John T. Lunn formed a company, known as Dene Steam Shipping. In 1901 the SS Willowdene was built at the Middlesbrough yard of Robert Craggs & Sons.
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In 1904, with the Japanese built-up, because the tension with Russia, the Nippon Yusen Kaisha bought the SS Willowdene, and renamed her SS Colombo Maru. The ship was used as a collier during the Russo-Japanese war and continued to be used as a collier until her loss by fire near the Goto Islands
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Thank you Kim for the crest
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