YPIRANGA / ASSYRIA / COLONIAL / BISCO 9

BUILT IN 1908 IN KIEL,GERMANY FOR THE HAMBURG AMERICA LINE FOR USE ON THEIR SOUTH/CENTRAL AMERICA RUN.

 IN 1919 SHE WAS CEDED TO THE U.K AS PART OF WAR COMPENSATION FROM GERMANY AND  WAS PLACED UNDER  WHITE STAR LINE MANAGEMENT.

 IN 1921 SHE WAS RE-NAMED' 'ASSYRIA', AFTER BEING ACQUIRED BY THE ANCHOR LINE FOR USE ON THEIR BOMBAY RUN.

IN 1929 SHE WAS SOLD TO A PORTUGUESE COMPANY AND RE-NAMED 'COLONIAL'  AND WAS USED ON THEIR RUN FROM LISBON DOWN TO ANGOLA / MOZAMBIQUE.

IN 1950 SHE WAS TO BE SCRAPPED AT DALMUIR, AND WAS RE-NAMED BISCO9 FOR THE VOYAGE, SHE BROKE FREE FROM HER TUG DURING THE TRIP AND WAS WRECKED NEAR CAMPBELTOWN.