Ships that have been requisitioned as auxiliaries

Requisitioned Auxiliary - Liberty

13 January 1890 launched by Earle’s Shipbuilding & Engineering Co, Hull as Yard Nr 330 named LIBERTY for the Co-Operative Wholesale Society.

March 1890 completed for her owner’s Goole - Hamburg service

May 1906 purchased by the London & Yorkshire Railway Co, name unchanged

2 March 1915 requisitioned by the Admiralty for service as an Ammunition Carrier, name unchanged.

 

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Official Number:                      91322

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Builder:                                  Earle’s Shipbuilding & Engineering Co, Hull

Launched:                              13 January 1890

Into Service:                           2 March 1915

Out of service:                        15 April 1919

Fate:                                     11 December 1931 broken up 

Items of historic interest involving this ship: -

 

Background Data:  One of an additional group of ships requisitioned by the Admiralty during WW1 to augment the ships of the RFA

 

Career Data:

 

13 January 1890 launched by Earle’s Shipbuilding & Engineering Co, Hull as Yard Nr 330 named LIBERTY for the Co-Operative Wholesale Society.

 

March 1890 completed for her owner’s Goole - Hamburg service

 

May 1906 purchased by the London & Yorkshire Railway Co, name unchanged

 

2 March 1915 requisitioned by the Admiralty for service as an Ammunition Carrier, name unchanged.

 

25 July 1916 became a Stores Carrier, name unchanged

 

15 April 1919 returned to her owners.

 

1 January 1922 owners became London & North west Railway Co, name unchanged

 

1 January 1923 owners became London, Midland & Scottish Railway Co, name unchanged.

 

11 December 1931 sailed Goole for Sunderland for demolition by Thos. Young & Co.