Port |
Arrived |
Sailed |
Comments |
Clyde |
|
17-Jun |
|
Lock Ewe |
18-Jun |
|
|
Sheerness |
23-Jun |
|
|
London |
24-Jun |
17-Oct |
Converting for use as a troop ship |
Clyde |
20-Oct |
22-Oct |
|
Liverpool |
23-Oct |
25-Oct |
|
Clyde |
26-Oct |
01-Nov |
|
Algiers |
08-Nov |
15-Nov |
|
Oran |
15-Nov |
16-Nov |
|
Clyde |
23-Nov |
27-Nov |
|
Glasgow |
27-Nov |
08-Dec |
Engine repairs |
Clyde |
08-Dec |
12-Dec |
|
Bone |
20-Dec |
20-Dec |
|
Algiers |
21-Dec |
24-Dec |
|
Clyde |
31-Dec |
|
|
Port |
Arrived |
Sailed |
Comments |
Clyde |
|
10-Jan |
|
Glasgow |
10-Jan |
22-Jan |
Voyage repairs |
Clyde |
23-Jan |
24-Jan |
|
Algiers |
01-Feb |
02-Feb |
|
Clyde |
09-Feb |
20-Feb |
|
Glasgow |
20-Feb |
28-Feb |
Voyage repairs |
Clyde |
28-Feb |
01-Mar |
|
Algiers |
09-Mar |
11-Mar |
|
Clyde |
18-Mar |
20-Mar |
|
Glasgow |
20-Mar |
14-Apr |
Voyage repairs |
Clyde |
14-Apr |
16-Apr |
|
Gibraltar |
22-Apr |
25-Apr |
|
Clyde |
02-May |
16-May |
|
Glasgow |
16-May |
03-Jun |
Voyage repairs |
Clyde |
03-Jun |
01-Jul |
|
Sicily |
13-Jul |
|
|
Malta |
|
14-Jul |
|
Gibraltar |
19-Jul |
23-Jul |
|
Greenock |
30-Jul |
02-Aug |
|
Glasgow |
02-Aug |
05-Sep |
Engine repairs, lay shaft |
Greenock |
05-Sep |
10-Sep |
|
Liverpool |
11-Sep |
15-Sep |
|
Gibraltar |
22-Sep |
22-Sep |
|
Port Said |
28-Sep |
04-Oct |
|
Alexandria |
04-Oct |
07-Oct |
|
Taranto |
09-Oct |
09-Oct |
|
Augusta |
10-Oct |
23-Oct |
|
Algiers |
25-Oct |
27-Oct |
|
Greenock |
05-Nov |
08-Nov |
|
Glasgow |
09-Nov |
14-Nov |
Air compressor repairs |
Clyde |
15-Nov |
15-Nov |
|
Gibraltar |
24-Nov |
25-Nov |
|
Freetown |
02-Dec |
03-Dec |
|
Takoradi |
05-Dec |
06-Dec |
|
Lagos |
07-Dec |
10-Dec |
|
Freetown |
14-Dec |
14-Dec |
|
Gibraltar |
21-Dec |
25-Dec |
|
Port Said |
31-Dec |
|
|
Port |
Arrived |
Sailed |
Comments |
Port Said |
|
01-Jan |
|
Aden |
06-Jan |
08-Jan |
|
Bombay |
14-Jan |
29-Jan |
Engine repairs Drydocked |
Aden |
04-Feb |
04-Feb |
|
Suez |
08-Feb |
27-Feb |
|
Port Said |
27-Feb |
02-Mar |
|
Gibraltar |
11-Mar |
13-Mar |
Repairs to layshaft General engine repairs Drydocked |
Greenock |
22-Mar |
15-Jun |
|
Lagos |
01-Jul |
03-Jul |
|
Takoradi |
04-Jul |
06-Jul |
|
Lagos |
07-Jul |
10-Jul |
|
Freetown |
14-Jul |
17-Jul |
|
Gibraltar |
24-Jul |
26-Jul |
Engine repairs |
Port Said |
01-Aug |
01-Aug |
|
Suez |
01-Aug |
04-Aug |
|
Aden |
08-Aug |
09-Aug |
|
Bombay |
14-Aug |
21-Aug |
Adjustment to engines |
Colombo |
24-Aug |
25-Aug |
|
Melbourne |
10-Sep |
13-Sep |
|
Wellington |
17-Sep |
30-Sep |
Repairs to port engine |
Fremantle |
09-Oct |
16-Oct |
Main engine repairs |
Seychelles |
26-Oct |
26-Oct |
|
Aden |
31-Oct |
31-Oct |
|
Suez |
04-Nov |
06-Nov |
|
Port Said |
06-Nov |
16-Nov |
|
Gibraltar |
22-Nov |
26-Nov |
|
Greenock |
04-Dec |
12-Dec |
|
Belfast |
13-Dec |
|
|
Port |
Arrived |
Sailed |
Comments |
Belfast |
|
18-Mar |
Extensive engine overhaul Drydocked |
Liverpool |
18-Mar |
24-Mar |
|
Southampton |
31-Mar |
25-Jun |
Fractured piston rod Engine repairs Another fractured piston rod Further engine repairs |
Naples |
05-Jul |
08-Jul |
|
Liverpool |
15-Jul |
21-Jul |
|
Malta |
28-Jul |
28-Jul |
|
Taranto |
29-Jul |
30-Jul |
|
Alexandria |
02-Aug |
06-Aug |
|
Liverpool |
15-Aug |
22-Aug |
Repairs in troop accommodation |
Bergen |
25-Aug |
26-Aug |
|
Southampton |
30-Aug |
23-Sep |
Voyage repairs Drydocked |
Haifa |
03-Oct |
04-Oct |
|
Port Said |
04-Oct |
08-Oct |
|
Taranto |
15-Oct |
16-Oct |
|
Port Said |
19-Oct |
22-Oct |
|
Toulon |
27-Oct |
29-Oct |
|
Southampton |
04-Nov |
06-Nov |
|
Belfast |
08-Nov |
19-Dec |
Considerable engine repairs due to piston rod fractures and crankshaft damage |
Southampton |
21-Dec |
22-Dec |
|
Taranto |
31-Dec |
|
|
Port |
Arrived |
Sailed |
Comments |
Taranto |
|
09-Jan |
Repairs to port stern gland |
Piraeus |
|
|
|
Taranto |
14-Jan |
15-Jan |
|
Piraeus |
|
|
|
Taranto |
21-Jan |
22-Jan |
|
Port Said |
26-Jan |
31-Jan |
|
Malta |
03-Feb |
04-Feb |
Minor repairs |
Naples |
05-Feb |
06-Feb |
|
Southampton |
15-Feb |
02-Mar |
Drydocked for inspection and repair of stern gland. Normal voyage repairs |
Naples |
09-Mar |
10-Mar |
|
Port Said |
14-Mar |
20-Mar |
|
Toulon |
22-Mar |
23-Mar |
|
Port Said |
28-Mar |
30-Mar |
|
Malta |
02-Apr |
02-Apr |
|
Toulon |
04-Apr |
06-Apr |
|
Port Said |
11-Apr |
13-Apr |
|
Malta |
16-Apr |
17-Apr |
|
Toulon |
19-Apr |
20-Apr |
|
Port Said |
26-Apr |
30-Apr |
Examination and survey of port engine |
Malta |
03-May |
03-May |
|
Toulon |
06-May |
06-May |
|
Alexandria |
11-May |
11-May |
|
Malta |
17-May |
17-May |
|
Toulon |
19-May |
20-May |
|
Port Said |
25-May |
28-May |
|
Toulon |
02-Jun |
03-Jun |
|
Alexandria |
08-Jun |
14-Jun |
|
Toulon |
18-Jun |
19-Jun |
|
Alexandria |
24-Jun |
29-Jun |
|
Toulon |
04-Jul |
05-Jul |
|
Port Said |
10-Jul |
13-Jul |
|
Toulon |
18-Jul |
19-Jul |
|
Port Said |
24-Jul |
29-Jul |
|
Malta |
01-Aug |
02-Aug |
|
Toulon |
04-Aug |
05-Aug |
|
Alexandria |
09-Aug |
13-Aug |
|
Toulon |
18-Aug |
20-Aug |
|
Port Said |
25-Aug |
28-Aug |
|
Malta |
31-Aug |
01-Sep |
|
Toulon |
03-Sep |
04-Sep |
|
Port Said |
09-Sep |
12-Sep |
|
Naples |
16-Sep |
16-Sep |
|
Southampton |
23-Sep |
19-Oct |
Both tailshafts drawn for survey Engine, hull and accommodation repairs Drydocked |
Gibraltar |
23-Oct |
23-Oct |
|
Malta |
26-Oct |
27-Oct |
|
Haifa |
31-Oct |
31-Oct |
|
Port Said |
01-Nov |
11-Nov |
Compressor repairs |
Toulon |
15-Nov |
16-Nov |
|
Port Said |
21-Nov |
30-Nov |
|
Toulon |
06-Dec |
07-Dec |
|
Port Said |
13-Dec |
14-Dec |
|
Toulon |
21-Dec |
23-Dec |
|
Malta |
26-Dec |
26-Dec |
|
Port Said |
29-Dec |
|
|
Port |
Arrived |
Sailed |
Comments |
Port Said |
|
04-Jan |
Engine repairs |
Malta |
07-Jan |
09-Jan |
|
Toulon |
11-Jan |
13-Jan |
|
Port Said |
18-Jan |
20-Jan |
|
Toulon |
26-Jan |
28-Jan |
|
Port Said |
01-Feb |
08-Feb |
|
Piraeus |
10-Feb |
11-Feb |
|
Liverpool |
20-Feb |
21-Feb |
|
Belfast |
22-Feb |
29-Mar |
General machinery overhaul |
Liverpool |
30-Mar |
30-Mar |
|
Malta |
06-Apr |
06-Apr |
|
Port Said |
09-Apr |
10-Apr |
|
Malta |
13-Apr |
13-Apr |
|
Gibraltar |
16-Apr |
16-Apr |
|
Southampton |
20-Apr |
29-Apr |
Voyage repairs |
Malta |
05-May |
05-May |
|
Port Said |
08-May |
10-May |
|
Gibraltar |
16-May |
16-May |
|
Southampton |
20-May |
29-May |
General voyage repairs |
Malta |
04-Jun |
04-Jun |
|
Port Said |
07-Jun |
09-Jun |
|
Gibraltar |
15-Jun |
15-Jun |
|
Southampton |
18-Jun |
28-Jun |
Voyage repairs |
Malta |
04-Jul |
04-Jul |
|
Port Said |
07-Jul |
09-Jul |
|
Malta |
12-Jul |
12-Jul |
|
Gibraltar |
15-Jul |
15-Jul |
|
Southampton |
18-Jul |
29-Jul |
Voyage repairs |
Gibraltar |
01-Aug |
01-Aug |
|
Malta |
04-Aug |
04-Aug |
|
Port Said |
07-Aug |
09-Aug |
|
Malta |
12-Aug |
12-Aug |
|
Gibraltar |
|
|
|
Southampton |
19-Aug |
28-Aug |
Voyage repairs |
Malta |
03-Sep |
03-Sep |
|
Port Said |
06-Sep |
06-Sep |
|
Malta |
11-Sep |
11-Sep |
|
Gibraltar |
14-Sep |
|
|
Southampton |
18-Sep |
26-Sep |
Voyage repairs |
Malta |
02-Oct |
02-Oct |
|
Port Said |
05-Oct |
08-Oct |
|
Malta |
10-Oct |
10-Oct |
|
Southampton |
17-Oct |
26-Oct |
Voyage repairs Drydocking for cleaning and painting |
Malta |
01-Nov |
01-Nov |
|
Port Said |
04-Nov |
06-Nov |
|
Malta |
09-Nov |
09-Nov |
|
Gibraltar |
12-Nov |
12-Nov |
|
Southampton |
15-Nov |
29-Nov |
Voyage repairs |
Malta |
05-Dec |
05-Dec |
|
Port Said |
08-Dec |
10-Dec |
|
Tobruk |
12-Dec |
12-Dec |
|
Malta |
14-Dec |
14-Dec |
|
Southampton |
20-Dec |
|
Voyage repairs |
Port |
Arrived |
Sailed |
Comments |
Southampton |
|
08-Jan |
Voyage repairs |
Malta |
15-Jan |
16-Jan |
Engine defects |
Port Said |
21-Jan |
24-Jan |
Minor repairs |
Malta |
29-Jan |
09-Mar |
Engine repairs Broken layshafts on both main engines |
Port Said |
12-Mar |
15-Mar |
|
Haifa |
16-Mar |
16-Mar |
|
Malta |
20-Mar |
20-Mar |
|
Bone |
21-Mar |
21-Mar |
|
Gibraltar |
23-Mar |
23-Mar |
|
Southampton |
27-Mar |
|
|
Master |
From |
To |
A H Blackman |
7/1936 |
10/1937 |
R W Goodacre |
10/1937 |
10/1938 |
H Maxwell-Hart |
11/1938 |
2/1939 |
R C Harris |
2/1939 |
8/1939 |
Royal Navy |
||
M H Williams |
9/1942 |
1/1943 |
L P Wilkie |
1/1943 |
5/1945 |
T W McAllen |
5/1945 |
8/1945 |
C Gorringe |
9/1945 |
9/1946 |
R Wren |
9/1946 |
2/1947 |
C Gorringe |
3/1947 |
5/1947 |
J H Trayner |
5/1947 |
3/1948 |
Refit |
||
G H Mayhew |
3/1950 |
5/1950 |
W S Byles |
5/1950 |
7/1950 |
D D MacKenzie |
1/1951 |
12/1951 |
J P Smythe |
1/1952 |
9/1954 |
A J Hort |
4/1956 |
3/1957 |
N M Lloyd |
4/1957 |
10/1957 |
L H Farrow |
11/1957 |
7/1958 |
Vessel |
Built |
Tonnage |
Official No |
Ship Builder |
Engine Builder |
Engine Type |
HP |
Screws |
Dunnottar Castle |
1936 |
15002 |
164637 |
Harland & Wolff Belfast |
Harland & Wolff Belfast |
2 x Motor 9 Cyl Burmeister & Wain |
9500 BHP |
2 |