''Julnar'' was a 900-ton, 210-ft long river steamer built in 1908 by E. Rennie and Co. of

Greenwich Greenwich ( , ,) is a town in south-east London, England, within the ceremonial county of Greater London. It is situated east-southeast of Charing Cross. Greenwich is notable for its maritime history and for giving its name to the Greenwich ...

London London is the capital and largest city of England and the United Kingdom, with a population of just under 9 million. It stands on the River Thames in south-east England at the head of a estuary down to the North Sea, and has been a majo ...

, for the Euphrates and Tigris Steam Navigation Company. The ship, modified and renamed HMS ''Julnar'', was sunk in 1916 while attempting to steam upriver past Ottoman guns to re-supply British forces under siege in

Kut-al-Amara Kūt ( ar, ٱلْكُوت, al-Kūt), officially Al-Kut, also spelled Kutulamare or Kut al-Imara, is a city in eastern Iraq, on the left bank of the Tigris River, about south east of Baghdad. the estimated population is about 389,400 people. It ...

during the

Mesopotamian Campaign The Mesopotamian campaign was a campaign in the Middle Eastern theatre of World War I fought between the Allies represented by the British Empire, troops from Britain, Australia and the vast majority from British India, against the Central Powe ...

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''The Victoria Cross at Sea: The Sailors, Marines and Naval Airmen awarded''
/ref> During this action, the ship was commanded by Lieutenant Humphrey Firman R.N., assisted by Lieutenant Commander Charles Cowley R.N.V.R., both of whom were posthumously awarded the

Victoria Cross The Victoria Cross (VC) is the highest and most prestigious award of the British honours system. It is awarded for valour "in the presence of the enemy" to members of the British Armed Forces and may be awarded posthumously. It was previously ...

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