderland for repairs
24 September 1937 Captain Eric Parker RFA appointed as Master
Captain Eric Parker RFA
1 October 1937 sailed Sunderland with repairs completed for Trinidad
6 November 1937 berthed at Gibraltar from Trinidad to discharge cargo
9 Nobember 1937 still at Gibraltar
2 January 1938 when on passage to Trinidad radioed she was 60nmiles north of Lands End
6 February 1938 at Gibraltar
15 March 1938 berthed at Gibraltar from Trinidad to discharge cargo
25 March 1938 sailed Gibraltar
16 May 1938 arrived at Malta from Port Said
22 May 1938 passed Gibraltar sailing west bound
15 June 1938 at 26°11N 46°W in wireless contact with Portishead Radio
12 July 1938 on passage to Trinidad reported she was 43 nmiles south of Lands End
27 July 1938 grounded at Trinidad
30 July 1938 berthed at the Point a Pierre Oil Fuel berth, Trinidad
29 August 1938 passed St Catherines Head sailing east and berthed at Portsmouth Harbour
13 March 1939 Mr George C Dunning RFA appointed as Chief Engineer Officer
April 1939 a Board of Enquiry into the grounding at Trinidad held Captain Parker to blame
May 1939 withdrawn from seagoing service at Portsmouth and fitted with racks to carry 50 gallon barrels for petrol stowage. Placed in semi-commission with 2 Officers and 8 Ratings on Yard Craft Agreements
3 August 1939 at Falmouth
31 August 1939 Mr Clifford N Ansell RFA appointed as Chief Engineer Officer
16 September 1939 sailed from Portsmouth Harbour
6 February 1940 Mr Leonard T Tomlinson RFA appointed as Chief Engineer Officer
26 February 1940 Captain Richard D Williams RD RFA (Commander RNR (Retd) appointed as Master
Captain Richard D Williams RD RFA
12 August 1940 while at Portsmouth she overnight assisted in destroying 1 enemy aircraft and seriously damaged another one
September 1940 RFA War Nawab was to be used as a Fire Ship in Operation Lucid – See RFA Fire Ships in archived stories
10 September 1940 berthed at Portsmouth Harbour
21 September 1940 sailed from Portsmouth Harbour returning to her berth later in the same day
26 September 1940 sailed from Portsmouth Harbour, escorted by HMS’s NIGER and ELGIN to take part in Operation Lucid loaded with a ‘Special Mixture’ and explosives with Lieutenant Commander William R Fell Royal Navy in command and with a minimal RN/RNR crew consisting of one Coxswain, one signalman, four engine and boiler room staff, three seaman and one RNR Officer. The RFA Master and crew had been landed ashore. The Operation was cancelled when War Nizam was 11 miles off Calais and the ship returned to port
7 October 1940 Mr Wilfred C Shortland RFA appointed as Chief Engineer Officer
4 November 1940 Captain Richard D Williams RD RFA (Commander RNR (Retd)) appointed as Master
11 November 1940 berthed at Portsmouth Harbour
10 February 1941 sailed from Portsmouth Harbour
24 May 1941 was damaged by near misses during an air raid at Portsmouth
27 May 1941 berthed at Portsmouth Harbour
31 May 1941 sailed from Portsmouth Harbour
26 June 1941 berthed at Portsmouth Harbour
25 August 1941 Mr Percy E C Ogden RFA appointed as Chief Engineer Officer
9 May 1942 berthed at Portsmouth. Mr Charles A Smith RFA appointed as Chief Engineer Officer until 31 May 1942
7 September 1942 Mr G A Calvert RFA appointed as Chief Engineer Officer
9 July 1943 sailed from Portsmouth Harbour
1 January 1944 Captain Richard D Williams RFA and Chief Engineer Officer Clifford Neville Ansell RFA both appointed as Officers of the Order of the British Empire (OBE) Military Division in the New Years Honours List of this day and published in the London Gazette
19 January 1944 Captain Robert Grimer DSC RFA appointed as Master
Captain Robert I Grimer DSC RFA
image taken in about 1919
20 January 1944 Mr Charles A Smith DSC RFA appointed as Chief Engineer Officer
Chief Engineer Officer Charles A Smith DSC RFA
25 June 1944 berthed at Inverness
12 December 1944 Captain Frank P Hennin RFA appointed as Master
11 January 1945 Mr Graham W Martin RFA appointed as Chief Engineer Officer
28 February 1945 in collision with the Norwegian steamship IDEFJORD
Norwegian steamship IDEFJORD
25 September 1945 berthed at Portsmouth Harbour
8 April 1946 sailed from Portsmouth Harbour
8 August 1946 taken in hand at Southampton for bottom cleaning and necessary repairs to enable a MoWT certificate to be issued for her voyage to Devonport
29 November 1946 after failure of Operation Lucid RFA WAR NAWAB was used as a Fuel Hulk at Devonport on Yard Craft agreement
December 1946 sold to Bulk Storage Ltd, London
26 February 1952 at Devonport with RFA CAREFUL alongside to be refuelled – 182 tons of FFO supplied
27 March 1952 at Devonport with RFA CAREFUL alongside to be refuelled – 178 tons of FFO supplied
16 June 1952 at Devonport with RFA CAREFUL alongside to be refuelled
11 July 1952 at Devonport with RFA CAREFUL alongside to be refuelled
16 December 1952 at Devonport with RFA CAREFUL alongside to be refuelled
1 April 1958 moved from West Mud Moorings to No: 9 wharf, Devonport Dockyard
10 April 1958 moved from No: 9 wharf, Devonport Dockyard to West Mud Moorings
25 July 1958 arrived at Troon for breaking up by West of Scotland Shipbreaking Co Ltd.
12 January 1959 breaking up commenced
27 March 1959 the ships hulk was beached
2 September 1959 the demolition was completed