HMS Osiris II WW1

[Peter Harvey]

Hi,

Gould notes the attached cachet as 7A30 allocated to Osiris II. I am trying to work out if this was a depot ship or a trawler employed by the Royal Navy on anti submarine duties - some contradicting information on the web and have no other references.

Any thoughts please?

[Frank Schofield]

Peter

"Osiris" ex P&O hired as a small AMC in Aug 1914
Oct 14 employed as Fleet Messenger
11.4.15 Commissioned as depot ship for Net Trawlers at Malta
11.12.15 Renamed  "Osiris II"
April 1918 back to Fleet Messenger
Hope of some use

Frank Schofield