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Steamers sailed by the Scarrow mariners

The page shows all the steam powered ships in which Robert Barnes Scarrows sailed in. For each ship there is some tabular data, a brief history and a photograph.

Actor

Name	Ship No.	Built	Builder	Location	Master	Owner	Reg. Port	Tons	Crew
Actor	140541	1917	Henderson	Glasgow	W.J Simmons	Charente SS & Co.	Liverpool	6082

 

Actor was built by D & W Henderson and Co Ltd, Glasgow in 1917 for a cost of £119,021 and immediately requisitioned by the Shipping Controller. Shorlty after, she made her maiden voyage to India under the command of W.J. Simmons. In September 1918, she was torpedoed and damaged by the German submarine UB125 in the Irish Sea whilst en-route from Liverpool to Philadelphia. She was towed to Milford Haven for repairs which lasted 4 months. In 1919 she was redelivered to Harrisons and converted to burn oil fuel. Two years later she was converted back to coal, due to a significant increase in the price of oil. In 1931 she ran aground in Cayo Blanco, Cuba but was refloated the next day. She was sold in 1939 to Nailsea Steamship company of Cardiff for £14,256, and renamed Nailsea River. In 1940 she was sold to Manchester Liners for £55,000, but was subsequently bombed and sunk by German aircraft later that year. Robert Barnes Scarrow was Engineer on Actor from November 1917 to May 1918.

Auditor

Name	Ship No.	Built	Builder	Location	Master	Owner	Reg. Port	Tons	Crew
Auditor	147260	1924	C. Connell	Glasgow		Charente SS & Co.	Liverpool	5444	46

 

Auditor was built by Charles Connell and Co Ltd, Glasgow in 1924. She was torpedoed and sunk by a German submarine U123 in the Atlantic in 1941, whilst on a voyage from London to Table Bay and Beira. Robert Barnes Scarrow was Chief Engineer on Auditor for a single voyage early in 1929, but subsequently served on her for five years between 1934 and 1939.

Centurian

Name	Ship No.	Built	Builder	Location	Master	Owner	Reg. Port	Tons	Crew
Centurian	124139	1906	A.Stephen & Sons	Glasgow	W. Baird	Charente SS & Co.	Liverpool	4821

 

Centurian was built by Alex Stephen and Son Ltd of Glasgow in 1906 for the Crown Steam Ship Company as Crown of Galicia. In 1914 she was requisitioned by the Shipping Controller for service as a squadron supply ship. The ship was acquired by Harrisons in 1920 where she was renamed Centurian. She remained with Harrisons for only five years before being sold to the Eftikhia Steam Ship Company and renamed Bito. A year later she was sold and renamed again to Etha Rickmers. In 1938 she was sold to the Moller Line and named Gladys Moller. She was wrecked on the Baker Rocks on the east coast of Ceylon in 1942. Robert Barnes Scarrow was an Engineer on Centurian from the summer of 1921 until July 1922.

Colaba

Name	Ship No.	Built	Builder	Location	Master	Owner	Reg. Port	Tons	Crew
Colaba	121287	1906	W. Denny & Bros	Dumbarton		British India Steam Nav. Co.	Glasgow	6019	114

 

Colaba was built by W. Denny and Co Ltd, Dumbarton in 1906. Colaba was operated by the British India Steam Navigation Company until 1925 when she was sold to G. Bibolini of Genoa and renamed Marigola. In 1941 she was torpedoed and wrecked off Kuriat Island by British submarines. Robert Barnes Scarrow was an Engineer on Colaba for two years between 1922 and 1924, and this is the only vessel upon which he served (discovered so far), that was not operated by Harrisons of Liverpool.

Comedian I

Name	Ship No.	Built	Builder	Location	Master	Owner	Reg. Port	Tons	Crew
Comedian I	115356	1903	C. Connell	Glasgow	W.J Simmons	Charente SS & Co.	Liverpool	4889	51

 

Comedian was built by Charles Connell and Co Ltd of Glasgow in 1902. In July 1914, she was reported disabled with a damaged rudder off Kinsale. She was towed to Queenstown, and then Liverpool for repairs. In 1915 she was requisitioned by the Shipping Controller and served with the British Expeditionary Force as a transport ship, store ship and hospital ship. Whilst en-route from St. Johns New Brunswick with ammunition and war material, she was torpedoed and sunk by U93. Robert Barnes Scarrow was an Engineer on Comedian in 1914.

Comedian II

Name	Ship No.	Built	Builder	Location	Master	Owner	Reg. Port	Tons	Crew
Comedian II	112809	1901	W. Dobson	Newcastle		Charente SS & Co.	Glasgow	3472

 

Comedian was built by William Dobson and Co Ltd of Newcastle in 1900 as Rodney. The ship was then sold and renamed Crown of Cordova, before being acquired by Harrisons in 1920 where she was renamed again as Comedian. She remained with Harrisons for only five years before being sold. In 1933, as the Teresa Schiaffino, she was sold to a shipbreakers in Genoa. Robert Barnes Scarrow was an Engineer on Comedian from the summer of 1924 until she was sold by Harrisons in early 1925.

Explorer

Name	Ship No.	Built	Builder	Location	Master	Owner	Reg. Port	Tons	Crew
Explorer	131295	1910	C. Connell	Glasgow	William Bond	Charente SS & Co.	Liverpool	4871

 

Explorer was built by Charles Connell and Co Ltd, Glasgow in 1910 at a cost of £79,350. In 1917 she was torpedoed seven miles south east of Fastnet lighthouse. She arrived the next day at Queenstown for temporary repairs, before undergoing more extensive repairs at Liverpool for four months. She was laid up at Fowey in 1930, and sold to shipbreakers in Genoa in 1932. Robert Barnes Scarrow was 3rd Engineer on Explorer from 1910 to no later than 1914.

Historian

Name	Ship No.	Built	Builder	Location	Master	Owner	Reg. Port	Tons	Crew
Historian	147290	1924	C. Connell	Glasgow		Charente SS & Co.	Liverpool	5074

 

Historian was built by Charles Connell and Co Ltd, Glasgow in 1924. She was involved in collisions with other ships, during which she sustained damage, in 1925, 1940 and 1941. She was sold by Harrisons in 1948 and renamed Marlene. She was sold twice more, acquiring the names Damaraland and Semiramis along the way, before finally being broken up in 1960. Robert Barnes Scarrow was Chief Engineer on Historian for most of 1933.

Huntsman

Name	Ship No.	Built	Builder	Location	Master	Owner	Reg. Port	Tons	Crew
Huntsman	118103	1904	C. Connell	Glasgow	Charles S. Rhodes	Charente SS & Co.	Liverpool	4828

 

Huntsman was built by Charles Connell and Co Ltd, Glasgow in 1904.The Huntsman was yet another victim of a German submarine, whilst on a voyage from Liverpool to Calcutta, but this time in the Atlantic, 180 miles of Fastnet. The date was February 1917 and the U-boat U50. There were two casualties. A second Huntsman was built by Connells in 1921. Robert Barnes Scarrow was 4th Engineer on Huntsman between 1907-08, whilst she was registered at Liverpool.

Intombi

Photograph courtesy of Glasgow University Archives

 

Name	Ship No.	Built	Builder	Location	Master	Owner	Reg. Port	Tons	Crew
Intombi	131443	1912	W. Hamilton	Glasgow	W.Jones R.Williams	Charente SS & Co.	Liverpool	3903

 

Intombi (Zulu name meaning sweetheart) was built by William Hamilton and Co Ltd, Glasgow in 1912, and initially entered service on the Harrison-Rennie line. In 1914 she was requisitioned by the Shipping Controller and attached to the 1st Light Cruiser Squadron as a store ship based at Scapa Flow. During the recession she was laid up at Preston between 1930 and 1932. In 1949 she was sold by Harrisons and renamed Saraykoy, sold again in 1954 and renamed Sapanca. In 1956 she collided with liner Blommersdyk and sank. Robert Barnes Scarrow was Chief Engineer on Intombi between 1929 and 1930.

Inventor

Name	Ship No.	Built	Builder	Location	Master	Owner	Reg. Port	Tons	Crew
Inventor	131287	1910	D&W Henderson	Glasgow	G. Kearne George Woolfenden	Charente SS & Co.	Liverpool	7851	52

 

Inventor was built by D & W Henderson and Co Ltd, Glasgow in 1910, and made her maiden voyage to Galveston, USA. When homeward bound from this voyage she rescued the crews of the Spanish schooner Marta and Hugo. For this, Captain Robert Owen was given a silver medal by the Liverpool Shipwreck and Humane Society. In 1914 she was requisitioned by the Shipping Controller and served as transport for the British Expeditionary Force. In 1917 she was attacked by a German submarine, but returned fire so effectively that the attack was broken off. In 1921, whilst on passage to Durban, the coal bunkers were on fire, but had been extinguished by the crew prior to her arrival. She was sold to Italian shipbreakers in 1932. Robert Barnes Scarrow was Second Engineer on Inventor between from August 1914 to December 1920, although during this time was briefly on SS Actor (Nov 1917-May 1918).

Magician II

Name	Ship No.	Built	Builder	Location	Master	Owner	Reg. Port	Tons	Crew
Magician II	106816	1896	Workman & Co.	Belfast	Hugh McKee	Charente SS & Co.	Liverpool	3271

 

Magician was built by Workman, Clark and Co Ltd, Belfast in 1896. In 1900, she was chartered by the British Government for three voyages to South Africa to transport mules. Over the three voyages 2747 mules were carried, of which 55 were lost. In 1904 she collided with the steamer Kilburn in the river Mersey, and this led to the dismissal of the Captain, CA Watts. In 1922 she was sold by Harrisons and renamed Magician Maru and then Keigi Maru. A year later she ran aground on Black Rock, Arena Island in the Sulu sea. Attempts to refloat the ship failed, and the wreck was abandoned. Robert Barnes Scarrow was 3rd Engineer on Magician in 1908.

Patrician

Name	Ship No.	Built	Builder	Location	Master	Owner	Reg. Port	Tons	Crew
Patrician	113459	1901	Swan & Hunter	Newcastle	Thomas A. Chandler	Charente SS & Co.	Liverpool	4859

 

Patrician was built by CS Swan and Hunter Ltd, Newcastle upon Tyne in 1901. She was one of 22 four-masters built for the Harrison Line between 1895 and 1921. In 1914, the Admiralty decided to modify merchant ships to resemble battleships, presumably in an attempt to confuse spys and passing Zeppelins about the whereabouts of the Grand Fleet. Patrician became a double for HMS Invincible. In 1915, the Admiralty had her rebuilt as a tanker. In 1923 she was sold to Norway, and worked in conjunction with two whalers until she was broken up at Genoa in 1935. Robert Barnes Scarrow was 4th Engineer on Patrician in 1907, whilst she was registered at Liverpool.

Scientist

Photograph courtesy of Glasgow University Archives

 

Name	Ship No.	Built	Builder	Location	Master	Owner	Reg. Port	Tons	Crew
Scientist	166247	1938	Lithgows	Glasgow	George R. Windsor	Charente SS & Co.	Liverpool	6199

 

Scientist was built by Lithgows Ltd, Glasgow in 1938.The Scientist was sunk by the German raider Atlantis on May 3rd 1940 while sailing from Durban to Freetown to join a convoy. A more detailed coverage of Scientist is given here. Robert Barnes Scarrow was Chief Engineer on Scientist from June 1939, until she was sunk.

Songster

Name	Ship No.	Built	Builder	Location	Master	Owner	Reg. Port	Tons	Crew
Songster	125621	1907	J. Readhead	South Shields		Charente SS & Co.	Liverpool	3815	46

 

Songster was built by John Readhead and Sons Ltd, South Shields in 1907 as Spheroid. She was acquired by Harrisons in 1920 and renamed Songster. She was sold six years later to William Thomas Shipping Co. and renamed Cambrian Empress. She was sold again in 1931 and renamed Zarian, and scrapped the following year. Robert Barnes Scarrow was Chief Engineer on Songster for most of 1925.

Statesman

Name	Ship No.	Built	Builder	Location	Master	Owner	Reg. Port	Tons	Crew
Statesman	105319	1895	Workman & Co.	Belfast	R.J. Thompson	Charente SS & Co.	Liverpool	4003	15

 

Statesman was built by Workman, Clark and Co, Belfast in 1895. She was one of 22 four-masters built for the Harrison Line between 1895 and 1921. Statesman met her end at the hands of UB43 in the Mediterranean on 3rd November 1916. Even after receiving several shells and torpedoes she did not sink for two days after she had been abandoned. With the exception of six lost in the attack, the crew were landed at Malta by a Royal Navy vessel. Robert Barnes Scarrow was 5th, then 4th Engineer on Statesman between 1905-07, whilst she was registered at Liverpool.

Traveller

Name	Ship No.	Built	Builder	Location	Master	Owner	Reg. Port	Tons	Crew
Traveller	145916	1922	C. Connell	Glasgow	Beaconsfield Worthington	Charente SS & Co.	Liverpool	3963

 

Traveller was built by Charles Connell and Co Ltd, Glasgow in 1921. The Traveller was yet another victim of a German submarine, whilst on a voyage from New Orleans to Halifax, but this time in the Atlantic, 306 miles from Halifax. The date was January 1942 and the U-boat U106. There were no survivors. Robert Barnes Scarrow was Chief Engineer on Traveller for three years, between 1926 and 1928.

Wayfarer

Photograph courtesy of Glasgow University Archives

 

Name	Ship No.	Built	Builder	Location	Master	Owner	Reg. Port	Tons	Crew
Wayfarer	147324	1925	C. Connell	Glasgow	W.Hansen Maxwell Packe	Charente SS & Co.	Liverpool	5068

 

Wayfarer was built by Charles Connell and Co Ltd, Glasgow in 1925. In April 1944, whilst berthed at Victoria Dock, Bombay, the steamer Fort Stikine, loaded with ammunition, caught fire and exploded. Thousands were killed or injured, and ten vessels were totally destroyed. Wayfarer was only slightly damaged, however, and following rapairs, resumed her voyage . Later that year, the Wayfarer was sunk by the German submarine U862, 90 miles East of Mozambique. Only 10 of the 61 crew survived. Robert Barnes Scarrow was Chief Engineer on Wayfarer for three years, between 1930 and 1933.