Julnar was a 900-ton, 210-ft long river steamer built in 1908 by E. Rennie and Co. ofGreenwich, London, for the Euphrates and Tigris Steam Navigation Company.[1]
The ship, modified and renamedHMSJulnar, was sunk in 1916 while attempting to steam upriver pastOttoman guns to re-supply British forces under siege inKut-al-Amara during theMesopotamian Campaign.[1] During this action, the ship was commanded by LieutenantHumphrey FirmanR.N., assisted by Lieutenant CommanderCharles CowleyR.N.V.R., both of whom were posthumously awarded theVictoria Cross.[2]
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