| 1913 |
July 4th - Launched |
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August - Completed as Arabistan for F C Strick & Co at a cost of £86,000. |
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| 1914 |
January - Ship acquired by British India Steam Navigation Company and renamed Chinkoa. |
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Spent four months as a Squadron Supply Ship. |
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| 1915 |
July 31st - She was chased by a submarine off the mouth of the Tagus but was able to escape with her speed. |
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| 1917 |
Came under the Liner Requisition Scheme. |
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| 1918 |
January 22nd - UB40 fired a torpedo at her while she was in the English Channel narrowly missing her. |
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| 1923 |
April - Caught in a cyclone in the Bay of Bengal which had claimed another BI ship the Okara. The Chinkoa sustained extensive damage on deck. |
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| 1926 |
November - Complaints were made about her collision bulkhead which was repaired to make her voyage. |
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| 1937 |
January 25th - Sold for £20,000 to the Nailsea Steamship Co Ltd and renamed Nailsea Tower |
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| 1938 |
January - Arrived at Dalmuir for demolition by Arnott Young & Co (Shipbreakers) Ltd. |
