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M/T Chr. Th. Boe

To Chr. Th. Boe on the "Ships starting with C" page.


Picture received from A. Wilhelmsen, Norway.

Owner: Skibs-A/S Truma
Manager: Olaf Boe & Co., Arendal
Tonnage: 6192 gt

Built by Götaverken A/B, Gothenburg in 1930.

Captain: Valdemar Jensen all through the war.

Other officers were 1st Mate Johan Terjesen, 2nd Mate Harald Hermansen and 3rd Mate Sverre Aursland.

Admiralty oiler, North Atlantic service as well as The Indian Ocean and coast of Africa.

Related page on this website:
Tormund Gjertsen's Story - Norwegian text. T. Gjertsen rescued a crew member who had fallen overboard when the ship was in Curacao; details are available in Norwegian by going to his story. (Chr. Th. Boe also rescued an American pilot from the sea, date and location unknown).

T. Gjertsen, who served on this ship from May-1943 till Nov.-1944, has given me the names of others who served as gunners on this ship at various times during the war, as follows:
Olav V. Dahl, Harald A. B. Pettersen, Eilert G. Hansen, John L. Stensen (see crew list for Hallanger), Otto A. Heen, Magnus Naug, Leif Grun, Rolf S. Gjeltsen (also from Hallanger), Johan Johansen, Anton T. Antonsen, Oliver Olsen, Reidar S. Olsen, Willy J. Moberg, Paul J. Eriksen, Rolf E. Døvik, Thorbjørn Kristiansen, Reidar O. Kibsgård, Lauritz O. Andersen, Tønnes Sjøem and Erik H. Bengtsson.


 Chr. Th. Boe's Voyages / March-1940–Apr.-1946: 
(Transcribed from a document received from Petter Hermansen, the son of 2nd Mate Harald Hermansen).

Follow the links provided to available convoys for more information on each.

Departure
From
To
Arrival
Convoy
Remarks
(Heading "Convoy" and most of remarks are my own additions)
I'm assuming Pd.=Proceeded
1940
March 28
Aden
Abadan
–
–
–
–
Abadan
Aden
Apr. 13
–
–
Apr. 16
Aden
Bahrein
Apr. 24
–
–
Apr. 24
Bahrein
–
–
–
–
Apr. 27
Abadan
Suez
May 11
–
–
May 14
Suez
Abadan
May 26
–
–
May 27
Abadan
Table Bay
June 22
–
–
June 29
Table Bay
Abadan
July 22
–
–
July 24
Abadan
Table Bay
Aug. 21
–
–
Aug. 25
Table Bay
Abadan
Sept. 19
–
–
Sept. 20
Abadan
Colombo
Sept. 30
–
–
Oct. 3
Colombo
Bombay
Oct. 7
–
–
Nov. 16
Bombay
Abadan
Nov. 22
–
May have been in dock in Bombay(?)
Nov. 24
Abadan
Colombo
Dec. 5
–
–
Dec. 8
Colombo
Abadan
Dec. 17
–
–
Dec. 19
Abadan
Table Bay
Jan. 12-1941
–
–
1941
Jan. 15
Table Bay
Freetown
Jan. 29
–
–
Jan. 30
Freetown
Milford Haven
Febr. 22
SL 64
For Clyde.
Convoy is available on this external page
–
–
Swansea
March 2
–
–
Apr. 6
Milford Haven
Curacao
Apr. 30
OB 307
Convoy is available on this external page
May 6
Curacao
Las Piedras
May 7
–
For Bermuda
May 7
Las Piedras
Bermuda
May 13
–
For U.K., via Bermuda
May 14
Bermuda
Liverpool
June 1
For Manchester
June 2(?)
Liverpool
Manchester
June 2
–
–
–
–
Stanlow
June 2
–
–
June 5
Manchester
–
–
–
–
June 5
Eastham
–
–
–
For Aruba
June 11
River Mersey
Aruba
July 4
OB 334
Convoy is available on this external page
July 6
Aruba
Bermuda
July 12
–
For Bermuda & U.K.
July 12
Bermuda
Halifax
July 15
–
–
July 16
Halifax
Reykjavik
July 28
HX 139, transferred to HX 140
For Loch Ewe.
See also text below
–
–
Loch Ewe
Aug. 6
Aug. 7
Loch Ewe
–
–
–
For London
Aug. 8
Pd. Dunnet Hd.
Aug. 9
Methil Roads
–
–
Aug. 9
Methil Roads
–
–
–
–
–
–
Grangemouth
Aug. 9
–
–
Aug. 12
Grangemouth
Methil Roads
Aug. 13
–
–
illegible (Aug. 13?)
illegible (returned?)
Methil Roads - put back
Aug. 16
–
–
Aug. 27
Methil Roads
–
–
–
For New York
Aug. 28
Pd. west Dunnet Hd.
Aug. 29
Loch Ewe
–
–
Sept. 1
Loch Ewe
New York
Sept. 16
See also text below
Oct. 7
New York
Corpus Christie
Oct. 15
–
–
Oct. 18
Corpus Christie
Halifax
Oct. 29
–
–
Nov. 3
Halifax
Loch Ewe
Nov. 17
See also text below
Nov. 19
Loch Ewe
–
–
–
–
Nov. 20
Pd. east Dunnet Hd.
Methil Roads
Nov. 21
–
–
Nov. 23
Methil Roads
–
–
FS 655
For Coryton.
Convoy is available on this external page
Nov. 23
Pd. Southend
–
–
–
–
Dec. 2
Pd. down Southend
Methil Roads
Dec. 5
FN 568
Convoy is available on this external page
Dec. 6
Methil Roads
–
–
–
For Houston
Dec. 8
Pd. Dunnet Hd.
Oban
Dec. 9
–
–
Dec. 15
Oban
Oban (put back)
Dec. 15
OS 14
(Ref. text below).
Convoy is available on this external page
(see also this page)
illegible (Dec. 20?)
Oban
New Orleans
Jan. 12-1942
For Baton Rouge.
See text below
1942
Jan. 12
New Orleans
Curacao
Jan. 19
–
–
Jan. 20
Curacao
Table Bay
Febr. 21
–
–
Febr. 24
Table Bay
Abadan
March 19
–
–
March 20
Abadan
Bombay
March 27
–
–
Apr. 3
Bombay
Abadan
Apr. 9
–
–
Apr. 12
Abadan
Karachi
Apr. 17
–
–
Apr. 20
Karachi
Abadan
Apr. 25
–
–
Apr. 27
Abadan
Karachi
May 2
–
–
May 6
Karachi
Abadan
May 11
–
–
May 14
Abadan
Karachi
May 20
–
–
May 22
Karachi
Abadan
May 27
–
–
May 29
Abadan
Karachi
June 4
–
–
June 6
Karachi
Abadan
June 11
–
–
June 13
Abadan
Karachi
June 19
–
–
June 22
Karachi
Abadan
June 27
–
–
June 30
Abadan
Aden
July 12
–
–
July 14
Aden
Suez
July 21
–
–
Aug. 14
Suez
Massowah
Aug. 19
–
–
Aug. 29
Massowah
Abadan
Sept. 7
–
–
Sept. 8
Abadan
Bandar Abbas
–
–
–
Sept. 13
Bandar Abbas
Table Bay
Oct. 7
–
–
Oct. 14
Table Bay
Walvis Bay
Oct. 17
–
–
Oct. 18
Walvis Bay
Lagos
Oct. 26
–
–
Oct. 28
Lagos
Takoradi
Oct. 30
–
–
Nov. 8
Takoradi
Pernambuco
Nov. 17
–
–
Nov. 29
Pernambuco
Trinidad
Dec. 10
–
–
Dec. 16
Trinidad
Guantanamo Bay
Dec. 20
–
For New York & U.K.
Dec. 24
Guantanamo Bay
New York
Jan. 1-1943
–
–
1943
Jan. 4
New York
Clyde
Jan. 28
SC 116
For Mersey.
Convoy is available on this external page
The headings on the form have now changed, to read as follows (headings "Convoy" and "Remarks" are my own additions):
Arrived
Port
Sailed
Destination
Convoy
Remarks
Jan. 29
Bowling
–
–
Greenock
Jan. 31/Febr. 1
–
–
Jan. 31
Clyde Anchorage
–
–
–
–
–
Ph. Tail of Bank
Febr. 6
–
–
–
–
Greenock
 Looks like she spent a long time here - next date is not until Apr. 19, then there's another gap until May 10.
Apr. 19
Anch. River Clyde
–
–
–
–
–
Pd. out Tail of Bank
May 10
–
–
–
May 11
River Clyde Anchorage
May 15
For New York
Convoy will be added to individual page
May 31
New York
June 5
For U.K. via Boston
–
–
–
Boston
June 12
For U.K.
–
–
June 14
Halifax
June 16
For Clyde
–
June 30
Loch Ewe
July 1
For Saltend
–
–
July 3
Methil Roads
July 3
–
–
–
–
Pd. Sth. St. Abbs Hd.
July 3
–
FS 1158
Convoy is available on this external page
–
Pd. in Spurn Rd.
July 4
–
–
–
–
Hull
July 7
–
–
–
–
Pd. out Spurn Hd.
July 8
–
–
–
–
Pd. St. Abbs Hd.
July 9
–
–
–
July 9
Methil Roads
July 9
–
(Had arrived Methil w/Convoy FN 1067)
Convoys is available on this external page
–
Pd. west Dunnet Hd.
July 10
–
–
–
July 11
Loch Ewe
July 12
For Clyde
–
–
July 12
Clyde Anchorage
–
–
–
–
–
Greenock
July 16/17
–
–
–
–
Clyde Anchorage
July 16
For New York
See notes in my text below
July 30
New York
Aug. 3
For U.K.
–
–
–
Boston
Aug. 5
For U.K.
–
–
Aug. 7
Halifax
Aug. 9
For Mersey
–
Aug. 25
Liverpool
Sept. 8
–
–
–
–
Mersey
Sept. 9
For New York
See also notes in text below
Sept. 24
New York
Sept. 25
For Curacao
–
–
Oct. 1
Guantanamo Bay
Oct. 1
For Curacao
–
–
Oct. 5
Curacao
Oct. 8
For New York
–
–
Oct. 11
Guantanamo Bay
Oct. 11
For New York & U.K.
–
–
Oct. 20
Boston
Oct. 20
For U.K.
–
–
Oct. 22
Halifax
Oct. 24
For Loch Ewe
–
Nov. 7
Loch Ewe
–
–
–
–
Nov. 10
Methil Roads
Nov. 11
For Shellhaven
FS 1270
Convoy is available on this external page
Nov. 17
Anch. Southend
Nov. 18
For New York
FN 1182 (Southend-Methil)
Convoy is available on this external page
Nov. 20
Methil Roads
Nov. 22
–
–
–
Nov. 24
Loch Ewe
Nov. 24
–
–
–
Nov. 25
Oban
Nov. 29
–
See also the notes in my text below
Nov. 30
Londonderry
Dec. 1
–
–
Dec. 19
Cape Cod Canal
–
–
–
–
Dec. 20
New York
Jan. 15-1944
For Philadelphia
–
–
1944
Jan. 15
Philadelphia
Jan. 18
For Boston
–
–
–
New York
Jan. 20
–
–
–
–
Boston
Jan. 25
For Halifax
–
–
Jan. 27
Halifax
Jan. 29
For Clyde
–
Febr. 15
Milford Haven
–
–
–
–
–
Pd. in Needles
Febr. 20
–
–
–
Febr. 21/22
Portsmouth
Febr. 26
–
–
–
Febr. 26
Southampton
Febr. 28
For Falmouth
–
–
–
Pd. out Needles
Febr. 29
–
–
–
March 1
Falmouth
March 22
For Swansea
–
–
March 22
Swansea
March 22
For New York
–
–
–
Pd. out Mumbles
March 22
–
–
–
March 23
Belfast Lough
March 29
For New York
See also the notes in my text below
Apr. 20
New York
May 1
For Curacao
–
–
May 7
Guantanamo Bay
May 7
"
–
–
May 10
Curacao
May 15
For New York
–
–
May 18
Guantanamo Bay
May 18
For New York & U.K.
–
–
May 25
New York
June 2
For Loch Ewe
–
–
Loch Ewe
June 20
For Shellhaven
–
–
–
Pd. Dunnet Hd. east
June 20
–
–
–
June 21
Methil Roads
June 22
–
FS 1491
Convoy is available on this external page
–
Pd. Sth. Flamboro Head
June 23
–
–
–
–
Pd. up Southend
June 24
–
–
–
June 27
Shellhaven
–
–
–
–
June 27
Anch. Southend
June 28
–
FN 1402
Convoy is available on this external page
June 30
Leith
July 7
–
–
–
July 7
Methil Roads
July 14
–
–
–
Pd. Dunnet Hd.
July 15
–
–
–
July 16
Loch Ewe
July 18
For New York
See also the notes in text below
Aug. 9
Curacao
–
–
–
–
Aug. 15
Curacao
Aug. 15
For Portland, Me
–
–
Aug. 23
New York
Aug. 31
For Loch Ewe
–
Sept. 16
Pd. East Lizard
–
–
–
–
–
Pd. up Southend
Sept. 18
–
–
–
Sept. 18
Shellhaven
–
–
–
–
–
Pd. Southend down
Sept. 24
–
–
–
–
Pd. inwards Horsesand Pt.
Sept. 25
–
–
–
–
Pd. Needles outwards
Sept. 25
–
–
–
–
Pd. Lizard westwards
Sept. 26
–
–
–
Sept. 28
Belfast Lough
Sept. 29
For New York
See also the notes in text below
Oct. 16
New York
Oct. 19
For Curacao
–
–
Oct. 28
Curacao
Nov. 1
For New York
–
–
Nov. 9
New York
Nov. 11
For Boston, Halifax & U.K.
–
–
Nov. 12
Boston
Nov. 13
For U.K.
–
–
Nov. 15
Halifax
Nov. 17
For Loch Ewe
–
Dec. 5
Loch Ewe
Dec. 5
For Shellhaven
–
–
–
Pd. Dunnet Hd.
Dec. 6
–
–
–
Dec. 7
Methil Roads
Dec. 7
–
FS 1659
Convoy is available on this external page
–
Pd. Sth. Flamboro Head
Dec. 8
–
"
–
–
Pd. up Southend
Dec. 9
–
"
–
Dec. 11
Shellhaven
Dec. 11
For New York
–
–
–
Pd. Southend
Dec. 14
–
–
–
–
Pd. West Dover
Dec. 14
–
–
–
Dec. 17
Anch. off Mumbles
–
–
–
–
–
Pd. in Mumbles
Dec. 17
For Swansea
–
–
Dec. 17
Swansea
Dec. 22
–
–
–
Dec. 24
Bowling
Jan. 19-1945
–
–
–
1945
–
Pd. out Tail of Bnk.
Jan. 19
–
–
–
–
Greenock
Jan. 20
–
–
–
Jan. 22
Plymouth
Jan. 26
–
–
–
Febr. 17
Curacao
Febr. 20
For New York & U.K.
–
–
March 3
New York
March 5
For Boston
–
–
March 6
Boston
March 8
For U.K.
–
–
March 10
Halifax
March 17
For U.K.
SC 170
Convoy is available on this external page
Apr. 2
Anch. off Mumbles
Apr. 2
–
–
–
–
 Pd. Prawle Pt.
Apr. 3
–
–
–
Apr. 5
The Downs
Apr. 5
–
–
–
–
Pd. up Southend
Apr. 5
–
–
–
Apr. 7
Anch. Southend
Apr. 8
–
–
–
–
Pd. West Dover
Apr. 8
–
–
–
Apr. 10
Falmouth
Apr. 16
For Belfast
–
–
–
Pd. Lizard
Apr. 17
–
–
–
Apr. 18
Milford Haven
Apr. 18
For Belfast
–
–
Apr. 19
Belfast Lough
Apr. 21
For New York
See also the notes in text below
May 7
New York
May 8
For Boston, Halifax & U.K.
–
–
illegible
Boston
May 12
For U.K.
–
–
May 14
Halifax
May 16
For Loch Ewe
SC 176
Convoy is available on this external page
–
Pd. Dover
May 30
–
–
–
May 30
Anchored Downs
May 31
For Southend
–
–
–
Southend
June 1
For Tyne
–
–
June 2
North Shields
June 8
For New York
–
–
–
Pd. North St. Abbs Hd.
June 9
–
–
–
–
Pd. Dunnet Hd.
June 10
–
–
–
June 23
Delaware Capes
June 27
–
–
–
–
Pd. St. Catherine's Pt.
July 12
–
–
–
July 12
Anch. Downs
July 12
–
–
–
–
Thames Estuary
July 13
–
–
–
July 14
North Shields
July 20
For Thames
–
–
–
Pd. South Flamboro Head
Jul