SS Gallic (1918)

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Gallic
History
Civil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svgUnited Kingdom
Name
  • War Argus (October 1918 – August 1919)
  • Gallic (August 1919 – October 1933)
Owner
Operator White Star Line
Port of registry Liverpool
RouteAustralian service
BuilderWorkman, Clark & Co. Ltd., Belfast
Yard number436
Launched19 October 1918
Completed12 December 1918
In serviceAugust 1919
Identification
FateSold to Clan Line in October 1933
Civil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svgUnited Kingdom
NameClan Colquhoun
Owner Clan Line
Operator
Port of registry Glasgow
RouteAtlantic cargo service
AcquiredOctober 1933
In serviceOctober 1933
Out of serviceFebruary 1947
FateSold to the Zarati Steamship Co. of Panama
Flag of Panama.svgPanama
NameIoannis Livanos
OwnerZarati Steamship Co.
Port of registryPanama
AcquiredFebruary 1947
Out of service1949
FateSold to Dos Oceanos Cia de Nav SA in 1949
Flag of Panama.svgPanama
NameJenny
OwnerDos Oceanos Cia de Nav SA)
Port of registryPanama
Acquired1949
Out of service1951
FateSold to Djakarta Lloyd NV of Indonesia in 1951
Flag of Indonesia.svgIndonesia
Name
  • Imam Bondjal (1951–1952)
  • Djatinegra (1952–1955)
OwnerDjakarta Lloyd NV
Port of registryDjakarta
Acquired1951
Out of service1955
FateSold to Japanese breakers in 1955; scrapped at Hong Kong in 1956
General characteristics
Class and typeWar Standard Type "G"
Tonnage7,912  GRT, 4,888  NRT
Length450.0 ft (137.2 m) registered
Beam58.5 ft (17.8 m)
Depth32.8 ft (10.0 m)
Decks3
Installed power438 NHP or 5,800 ihp
Propulsion
  • 2 × triple-expansion steam engines
  • 2 × screws
Speed12.5 kn (23 km/h; 14 mph)

SS Gallic was a cargo steamship built in 1918. During her career, she had six different owners and sailed under the flags of the United Kingdom, Panama and Indonesia. She underwent seven name changes during her 37-year career. She was scrapped at Hong Kong in 1956, the last surviving White Star Line cargo ship. [1]

Career

In the latter part of the First World War the UK Shipping Controller ordered a large number of merchant ships, built to a set of standard designs, to replace losses due to German's resumption of unrestricted submarine warfare. One of these was War Argus; one of 22 Standard Type "G" ships. She was built by Workman, Clark & Co. of Belfast, who launched her on 19 October and completed her on 12 December, a month after the Armistice. [2] She was operated by the White Star Line for the government until she was officially declared surplus in 1919. In August 1919, War Argus was purchased by White Star and renamed Gallic.

Gallic then served on the Australian service, and was later switched to Atlantic cargo service. As a result of the Depression and the merger of White Star with the Cunard Line, in October 1933 Gallic was sold to the Clan Line and renamed Clan Colquhoun. She continued her service on the same Atlantic route for the next 14 years. During the Second World War, she was operated by the Ministry of War Transport as a refrigerated cargo carrier; unlike many other cargo steamers, she survived the war without incident. [1]

In February 1947, Clan Colquhoun was sold to the Zarati Steamship Co. of Panama and renamed Ioannis Livanos. However, her new owners sold her in 1949 to another Panamanian shipping company, the Two Oceans Navigation Company SA (Dos Oceanos Compania de Navegacion SA), which renamed her Jenny. In 1951, she was sold to Djakarta Lloyd NV of Indonesia, which renamed her Imam Bondjal, but changed this to Djatinegra in 1952. In 1955, after 37 years of service, she was sold to Japanese breakers for scrapping. While under tow from Djakarta to Osaka, on 1 December 1955 Djatinegra was forced to put in at Lingayen in the Philippines with her engine room flooded. She was refloated on 21 February 1956 and was scrapped at Hong Kong shortly after. [1]

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References

  1. 1 2 3 "SS Gallic," de Kerbrech, Richard (2009). Ships of the White Star Line. Surrey, UK: Ian Allan Publishing. p. 179. ISBN   978-0-7110-3366-5
  2. "SS Gallic II ", "Titanic and Other White Star Line Ships"