Subsequent name: Deepdale H Carignano
Official No: 144388
Class: WAR CLASS Freighting Tanker – 7 cargo tanks
Pennant No: Y7.341 / X94
Signal Letters: GDMQ (1923)
Laid down:
Builder: Lithgows, Port Glasgow
Launched: 29 December 1919
Into Service: 16 March 1920
Out of service: Sold 1947
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.
1918 ordered
29 December 1919 launched by Lithgows Ltd., Port Glasgow as Yard Nr: 721 named WAR PINDARI for the Shipping Controller
19 January 1920 moved down the Clyde from Port Glasgow
16 March 1920 completed at a cost of £215,104 and placed under initial management of C.T. Bowring & Co Ltd, Liverpool. Her name is derived from the Indian word meaning an irregular horseman, plunderer or forager attached to a Muslim Army in India who was allowed to plunder in lieu of pay. Sailed this day from the River Clyde on builders trials
14 April 1920 sailed Port Arthur, Texas
5 May 1920 berthed at Portsmouth Harbour from Port Arthur, Texas
10 May 1920 sailed Portsmouth Harbour for New Orleans
11 May 1920 passed the Lloyds Signal Station on the Lizard sailing west bound
21 June 1920 passed the Lloyds Signal Station on the Lizard sailing east bound later berthing at Portland Harbour from Pureto Mexico
28 June 1920 berthed at Southampton after passage from Portland and Pureto Mexico
7 July 1920 berthed Portsmouth Harbour
8 July 1920 sailed Portsmouth Harbour for Trinidad
9 July 1920 passed the Lloyds Signal Station on the Lizard sailing west bound
14 August 1920 arrived at Sheerness from Trinidad
19 August 1920 sailed Sheerness for Port Arthur, Texas
12 September 1920 sailed Port Arthur, Texas for Devonport
10 October 1920 sailed Portland, Dorset for Houston, Texas
30 October 1920 arrived at Galveston from Portland, Dorset
16 December 1920 sailed Boness for Houston, Texas
3 January 1921 arrived at Bermuda from Bo’ness when on passage to Houston for repairs and bunkers
20 January 1921 sailed Galveston for LEFO
31 March 1921 arrived Port Arthur, Texas from Rosyth
3 April 1921 sailed from Port Arthur for the River Clyde
29 April 1921 arrived at the River Tyne from Rosyth
13 May 1921 sailed the River Tyne for the Persian Gulf
28 May 1921 arrived at Port Said from the River Tyne
1921 transferred to Admiralty ownership but remained under commercial management
13 May 1921 sailed the River Tyne for the Persian Gulf
29 August 1921 arrived at Aden from Constantinople
30 August 1921 sailed from Aden for Abadan
10 October 1921 berthed at Portland from Abadan
30 March 1922 arrived at Plymouth from Sheerness
8 April 1922 sailed Devonport for Haulbowline
14 April 1922 berthed at Devonport from Haulbowline
7 July 1922 arrived at Plymouth from Trinidad
1 April 1923 Captain Frederick W Rae RFA appointed as Master
4 April 1923 sailed Plymouth for Newport
2 April 1923 Mr T Perrett RFA appointed as Chief Engineer Officer
28 May 1923 arrived at Purfleet
15 September 1923 sailed Plymouth for Houston, Texas
29 October 1923 arrived at Belfast from Houston, Texas
5 November 1923 berthed at Devonport
21 November 1923 the Admiralty Fuel & Store Officer at Singapore issued the following notice in the local newspapers
7 January 1924 passed the Lloyds Signal Station on the Lizard sailing west bound
29 January 1924 sailed Trinidad for Gibraltar
25 February 1924 berthed at Portsmouth Harbour from Trinidad
28 February 1924 sailed from Portsmouth Harbour
13 March 1924 berthed at Portsmouth Harbour
15 March 1924 sailed Portsmouth Harbour
20 March 1924 berthed at Gibraltar from Portsmouth
14 May 1924 sailed Port Arthur for Devonport
5 June 1924 berthed at Portsmouth Harbour from Port Arthur, Texas
11 June 1924 sailed from Portsmouth Harbour
17 July 1924 reported by radio she was 250 miles SW of Land End sailing to Devonport
31 July 1924 berthed on the Gosport Oil Fuel Jetty
2 August 1924 berthed on the Gosport Oil Fuel Jetty
15 August 1924 arrived at Port Said for Port Sudan
17 August 1924 sailed Suez while on passage from Portsmouth to Abadan
28 September 1924 sailed from Abadan for Devonport
12 October 1924 arrived at Suez from Abadan
13 October 1924 sailed Port Said for Devonport
10 November 1924 offered for immediate disposal at HM Dockyard, Devonport by the Admiralty in The Times
19 November 1924 The Scotsman newspaper advertised the ship for sale .
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8 June 1925 Captain Roger F Shotton MID RFA appointed as Master and Mr Andrew G Forbes RFA appointed as Chief Engineer Officer
Chief Engineer Officer Andrew G Forbes RFA
19 August 1925 at Abadan
5 September 1925 arrived from Abadan and berthed alongside the Oil Wharf in Singapore to discharge
20 October 1925 alongside the Oil Wharf in Singapore
23 November 1925 at sea at 05°10N 98°02E Fireman Lam Mung discharged dead from beri beri and heart disease. He was buried at sea. He had signed on at Singapore on 7 September 1925
3 to 6 February 1926 alongside the Oil Wharf in Singapore
5 July 1926 sailed Trinidad
31 July 1926 contract for a refit was awarded to the Mercantile Dry Dock Company, Jarrow
13 September 1926 berthed at Portsmouth Harbour
16 September 1926 sailed from the Gosport Oil Fuel Jetty, Portsmouth Harbour
5 November 1926 alongside the Oil Wharf at Singapore
16 December 1926 alongside the Oil Wharf at Singapore
10 January 1927 alongside the Oil Wharf at Singapore
20 March 1927 arrived at Singapore sailing for Hong Kong the same day
6 April 1927 arrived at Singapore from Hong Kong. Moored alongside the Oil Wharf for bunkers
12 April 1927 alongside the Main Wharf in Kepple Harbour, Singapore at the same time as the tanker ss Phorus (ex RFA MANICA)
19 May 1927 at Malta Sailor’s Boy Ah Ngong discharged dead – natural causes
14 November 1927 Mr F Campbell RFA appointed as Chief Engineer Officer
15 November 1927 Captain Cecil R Rosen RFA appointed as Master
Captain Cecil R Rosen RFA
18 November 1927 hit a quay at Pembroke Dock
2 December 1927 arrived Port Said from Pembroke Dock when on passage to Abadan
17 April 1928 the Western Mail newspaper reported –
2 May 1928 Captain George E Thickett RFA appointed as Master
Captain George E Thickett RFA
26 May 1928 sailed from Chatham for Abadan
31 May 1928 passed Gibraltar
24 August 1928 arrived at Plymouth from Trinidad
3 December 1928 berthed alongside the Main Wharf, Kepple Harbour, Singapore
31 January 1929 sailed Abadan for Malta
9 February 1929 passed Perim
29 March 1929 on passage from Abadan to Hong Kong
8 April 1929 berthed alongside the Oil Wharf, Kepple Harbour, Singapore
10 April 1929 sailed Singapore
4 July 1929 sailed Abadan for Malta
29 August 1929 sailed from Colombo, Ceylon for Abadan
7 September 1929 berthed at Abadan
3 October 1929 at Malta
14 November 1929 at 18°30N 68°36E Fireman Tang Hong discharged dead from apparent heart failure
6 December 1929 sailed from Suez for Malta
12 February 1930 at Abadan
7 April 1930 berthed at Gibraltar from Abadan to discharge cargo
7 May 1930 arrived at Port Said
29 June 1930 arrived at La Libertad from Abadan
25 July 1930 sail from Portland Harbour for Abadan
26 August 1930 arrived at Abadan
18 September 1930 passed Gibraltar sailing west
22 September 1930 reported by radio she was 30 miles SSE of Lands End when on passage to Sheerness
25 September 1930 berthed at HM Oil Fuel Depot, Port Victoria
14 October 1930 arrived Port Said for Abadan
14 November 1930 arrived Suez from Abadan
25 November 1930 arrived at Port Said
23 December 1930 arrived Suez
19 January 1931 arrived Port Said when on passage to Malta
20 February 1931 arrived at Suez from Abadan
10 March 1931 passed Perim
29 March 1931 passed Perim sailing north bound
18 April 1931 at HM Oil Fuel Depot, Port Victoria having arrived from Abadan
19 May 1931 at Sheerness
17 August 1931 sailed from Sheerness for Rosyth
19 August 1931 at Rosyth
21 August 1931 at Rosyth
2 February 1932 at Rosyth
11 May 1932 at Rosyth
6 October 1932 laid up at Rosyth
13 October 1933 laid up at Rosyth
17 October 1933 laid up at Rosyth
25 April 1934 laid up at Rosyth
20 July 1934 laid up at Rosyth
10 April 1935 laid up at Rosyth
14 June 1935 laid up at Rosyth
25 September 1935 at Leith Docks
14 October 1935 at Leith Docks
15 November 1935 at 13°04N 46°40E Able Seaman John Thomas Wise discharged dead having been lost overboard by accident
22 December 1935 passed Perim when sailing east
3 August 1936 berthed at Portsmouth Harbour and Mr Charles A Smith RFA appointed as Chief Engineer Officer
6 August 1936 sailed from Portsmouth Harbour
10 October 1936 arrived at the River Clyde
27 October 1936 Mr Thomas W Robinson RFA appointed as Chief Engineer Officer
1 November 1936 sailed from Glasgow for Abadan
18 January 1937 passed Aden
16 March 1937 berthed at Malta from Alexandria
13 September 1937 sailed Malta
17 September 1937 passed Gibraltar sailing west bound
26 October 1937 sailed Devonport
29 October 1937 berthed at Swan Hunters on the Tyne from Devonport
14 December 1937 when on passage for Abadan was 65 miles SW of Niton
19 December 1937 passed Gibraltar for Abadan
22 March 1938 berthed at Gibraltar from Trinidad to discharge cargo
2 May 1938 arrived River Clyde from Tinidad
16 June 1938 arrived at Plymouth from Trinidad
27 July 1938 arrived at Falmouth from Portland
30 July 1938 sailed from Falmouth
3 August 1938 at Portsmouth
4 September 1938 arrived Plymouth from Trinidad
8 September 1938 sailed Plymouth for Trinidad
19 October 1938 at Glasgow
29 October 1938 docked at Grangemouth from Trinidad via Kingston, Jamaica
1 November 1938 sailed Grangemouth, in ballast, for Leith, Scotland
8 November 1938 Captain Walter C T Barns RFA appointed as Master
Captain Walter C T Barns RFA
18 November 1938 berthed at Leith, Scotland
6 April 1939 arrived at Plymouth from Abadan
17 April 1939 arrived at the River Tyne from Devonport
20 April 1939 berthed at Smiths Dock, River Tyne. Also berthed there was “RFA” BRITISH LADY
25 April 1939 berthed at Smiths Dock, River Tyne. Also berthed there was “RFA” BRITISH LADY
29 April 1939 berthed at Smiths Dock, River Tyne
30 April 1939 sailed the River Tyne for Sheerness
2 May 1939 Mr Charles A Smith RFA appointed as Chief Engineer Officer
Chief Engineer Charles A Smith RFA
26 August 1939 Captain Nathan Colbridge RFA appointed as Master
Captain Nathan Colbridge RFA
25 August 1939 berthed at Sheerness
3 September 1939 at Devonport at the outbreak of World War 2
9 September 1939 at Grimsby alongside HMS GLASGOW refuelling her
14 November 1939 sailed Rosyth to Loch Ewe and with HM Submarine H34 to Scapa Flow escorted by HMS’s AFRIDI, MAORI and other warships
21 November 1939 damaged in collision with the cruiser HMS SHEFFIELD
20 January 1940 Captain Alfred L Jones RFA appointed as Master
8 January 1940 at Greenock
24 January 1940 at 1140hrs at Greenock alongside HMS HOOD to refuel her – cast off 0915hrs the next day
22 March 1940 sailed the Clyde with RFA BELGOL under escort of HMS ESKIMO and HMS PUNJABI to Scapa Flow. RFA Petrobus joined the convoy from Stornoway
25 March 1940 arrived at Scapa Flow with RFA BELGOL and under the escort of HMS ESKIMO
28 March 1940 and 29 March 1940 at Scapa Flow alongside HMS MANCHESTER refuelling her – supplied 1,835 tons of FFO
HMS MANCHESTER
11 April 1940 Captain William H Green RFA appointed as Master
Captain William H Green RFA
14 April 1940 sailed Scapa Flow under escort of HMS NUBIAN to Lillijona
16 to 17 April 1940 supported Royal Naval ships in Operation Maurice – the Allied first landings at Namos, Norway – subject to a near miss from bombing by German aircraft
18 April 1940 arrived at Tromso escorted by HMS FORTUNE. Went alongside HMS BERWICK to refuel her with 400 tons of fuel oil
HMS BERWICK
19 April 1940 went alongside the oil tanks at Tromso to load. At Tromso berthed alongside HMS FURIOUS to refuel her and then sailed to Skjelfjord
5 May 1940 sailed Skjelfjord under escort of HMS BROCKLESBY and HMS HAMLET
7 May 1940 arrived Leith for repairs – sailed on 1 June 1940 to Rosyth
9 May 1940 Captain Arthur MacDonald RFA appointed as Master
11 May 1940 Mr Charles M Morgan RFA (Lieutenant Commander (E) RNR) appointed as Chief Engineer Officer
14 June 1940 sailed Rosyth under the escort of HMS FAULKNOR to Scapa Flow. During the passage the destroyer beat off an attacking German submarine which attempted to attack the tanker
HMS FAULKNOR
12 July 1940 operated in Norwegian Waters
8 August 1940 Captain Bertram Tunnard RFA appointed as Master
Captain Bertram Tunnard RFA
5 December 1940 Captain Percival H Brooke RFA appointed as Master
31 October 1941 Captain William W Peddle RFA appointed as Master
5 January 1941 berthed alongside HMS HOOD at Scapa Flow between 10:45 and 16:05
28 January 1941 sailed Scapa Flow under the escort of HMS NAPIER and and HMS SOMALI
29 January 1941 arrived at Skaalefjord., Faeroes
21 February 1941 unsuccessfully attacked by German aircraft at Skaalefjord., Faeroes
23 February 1941 unsuccessfully attacked by German aircraft at Skaalefjord., Faeroes
19 April 1941 Mr Leonard H Taylor RFA appointed as Chief Engineer Officer
Chief Engineer Officer Leonard H Taylor RFA
6 May 1941 sailed Skaalefjord escorted by the destroyer HMS BROCKLESBY and the anti-submarine trawler HMS HAMLET
7 May 1941 group was joined by RFA WAR BHARATA for escort to Scapa Flow
8 May 1941 arrived at Scapa Flow
25 June 1941 Captain Frederick S Harvey RFA appointed as Master
26 June 1941 sailed Scapa Flow under escort of HMIS JUMNA to the Faroe Islands replacing RFA WAR BHARATA which had mechanical problems
1 July 1941 attacked by enemy aircraft
14 July 1941 was dived bombed at Skaalefjord off Solmunde, Faroes by a JU88 which dropped 4 HE bombs all the bombs missed but landed close to the port side of the ship. Guns of 285 Light AA Troop, Royal Artillery which opened fire from the shore. The gunners claimed hits with smoke coming from the starboard engine with bits falling off. No 1 gun fired 3 rounds, No 2 gun fired 72 rounds, No 4 gun fired 60 rounds. No 3 gun jammed. The ship suffered damage to her main condenser. Her hull had several ribs with many rivets strained and division damage in forward pump room.
17 July 1941 temporarty repairs effected. Her ability to discharge cargo reduced to one pump only. She could only steam at half speed
22 July 1941 sailed Skaalefjord for Kirkwall escorted by the destroyer HMS HEYTHROP
23 July 1941 at Scapa Flow
4 August 1941 sailed Oban in escorted convoy WN162 arriving at Methil 7 August 1941
9 August 1941 arrived at Middlesborough
11 August 1941 underwent repairs at Middlesborough
15 September 1941 sailed Middlesborough to Grangemouth arriving 17 September 1941
20 September 1941 sailed Grangemouth to Rosyth arriving the same day
21 September 1941 at Methil Roads sailing the same day
23 September 1941 while on passage with a cargo of 7,300 tons of oil for Harwich was in collision with ss Gunvor Maersk. Slight damage to War Pindari’s stem (details in the Admiralty War Diary of 23 September 1941 page 898) – Gunvor Maersk made water fast in No 3 hold. Gunvor Maersk made to the Humber in the company of the tugs IRISHMAN and SABINE. She was beached outside Spurn Point being refloated later in the day and taken into Grimsby to discharge her cargo
ss Gunvor Maersk
6 October 1941 passed Dunnet Head
7 October 1941 anchored at Scapa Flow
8 December 1941 Mr Frederick C Pavitt RFA appointed as Chief Engineer Officer
25 March 1942 Captain William Frost MBE RFA appointed as Master
3 April 1942 damaged by the destroyer HMS PUNJABI and the American USS PLUMKEITH
4 April 1942 at Scapa Flow USS Plunkett (DD431) berthed alongside to refuel
USS Plunkett (DD431)
26 April 1942 at Scapa Flow USS Plunkett (DD431) alongside to refuel
29 May 1942 at Scapa Flow with USS Mayrant (DD402) alongside being refuelled
27 June 1942 at Scapa Flow USS Rhind alongside being refuelled
29 August 1942 at Leith Docks
9 November 1942 sailed Methil in unescorted convoy EN160 arriving Scapa Flow 10 November 1942
15 December 1942 at Rosyth
26 December 1942 sailed Methil in unescorted convoy EN178 arriving Invergordon the same day
9 January 1943 sailed Lyness in unescorted convoy EN183 arriving Loch Ewe 11 January 1943
18 January 1943 Mr William C Elliott MID RFA appointed as Chief Engineer Officer
27 June 1943 at Scapa Flow with USS Rhind and USS Mayrant alongside being refuelled
9 July 1943 sailed Loch Ewe in unescorted convoy WN452 arrived Methil 11 July 1943
19 August 1943 sailed Methil in unescorted convoy EN270 to Scapa Flow arriving on 20 August 1943
27 August 1943 at Gutter Sound, Scapa Flow USS CORRY (DD463) alongside being refuelled
30 August 1943 at Gutter Sound, Scapa Flow USS FORREST (DD461) alongside being refuelled – 14,916 gallons of FFO supplied also USS CORRY (DD463) also alongside being refuelled – 13,676 gallons of FFO
31 August 1943 at Scapa Flow with USS HOBSON (DD464) alongside being refuelled
USS Hobson (DD464)
2 September 1943 at Gutter Sound, Scapa Flow USS FORREST (DD461) alongside being refuelled – 13,632 gallons of FFO
5 September 1943 at Scapa Flow alongside USS CORRY refuelling her with 22,164 gallons of FFO
7 September 1943 at Scapa Flow alongside USS FORREST (DD461) alongside being refuelled – 6186 gallons of FFO
10 September 1943 at Scapa Flow USS HOBSON (DD464) alongside being refuelled
20 January 1944 Mr Frederick O Brims RFA appointed as Chief Engineer Officer until 30 August 1944
Chief Engineer Officer Frederick O Brims RFA – image taken earlier in his sea going career
9 February 1944 sailed Loch Ewe in Convoy WN543 arriving at Methil on 11 February 1944
28 August 1944 Mr Thomas McGregor RFA appointed as Chief Engineer Officer
1 September 1944 at Scapa Flow alongside HMS INDEFACTIGABLE refuelling her
HMS INDEFACTIGABLE
26 February 1945 Captain Edward Mills RFA appointed as Master
8 March 1945 at Leith Docks
4 July 1945 berthed at Grangemouth in ballast
7 July 1945 sailed Grangemouth after loading a cargo of FFO
4 August 1945 berthed at Grangemouth in ballast and Captain Frederick L Finch RFA appointed as Master
7 August 1945 sailed Grangemouth having loaded a cargo of FFO
10 August 1945 berthed at Grangemouth in ballast
12 August 1945 sailed Grangemouth having loaded a cargo of FFO
1 September 1945 berthed Grangemouth in ballast
3 September 1945 sailed Grangemouth having loaded a cargo of FFO
13 September 1945 Mr Arthur L Barr RFA appointed as Chief Engineer Officer
6 October 1945 sailed Grangemouth and Captain Archibald Hobson DSC RFA appointed as Master
17 October 1945 arrived at Grangemouth in ballast
19 October 1945 sailed Grangemouth with a cargo of FFO
25 October 1945 berthed at Grangemouth in ballast
26 October 1945 sailed Grangemouth having loaded a cargo of FFO
16 November 1945 arrived at Grangemouth in ballast
17 November 1945 sailed from Grangemouth having loaded
2 January 1946 Mr William H A Lawson RFA appointed as Chief Engineer Officer
1 February 1946 berthed at Grangemouth from Hamburg
6 February 1946 sailed Grangemouth to Kiel with a cargo of FFO
17 February 1946 berthed at Grangemouth from Kiel in ballast
4 March 1946 arrived on the River Tyne from Rosyth berthing on the Oil Wharf at South Shields
11 May 1946 Mr F Campbell RFA appointed as Chief Engineer Officer
8 August 1946 at Greenock
8 September 1946 Captain Frederick L Finch RFA appointed as Master
Captain Frederick L Finch RFA
kindly donated by Richard Finch
11 January 1947 passed the Lloyds Signal Station on the Lizard sailing east bound
31 March 1947 passed the Lloyds Signal Station on the Lizard sailing east bound
18 April 1947 passed the Lloyds Signal Station on the Lizard sailing west bound
4 June 1947 passed the Lloyds Signal Station on the Lizard sailing west bound
4 October 1947 Mr D W Wilson RFA appointed as Chief Engineer Officer
8 October 1947 Captain Cecil R Rosen OBE RFA appointed as Master
25 October 1947 transferred to the MoT for disposal
1948 purchased by Wentbridge Shipping Ltd (J. Harker, Manager) Knottingley and renamed DEEPDALE H. Application to change the ships name advertised in The Times of the 10 January 1948
26 January 1948 the ships Master was Captain Edward S Field
6 February 1948 passed Gibraltar sailing east
8 February 1948 arrived at Algiers
11 February 1948 sailed Malta for Port Said
18 February 1948 sailed Suez
3 March 1948 arrived at Bahrein
5 March 1948 sailed Bahrein for Port Said
19 March 1948 arrived Suez from Bahrein
26 March 1948 sailed from Suez for Abadan
9 April 1948 arrived at Abadan from Port Said
27 April 1948 arrived Alexandria, Egypt from Abadan
30 April 1948 sailed from Alexandria, Egypt
17 May 1948 arrived at Abadan from Alexandria, Egypt
20 May 1948 sailed from Abadan for Netfisha, Suez
8 July 1948 Captain Field discharged to hospital at Abadan. The Chief Officer took over as Acting Master
4 August 1948 Able Seaman Thomas D Milne discharged dead. He was drowned at Nefisha Oil Wharf, Suez – his body was not recovered
18 August 1948 arrived at Abadan from Nefisha
20 August 1948 sailed Abadan for LEFO
5 September 1948 arrived at Suez
7 September 1948 sailed Port Said for LEFO from Abadan
24 September 1948 passed the Lloyds Signal Station on Flamborough Head sailing north bound
25 September 1948 arrived River Tyne from Southampton
27 September 1948 berthed at Palmers (Jarrow), River Tyne in refit
2 October 1948 berthed at Palmers (Jarrow), River Tyne in refit
27 October 1948 berthed at Palmers (Jarrow), River Tyne in refit
5 November 1948 berthed at Palmers (Jarrow), River Tyne in refit
16 November 1948 berthed at Palmers (Jarrow), River Tyne in refit
26 November 1948 berthed at Palmers (Jarrow), River Tyne in refit
1 December 1948 berthed at Palmers (Jarrow), River Tyne in refit
24 December 1948 berthed at Palmers (Jarrow), River Tyne in refit
25 December 1948 sailed from the River Tyne
10 January 1949 arrived at Port Said
12 January 1949 sailed Suez
25 January 1949 berthed at Abadan
27 January 1949 sailed Abadan for Bombay
3 February 1949 arrived at Bombay
5 February 1949 sailed Bombay for Abadan
12 February 1949 arrive at Abadan
15 February 1949 sailed Abadan for Nefisha
23 February 1949 passed Aden
1 March 1949 arrived at Suez
9 March 1949 arrived at Suez
22 March 1949 sailed Suez
28 March 1949 passed Aden for Abadan
19 April 1949 arrived at Suez
25 April 1949 sailed Suez
8 May 1949 arrived at Abadan
10 May 1949 sailed Abadan for Aden
19 May 1949 pass Aden for Nefisha
31 May 1949 sailed Suez
12 June 1949 arrived at Abadan
14 June 1949 sailed from Abadan
26 June 1949 sail from Aden
29 June 1949 arrived at Suez
6 July 1949 sailed Suez
6 August 1949 arrived at Suez
18 August 1949 arrived at Oran from Abadan
21 August 1949 sailed from Oran for Abadan
12 September 1949 berthed Abadan
15 September 1949 sailed Abadan for Helsingborg
21 October 1949 sailed from Helsingborg
28 October 1949 passed to the north of Elsinore
4 November 1949 berthed on the River Tyne at Palmers, Jarrow
5 November 1949 berthed on the River Tyne at Palmers, Jarrow
12 November 1949 berthed on the River Tyne at Palmers, Jarrow
16 November 1949 berthed on the River Tyne at Palmers, Jarrow
19 November 1949 berthed on the River Tyne at Palmers, Jarrow
9 December 1949 arrived at Port Said
10 December 1949 sailed Suez
7 January 1950 arrived at Suez
9 January 1950 sailed Port Said
17 January 1950 passed Gibraltar sailing west bound
23 January 1950 arrived at St Vincent, Cape Verde Islands
27 January 1950 sailed St Vincent, Cape Verde Islands
2 February 1950 passed Gibraltar sailing east bound
10 February 1950 arrived at Port Said
13 February 1950 berthed at Netfisha
19 February 1950 sailed Suez
3 March 1950 arrived at Abadan
5 March 1950 sailed from Abadan for Nefisha, Egypt
14 March 1950 sailed Aden for Suez
20 March 1950 sailed Djibouti for Abadan
28 March 1950 arrived at Abadan
30 March 1950 sailed Abadan for Nefisha, Egypt
12 April 1950 arrived Suez
5 May 1950 arrived Abadan
7 May 1950 sailed Abadan for Nefisha, Egypt
16 May 1950 passed Aden
21 May 1950 arrived at Suez
26 May 1950 sailed Suez
9 June 1950 sailed Abadan for Nefisha, Egypt
25 June 1950 arrived at Suez
26 June 1950 arrived at Nefisha
1 July 1950 sailed Suez for Abadan
14 July 1950 arrived at Abadan
16 July 1950 sailed Abadan for Aden
27 July 1950 arrived at Aden
1 August 1950 sailed Aden for Abadan
10 August 1950 arrived at Abadan
12 August 1950 sailed Abadan
21 August 1950 passed Aden
27 August 1950 arrived at Suez
28 August 1950 sailed Port Said
6 September 1950 passed Gibraltar sailing westbound
18 September 1950 passed North Helsingborg
10 October 1950 sailed the River Tyne for Abadan
15 October 1950 passed Gibraltar sailing east bound
23 October 1950 arrived Port Said
26 October 1950 sailed from Suez
31 October 1950 passed Aden
10 November 1950 sailed Abadan for Djibouti
24 November 1950 sailed Djibouti for Abadan
6 December 1950 arrived at Abadan
18 December 1950 sailed Aden for Abadan
27 December 1950 arrived at Abadan
5 February 1951 sailed Aden for Abadan
18 February 1951 arrived at Abadan
24 February 1951 sailed Abadan for Naples
4 March 1951 passed Aden
10 March 1951 arrived at Suez
12 March 1951 arrived at Port Said
17 March 1951 arrived at Naples
19 March 1951 sailed from Naples for Genoa
21 March 1951 arrived at Genoa
22 March 1951 sailed Genoa for Port Said
17 April 1951 sailed Abadan for Oden
29 April 1951 sailed Aden for Abadan
7 May 1951 arrived at Abadan
10 May 1951 sailed from Abadan for Aden
19 May 1951 arrived at Aden
1 June 1951 arrived at Abadan
14 June 1951 arrived at Djibouti
18 June 1951 sailed from Djibouti for Abadan
26 June 1951 arrived Shatt el Arab
11 July 1951 sailed Ras Tanura
17 July 1951 arrived Bombay
29 July 1951 arrived at Trincomalee, Ceylon
2 August 1951 arrived at Colombo, Ceylon
6 August 1951 sailed Colombo for Trincomalee, Ceylon
8 August 1951 arrived at Trincomalee, Ceylon
21 August 1951 sailed Chittagong for Trincomalee, Ceylon
26 August 1961 arrived at Trincomalee, Ceylon
28 August 1951 sailed Trincomalee, Ceylon for Colombo
4 September 1951 arrived Trincomalee, Ceylon
6 September 1951 sailed Trincomalee, Ceylon for Colombo
14 September 1951 sailed Colombo, Ceylon for Ras Tanura
24 September 1951 arrived at Ras Tanura
1 October 1951 arrived at Karachi, Pakistan
17 October 1951 sailed Bahrein for Durban, South Africa
13 November 1951 sailed from Durban, South Africa
12 December 1951 arrived at Trinidad
13 December 1951 sailed from Trinidad for LEFO
15 January 1952 in refit at Palmers Yard, Jarrow, River Tyne
19 January 1952 in refit at Palmers Yard, Jarrow, River Tyne
22 January 1952 in refit at Palmers Yard, Jarrow, River Tyne
29 January 1952 in refit at Palmers Yard, Jarrow, River Tyne
1 February 1952 in refit at Palmers Yard, Jarrow, River Tyne
4 February 1952 in refit at Palmers Yard, Jarrow, River Tyne
12 February 1952 in refit at Palmers Yard, Jarrow, River Tyne
19 February 1952 in refit at Palmers Yard, Jarrow, River Tyne
23 February 1952 in refit at Palmers Yard, Jarrow, River Tyne
16 March 1952 sailed Suez
30 March 1952 sailed from Bahrein
18 June 1952 arrived at Colombo, Ceylon sailing later the same day for Melbourne, Australia
16 July 1952 berthed at Hobart, Tasmania
21 July 1952 sailed from Hobart, Tasmania
23 July 1952 arrived at Melbourne, Australia
30 August 1952 sailed from Mena al Ahmadi for Colombo, Ceylon
10 September 1952 arrived at Colombo, Ceylon
26 September 1952 berthed at Fremantle from Kuwait with a cargo of FFO
3 October 1952 Captain D Dallas as Master
9 October 1952 sailed from Fremantle, Western Australia
23 October 1952 arrived at Colombo, Ceylon
31 October 1952 sailed from Colombo, Ceylon
16 November 1952 berthed at Fremantle, Western Australia from Singapore
25 November 1952 passed Gibraltar sailing west bound
1952 purchased by Societa di Navigazione Ligura-Toscana, Genoa and renamed CARIGNANO
30 December 1952 berthed at Palmers (Jarrow) on the River Tyne as CARIGNANO
3 March 1953 sailed Sunderland arriving the Jarrow Oil Wharf, River Tyne the same day
4 February 1954 arrived Blyth for breaking up by Hughes Bolckow Shipbreaking Co Ltd
Notes:
- Was laid up at Rosyth during the 1930’s Shipping Depression