Ka kammala wannan magana: A lokacin da aka saya rukunin farko na jiragen ruwa guda shida, ana kan gina su ne a tashoshin jirgi dabam dabam. Swan Hunter da Wigham Richardson Ltd da Harland da Wolff sun gina biyu kowannensu, yayin da Cammell Laird da Co. da Lithgows kowannensu ya samar da ɗaya. Jirgin ruwa ya ga aiki a lokacin yakin, a cikin Arctic, Atlantic da Far East. An kai harin bam kuma ya nutse yayin da yake tafiya a matsayin wani ɓangare na Convoy PQ 17 a 1942, yayin da aka lalata a lokacin yakin basasa na biyu na duniya.
An yi wa jirgin ruwa ruwa ruwa a cikin Bahar Rum kuma ya rushe a rabi, amma daga baya aka gyara, kusan an hallaka shi ta hanyar harin kamikaze a cikin Pacific, kuma ba da gangan ba ne a Trincomalee a 1944. Wadanda jiragen ruwa da suka tsira daga yakin sun kasance a cikin sabis tare da Royal Fleet Auxiliary, tare da mafi yawan da aka zubar a farkon shekarun 1960. Mafi dadewa shine "Bishopdale", wanda duk da cewa an dakatar da shi a 1959, ba a rushe shi ba har sai 1970.