RAFA Kurumba

Previous name:                        

Subsequent name:              Angeliki         Evangelos

Official Number:                    139178                                                              

Class:                                     Oiler

Pennant No:                           X36 / X55 / X64

Laid down:                             14 August 1914
Builder:                                   Swan Hunter WR, Wallsend on Tyne,

Launched:                              14 September 1916
Into Service:                           7 December 1916
Out of service:                        11 March 1919

Fate:                                         Broken up

Items of historic interest involving this ship: -

Background Data: She had a very short life with the Admiralty before being taken over by the Australian Navy where she was not all that successful either

14 September 1916 Launched by Swan Hunter & Wigham Richardson, Wallsend as Yard Nr 973 named  KURUMBA to the order of the Australian Commonwealth Government

23 September 1916 Engineer Lieutenant William Richardson RNR appointed as Chief Engineer Officer

19 November 1916 Lieutenant John Henry Jones RNR appointed in command

7 December 1916 completed at a cost of £141,000. Served as an RFA until 1919

11 November 1917 Lieutenant E G Enright RNR appointed in command until 15 April 1918 

28 January 1917 in collision with mv Unio suffering slight damage - no further details available

10 March 1917 Fireman Walter Gardner MMR 640188 logged as deserting the ship

15 April 1918 Lieutenant John Henry Jones RNR appointed in command until 10 April 1919 when he was transferred to RFA Perthshire

3 September 1918 Fireman George Evans MMR 902043 logged as deserting the ship. He had signed on on 21 March 1918.

9 October 1918 2nd Officer Henry C Horlock MMR appeared before a court martial charged with (a) wilful disobedience of lawful command and (b) improperly leave his ship. The charges were adjudged proved. He was adjudged to be dismissed his ship and to be severely reprimanded. The Lords Commissioners of the Admiralty were pleased to annul sentence on the ground that it was no proved that the act which formed the subject of the first charge was an act to the prejudice of good order and naval disciple.

27 November 1918 at Scapa Flow alongside HMS Talbot refuelling her with 64 tons of FFO

9 December 1918 Fireman Albert Jones MMR 852697 and Trimmer Francis Keys MMR 951348 both logged as deserting the ship. Both had signed on on the 14 August 1918.

15 February 1919 Engineer Lieutenant William Joseph Martin Richardson RNR discharged dead. He had signed on on 1 October 1916. He is remembered on a screen wall in the City of London & Tower Hamlets Cemetery. .

Courtesy of and © The War Graves Photographic Project

11 March 1919 RFA Kurumba was handed over to the Royal Australian Navy and sailed for Australia in the middle of April 1919 from South Shields. Captain P Gibson being appointed as Master

10 June 1919 arrived at Singapore

16 July 1919 arrived at Sydney, NSW

26 September 1919 Captain  F C Plater RD RAFA (Lieutenant Commander RANR) appointed as Master and Warrant Engineer C K Brown RANR appointed as 1st Engineer

31 December 1920 the Auditor General of Australia reported that Captain Gibson had been given certain advances in cash by the High Commissioner for Australia in the UK but on examination by the Naval Office the accounts totalling £4,576/3/7d furnished in support of his expenditure, showed evidence of fraud. The net amount improperly vouched for was approximated £1,500. The Navy Office considered that a large number of claims were not actually paid by the Master being supported by forged vouchers. The Commonwealth Crown Solicitor expressed the opinion that if a prosecution for forgery were instituted it would probably be successful, but that it would cost £500 to extradite Captain Gibson who had returned to the United Kingdom. The Naval representative London had been instructed to accept without prejudice an amount of £500 offered by Captain Gibson's solicitor. It was also stated that the latter would be prepared to consider payment of a further amount when Captain Gibson's explanation had been considered by the Navy Department. Advise of the settlement of the matter was awaited by the Auditor-General at the time of the preparing of his report

17 June 1921 sailed Sydney, NSW for Borneo

5 May 1922 Lieutenant Commander F C Plater RD RANR appointed in command and Engineer Lieutenant RANR (Temporary) David Pemberton appointed as Chief Engineer Officer

5 May 1922 Australian Merchant Navy crew replaced with RAN sailors  due to the Merchant Navy Crew's Union demanding too much pay for their members. Ship commissioned as a Royal Australian Naval vessel this day.

23 May 1922 berthed at Townsville to load 200 tons of coal for her bunkers before sailing to Borneo to load oil cargo

22 February 1923 entered refit at Cockatoo Dockyard

2 May 1923 berthed at Balik Papan to load

9 June 1923 a further union dispute over the supply of a new cook to the ship delayed her sailing for one week

11 June 1923 union dispute settled - she sailed Melbourne for Sydney, NSW with a cook provided by the Cooks Union.

23 June 1923 sailed Sydney, NSW for Borneo to load

8 June 1923 Warrant Engineer C K Brown RANR appointed as Chief Engineer

8 August 1923 Commander F C Plater RD RANR appointed as Master

22 May 1925 sailed Sydney NSW for Tarakan to load

4 September 1925 arrived at Sydney, NSW from Melbourne.

13 October 1925 broke her moorings at Garden Island, Sydney Harbour during stormy weather and drifted towards Point Piper. Tugs returned her to Garden Island. Her hull suffered minor paint damage

20 May 1926 position of 4th Engineer Officer vacant - position advertised in the Sydney Morning Herald

24 September 1926 reports that after signing off her crew to lay the ship up, as circulated in the Australian press this day, appear to be somewhat premature

22 February 1927 berthed at Sydney from Melbourne

20 April 1927 berthed at Melbourne to refuel HMS Renown

23 April 1927 sailed Melbourne for Sydney NSW

3 November 1927 Storekeeper Alfred Henry Stevens and Lamp Trimmer Robert Forbes both discharged dead after the sinking of the Sydney Harbour ferry Greycliffe

The RAFA Ensign

6 January 1928 sailed Syndey NSW for Tarakan to refuel Royal Australian Naval ships. It was reported that she had been lying idle off Garden Island for some months

2 March 1928 passed Thursday Island

12 March 1928 sailed Sydney, NSW for Melbourne

21 April 1928 arrived at Brisbane

2 May 1928 sailed Sydney, NSW for Balik Papan

11 May 1928 stood by a grounded ship ss Hyacinthus on Thursday Island, Australia until the ship managed to float itself clear.

4 June 1928 arrived at Sydney, NSW to paid off into reserve at Cockatoo Island

14 June 1929 while in reserve converted to oil burning boilers

12 May 1931 Commonwealth Naval Orders reported that RAFA Kurumba's radio call sign was to be VJLY

9 May 1932 while in reserve brought forward for refit 

28 December 1938 while in reserve brought forward for refit at Garden Island, Sydney

4 September 1939 brought forward from reserve - Captain Alfred H Turnley RAFA appointed in command

19 September 1939 sailed Sydney NSW to Darwin arriving 29 September 1939

7 October 1939 sailed Darwin to Freemantle

6 December 1939 Captain Alfred Herbert Turnley RD RAFA (Lieutenant Commander RNR Rtd) discharged dead. He was killed in a motor vehicle accident in Melbourne

23 January 1940 sailed Freemantle to Sydney arrived 3 February 1940

February 1940 Lieutenant Commander Andrew V Bunyan RANR appointed Acting in Command

7 March 1940 sailed Sydney to Melbourne arriving 16 March 1940

April 1940 Captain Jack T Mawrey RAFA (Lieutenant (Temp) RANR) appointed as Master

16 April 1941 sailed Freemantle with troops onboard

21 July 1941 sailed Melbourne to Sydney, NSW 

30 July 1941 sailed Sydney, NSW to Freemantle arriving 9 August 1941

7 February 1942 sailed Freemantle to Melbourne arriving 14 February 1942

16 February 1942 sailed Melbourne to Sydney, NSW arrived 19 February 1942

March 1942 used by the United States Navy

31 March 1942 sailed Sydney, NSW to Brisbane arriving 3 April 1942

30 April 1942 sailed Brisbane to Hervey Bay

1 May 1942 Task Force 44 sailed from Sydney - HMAS Australia and HMAS Hobart - they refueled from Kurumba at Hervey Bay before joining US Force and took part in the Battle of the Coral Sea

3 May 1942 returned to Brisbane

4 May 1942 sailed from Brisbane under escort

11 May 1942 Task Group 17.3 returning to Australia and refueled from Kurumba at Cid Harbour

14 May 1942 returned to Brisbane

30 May 1942 sailed Brisbane to Townsville arriving on 2 June 1942

12 June 1942 sailed Townsville under escort to Brisbane arriving 14 June 1942

15 July 1942 sailed Brisbane to Townsville arriving 17 July 1942

23 July 1942 sailed Townsville 

6 August 1942 sailed Brisbane in convoy A1 to Cid Harbour arriving on 12 August 1942

5 September 1942 sailed Townsville in convoy PQ3/1 to Port Moresby arriving on 8 September 1942

17 September 1942 sailed Caloundra in convoy PG13 to Sydney, NSW arriving 19 September 1942

29 September 1942 sailed Sydney,  NSW in convoy GP15/1 - on 1 October 1942 joined convoy BT18/1 arriving Darwin 16 November 1942

8 October 1942 sailed Thursday Island under escort to Darwin arriving 11 Ocober 1942

12 October 1942 sailed Darwin to Thursday Island arriving 16 October 1942

16 October 1942 sailed Thursday Island (after 1 hour in port) to Townsville and then to Brisbane arriving 21 October 1942

26 October 1942 sailed Brisbane to Townsville arriving 30 October 1942

3 November 1942 sailed Townsville to Brisbane arriving 5 November 1942

7 November 1942 sailed Brisbane to Sydney, NSW arriving 10 November 1942

22 November 1942 sailed to Port Moresby arriving on 25 November 1942

13 February 1943 sailed Caloundra in convoy PG37A to Sydney, NSW arriving 15 February 1943

17 February 1943 sailed Sydney NSW in convoy GP39/1 to Townsville arriving 22 February 1943

24 February 1943 sailed Townsville in convoy TN41 to Port Moresby arriving 26 February 1943

2 March 1943 sailed Townsville in convoy TS18/1 to Brisbane arriving 5 March 1943

6 March 1943 sailed Caloundra in convoy PG37A to Syndey NSW arriving 8 March 1943

17 March 1943 sailed Sydney in convoy GP39/1 to Brisbane arriving 19 March 1943

20 March 1943 sailed Caloundra in convoy BT46/1 to Townsville arriving 22 March 1943

27 March 1943 sailed Thursday Island in Convoy TD 16 to Darwin arriving 31 March 1943

1 April 1943 sailed Darwin in Convoy DT 16 to Thursday Island arriving 5 April 1943

16 April 1943 sailed Caloundra in Convoy  PG 45 to Sydney arriving 19 April 1943

21 April 1943 sailed Sydney in Convoy GP 47/1

22 April 1943 sailed Caloundra in Convoy BT 54/1

25 April 1943 sailed Moreton Bay, near Brisbane to Townsville, north Queensland in a convoy of 5 ships under escort of US Navy submarine chasers and within the Great Barrier Reef arriving 27 April 1943

8 May 1943 sailed Townsville in Convoy TS 29/1 to Brisbane arriving 12 May 1943

3 June 1943 sailed Caloundra in Convoy  PG 53 to Sydney arriving 6 June 1943. While on passage her starboard tail shaft fractured. Vessel initially stopped then made way at very slow speed (3kts) escorted by HMAS Bundaborg. Eventually towed to port

22 June 1943 sailed Sydney in Convoy GP 56/1 to Brisbane arriving 25 June 1943

25 June 1943 sailed Caloundra in Convoy BV 71to Townsville arriving 29 June 1943

21 July 1943 sailed Gladstone in Convoy LQ 3 to Caloundra arriving 23 July 1943

12 August 1943 sailed Caloundra in Convoy QL 6A to Townsville arriving 15 August 1943

4 September 1943 sailed Caloundra in Convoy QL 9B to Townsville arriving 8 September 1943

12 September 1943 sailed Thursday Island in Convoy TD 32 to Darwin arriving 16 September 1943

17 September 1943 sailed Darwin in Convoy  DT 32 to Thursday Island arriving 21 September 1943

21 October 1943 sailed Gladstone in Convoy LQ 22 to Brisbane arriving 22 October 1943

9 September 1944 sailed Darwin in convoy DT80 to Thursday Island arriving 12 September 1944

10 November 1944 Able Seaman Gordon James Cree discharged dead having drowned. He is buried in Lae War Cemetery, Papua New Guinea in grave FF A 14

24 November 1944 berthed at Milne Bay, New Guinea. Sailed 9 December 1944 to Hollandia arriving 13 December 1944

26 December 1944 sailed Hollandia to Antape arriving 27 December 1944

16 February 1945 sailed Leyte in convoy IG9 to Hollandia arriving 22 February 1945

April 1945 Captain J B Davies RAFA (Temporary Lieutenant RANR) appointed as Master

26 April 1945 sailed Hollania in convoy GI23 to Manila arriving 3 May 1945

12 October 1945 arrived at Balik Papan sailed 13 October 1945 to Macassar.

1 November 1945 berthed at Brisbane. Sailed - hove to at 23.40S 15.24E steering engine broken endeavouring to return. Signalled for assistance

13 March 1946 sailed Cairns to Port Moresby arriving 15 March 1946

16 March 1946 sailed Port Moresby to Rabaul arriving 20 March 1946

14 May 1946 sailed Rabaul to Port Moresby

21 May 1946 sailed Thursday Island to Brisbane arriving 28 May 1946

29 June 1946 sailed Brisbane to Sydney

29 July 1946 destored and paid off into reserve (again) in Australia

15 March 1947 offered for sale by tender in the newspapers The Argus and the Sydney Morning Herald. The ship was 'as is' and could be inspected at Brisbane

80th Anniversary Cover of the de commissioning of HMAS Kurumba

January 1948 sold to Artemis Maritime Co Inc, Panama and renamed Angeliki

1955 sold to Pappas Eleftheriades and renamed Evangelos

February 1965 laid up at Piraeus

28 January 1966 arrived at Castellon for breaking up.

Notes:

In the early 1920’s plans were announced for her conversion into a seaplane carrier but these never materialised as it would have taken her away from her prime role in  fleet support. A similar plan was envisaged for the collier HMAS BILOELA.

Previous name:
Subsequent name:   

Official Number:            112680                                                                        

Class:                             Collier /Tanker

Pennant No:                   P95, X31, X34

Laid down:
Builder:                           Irvine Shipbuilding & Engineering Company

Launched:                      22 December 1899
Into Service:                   20 March 1900 as a collier
Out of service:                26 July 1931
Fate:                                26 July 1931 sold to Chinese firm for use as a dry cargo carrier on the West River

Items of historic interest involving this ship: -

Background Data:  Soon after the turn of the 20th Century, the Admiralty acquired a number of small tankers and store ships and from the experiments conducted with these tankers was obtained  the experience which resulted in the building of a large number of tankers of various sizes which were especially designed for their task of refuelling warships. None of these early ships were sister ships, and they became the first Admiralty vessels to fall into the new RFA category on its inception in 1905

22 December 1899 Launched by Irvine Shipbuilding & Engineering Co Ltd, Irvine as Yard Nr 16  named KHARKI for Lombard Steamship Co, London

1 March 1900 ran trials on completion

20 March 1900 purchased by the Admiralty for £14,650, name unchanged, and was delivered to HM Pembroke Dock for use as a collier and  spent her early  years mainly in Home  Waters, based at Portland

1905 Converted into a tanker at a cost of £7,324.for the conveyance of lubricating oil from contractor‘s works to Home Dockyards and Depots.

7 August 1905 subject to the question of whether the ship was liable for the payment of pilotage dues being an Admiralty vessel in the case of Symons v Baker heard in the High Court of Justice, Kings Bench Division before the Lord Chief Justice, Mr Justice Lawrence and Mr Justice Ridley - reported in the Times of this day.

1910 Fitted out for oiling at sea experiments along with RFA PETROLEUM

10 November 1910 Leading Stoker Edwin Hawkins discharged dead. He is buried in Portland Naval Cemetery

January 1911 carried out OAS trials with the torpedo boat destroyers HMS MOHAWK and HMS AMAZON. Using the Stirrup Method, up to 80 tons of fuel was transferred

24 June 1911 Captain James D Ashworth RFA appointed as Master until 30 November 1913 when he took command of RFA Carol

April 1914 Captain WIlliam Frost RFA appointed in command

16 November 1914 Able Seaman George Philip Picot discharged dead. He is buried in Osmondwall Cemetery, Orkney in the old ground between the gates

Courtesy and © of The War Graves Photographic Project

3 May 1915 Lieutenant John R Gorrie RNR appointed in Command

4 August 1915 Engineer Joseph S Harrison RNR appointed as Chief Engineer Officer

25 September 1915 took on charge a J B Dent Chronometer No 9268 which had been purchased by the Admiralty in April 1895. Off charge on 28 May 1917 at Malta

28 February 1916 Lieutenant Percy E Ogden RNR appointed as Chief Engineer Officer. He signed off 13 September 1917 when discharged to England.

25 September 1916 took on charge an E Dent & Co Hack Watch No 51505 which had been purchased by the Admiralty in December 1906. The watch had only previously been used, on charge, by HMS Crusader.  The Watch was landed, off charge, on 18 May 1917 at Malta.

3 October 1916 Sub Lieutenant Alexander H. Hardy RNR appointed in command. He remained in command until 13 October 1917 when he took command of RFA Serbol

18 February 1918 Able Seaman E J Bryan discharged to HMS Europa for a period of detention

5 March 1918 Second Officer Ralph Davison RFA appeared before a court martial charged with  being found drunk on board. The charge was adjudged to be proved and he was sentenced to be severely reprimanded and to be dismissed his ship

16 May 1918 Fireman Thomas Mathers discharged to HMS Europa for DQ's

30 June 1918 Leading Stokers W Green MMR 861581 and J Reece MMR 497475 both discharged to HMS Europa for DQ's - no reason or duration shown. Leading Stoker J McCafferty discharged to HMS Europa at Malta for Prison. No reason or duration shown. All three had signed on the ship on the 13 October 1917.

1 July 1918 Lieutenant Thomas Sunley RNR appointed in command He was discharged on 31 May 1919

30 September 1918 Fireman Ed Murphy discharged to HMS Europa for DQ's. He was disrated and sent to England

10 October 1918 Lieutenant F M Harvey RNR appointed as Commanding Officer 

29 January 1919 Engineer Lieutenant W McFee RNR appointed as Chief Engineer Officer. He was discharged on 21 August 1919 to RFA Sunhill.

21 April 1919 Lieutenant C Gattey RNR appointed in command

25 September 1919 Leading Seaman J S Harford sentenced to 60 days DQ's and disrated to Able Seaman and discharged

11 December 1919 at Colombo and sailed this day to Hong Kong

From 1920 served on the China Station, based at Hong Kong

1 February 1920 berthed at Hong Kong

26 February 1920 to 27 February 1920 at Hong Kong berthed alongside HMS Hawkins

3 March 1920 at Hong Kong alongside HMS Cario to refuel her

6 March 1920 at Hong Kong alongside HMS Hawkins

10 March 1920 Mr J H Collings RFA appointed as Chief Engineer Officer

24 September 1920 at Hong Kong alonside HMS Cicala to refuel her with 9 tons of FFO

1 December 1920 at Hong Kong alongside HMS Cairo to refuel her

26 April 1921 Captain Thomas Drever RFA appointed as Master

12 August 1921 at Wei hai Wei alongside HMS Hawkins to refuel her

27 January 1922 at Hong Kong alongside HMS Cairo to refuel her

7 March 1922 at Hong Kong alongside HMS Durban to refuel her

28 March 1922 at Hong Kong alongside HMS Hawkins to refuel her

18 May 1922 arrived at Wei hai Wei

8 June 1922 at Wei hai Wei alongside HMS Durban to refuel her

6 July 1922 at Wei hai Wei alongside HMS Durban to refuel her

25 July 1922 at Wei hai Wei alongside HMS Durban to refuel her

8 October 1922 sailed Wei hai Wei for Hong Kong

15 and 16 November 1922 at Wei hai Wei alongside HMS Despatch to refuel her

7 December 1922 at Hong Kong alongside HMS Despatch to refuel her

11 December 1922 at Hong Kong alongside HMS Diomede to refuel her

31 January 1923 at Hong Kong alongside HMS Diomede to refuel her

2 March 1923 at Hong Kong alongside HMS Despatch to refuel her

15 March 1923 at Hong Kong alongside HMS Diomede to refuel her

26 March 1923 at Hong Kong alonside HMS Despatch to refuel her

19 August 1923 during a typhoon which had struck Hong Kong the ship broke adrift from her moorings in the harbour and was carried to the Naval Armament Depot where she smashed a corner off the sea wall dislodging huge blocks of masonry. She then swung round and came broadside on against the timber quay. The vessel, still broadside on, was bumped incessantly against the quay. Her bridge crashed against a steam crane which side-stepped about one yard under the impact. The ship started to take on water and she developed a list.

1 November 1924 Mr G C Dunning RFA appointed as Chief Engineer Officer

Chief Engineer Officer G C Dunning RFA

20 November 1924 Captain George E Thickett RFA appointed as Master

7 April 1926 Mr W A Payne RFA appointed as Chief Engineer Officer

8 September 1927 Captain F J Connolly RFA appointed as Master

8 March 1928 Mr F E Langer RFA appointed as Chief Engineer Officer

24 November 1928 Mr Charles M Morgan RFA appointed as Chief Engineer Officer

4 April 1928 Captain L Elford RFA appointed as Master

4 April 1929 Captain N Colbridge RFA appointed as Master

7 April 1930 Mr Alexander B McIntyre RFA appointed as Chief Engineer Officer

26 June 1931 sold commercially on competitive tender at Hong Kong for £2046.9.3 by Twong Tai, name unchanged

15 July 1931 removed from Hong Kong and converted into a cargo ship by her new owners who  employed her on the West River

12 June 1933 ships bell offered for sale in the Times (London) of this day - the bell was listed as being in Hong Kong

1936 Broken up.

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