BARDIC /   HOSTILUS / HORATIUS / KUMARA / MARATHON

BUILT IN 1918 AND LAUNCHED AS THE 'WAR PRIAM'  ( FOR THE SHIPPING  CONTROLLER ) . SHE WAS SIMILIAR IN DESIGN TO 'GALLIC'. SHE WAS SOLD TO WHITE STAR AND RE-NAMED 'BARDIC' IN 1919. IN 1924 SHE WENT ASHORE ON STAG ROCK NEAR THE LIZARD, CAME OF WITH DAMAGE AND WAS REPAIRED IN FALMOUTH. ( I GUESS THE TOP PICTURE, IF CORRECTLY IDENTIFIED SHOWS HER STRANDED ON STAG ROCK ) IN 1925 SHE WAS TRANSFERRED TO THE ABERDEEN LINE AND WAS RE-NAMED 'HOSTILUS'. IN 1926 SHE WAS RE-NAMED 'HORATIUS', BUT WAS STILL WITH THE ABERDEEN LINE. IN 1932 SHE WAS TRANSFERRED TO SHAW SAVILL & ALBION AND RE-NAMED 'KUMARA'.IN 1936 SHE WAS LAID UP IN THE GARELOCH. 1937 SAW HER SOLD TO A GREEK COMPANY WHO RE-NAMED HER 'MARATHON'.SHE WAS SUNK BY THE 'SCHARNHOST' IN 1941 OF THE CAPE VERDE ISLANDS, SHE WAS LAGGING BEHIND IN A CONVEY.