[1] Juan Casiano was built at the William Doxford & Sons Ltd. shipyard in Sunderland, United Kingdom in October 1919.

[2] Only one month after being built, Juan Casiano (then named Linerton) had an engine breakdown as she was travelling from the River Tyne to Baltimore, Maryland, United States on 9 November 1919.

The bow was refloated on 6 April 1920 and the stern on 18 May 1920 after which both parts were towed to Rotterdam, The Netherlands to be converted into a tanker under a new owner and under the new name Radix.

When World War II broke out a few months later, the newly acquired ship had the possibility of becoming targeted by Allied forces.

The rough weather ultimately became too much for Juan Casiano and she sank 90 nautical miles (170 km) off Savannah, Georgia, United States with the loss of all 21 crew.