RFA Aquarius 1905 - 1906

RFA Aquarius 1905 - 1906 GRT 1783. Built Sunderland 1900 as HAMPSTEAD for Wm Cory & Son. 1901 purchased by the Admiralty, renamed AQUARIUS as Store & Distilling ship.
Transferred to RN 1906 as Repair and Distilling ship. Served Mediterranean during WW1. Sold 1920. CTL 1922.

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