The ship was ordered from
Harland & Wolff,
Irvine, Scotland by the
East Asiatic Company,
Copenhagen being launched in July 1914 as the
Lanandia. Upon completion in 1915 it was purchased by
Stateships and operated for the remainder of
World War I in Europe. After being refurbished in
Southampton, it arrived in
Western Australia in 1921. Although intended to primarily operate on Stateships'
North West Australia coast services from
Fremantle, it spent more time on overseas voyages. In August 1938 it was sold to
Moller & Company,
Shanghai and renamed the
Norah Moller. On 1 February 1942 was attacked by
Japanese aircraft in the
Banka Strait. It sank on 3 February 1942 in the
Sunda Strait with 17 lives lost. Seventy people were rescued from life rafts by
HMAS Hobart and
HMS Tenedos. ==References==