D/S Brott

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WW II:

Brott is listed in Convoy HN 8 from Norway to the U.K. in Jan.-1940.

She was bombed and damaged by German aircraft near Humber on March 1-1940 (Norway still neutral). 6 (7?) died, 2 rescued. She was on a voyage from Sunderland to Bordeaux, having left Sunderland on Febr. 29-1940 in Convoy FS 9. According to information received from a visitor to my website she sent an SOS on March 1 when she was 8 miles off Whitby and the trawler Acuba and drifter Silver Line put to sea. An east coast lifeboat (RNLI) escorted Brott to Bridlington Bay that same day, with damage to bridge, steering gear and compass. She left Bridlington Bay on March 2 in tow of tug Queens Cross, arriving Hull on the 3rd. Anchored at Southend on March 17, arrived Bordeaux on March 26.

The following men are commmemorated at the Memorial for Seamen in Stavern, Norway:
Chief Engineer Karl Møbius Bredesen, Finn Friberg, Ordinary Seaman Einar Hamsdokka, Seaman Angelo Larsen, Messboy Ole-Jacob Løvsjø, and Seaman Edvin Arthur Måløy. Billy McGee, England has told me that a pilot, Robert George Young, Trinity House Services, is commemorated at Tower Hill, Panel 122; further details on him can be found here (external link). The date of death is given as Febr. 28-1940.

Interned - 1940:

Brott was one of the 26 ships interned in North Africa. A French visitor to my website has given me some details from his records as follows:
Sailed from Le Verdon in convoy 49-XS under French escort on Apr. 15-1940. At Casablanca on Apr. 21. Seized in Safi on July 4-1940. Under French flag from July 4-1941 as Ste Monique. From Safi to Casablanca? Sailed from Casablanca on July 7-1941 in convoy. At Oran July 10.

Although all my sources agree she was renamed Ste Monique after having been requisitioned, they operate with different dates. "Nortraships flåte", J. R. Hegland says she was interned on June 22-1940, requisitioned on July 4-1941. Sunk in 1943. "Skip og Menn", Birger Dannevig adds she was handed over to German service, sunk in Tunisia May 13-1943. R. W. Jordan's "The World's Merchant Fleets" agrees she was seized in Safi (date given as July 7-1941), sunk in Bizerta as blockship in May-1943. "Sjømann - Lang Vak", Guri Hjeltnes also says she was interned in Safi, Morocco, adding she had a crew of 18, 7 of whom were Norwegian, 5 went home to Norway.

Related external link:
The 6 who died - March-1940 - The Norwegian text for Brott on this website says that 7 died.

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In 1947, Norway (Jacobsen & Salvesen, Oslo) had another ship by this name, ex Liberty Ship A. Frank Lever, built 1943, 7198 gt, changed managers in 1948 (Dagfin Hendriksen, Oslo), renamed Finnborg in 1951 (Jørgen Krag, Oslo). Liberian Archanax from 1954 (G.M.Livanos, New York), then Mistral from 1967(Scio Shipping Inc, New York). Broken up in Taiwan in 1968.