MAWATTA

Jaliut Ges. (Marshall Islands), reg. Hamburg. 1914 Aug.: Requisitioned in Sydney and renamed. Commonwealth Government, reg. London. 1915 Feb.: Chartered to Burns Philp for New Guinea, New Hebrides service. 1920 June: Chartered to James R.Patrick for a coastal service. 1924: Patrick Steamships Ltd. 1925 May: J.R.Patrick, reg. Sydney. 1925 Aug.: James Patrick & Co.Ltd. 1928 July: Soc.de Tour des Cotes, reg. Noumea. 1937: Mollers Towages Ltd., reg. Shanghai. 1938: Converted to a salvage vessel and renamed. 1942: Captured by Japanese and became a naval salvage vessel & renamed. 1944: Reported sunk. Later: Raised to be broken up.