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M/S Betancuria To Betancuria on the "Ships starting with B" page. Owner: A/S Ganger Rolf Built by Akers mek. Verksted, Oslo in 1933. Fruit ship, Canary Islands - London (in peacetime). Her voyages are listed on these original images from the Norwegian National Archives:
As can be seen when going to Page 1 above, Betancuria was in Santos when war broke out in Norway on Apr. 9-1940. She had arrived there from Bahia on Apr. 6, leaving again for Ceara on Apr. 10. Her 1941 voyages start on Page 2 and continue on Page 3, which also has some 1942 voyages. According Arnold Hague, she sailed in Convoy OT 1, which left Curacao on May 18-1942 and arrived Trinidad on the 22nd. Page 4 above gives her arrival Trinidad as May 20. He has also included her in Convoy BT 8, leaving Bahia on March 24-1943, arriving Trinidad on Apr. 5. The Norwegian Bajamar and Bañaderos are also named - see the external website that I've linked to below for more on these convoys. (Again, see also Page 4 above). "Nortraships flåte", J. R. Hegland states that Betancuria narrowly avoided an attack by U-172* (Emmermann) on July 16-1943, position 22 32S 33 53W, but spotted the U-boat in time and managed to get away. Going back to Page 4 above, we learn that she was on a voyage from Pernambuco to Buenos Aires on that date, having left Pernambuco on July 13. She arrived Buenos Aires on July 21, and as can be seen, subsequently remaining there until Aug. 24, when she proceeded to Barbados.
Sold to Hong Kong in 1964. According to Lillesand Sjømannsforening (Lillesand Seamen's Association - external link) she was renamed Ta Peng for Ta Peng SS Co., Ltd. (Ta Lai SS Co. P.C. Hsiao), Kaohsiung, Taiwan that same year and was sold in Dec.-1969 for breaking up in Taiwan, arriving Kaohsiung on Dec. 20. Related external links: Back to Betancuria on the "Ships starting with B" page.
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