Berbice
Ship Number
405
Vessel Type
Cargo Ship
Built
Belfast
Yard
South Yard
Slip Number
8
Launch Date
May 6, 1909
Delivered
July 8, 1909
Owner
Royal Mail Steam Packet Co
Weight
2379 grt
BP Length
300 feet
Breadth
38 feet
No. of Screws
Twin
Speed (approx)
11 knots
Propulsion
Official No.
124676
Registered
Belfast
Fate
Scrapped
 Berbice

[RFA Berbice (Pennant YA18)]

Replaced the earlier Solent which was scrapped.
 
23 March 1913 aground on the coast of Margarita reported that she could not be refloated without assistance.
 
4 December 1915 requisitioned by the Admiralty for service as a hospital ship, name unchanged.
 
20 August 1920 purchased by the Admiralty for further hospital ship duties, recrewed as an RFA and was renamed RFA Berbice (Pennant YA18).
 
Sold in 1922 to Mitchell Cotts, London, renamed Suntemple.
 
1924 sold to United Baltic Corp. Renamed Baltara.
 
1925 converted to oil fuel burning.
 
11 January 1929 grounded off the Eastern Entrance to the Weichsee River while on passage from Libau (Latvia) to Gdynia and in tremendous seas became a total loss. Her 43  passengers and  40 crew were all landed safely.