PROTESILAUS
(1) was built in 1910 by Hawthorn Leslie & Co. at Newcastle
with a tonnage of 9547grt, a length of 484ft 10in, a beam of
60ft 4 in and a service speed of 14 knots. Sister of the Bellerophon
she was completed in 1910 for the Ocean Steam Ship Co. On 21st
January 1940 she was mined in the Bristol Channel off Swansea.
She was towed into port but the cost of repairs was prohibitive
and she was subsequently broken up by Thos. W. Ward at Briton
Ferry in 1942. (Photo: John Clarkson Collection)
MYRMIDON
(2) was built in 1905 by Armstrong Whitworth & Co. at Newcastle
with a tonnage of 4965grt, a length of 391ft 6in, a beam of
49ft 2 in and a service speed of 10 knots. The first of a class
of four ships she was built for the China Mutual Steam Navigation
Co. In April 1915 she was requisitioned by the Government and
used for a variety of duties including carrying wheat and sugar,
acting as an Expeditionary Force Transport and as a naval collier.
On 24th July 1917 she was damaged by a torpedo fired by U-69
in the Irish Sea but managed to reach Liverpool. She was, again,
damaged by a torpedo fired by UC-54 when in the Mediterranean
on 7th September 1917 and had to be beached at Phillippeville.
She was later refloated and reached Algiers on 4th January 1918
where she was repaired. In February 1930 she was sold to Marittima
Ravenate S.A. of Ravenna in Italy and renamed Rubicon. After
a further 29 years service she was sold to Brodospas in 1959
and broken up at Split in Yugoslavia. (Photo: John Clarkson
Collection)
ASTYANAX
(1) was built in 1905 by Scotts Shipbuilding & Engineering
Co. Ltd at Greenock with a tonnage of 4872grt, a length of 392ft
4in, a beam of 49ft 2 in and a service speed of 10 knots. Sister
of the Myrmidon she was delivered in 1906. On 9th December 1916
she managed to escape when chased by a submarine off the coast
of southern Ireland. Five months later, on 9th May 1917, she
was chased by U-62 off the coast of south west Ireland and,
again, managed to escape a confrontation. In 1930 she was sold
to Oscar Ltd, renamed Oscar II, and converted into a coal hulk
at Singapore. When the Japanese advanced on Singapore in 1942
she was scuttled in the harbour on 15th February and only removed
after the war. (Photo: Ian J Farquhar Collection)
MEMNON
(3) was built in 1905 by Scotts Shipbuilding & Engineering
Co. Ltd at Greenock with a tonnage of 4870grt, a length of 392ft
1in, a beam of 49ft 2 in and a service speed of 10 knots. Sister
of the Myrmidon she was completed for the China Steam Navigation
Co. in 1906. She was occasionally used during the First World
War as Expeditionary Force Transport No. 82 for ferrying stores
in the Mediterranean. In 1930 she was sold to Japanese breakers
and demolished at Kobe. (Photo: John Clarkson Collection)
POLYPHEMUS
(2) was built in 1906 by Armstrong Whitworth & Co. at Newcastle
with a tonnage of 4870grt, a length of 392ft, a beam of 49ft
2 in and a service speed of 10 knots. Sister of the Myrmidon
she was completed for the China Steam Navigation Co. in 1906.
On 20th July 1917 she was missed by a torpedo fired by U-66
and on the following day she was shadowed and attacked by U-58
off the coast of north west Ireland. She managed to avoid the
torpedo and used her speed to escape before the submarine could
surface to use its gun. In 1923 she was converted to burn oil
and in 1930 was sold to Japanese breakers and broken up at Kobe.
(Photo: John Clarkson Collection)
PERSEUS
(1) was built in 1908 by Workman Clark at Belfast with a tonnage
of 6728grt, a length of 443ft, a beam of 52ft 9in and a service
speed of 11 knots. The first of a class of nine vessels she
was built for the Ocean Steam Ship Company. On 29th March 1915
she evaded a U-boat attack 40 miles west of the Scilly Isles.
Two years later, on 21st February 1917, she was sunk by a mine
which had been laid by the German raider Wolf off Colombo, Ceylon.
THESEUS
(1) was built in 1908 by Workman Clark at Belfast with a tonnage
of 6723grt, a length of 443ft, a beam of 52ft 9in and a service
speed of 11 knots. Sister of the Perseus she was delivered to
the Ocean Steam Ship Co. in 1908. During the First World War
she saw service with the British, Indian, French and Canadian
governments. On 29th March 1915, when 40 miles west of the Scilly
isles, she was attacked by gunfire from U-28 but escaped after
returning fire. In 1947 she was sold to the British Iron &
Steel Co. (BISCO) for breaking up at the yard of Thos. W. Ward
at Preston. During her final voyage she ran aground in the River
Ribble and remained high and dry for over two months before,
on 30th November, she was refloated and towed to the breakers
yard. (Photo: John Clarkson Collection)
NELEUS
(1) was built in 1911 by Workman Clark at Belfast with a tonnage
of 6685grt, a length of 443ft, a beam of 52ft 9in and a service
speed of 11 knots. Sister of the Perseus she was built for the
China Mutual Steam Navigation Co. and completed in 1911. She
had an uneventful career until October 1948 when she was sold
to BISCO and arrived at the yard of Thos. W. Ward on 1st November.
(Photo: John Clarkson Collection)
ATREUS
(1) was built in 1911 by Scott's Ship Building & Engineering
Co. at Greenock with a tonnage of 6699grt, a length of 443ft
6in, a beam of 52ft 9in and a service speed of 11 knots. Sister
of the Perseus she was built for the China Mutual Steam Navigation
Co. and, surviving both world wars, had an uneventful career
which ended on 3rd October 1949 when she was sold to BISCO and
broken up at Rosyth. (Photo: A Duncan)
RHESUS
(1) was built in 1911 by Scott's Ship Building & Engineering
Co. at Greenock with a tonnage of 6719grt, a length of 443ft
6in, a beam of 52ft 10in and a service speed of 11 knots. Sister
of the Perseus she was built for the China Mutual Steam Navigation
Co. On 14th July 1917 she was attacked off the south west of
Ireland by a U-boat but the torpedo missed. Surviving both World
Wars she was finally sold for scrap on 8th July 1950.
(Photo: John Clarkson Collection)
DEMODOCUS
(1) was built in 1912 by Workman Clark at Belfast with a tonnage
of 6689grt, a length of 443ft, a beam of 52ft 9in and a service
speed of 11 knots. Sister of the Perseus she was completed for
the China Mutual Steam Navigation Co. in June 1912. She was
taken over under the Liner Requisition Scheme in 1917 and on
23rd March 1918 she was torpedoed UC-53 in the Mediterranean
with the loss of six lives. However she did not sink and was
towed to Malta for repairs. In January 1949 she towed the Lycaon,
which had lost her propeller, to Cape Town, a distance of 850
miles. During this time the Demodocus lost 20 days voyage time
and consumed an additional 1154 tons of coal. Therefore, she
claimed for loss of profit (£128 per day) and salvage
against the Lycaon. The Court of Admiralty awarded £12,500
to the owners, £350 to the captain and £2400 for
division amongst the crew. A legal nicety bearing in mind that
both ships were owned by the same company. In 1951 she was sold
to Ditta Luigi Pittaluga Vapori of Italy for £51,000 and
renamed Ircania. Five years later, in 1956, she was purchased
by P. Tomei of Genoa who renamed her Miriam. On 10th October
1958 she arrived at Trieste where she was broken up.
(Photo: John Clarkson Collection)
LAOMEDON
(1) was built in 1912 by Workman Clark at Belfast with a tonnage
of 6693grt, a length of 443ft, a beam of 52ft 9in and a service
speed of 11 knots. Sister of the Perseus she was built for the
China Mutual Steam Navigation Co.During the First World War
she was was variously use by the governments of India, Portugal,
France, Serbia and Russia as well as carrying frozen meat and
trooping in the Mediterranean. On 2nd April 1916 she was forced
to use her stern gun to fight off a U-boat attack in the Mediterranean.
On 22nd December 1949 she was sold to BISCO and broken up at
the yard of Shipbreaking Industries Ltd at Faslane. (Photo:
John Clarkson Collection)
EUMAEUS
(1) was built in 1913 by Workman Clark at Belfast with a tonnage
of 6696grt, a length of 443ft, a beam of 52ft 9in and a service
speed of 11 knots. Sister of the Perseus she was built for the
Ocean Steam Ship Co. On 6th February 1917 she stood by the Tyndareus
which had been mined off Cape Town. She was herself torpedoed
and sunk 24 miles North North east of Ile de Vierge on 26th
February 1918.
PHEMIUS
(1) was built in 1913 by Workman Clark at Belfast with a tonnage
of 6699grt, a length of 443ft, a beam of 52ft 9in and a service
speed of 11 knots. Built for the Ocean Steam Ship Co. she was
the last of the class, the next ten ship were built to a similar
specification but were slightly longer and larger. On 4th June
1917 she was torpedoed and sunk by a submarine 80 miles north
west of Eagle Island, Ireland.
LYCAON
(1) was built in 1913 by Hawthorne Leslie & Co. at Newcastle
with a tonnage of 7552grt, a length of 455ft 4in, a beam of
56ft 4in and a service speed of 11 knots. The first of the longer
and larger version of the Perseus she was built for the China
Mutual Steam Navigation Co. In January 1949 she lost her propeller
in the Indian Ocean and had to be towed to Cape Town by the
Demodocus. She was transferred to Glen Line in 1951, renamed
Gleniffer and broken up at Faslane in July of the following
year.
(Photo: John Clarkson Collection)
HELENUS
(1) was built in 1913 by Scott's Ship Building & Engineering
Co. at Greenock with a tonnage of 7555grt, a length of 455ft
4in, a beam of 56ft 4in and a service speed of 11 knots. Sister
of the Lycaon she was completed for the Ocean Steam Ship Co.
During 1917-18 she was requisitioned as an Expeditionary Force
Transport and used to transport Portuguese troops. On 1st December
1917 she was hit by a torpedo from U-53 in the English Channel
and had to be towed into port. In the following year, on 30th
June, she was missed by a torpedo in the North Sea. On 22nd
August 1918 she was pursued by U-90 and attacked by gunfire
but she retaliated and managed to outpace her attacker. She
was finally sunk when torpedoed by U-68 (FregattenKapitan Karl-Friedrich
Merten - Knights Cross with Oakleaves) off Freetown, Sierra
Leone (6.01N 12 02W) on 3rd March 1942, with the loss of 5 lives,
during a voyage from Penang to the Mersey via Table Bay and
Freetown. Eighty six survivors were picked up during the same
evening by the Beaconsfield. (Photo: John Clarkson Collection)
AGAPENOR
(1) was built in 1914 by Scott's Ship Building & Engineering
Co. at Greenock with a tonnage of 7587grt, a length of 455ft
4in, a beam of 56ft 4in and a service speed of 11 knots. On
10th October 1942 whilst on a voyage from Karachi to the UK
she rescued the survivors from the Glendene. However, she was
torpedoed herself by U-87 (KapitanLeutnant Joachim Berger) 200
miles south west of Freetown, Sierra Leone (6 53N 15 23W) on
the very next day. Her Master, Captain P. W. Savery, who had
survived the sinking of the Helenus, was picked up but seven
crew members perished. (Photo: John Clarkson Collection)
TROILUS
(1) was built in 1913 by Hawthorne Leslie & Co. at Newcastle
with a tonnage of 7562grt, a length of 455ft 4in, a beam of
56ft 4in and a service speed of 11 knots. Sister of the Lycaon
she was built for the Ocean Steam Ship Co. The first of two
Lycaon Class ships named Troilus she was sunk by the German
cruiser Emden on 19th October 1914 off Minikoi Island in the
Indian Ocean during a voyage from Yokohama to London with a
general cargo. She was Alfred Holt's first war loss, WW1 being
declared during her second voyage. (Photo: Ian J Farquhar Collection)
MENTOR
(1) was built in 1914 by Scott's Ship Building & Engineering
Co. at Greenock with a tonnage of 7585grt, a length of 455ft
4in, a beam of 56ft 4in and a service speed of 11 knots. Sister
of the Lycaon she was fitted with some passenger accommodation
at the request of the government. She was torpedoed by U-106
(KapitanLeutnant Herman Rasch - Knights Cross) off Key West,
Florida (24 11N 87 02W) on 28th May 1942. Under the command
of Captain A. Pope she was carrying war materials from New Orleans
to Bombay via Cape Town when a torpedo struck the engine room
on the port side causing severe damage and flooding. Four engineers
and three Chinese crew members were killed. A second torpedo
almost cut the ship into two. Survivors were picked up by the
Antilochus. (Photo: John Clarkson Collection)
PYRRHUS
(2) was built in 1914 by Workman, Clark and Co at Belfast with
a tonnage 7603grt a length of 455ft 6in a beam of 56ft 6in and
a service speed of 11 knots . She was one of three vessels refurbished
at the end of World War 1 to carry extra passengers but was
later converted to cargo only for use by Elder Dempster which
had been bought by Alfred Holt’s in 1936 on the collapse
of the Royal Mail Group. The photograph shows her in service
with Blue Funnel. She was an early victim in the Second World
War and was torpedoed on 17th February 1940 by U-37 (Kapitan
zur See Werner Hartman - Knights Cross with Oak Leaves) off
Cape Finisterre (44 02N 10 18W) while part of convoy OG 18 bound
from the Clyde via Liverpool to Gibraltar and Manila. Eight
lives were lost and the remaining 77 survivors were picked up
by the Ukside and Sinnington Court. (Photo: John Clarkson Collection)
PROTESILAUS
(1) was built in 1910 by Hawthorn Leslie & Co. at Newcastle
with a tonnage of 9547grt, a length of 484ft 10in, a beam of
60ft 4 in and a service speed of 14 knots. Sister of the Bellerophon
she was completed in 1910 for the Ocean Steam Ship Co. On 21st
January 1940 she was mined in the Bristol Channel off Swansea.
She was towed into port but the cost of repairs was prohibitive
and she was subsequently broken up by Thos. W. Ward at Briton
Ferry in 1942. (Photo: John Clarkson Collection) 
MYRMIDON
(2) was built in 1905 by Armstrong Whitworth & Co. at Newcastle
with a tonnage of 4965grt, a length of 391ft 6in, a beam of
49ft 2 in and a service speed of 10 knots. The first of a class
of four ships she was built for the China Mutual Steam Navigation
Co. In April 1915 she was requisitioned by the Government and
used for a variety of duties including carrying wheat and sugar,
acting as an Expeditionary Force Transport and as a naval collier.
On 24th July 1917 she was damaged by a torpedo fired by U-69
in the Irish Sea but managed to reach Liverpool. She was, again,
damaged by a torpedo fired by UC-54 when in the Mediterranean
on 7th September 1917 and had to be beached at Phillippeville.
She was later refloated and reached Algiers on 4th January 1918
where she was repaired. In February 1930 she was sold to Marittima
Ravenate S.A. of Ravenna in Italy and renamed Rubicon. After
a further 29 years service she was sold to Brodospas in 1959
and broken up at Split in Yugoslavia. (Photo: John Clarkson
Collection) 
ASTYANAX
(1) was built in 1905 by Scotts Shipbuilding & Engineering
Co. Ltd at Greenock with a tonnage of 4872grt, a length of 392ft
4in, a beam of 49ft 2 in and a service speed of 10 knots. Sister
of the Myrmidon she was delivered in 1906. On 9th December 1916
she managed to escape when chased by a submarine off the coast
of southern Ireland. Five months later, on 9th May 1917, she
was chased by U-62 off the coast of south west Ireland and,
again, managed to escape a confrontation. In 1930 she was sold
to Oscar Ltd, renamed Oscar II, and converted into a coal hulk
at Singapore. When the Japanese advanced on Singapore in 1942
she was scuttled in the harbour on 15th February and only removed
after the war. (Photo: Ian J Farquhar Collection) 
MEMNON
(3) was built in 1905 by Scotts Shipbuilding & Engineering
Co. Ltd at Greenock with a tonnage of 4870grt, a length of 392ft
1in, a beam of 49ft 2 in and a service speed of 10 knots. Sister
of the Myrmidon she was completed for the China Steam Navigation
Co. in 1906. She was occasionally used during the First World
War as Expeditionary Force Transport No. 82 for ferrying stores
in the Mediterranean. In 1930 she was sold to Japanese breakers
and demolished at Kobe. (Photo: John Clarkson Collection) 
POLYPHEMUS
(2) was built in 1906 by Armstrong Whitworth & Co. at Newcastle
with a tonnage of 4870grt, a length of 392ft, a beam of 49ft
2 in and a service speed of 10 knots. Sister of the Myrmidon
she was completed for the China Steam Navigation Co. in 1906.
On 20th July 1917 she was missed by a torpedo fired by U-66
and on the following day she was shadowed and attacked by U-58
off the coast of north west Ireland. She managed to avoid the
torpedo and used her speed to escape before the submarine could
surface to use its gun. In 1923 she was converted to burn oil
and in 1930 was sold to Japanese breakers and broken up at Kobe.
(Photo: John Clarkson Collection) 
THESEUS
(1) was built in 1908 by Workman Clark at Belfast with a tonnage
of 6723grt, a length of 443ft, a beam of 52ft 9in and a service
speed of 11 knots. Sister of the Perseus she was delivered to
the Ocean Steam Ship Co. in 1908. During the First World War
she saw service with the British, Indian, French and Canadian
governments. On 29th March 1915, when 40 miles west of the Scilly
isles, she was attacked by gunfire from U-28 but escaped after
returning fire. In 1947 she was sold to the British Iron &
Steel Co. (BISCO) for breaking up at the yard of Thos. W. Ward
at Preston. During her final voyage she ran aground in the River
Ribble and remained high and dry for over two months before,
on 30th November, she was refloated and towed to the breakers
yard. (Photo: John Clarkson Collection) 
NELEUS
(1) was built in 1911 by Workman Clark at Belfast with a tonnage
of 6685grt, a length of 443ft, a beam of 52ft 9in and a service
speed of 11 knots. Sister of the Perseus she was built for the
China Mutual Steam Navigation Co. and completed in 1911. She
had an uneventful career until October 1948 when she was sold
to BISCO and arrived at the yard of Thos. W. Ward on 1st November.
(Photo: John Clarkson Collection) 
ATREUS
(1) was built in 1911 by Scott's Ship Building & Engineering
Co. at Greenock with a tonnage of 6699grt, a length of 443ft
6in, a beam of 52ft 9in and a service speed of 11 knots. Sister
of the Perseus she was built for the China Mutual Steam Navigation
Co. and, surviving both world wars, had an uneventful career
which ended on 3rd October 1949 when she was sold to BISCO and
broken up at Rosyth. (Photo: A Duncan) 
RHESUS
(1) was built in 1911 by Scott's Ship Building & Engineering
Co. at Greenock with a tonnage of 6719grt, a length of 443ft
6in, a beam of 52ft 10in and a service speed of 11 knots. Sister
of the Perseus she was built for the China Mutual Steam Navigation
Co. On 14th July 1917 she was attacked off the south west of
Ireland by a U-boat but the torpedo missed. Surviving both World
Wars she was finally sold for scrap on 8th July 1950.
DEMODOCUS
(1) was built in 1912 by Workman Clark at Belfast with a tonnage
of 6689grt, a length of 443ft, a beam of 52ft 9in and a service
speed of 11 knots. Sister of the Perseus she was completed for
the China Mutual Steam Navigation Co. in June 1912. She was
taken over under the Liner Requisition Scheme in 1917 and on
23rd March 1918 she was torpedoed UC-53 in the Mediterranean
with the loss of six lives. However she did not sink and was
towed to Malta for repairs. In January 1949 she towed the Lycaon,
which had lost her propeller, to Cape Town, a distance of 850
miles. During this time the Demodocus lost 20 days voyage time
and consumed an additional 1154 tons of coal. Therefore, she
claimed for loss of profit (£128 per day) and salvage
against the Lycaon. The Court of Admiralty awarded £12,500
to the owners, £350 to the captain and £2400 for
division amongst the crew. A legal nicety bearing in mind that
both ships were owned by the same company. In 1951 she was sold
to Ditta Luigi Pittaluga Vapori of Italy for £51,000 and
renamed Ircania. Five years later, in 1956, she was purchased
by P. Tomei of Genoa who renamed her Miriam. On 10th October
1958 she arrived at Trieste where she was broken up.
LAOMEDON
(1) was built in 1912 by Workman Clark at Belfast with a tonnage
of 6693grt, a length of 443ft, a beam of 52ft 9in and a service
speed of 11 knots. Sister of the Perseus she was built for the
China Mutual Steam Navigation Co.During the First World War
she was was variously use by the governments of India, Portugal,
France, Serbia and Russia as well as carrying frozen meat and
trooping in the Mediterranean. On 2nd April 1916 she was forced
to use her stern gun to fight off a U-boat attack in the Mediterranean.
On 22nd December 1949 she was sold to BISCO and broken up at
the yard of Shipbreaking Industries Ltd at Faslane. (Photo:
John Clarkson Collection) 
LYCAON
(1) was built in 1913 by Hawthorne Leslie & Co. at Newcastle
with a tonnage of 7552grt, a length of 455ft 4in, a beam of
56ft 4in and a service speed of 11 knots. The first of the longer
and larger version of the Perseus she was built for the China
Mutual Steam Navigation Co. In January 1949 she lost her propeller
in the Indian Ocean and had to be towed to Cape Town by the
Demodocus. She was transferred to Glen Line in 1951, renamed
Gleniffer and broken up at Faslane in July of the following
year. 
HELENUS
(1) was built in 1913 by Scott's Ship Building & Engineering
Co. at Greenock with a tonnage of 7555grt, a length of 455ft
4in, a beam of 56ft 4in and a service speed of 11 knots. Sister
of the Lycaon she was completed for the Ocean Steam Ship Co.
During 1917-18 she was requisitioned as an Expeditionary Force
Transport and used to transport Portuguese troops. On 1st December
1917 she was hit by a torpedo from U-53 in the English Channel
and had to be towed into port. In the following year, on 30th
June, she was missed by a torpedo in the North Sea. On 22nd
August 1918 she was pursued by U-90 and attacked by gunfire
but she retaliated and managed to outpace her attacker. She
was finally sunk when torpedoed by U-68 (FregattenKapitan Karl-Friedrich
Merten - Knights Cross with Oakleaves) off Freetown, Sierra
Leone (6.01N 12 02W) on 3rd March 1942, with the loss of 5 lives,
during a voyage from Penang to the Mersey via Table Bay and
Freetown. Eighty six survivors were picked up during the same
evening by the Beaconsfield. (Photo: John Clarkson Collection)
AGAPENOR
(1) was built in 1914 by Scott's Ship Building & Engineering
Co. at Greenock with a tonnage of 7587grt, a length of 455ft
4in, a beam of 56ft 4in and a service speed of 11 knots. On
10th October 1942 whilst on a voyage from Karachi to the UK
she rescued the survivors from the Glendene. However, she was
torpedoed herself by U-87 (KapitanLeutnant Joachim Berger) 200
miles south west of Freetown, Sierra Leone (6 53N 15 23W) on
the very next day. Her Master, Captain P. W. Savery, who had
survived the sinking of the Helenus, was picked up but seven
crew members perished. (Photo: John Clarkson Collection) 
TROILUS
(1) was built in 1913 by Hawthorne Leslie & Co. at Newcastle
with a tonnage of 7562grt, a length of 455ft 4in, a beam of
56ft 4in and a service speed of 11 knots. Sister of the Lycaon
she was built for the Ocean Steam Ship Co. The first of two
Lycaon Class ships named Troilus she was sunk by the German
cruiser Emden on 19th October 1914 off Minikoi Island in the
Indian Ocean during a voyage from Yokohama to London with a
general cargo. She was Alfred Holt's first war loss, WW1 being
declared during her second voyage. (Photo: Ian J Farquhar Collection)
MENTOR
(1) was built in 1914 by Scott's Ship Building & Engineering
Co. at Greenock with a tonnage of 7585grt, a length of 455ft
4in, a beam of 56ft 4in and a service speed of 11 knots. Sister
of the Lycaon she was fitted with some passenger accommodation
at the request of the government. She was torpedoed by U-106
(KapitanLeutnant Herman Rasch - Knights Cross) off Key West,
Florida (24 11N 87 02W) on 28th May 1942. Under the command
of Captain A. Pope she was carrying war materials from New Orleans
to Bombay via Cape Town when a torpedo struck the engine room
on the port side causing severe damage and flooding. Four engineers
and three Chinese crew members were killed. A second torpedo
almost cut the ship into two. Survivors were picked up by the
Antilochus. (Photo: John Clarkson Collection) 
PYRRHUS
(2) was built in 1914 by Workman, Clark and Co at Belfast with
a tonnage 7603grt a length of 455ft 6in a beam of 56ft 6in and
a service speed of 11 knots . She was one of three vessels refurbished
at the end of World War 1 to carry extra passengers but was
later converted to cargo only for use by Elder Dempster which
had been bought by Alfred Holt’s in 1936 on the collapse
of the Royal Mail Group. The photograph shows her in service
with Blue Funnel. She was an early victim in the Second World
War and was torpedoed on 17th February 1940 by U-37 (Kapitan
zur See Werner Hartman - Knights Cross with Oak Leaves) off
Cape Finisterre (44 02N 10 18W) while part of convoy OG 18 bound
from the Clyde via Liverpool to Gibraltar and Manila. Eight
lives were lost and the remaining 77 survivors were picked up
by the Ukside and Sinnington Court. (Photo: John Clarkson Collection)
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