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Laid down as War Zebra. |
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1919 |
September 10th - Launched. |
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October 30th - Completed as Gurna for British India Steam Navigation Company at a cost of £173,200. |
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1940 |
April - Came under the Liner Division. |
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October - Transferred to the Admiralty and fitted out at Singapore as a mine carrier, flying the Blue Ensign as a Royal Fleet Auxiliary. |
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1941 |
February - In the Great Bitter Lake in the Suez Canal, supplying mines from her 2,000 capacity to submarines operating in the Mediterranean and survived numerous bombing raids unharmed. She later transferred to the Pacific Fleet. |
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1946 |
March - Returned to commercial service. |
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Listed as having accommodation for 30 passengers in space built for wartime mine maintenance staff. |
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1948 |
November 17th - Sold to British Iron & Steel Corporation for £13,000. |
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1949 |
Arrived at Rosyth where she was broken up by Metal Industries (Salvage) Ltd. |