SS Gallic (1918)

British cargo ship

For other ships with the same name, see SS Gallic.

History
United Kingdom
Name|

* SS War Argus (October 1918 – August 1919)
* SS Gallic (August 1919 – October 1933)

Owner|

* HM Shipping Controller (October 1918 – August 1919)
* White Star Line (August 1919 – October 1933)

Operator| White Star
Port of registry| Liverpool
Route| Australian service
Builder| Workman, Clark & Co. Ltd., Belfast
Yard number| 436
Launched| 19 October 1918
Completed| 12 December 1918
In service| August 1919
Fate| Sold to the Clan Line in October 1933
United Kingdom
Name| SS Clan Colquhoun
Owner| Clan Line
Operator|

* Clan Line (1933–1941, 1946–1947)
* Ministry of War Transport (1941–1946)

Port of registry| Glasgow
Route| Atlantic cargo service
Acquired| October 1933
In service| October 1933
Out of service| February 1947
Fate| Sold to the Zarati Steamship Co. of Panama
Panama
Name| SS Ioannis Livanos
Owner| Zarati Steamship Co.
Port of registry| Panama
Acquired| February 1947
Out of service| 1949
Fate| Sold to the Two Oceans Navigation Co. (Dos Oceanos Compania de Navegacion SA) in 1949
Panama
Name| SS Jenny
Owner| Two Oceans Navigation Co. (Dos Oceanos Compania de Navegacion SA)
Port of registry| Panama
Acquired| 1949
Out of service| 1951
Fate| Sold to Djakarta Lloyd NV of Indonesia in 1951
Indonesia
Name|

* SS Imam Bondjal (1951–1952)
* SS Djatinegra (1952–1955)

Owner| Djakarta Lloyd NV
Port of registry| Indonesia
Acquired| 1951
Out of service| 1955
Fate| Sold to Japanese breakers in 1955; scrapped at Hong Kong in 1956
General characteristics
Class and type| Two-masted cargo steamer
Tonnage| 7,914 gross register tons
Length| 465 ft (142 m)
Beam| 58.25 ft (17.75 m)
Installed power| Triple-expansion steam reciprocating engines, producing 5,800 ihp
Propulsion| Twin screws
Speed| 12.5 kn (23.2 km/h; 14.4 mph)
Notes| Steel construction, single funnel

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[edit]

Owing to the First World War and the increased demand for cargo vessels, the British government set into motion a programme to rapidly build emergency cargo ships. Of those, 22 of the Standard "G" Type were ultimately built. Among those was the SS War Argus, built for HM Shipping Controller by Workman, Clark & Co. of Belfast in 1918. She was launched on 19 October and completed on 12 December, a month after the end of the war.[2] She was then operated by the White Star Line for the government until she was officially declared surplus in 1919. In August 1919, the War Argus was purchased by White Star and renamed SS Gallic.

The Gallic then served on the Australian service as a cargo vessel, 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 the 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]

Seen later in her life as the Turret-decked cargo steamship ''Clan Colquhoun

In February 1947, the 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 the 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]

## References[edit]

1. ^ a b c "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"

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* Monmouth
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* War Oak (I)
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* War Path
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* War Penguin (I)
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* War Raven (I)
* War Regent
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* War Sentry
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* War Sky (I)
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* War Sphinx
* War Sprite
* War Sun (I)
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* War Toiler
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* War Trader
* War Tramp
* War Trojan
* War Trumpet
* War Tune
* War Unit
* War Valour (I)
* War Venus
* War Viceroy
* War Victor
* War Vigil
* War Wave (I)
* War Whale (I)
* War Wonder (I)
* War Work
* War Wren (I)

Ships built by
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* Admiral Hastings
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* Ballena
* Baarn
* Balzac
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* Bittern
* Bolivian
* Bolivier
* Boma
* Bonheur
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* Canonesa
* Catalonier
* Cervantes
* Ciscar
* Clan MacIndoe
* Clan McInnes
* Clearton
* Collooney
* Colon
* Daybeam
* Delfina
* Dundrum Castle
* Edenside
* Fabian
* Fantee
* Freeland
* Gallicier
* Gazana
* Glassford
* Gloxinia
* Goodig
* Grodno
* Hermione
* Hesione
* Highland Warrior
* Ioanna
* Jetblack
* Jolly Marie
* Kara
* Kidderpore
* Kittiwake
* Knebworth
* Koranton
* Lahore
* Langley
* Linerton
* Lord Guilford
* Mabriton
* Macedonier
* Mackarra
* Macumba
* Mahmoudieh
* Merganser
* Molton
* Mondara
* Muristan
* Nagpore
* Narenta
* Nash Light
* Nebraska
* New Brighton
* New Mexico
* New Texas
* New Toronto
* Nitcheroy
* Olympier
* Orlock Head
* Peterton
* Philadelphian
* Pinar del Rio
* Port Curtis
* Portscatho
* Salland
* Sarthe
* Silarus
* Siris
* Sirsa
* Stonewall
* Suevier
* Sunniside
* Surada
* Tarnwater
* Tiberton
* Venus
* War Acacia
* War Aconite
* War Acorn
* War Adder
* War African
* War Afridi
* War Agate (II)
* War Airman
* War Ajax
* War Ally
* War Almond
* War Alne
* War Alyssum
* War Anchusa
* War Anemone
* War Angler
* War Anglian
* War Apollo (II)
* War Apple
* War Apricot
* War Arabis
* War Argus
* War Arrow (II)
* War Arun
* War Aryan
* War Aspen
* War Aster
* War Atilla
* War Avoca
* War Avon
* War Azalea
* War Bagpipe
* War Bahadur
* War Bailey
* War Balloon
* War Balsam
* War Bann
* War Barrage
* War Bastion
* War Bat
* War Battery
* War Beetle
* War Begonia
* War Begum
* War Beryl
* War Bharata
* War Birch (II)
* War Bison
* War Bittern
* War Bobtail
* War Bracken
* War Brae
* War Brahmin
* War Bramble
* War Bulldog
* War Camel
* War Canna
* War Caracul
* War Castle (II)
* War Cateran
* War Cedar
* War Celt
* War Ceres
* War Chamois
* War Char
* War Charon
* War Chateau
* War Chelmer
* War Cherry
* War Chine
* War Citadel
* War Clarion
* War Climax
* War Cloud (II)
* War Clover
* War Cluny
* War Clyde
* War Coast (II)
* War Cobra
* War Coleus
* War Collie
* War Colne
* War Combe
* War Comet (II)
* War Condor
* War Coney
* War Coot
* War Coppice
* War Coral
* War Country
* War Courag
* War Cove
* War Cowslip
* War Craft
* War Crag
* War Crane
* War Crater (II)
* War Creek
* War Crocus
* War Crouch
* War Crow
* War Cuirass
* War Currant
* War Cygnet
* War Cypress
* War Daffodil
* War Dagger (II)
* War Dahlia
* War Damson
* War Darenth
* War Dart (II)
* War Date
* War Deer
* War Delta
* War Dene
* War Diamond (II)
* War Dagger (II)
* War Dirk
* War Diwan
* War Dodder
* War Dogra
* War Donjon
* War Down
* War Drake
* War Dream
* War Dragon (II)
* War Duck
* War Duty (II)
* War Emu
* War Energy
* War Envoy
* War Epic
* War Ermine
* War Exe
* War Expert
* War Fal
* War Falcon
* War Fantail
* War Ferret (II)
* War Fervour
* War Fife
* War Fig
* War Fijian
* War Finch (II)
* War Firth
* War Flower
* War Fly
* War Foam
* War Forest
* War Forth
* War Fox (II)
* War Foyle
* War Gaekwar
* War Gale
* War Gannet
* War Garry
* War Gascon
* War Gazelle
* War Genista
* War Genius
* War Ghurka
* War Glade
* War Glen
* War Globe
* War Glory
* War Gnat
* War Grange
* War Grape
* War Griffin
* War Guava
* War Hagara
* War Hamlet
* War Harbour (II)
* War Haven (II)
* War Heather
* War Hecuba
* War Hermit
* War Highway
* War Hind
* War Hindoo
* War Horizon
* War Horse (II)
* War Hostage
* War Hound (II)
* War Humber
* War Hunter
* War Huron
* War Hussar
* War Icarus
* War Idyll
* War Iliad
* War Irwell
* War Island
* War Isthmus
* War Jackdaw
* War Jandoli
* War Jasmine
* War Jasper
* War Javelin
* War Jemadar
* War Jonquil
* War Jupiter (II)
* War Justice
* War Keep
* War Kennet
* War Kestrel
* War Khan
* War Kinsman
* War Kochia
* War Kookri
* War Krishna
* War Laurel (II)
* War Lea
* War Legate
* War Lemon
* War Lemur
* War Leopard (II)
* War Leven
* War Liffey
* War Liberty
* War Lilac
* War Lily (II)
* War Linnet
* War Llama
* War Lobelia
* War Loch
* War Lodge
* War Logan
* War Lupin
* War Lurcher
* War Lynx (II)
* War Magpie
* War Maker
* War Malayan
* War Mallard
* War Mallow
* War Mammoth
* War Mango
* War Manor
* War Mansion
* War Marten
* War Master
* War Mastiff
* War Matron
* War Mavis
* War Maxim
* War Medway
* War Mehtar
* War Melody
* War Melon
* War Memory
* War Merlin
* War Mersey
* War Midge
* War Minaret
* War Mist (II)
* War Mogul
* War Mole
* War Monsoon
* War Moon (II)
* War Moorhen
* War Moose
* War Mortar
* War Mosque
* War Moth
* War Music (II)
* War Musket
* War Myrtle
* War Nawab
* War Nemesia
* War Ness
* War Nidd
* War Nizam
* War Norman
* War Oasis
* War Obelisk
* War Opal
* War Orange
* War Orestes
* War Oriole
* War Ostrich
* War Otter (II)
* War Ouse
* War Owl
* War Pageant
* War Painter
* War Palace
* War Palm (II)
* War Pampas
* War Pansy (II)
* War Panther
* War Paris
* War Parrot
* War Parsee
* War Passion
* War Pathan
* War Patriot
* War Peacock
* War Peahen
* War Peewit
* War Pelican
* War Penguin (II)
* War Perch
* War Peridot
* War Persian
* War Peshwa
* War Petunia
* War Phlox
* War Pibroch
* War Picotee
* War Picture
* War Pigeon
* War Pike
* War Pindari
* War Pintail
* War Pioneer
* War Planet
* War Platoon (II)
* War Plover
* War Plum
* War Pointer
* War Poplar (II)
* War Poppy
* War Priam
* War Primula
* War Project
* War Prophet
* War Proteus
* War Prune
* War Puffin
* War Puma
* War Pundit
* War Punjabi
* War Python
* War Quail
* War Quarry
* War Quince
* War Raisin
* War Rajah
* War Rajput
* War Rambler
* War Rampart
* War Ranee
* War Rapier
* War Raven (II)
* War Ravine
* War Redcap
* War Redtail
* War Reef
* War Relief
* War Reynard
* War Riddle
* War Rider
* War Ripple
* War River
* War Roach
* War Robin
* War Rock (II)
* War Roebuck
* War Roman
* War Romance
* War Rose
* War Rother
* War Ruby (II)
* War Ruler
* War Sable
* War Seagull
* War Seal
* War Sepoy
* War Server
* War Setter
* War Severn
* War Shamrock
* War Shannon
* War Shark (II)
* War Shell (II)
* War Shikari
* War Sikh
* War Simoom
* War Singer
* War Sirdar (II)
* War Sirocco
* War Sky (II)
* War Smilax
* War Snake
* War Spaniel
* War Sparrow
* War Spartan
* War Spey
* War Sphere
* War Spider
* War Spirea
* War Spray
* War Stag
* War Star
* War Stoat
* War Stock
* War Stour
* War Subadar
* War Succour
* War Sudra
* War Summit
* War Sun (II)
* War Srf (II)
* War Swale
* War Swallow
* War Swan
* War Swell
* War Swift (II)
* War Sybil
* War Tabard
* War Taff
* War Tamar
* War Tank
* War Tapir
* War Tay
* War Teasel
* War Tees
* War Tempest
* War Temple
* War Terrace
* War Terier
* War Thames
* War Thesus
* War Thistle
* War Thrush (II)
* War Tolka
* War Tomtit
* War Torpedo
* War Torrent
* War Toucan
* War Trefoil
* War Trench
* War Trent
* War Triumph
* War Tulip
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* War Tweed
* War Typhoon
* War Unicorn
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* War Valour (II)
* War Valley
* War Verbena
* War Vigour
* War Violet
* War Viper
* War Vision
* War Vulture
* War Wager
* War Wagtail
* War Walrus
* War Wandle
* War Warbler
* War Waveney
* War Wazir
* War Weapon
* War Wear
* War Wensum
* War Wey
* War Whale (II)
* War Wharfe
* War Whippet
* War Yare
* War Zebra
* War Zenith
* War Zephyr
* Western Coast

Ships built by
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* Alaska
* Asp
* Porsanger
* Samnanger
* Tento
* War Admiral
* War Algoma
* War Amazon
* War Armour
* War Atlin
* War Babine
* War Badger
* War Beach
* War Beacon (II)
* War Beagle
* War Bee
* War Bomber
* War Breaker
* War Breeze (II)
* War Brigade (II)
* War Briton
* War Brosna
* War Browney
* War Buckler
* War Buffalo
* War Bugler
* War Bure
* War Burman
* War Cadet
* War Calder
* War Cam
* War Camchin
* War Camp
* War Capitol
* War Cariboo
* War Carp
* War Cavalry
* War Cayuse
* War Charger
* War Chariot
* War Chief
* War Chilkat
* War Column
* War Comox
* War Company
* War Convoy
* War Cornet
* War Coronet
* War Council
* War Dame
* War Derwent
* War Diadem
* War Dog
* War Driver
* War Drummer
* War Duchess
* War Earl
* War Edensaw
* War Erie
* War Ewen
* War Faith
* War Fiend
* War Fish
* War Fundy
* War Fury
* War Gaspe
* War Haida
* War Halifax
* War Halton
* War Hamilton
* War Hathor
* War Helmet
* War Hero
* War Horus
* War Hydra
* War Isis
* War Joy
* War Karma
* War King
* War Kitimat
* War Lance
* War Leveret
* War Lion
* War Magic
* War Maid
* War Masset
* War Matane
* War Miner
* War Mingan
* War Mink
* War Mirage
* War Mohawk
* War Moncton
* War Nanoose
* War Niagara
* War Nicola
* War Nipigon
* War Noble
* War Nootka
* War Nymph
* War Ocean (II)
* War Odyssey
* War Olive
* War Ontario
* War Osiris
* War Ottawa
* War Pilot
* War Piper
* War Power
* War Prince
* War Puget
* War Quebec
* War Queen
* War Racoon
* War Radnor
* War Regalia
* War Sailor
* War Sceptre
* War Scilla
* War Scot
* War Selkirk
* War Seneca
* War Sioux
* War Skeena
* War Sniper
* War Soldier
* War Songhee
* War Sorel
* War Stikine
* War Storm
* War Sumas
* War Suquash
* War Syren
* War Tanoo
* War Tatla
* War Taurus
* War Tiara
* War Tiger
* War Timiskaming
* War Toronto
* War Trooper
* War Tyee
* War Vixen
* War Wallaby
* War Wasp
* War Weasel
* War Witch
* War Wizard
* War Wolf
* War Wombat
* War Yukon

Unbuilt ships|

* War Baluchi 1
* War Bamboo 2
* War Bantam 1
* War Beaver (II)3
* War Bengali1
* War Boyne 1
* War Briar (II) 2
* War Bustard1 or 2
* War Coquet 1
* War Daisy (II)1
* War Deodar1
* War Digby1
* War Dolphin1
* War Dragon (II)1
* War Eland1
* War Elm1
* War Freedom 1
* War Fowey1
* War Furze 1
* War Geum 1
* War Glamour 2
* War Grampus2
* War Grouse2
* War Gunner2
* War Honour (II)1
* War Medina1
* War Medlar 1
* War Oak (II)1
* War Pagoda1
* War Pink 1
* War Pollux1
* War Recruit 1
* War Sapper 1
* War Serpent (II)1
* War Veteran 1
* War Wave (II)1
* War Willow1
* War Wonder (II)1
* War Wren (II)1
* War Wryneck1
* War Yew1
* War Zinnia1

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Surviving ships|

Nomadic (1911)

Planned|

* Olympic (order cancelled)
* Oceanic (never completed)

Former ships|

* Red Jacket (1853)
* Blue Jacket (1854)
* Tayleur (1854)
* Oceanic (1870)
* Atlantic (1871)
* Baltic (1871)
* Tropic (1871)
* Asiatic (1871)
* Republic (1872)
* Adriatic (1872)
* Celtic (1872)
* Traffic (1872)
* Gaelic (1872)
* Belgic (1873)
* Britannic (1874)
* Germanic (1875)
* Arabic (1881)
* Coptic (1881)
* Ionic (1883)
* Doric (1883)
* Belgic (1885)
* Gaelic (1885)
* Cufic (1888)
* Runic (1889)
* Teutonic (1889)
* Majestic (1890)
* Magnetic (1891)
* Nomadic (1891)
* Tauric (1891)
* Naronic (1892)
* Bovic (1892)
* Gothic (1893)
* Cevic (1894)
* Pontic (1894)
* Georgic (1895)
* Delphic (1897)
* Cymric (1898)
* Afric (1899)
* Medic (1899)
* Persic (1899)
* Oceanic (1899)
* Runic (1900)
* Suevic (1901)
* Celtic (1901)
* Athenic (1902)
* Corinthic (1902)
* Ionic (1903)
* Cedric (1903)
* Victorian (1903)
* Armenian (1903)
* Arabic (1903)
* Romanic (1903)
* Cretic (1903)
* Republic (1903)
* Canopic (1904)
* Cufic (1904)
* Baltic (1904)
* Tropic (1904)
* Gallic (1907)
* Adriatic (1907)
* Laurentic (1909)
* Megantic (1909)
* Zeeland (1910)
* Traffic (1911)
* Olympic (1911)
* Belgic (1911)
* Zealandic (1911)
* Titanic (1912)
* Ceramic (1913)
* Vaderland (1914)
* Lapland (1914)
* Britannic (1914)
* Belgic (1917)
* Justicia (1918)
* Vedic (1918)
* Bardic (1919)
* Gallic (1920)
* Mobile (1920)
* Arabic (1920)
* Homeric (1920)
* Haverford (1921)
* Poland (1922)
* Majestic (1922)
* Pittsburgh (1922)
* Doric (1923)
* Delphic (1925)
* Regina (1925)
* Albertic (1927)
* Calgaric (1927)
* Laurentic (1927)
* Britannic (1929)
* Georgic (1931)

Classes|

* Oceanic class
* Jubilee class
* Athenic class
* Big Four
* Olympic class

See also: List of White Star Line ships
Years indicate year of entry into White Star service.
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