▁was ▁able ▁to ▁reach ▁port ▁for ▁rep airs . ▁She ▁was ▁released ▁into ▁commercial ▁service ▁and ▁ref itted ▁in ▁ 1 9 2 0 , ▁but ▁was ▁with dra wn ▁from ▁service ▁in ▁ 1 9 2 6 ▁after ▁her ▁engines ▁were ▁found ▁to ▁be ▁suffering ▁from ▁advanced ▁wear , ▁and ▁were ▁beyond ▁economic ▁repair . ▁The ▁following ▁year ▁she ▁was ▁sold ▁for ▁sc rap , ▁and ▁in ▁July ▁ 1 9 2 7 ▁she ▁sa iled ▁for ▁her ▁last ▁voyage ▁to ▁a ▁ship break ers ▁in ▁the ▁Netherlands . ▁ ▁R unic ▁ ▁R unic ▁was ▁launched ▁on ▁ 2 5 ▁October ▁ 1 9 0 0 , ▁and ▁entered ▁service ▁with ▁her ▁ma iden ▁voyage ▁on ▁ 1 9 ▁January ▁ 1 9 0 1 , ▁on ▁ 2 5 ▁November ▁that ▁year ▁she ▁to wed ▁the ▁l iner ▁ ▁which ▁had ▁broken ▁down ▁to ▁the ▁port ▁of ▁Dak ar . ▁R unic ▁was ▁commission ed ▁by ▁the ▁Australian ▁government ▁as ▁a ▁war ▁transport ▁in ▁January ▁ 1 9 1 5 , ▁and ▁on ▁ 1 ▁May ▁that ▁year ▁she ▁coll ided ▁with ▁and ▁s unk ▁the ▁col lier ▁Hor st ▁Mart ini ▁in ▁fog ▁whilst ▁in ▁the ▁English ▁Channel , ▁but ▁no ▁lives ▁were ▁lost . ▁Between ▁ 1 9 1 7 ▁and ▁ 1 9 1 9 ▁she ▁served ▁with ▁her ▁sister s ▁under ▁the ▁Lin er ▁Re quisition ▁Sch eme , ▁before ▁being ▁returned ▁to ▁commercial ▁service ▁and ▁ref itted ▁in ▁ 1 9 2 1 . ▁R