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Previous name:
Subsequent name: Lanka Bahu, Tenena
Official Number: 139158
Class: SECOND 1000 t CREOSOL CLASS Harbour Oiler
Pennant No: X47 / X35
Laid down:
Builder: Craig Taylor & Co, Stockton
Launched: 4 April 1916
Into Service: 1916
Out of service: 1947 Sold out of service
Fate: 1952 Broken up in China
Items of historic interest involving this ship: -
Background Data: On the outbreak of WW1, the Admiralty embarked on a further programme of tanker construction for the newly-formed RFA Service. Eventually there were 18 ships in this Class, 12 of which were named after trees with the OL suffix, while the remainder had names connected with the oil industry also with the OL suffix. 4 of the Class were diesel engined and were sold after the Armistice but the rest, being triple expansion steamers, had long and successful lives
8 February 1916 Engineer Lieutenant John Sheardon Fowler RNR appointed as Chief Engineer Officer
4 April 1916 Launched by Craig Taylor & Co Ltd, Stockton as Yard Nr 182 named KIMMEROL
18 September 1916 took on charge a Dent Marine Chronometer No 1725 which had been bought by the Admiralty in October 1867 and had been previously used on charge on HMS Juno, HMS Seagull, HMS Algerine, HMS Duncan and HMS HMS Dido. Returned ashore off charge on 30 November 1920 at Malta
20 September 1916 Lieutenant Alfred Mills RNR appointed in command
October 1916 completed and served as Port Oiler at Portsmouth on Yard Craft Agreement
22 February 1917 Lieutenant William T Williams RNR appointed in command
1 July 1917 Engineer Lieutenant J H Flower RNR appointed as Chief Engineer Officer - demobilised 18 April 1919
7 November 1917 Lieutenant J H T Lewis RNR appointed in command. On 12 May 1918 he signed off and transferred to RFA Petrobus in command.
2 February 1918 Able Seaman M Crawley sentenced to 60 days detention and discharged. He had signed on on 26 August 1917
6 February 1918 at Scapa Flow coming alongside HMS Ceres to refuel her touched her port propeller. - 360 tons FFO transferred
9 May 1918 Lieutenant Sydney Jeffard RNR appointed in command - previously had served on RFA Kurumba
11 January 1919 Able Seaman A Gillies logged as deserted. He had signed on on 22 November 1917
3 February 1919 Engineer Sub Lieutenant Murdock Rose RNR appointed as Chief Engineer Officer
8 April 1919 Mr W D Hewitt RFA appointed as Chief Engineer Officer
27 August 1919 at Portsmouth alongside HMS Hawkins to refuel
15 October 1919 Cook Ernest Richards MMR 978982 sentenced to 30 days detention and discharged. He had signed on on 6 August 1919
16 October 1919 Able Seaman Cecil Thomas MMR 996788 sentenced to 30 days detention and discharged. He had signed on on 22 July 1919
19 December 1919 at Portsmouth alongside HMS Renown (battleship) to refuel her until 20 December 1919 with 2,182 tons of FFO
1 January 1920 Fireman John McKenna MMR 1009646 logged as deserted. He had signed on on 23 October 1919
20 June 1920 to November 1939 on YC agreement at Portsmouth
12 January 1921 at Portsmouth alongside HMS Barham on No 7 Buoy to refuel her
4 April 1921 at Portsmouth alonside HMS Malaya refuelling her
6 April 1921 at Spithead together with RFA Turmoil (1) alongside HMS Barham (battleship) to refuel her - Barham received a total of 1,887 tons of FFO from both tankers
13 June 1921 at Spithead alongside HMS Barham (battleship) to receive fuel from her - Barham pumped over 780 tons of FFO
7 May 1927 at Portsmouth alongside HMS Ambuscade to refuel her
3 September 1939 at Portsmouth on the outbreak of WW2
9 May 1940 sailed Southampton
October 1940 Captain W J Cairns RFA appointed as Master and Mr R C Calderhead RFA appointed as Chief Engineer Officer
15 November 1940 damaged in collision with cable ship Alert
31 March 1941 at Portsmouth
8 August 1941 at Southampton
27 August 1941 sailed Southampton
5 September 1941 sailed Portland for Southampton arriving 7 September 1941
8 September 1941 sailed Southampton to Portsmouth
29 September 1941 sailed Southampton to Portsmouth
19 October 1941 at Portland
27 December 1941 at Portsmouth
5 October 1943 at Falmouth for refit
2 September 1944 in Southampton for repairs - completed two days later
12 December 1944 Mr R A Higgie RFA appointed as Chief Engineer Officer
8 January 1945 sailed Milford Haven in convoy OS103KM which split to KMS77 to Gibraltar arriving on 15 January 1945 - ship proceeded to Malta with a cargo of FFO
3 March 1945 sailed Aden independently arriving Colombo on 6 March 1945 (?)
25 April 1945 refit at Colombo
17 October 1945 sailed Colombo independently for Cochin arrived 29 October 1945
29 October 1945 sailed Cochin for Bombay arriving 1 November 1945
11 January 1946 sailed Bombay independently for Trincomalee arriving 18 January 1946
19 January 1946 sailed Trincomalee independently for Port Blair and Colombo arriving 8 February 1946
2 March 1946 Captain William F Curlett RFA appointed as Master
12 September 1946 Captain J MacAngus RFA appointed as Master and Mr J Cook RFA appointed as Chief Engineer Officer
20 September 1946 Captain W J Cairns RFA appointed as Master
30 October 1946 Mr J Eggleston RFA appointed as Chief Engineer Officer
14 January 1947 Mr R C Calderhead RFA appointed as Chief Engineer Officer
30 Janaury 1947 Captain Edmund Butterworth RFA appointed as Master
Captain Edmund Butterworth RFA
28 May 1947 Captain S M Woodward RFA appointed as Master
1947 purchased by C E Rust, London - name unchanged
1948 owners now Centaur Shipping Co Ltd., London name unchanged
26 February 1949 sold to Ocean Freighters (Ceylon) Ltd., Colombo
17 April 1950 renamed Lanka Bahu
1951 Purchased by Cia Istema de Transportes Maritimas S.A. ( Wallem & Co Managers) and renamed Tenena
1952 purchased by another Panamanian company ( Wheelock, Marden & Co Ltd, Hong Kong, Managers) name unchanged
1952 reported broken up in China
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