▁of ▁German ▁Empire ▁expansion ▁in ▁the ▁South ▁Pacific , ▁she ▁sa iled ▁to ▁Su va , ▁F iji ▁with ▁a ▁cargo ▁of ▁coast al ▁guns , ▁for ▁a ▁gun ▁emp lacement ▁on ▁a ▁hill ▁in ▁Su va . ▁ ▁After ▁returning ▁from ▁F iji ▁via ▁New ▁Zealand ▁to ▁Sydney , ▁she ▁was ▁paid ▁off ▁in ▁ 1 9 1 4 . ▁In ▁ 1 9 1 9 , ▁Australian ▁ship owner ▁Captain ▁J . ▁H . ▁Patrick ▁purchased ▁her ▁for ▁£ 2 5 0 0 , ▁converted ▁her ▁into ▁a ▁merchant ▁ship ▁at ▁a ▁cost ▁of ▁£ 1 5 , 0 0 0 , ▁initially ▁ren aming ▁her ▁Se al ark ▁III , ▁and ▁then ▁Nor west . ▁She ▁p lied ▁the ▁inter state ▁trade ▁for ▁James ▁Patrick ▁Ste am ships ▁Ltd ▁until ▁ 1 9 2 4 , ▁when ▁the ▁English , ▁Scottish ▁and ▁Australian ▁Bank ▁seized ▁her ▁to ▁rep ay ▁deb ts ▁ow ed . ▁After ▁James ▁Patrick ▁Ste am ships ▁Ltd ▁failed , ▁the ▁bank ▁sold ▁her ▁to ▁William ▁W augh ▁Ltd ., ▁Bal main , ▁Sydney ▁for ▁about ▁£ 5 0 0 . ▁William ▁W augh ▁dis m ant led ▁her ▁and ▁converted ▁her ▁into ▁a ▁h ulk . ▁ ▁Figure head ▁The ▁figure head ▁was ▁presented ▁to ▁the ▁Royal ▁Australian ▁Navy ▁and ▁was ▁mounted ▁at ▁the ▁D ock yard ▁on ▁Garden ▁Island . ▁ ▁Conf lic ting ▁source ▁data ▁John ▁Bas to ck ’ s ▁book ▁Sh ips ▁on ▁the ▁Australian ▁Station ▁is ▁at ▁odd s ▁with ▁other