During World War I, she was torpedoed and sunk in the Atlantic Ocean on 28 May 1917 by the Imperial German Navy submarine   northwest of the Isles of Scilly while on a voyage from Le Havre, France, to Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, with a cargo of oil and wax.
During World War I, she was struck by a torpedo in the Atlantic Ocean on 28 May 1917 by an enemy submarine northwest of the Isles of Scilly while traveling from Le Havre, France, to Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, carrying cargo of oil and wax.