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D/S Cresco
Updated Aug. 5-2008

To Cresco on the "Ships starting with C" page.


Received from and painted by Jan Goedhart, Holland.


Source: Bjørn Milde's postcard collection.

Manager: E. B. Aaby, Oslo
Tonnage:
1270 gt

Built by Huiskens & van Dijk, Dordrecth, The Netherlands in 1916.

Captain: Ingebrigt Teigland, later J. Skylvik, who had previously served on Thore Hafte (until 1944).

Voyage Record
From Febr.-1940 to May-1945:

(Received from Don Kindell - His source: The late Arnold Hague's database).

Follow the convoy links provided for more information on each.

Errors may exist, and several voyages are missing.

Compare Arnold Hague's records with these original images from the Norwegian National Archives:
(includes voyages missing from A. Hague's records)
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Departure From To Arrival Convoy Remarks
1940 Febr. 28 Methil Norwegian Waters March 2 ON 16
March 16 Tyne Methil March 17 FN 121 Convoy available at FN convoys
(external link)
March 19 Methil Norwegian Waters March 23 ON 21
Apr. 4 Norwegian Waters Methil Apr. 7 HN 24
Apr. 8 Methil Tyne Apr. 9 MT 47 Convoy available via this page
(external link)
May 3 Tyne Southend May 5 FS 161 Convoy available at FS convoys
(external link)
May 5 Downs Caen May 6 Independent
May 18 Caen Downs May 20 Independent
May 20 Downs Methil May 22 FN 176 Possibly an MT convoy Tyne to Methil.
Convoy available at FN convoys (external link)
May 31 Methil Tyne May 31 MT 78 Convoy available via this page
(external link)
June 9 Tyne Downs June 11 FS 191 Convoy available at FS convoys
(external link)
June 11 Downs Cardiff June 20 Voyage data unknown, had sailed for Caen.
July 30 Cardiff Clyde Aug. 2 Independent
Aug. 12 Clyde Methil Aug. 15 WN 7 Convoy available at WN convoys
(external link)
Aug. 18 Methil Hull Aug. 20 FS 256 Convoy available at FS convoys
(external link)
Aug. 21 Spurn Southend Aug. 22 FS 258 See FS 258 at link above
Aug. 25 Southend Tyne Aug. 27 FN 262 Convoy available at FN convoys
(external link)
Sept. 15 Tyne Methil Sept. 16 FN 280 See FN 280 at link above
Sept. 18 Methil OA 216 For Chatham N.B.
Rendezvoused with OB 216, Sept. 21.
See OA 216 and this page
(external links)
Sept. 21 OA 216 & OB 216 joined up OB 216 Dispersed in 53N 17 05W, Sept. 23.
See OB 216
(external link)
Sept. 23 Detached from OB 216 Chatham, N.B. Oct. 5 Independent
Oct. 19 Nelson, N.B. Sydney, C.B. Oct. 21 Independent
Oct. 24 Sydney, C.B. Clyde Nov. 9 SC 9
Nov. 11 Clyde Methil Nov. 16 WN 37 Did not sail.
Convoy available at WN convoys
(external link)
Nov. 15 Clyde Methil Nov. 19 WN 39 See WN 39 at link above
Nov. 21 Methil Boston, Lincs Nov. 25 FS 341 Convoy available at FS convoys
(external link)
Dec. 4 Boston, Lincs Hull Independent
Dec. 11 Hull Immingham Dec. 11 Independent
Dec. 20 Spurn Tyne Dec. 21 FN 363 Convoy available at FN convoys
(external link)
1941 Jan. 4* Tyne Southend Jan. 6 FS 379 Convoy available at FS convoys
(external link)
Jan. 7 Tyne Southend Jan. 9 FS 382 See FS 382 at link above
*I believe the Jan. 4 entry should be deleted. (See also Page 2).
Jan. 16 Southend Blyth Jan. 18 FN 385 Convoy available at FN convoys
(external link)
Jan. 28 Blyth Southend Jan. 30 FS 397 Convoy available at FS convoys
(external link)
Febr. 5 Southend Sunderland Febr. 7 FN 401 Convoy available at FN convoys
(external link)
Febr. 14 Sunderland Rochester Febr. 17 FS 411 Convoy available at FS convoys
(external link)
Febr. 21 Southend Tyne Febr. 23 FN 412A Convoy available at FN convoys
(external link)
March 11 Tyne Southend March 12 FS 433 Convoy available at FS convoys
(external link)
March 20 Southend Sunderland March 21 FN 436 Convoy available at FN convoys
(external link)
March 27 Sunderland Southend March 29 FS 449 Convoy available at FS convoys
(external link)
Apr. 3 Southend Blyth Apr. 5 EC 2 Convoy available at EC convoys
(external link)
Apr. 11 Blyth Southend Apr. 13 FS 461 Convoy available at FS convoys
(external link)
Apr. 19 Southend Tyne Apr. 21 EC 9 Convoy available at EC convoys
(external link)
Apr. 28 Tyne Spurn Apr. 30 FS 475 Convoy available at FS convoys
(external link)
Apr. 30 Spurn Southend May 1 FS 476 See FS 476 at link above
May 10 Southend Blyth May 12 EC 18 Convoy available at EC convoys
(external link)
May 26 Blyth Southend May 28 FS 499 Convoy available at FS convoys
(external link)
June 1 Southend Tyne June 2 FN 474 Convoy available at FN convoys
(external link)
June 11 Tyne Loch Ewe June 13 EC 31 Convoy available at EC convoys
(external link)
June 21 Loch Ewe Reykjavik June 25 Independent
July 17 Reykjavik Clyde July 22 Independent
Aug. 6 Clyde Oban Aug. 7 Independent
Aug. 7 Oban Methil Aug. 11 WN 164 Convoy available at WN convoys
(external link)
Aug. 12 Methil Southend Aug. 14 FS 566 Convoy available at FS convoys
(external link)
Aug. 28 Southend Blyth Aug. 30 EC 66 Convoy available at EC convoys
(external link)
Sept. 6 Blyth Loch Ewe Sept. 9 EC 69 See EC 69 at link above
Sept. 9 Loch Ewe ON 14 For Iceland.
Detached Sept. 11
Sept. 11 Detached from ON 14 Reykjavik Sept. 14 Independent
Sept. 15 Reykjavik Akureyri Sept. 17 Independent
Sept. 22 An Icelandic port Reykjavik Sept. 23 Independent
Sept. 29 Husavik Reykjavik Oct. 3 Independent Notional sailing date
Oct. 4 Reykjavik Scrabster Oct. 9 Independent
Oct. 9 Scrabster Methil Oct. 11 Independent
Oct. 14 Methil Grimsby Oct. 16 FS 620 Convoy available at FS convoys
(external link)
Oct. 20 Grimsby Tyne Oct. 21 EC 88 Convoy available at EC convoys
(external link)
Oct. 25 Tyne Southend Oct. 26 FS 629 Convoy available at FS convoys
(external link)
Nov. 1 Southend Tyne Nov. 3 FN 540 Convoy available at FN convoys
(external link)
Nov. 19 Tyne Southend Nov. 21 FS 651 Convoy available at FS convoys
(external link)
Nov. 27 Southend Sunderland Nov. 29 FN 563 Convoy available at FN convoys
(external link)
Dec. 5 Sunderland Southend Dec. 7 FS 665 Convoy available at FS convoys
(external link)
Dec. 16 Southend St Helens Roads Dec. 17 CW 61 Convoy available at CW convoys
(external link)
Dec. 19 Yarmouth Roads Plymouth Dec. 20 PW 83 Convoy available via this page
(external link)
Dec. 23 Plymouth Falmouth Dec. 23 Independent
Dec. 24 Falmouth Barry Dec. 25 PW 85 See PW 85 at link above
1942 Jan. 1 Barry Milford Haven Independent
Jan. 3 Milford Haven Liverpool Jan. 4 MH 59 Independent from Holyhead.
Convoy available via link above
Jan. 8 Liverpool Clyde Jan. 10 Independent
Jan. 17 Clyde Oban Jan. 18 Independent
Jan. 19 Oban Methil Jan. 29 WN 233 Passed Dunnet Jan. 22, later voyage unknown.
Convoy available at WN convoys
(external link)
Febr. 1 Methil Tyne Febr. 2 FS 715 Convoy available at FS convoys
(external link)
Febr. 4 Tyne Southend Febr. 6 FS 717 See FS 717 at link above
Febr. 14 Southend Methil Febr. 16 FN 631 Convoy available at FN convoys
(external link)
Febr. 21 Methil Southend Febr. 23 FS 732 Convoy available at FS convoys
(external link)
Febr. 26 Southend Methil Febr. 28 FN 642 Convoy available at FN convoys
(external link)
March 9 Methil Southend March 11 FS 746 Convoy available at FS convoys
(external link)
March 16 Southend Methil March 18 FN 657 Convoy available at FN convoys
(external link)
March 25 Methil Southend March 27 FS 759 Convoy available at FS convoys
(external link)
March 30 Southend Methil Apr. 1 FN 669 Convoy available at FN convoys
(external link)
Apr. 6 Methil Southend Apr. 8 FS 770 Convoy available at FS convoys
(external link)
Apr. 11 Southend Methil Apr. 13 FN 679 Convoy available at FN convoys
(external link)
Apr. 17 Methil Southend Apr. 19 FS 779 Convoy available at FS convoys
(external link)
Apr. 22 Southend Blyth Apr. 24 FN 688 Convoy available at FN convoys
(external link)
May 1 Blyth Southend May 3 FS 791 Convoy available at FS convoys
(external link)
May 5 Southend Blyth May 7 FN 700 Convoy available at FN convoys
(external link)
May 13 Blyth Southend May 15 FS 801 Convoy available at FS convoys
(external link)
May 18 Southend Blyth May 19 FN 711 Convoy available at FN convoys
(external link)
June 2 Blyth Methil June 3 FN 723 See FN 723 at link above
June 6 Methil Southend June 8 FS 822 Convoy available at FS convoys
(external link)
June 11 Southend Methil June 13 FN 732 Convoy available at FN convoys
(external link)
June 17 Methil Southend June 19 FS 831 Convoy available at FS convoys
(external link)
June 24 Southend Methil June 26 FN 743 Convoy available at FN convoys
(external link)
June 29 Methil Southend July 1 FS 842 Convoy available at FS convoys
(external link)
July 6 Southend Methil July 8 FN 753 Convoy available at FN convoys
(external link)
July 11 Methil Southend July 13 FS 852 Convoy available at FS convoys
(external link)
Aug. 4 Southend Tyne Aug. 6 FN 778 Convoy available at FN convoys
(external link)
Aug. 7 Tyne Methil Aug. 8 FN 780 See FN 780 at link above
Aug. 12 Methil Belfast Aug. 14 EN 123 Convoy available at EN convoys
(external link)
Aug. 21 Belfast Lough Barry Aug. 23 BB 212 Convoy available at BB convoys
(external link)
Sept. 5 Barry Liverpool Sept. 7 Independent
Sept. 10 Liverpool Swansea Sept. 11 HM 23 Independent Liverpool to Holyhead.
Convoy available via this page
(external link)
Sept. 16 Swansea Yarmouth Roads Sept. 18 WP 219 Via Dartmouth.
Convoy available at WP convoys
(external link)
Sept. 19 St Helens Roads Southend Sept. 20 CE 120 Convoy available at CE convoys
(external link)
Sept. 27 Southend St Helens Roads Sept. 28 CW 124 Convoy available at CW convoys
(external link)
Sept. 29 Portsmouth Plymouth Sept. 30 PW 225 Convoy available via this page
(external link)
Oct. 5 Plymouth Swansea Oct. 6 PW 227 See PW 227 at link above
Oct. 10 Swansea Plymouth Oct. 11 WP 231 Convoy available at WP convoys
(external link)
Oct. 12 Plymouth Dartmouth Oct. 12 WP 231 See link above
Oct. 13 Dartmouth Portland Oct. 13
Oct. 14 Portland Southampton Oct. 14
Oct. 17 Portsmouth Barry Oct. 20 PW 234 Via Portland and Dartmouth.
Convoy available via this page
(external link)
Oct. 23 Barry Liverpool Oct. 25 Independent
Nov. 1 Liverpool Cardiff Nov. 3 Independent Notional sailing date
Nov. 6 Cardiff Liverpool Independent
Nov. 19 Liverpool Barry Nov. 20 Independent
Nov. 23 Barry Yarmouth Roads Nov. 25 WP 253 Convoy available at WP convoys
(external link)
Nov. 28 Cowes Roads Barry Nov. 30 PW 255 Convoy available via this page
(external link)
Dec. 2 Barry Garston Dec. 5 Independent
Dec. 15 Garston Barry Dec. 18 Independent
Dec. 21 Barry Yarmouth Rds Dec. 23 WP 267 Convoy available at WP convoys
(external link)
Dec. 23 St Helens Roads Southend Dec. 24 CE 141 Convoy available at CE convoys
(external link)
1943 Jan. 3 Southend St Helens Roads Jan. 4 CW 146 Convoy available at CW convoys
(external link)
Jan. 5 Cowes Roads Milford Haven Jan. 7 PW 274 Convoy available via this page
(external link)
Jan. 17 Milford Haven Barry Jan. 18 Independent
Jan. 23 Barry Garston Jan. 25 Independent
Jan. 27 Garston Barry Jan. 31 Independent
Febr. 3 Barry Yarmouth Roads Febr. 5 WP 289 Convoy available at WP convoys
(external link)
Febr. 8 Yarmouth Roads Portland Febr. 8 PW 291 Put in.
Convoy available via this page
(external link)
Febr. 10 Portland Barry Febr. 12
Febr. 17 Barry Yarmouth Roads Febr. 19 WP 296 Convoy available at WP convoys
(external link)
Febr. 20 St Helens Roads Southend Febr. 21 CE 155 Convoy available at CE convoys
(external link)
Febr. 26 Southend St Helens Roads Febr. 27 CW 159 Convoy available at CW convoys
(external link)
Febr. 28 Portsmouth Plymouth March 1 PW 301 Via Portland.
Convoy available via this page
(external link)
March 5 Plymouth Barry March 6
March 19 Barry Yarmouth Roads March 21 WP 311 Convoy available at WP convoys
(external link)
March 25 St Helens Roads Southend March 26 CE 163 Convoy available at CE convoys
(external link)
March 31 Southend Blyth Apr. 2 FN 983 Convoy available at FN convoys
(external link)
Apr. 3 Blyth Southend Apr. 5 FS 1080 Convoy available at FS convoys
(external link)
Apr. 8 Southend St Helens Roads Apr. 9 CW 169 Convoy available at CW convoys
(external link)
Apr. 11 Cowes Roads Plymouth Apr. 12 PW 322 Convoy available via this page
(external link)
Apr. 15 Plymouth Falmouth Apr. 15
Apr. 16 Falmouth Cardiff Apr. 17 PW 324 See PW 324 at link above
Apr. 20 Cardiff Liverpool Apr. 22 Independent
Apr. 23 Liverpool Clyde Apr. 24 Independent
May 1 Clyde Loch Ewe May 2 Independent
May 2 Loch Ewe Methil May 3 WN 422 Convoy available at WN convoys
(external link)
May 5 Methil Southend May 7 FS 1107 Convoy available at FS convoys
(external link)
May 13 Southend Methil May 15 FN 1020 Convoy available at FN convoys
(external link)
June 26 Methil Sunderland June 26 FS 1152 Convoy available at FS convoys
(external link)
June 29 Sunderland Tyne June 29
July 10 Tyne Blyth July 10
July 13 Blyth Southend July 15 FS 1166 Possibly in FS 1167.
See link above
July 17 Southend St Helens Roads July 18 CW 194 Convoy available at CW convoys
(external link)
July 20 Cowes Roads Plymouth July 20 PW 372 Convoy available via this page
(external link)
July 24 Plymouth Barry July 26 PW 374 See PW 374 at link above
July 29 Barry Yarmouth Roads July 31 WP 377 Convoy available at WP convoys
(external link)
Aug. 3 St Helens Roads Southend Aug. 4 CE 196 Convoy available at CE convoys
(external link)
Aug. 8 Southend Methil Aug. 10 FN 1094 Convoy available at FN convoys
(external link)
Aug. 16 Methil Sunderland Aug. 17 FS 1196 Convoy available at FS convoys
(external link)
Aug. 21 Sunderland Southend Aug. 23 FS 1200 See FS 1200 at link above
Aug. 30 Southend Methil Sept. 1 FN 1113 Convoy available at FN convoys
(external link)
Sept. 1 Methil Roads Liverpool Sept. 6
Sept. 11 Liverpool Cardiff Sept. 14 Independent
Sept. 22 Cardiff Liverpool Sept. 23 Independent
Sept. 25 Liverpool Barry Sept. 26 Independent
Oct. 2 Barry Liverpool Oct. 3 Independent
Oct. 9 Liverpool Newport Oct. 11 Independent
Oct. 22 Newport Clyde Oct. 24 Independent
Nov. 15 Clyde Methil Roads Nov. 18 Independent
Nov. 20 Methil Southend Nov. 22 FS 1278 Convoy available at FS convoys
(external link)
Nov. 30 Southend Methil Dec. 2 FN 1192 Convoy available at FN convoys
(external link)
Dec. 2 Methil Dundee Dec. 3 Independent
Dec. 7 Methil Southend Dec. 9 FS 1293 Independent from Dundee to join.
Convoy available at FS convoys
(external link)
Dec. 16 Southend Sunderland Dec. 18 FN 1207 Convoy available at FN convoys
(external link)
Dec. 23 Sunderland Methil Dec. 24 FN 1213 See FN 1213 at link above
Dec. 24 Methil Belfast Lough Dec. 28 Independent
1944 Jan. 6 Belfast Bristol Jan. 8 Independent
Jan. 13 Bristol Barry Jan. 13 Independent
Jan. 21 Barry Yarmouth Roads Jan. 24 WP 465 Sheltered Falmouth Bay Jan. 22/23.
Convoy available at WP convoys
(external link)
Jan. 28 Cowes Roads Newport Jan. 30 PW 468 Convoy available via this page
(external link)
Febr. 3 Barry Liverpool Febr. 5 Independent
March 22 Liverpool Milford Haven March 23 Independent
March 25 Milford Haven Plymouth March 26 WP 497 Convoy available at WP convoys
(external link)
March 30 Plymouth Newport March 31 PW 498 Convoy available via this page
(external link)
Apr. 4 Newport Yarmouth Roads Apr. 6 WP 502 Convoy available at WP convoys
(external link)
Apr. 8 St Helens Roads Southend Apr. 9 CE 258 Convoy available at CE convoys
(external link)
Apr. 26 Southend Sunderland Apr. 27 FN 1339 Convoy available at FN convoys
(external link)
May 13 Sunderland Southend May 15 FS 1451 Convoy available at FS convoys
(external link)
June 9 Solent Seine Bay June 10 ETC 4W Convoy available at ETC convoys
(external link)
June 17 Seine Bay Southend June 18 FTC 10 Convoy available at FTC convoys
(external link)
June 28 Southend Seine Bay June 29 ETC 21 Convoy available at ETC convoys
(external link)
July 2 Seine Bay Southend July 3 FTC 24 Convoy available at FTC convoys
(external link)
July 9 Southend Seine Bay July 10 ETC 32 Convoy available at ETC convoys
(external link)
July 13 Seine Bay Southend July 14 FTC 35 Convoy available at FTC convoys
(external link)
July 23 Southend Seine Bay July 24 ETC 46 Convoy available at ETC convoys
(external link)
July 29 Seine Bay Southend July 30 FTC 51 Convoy available at FTC convoys
(external link)
Aug. 4 Southend Seine Bay Aug. 5 ETC 58 Convoy available at ETC convoys
(external link)
Aug. 8 Seine Bay Southend Aug. 9 FTC 61 Convoy available at FTC convoys
(external link)
Aug. 20 Southend Seine Bay Aug. 21 ETC 74 Convoy available at ETC convoys
(external link)
Aug. 24 Seine Bay Southend Aug. 25 FTC 77 Convoy available at FTC convoys
(external link)
Aug. 27 Southend Hull Aug. 28 FN 1462 Convoy available at FN convoys
(external link)
Sept. 30 Hull Southend Oct. 2 FS 1591 Convoy available at FS convoys
(external link)
Oct. 6 Southend Seaham Oct. 8 FN 1502 Convoy available at FN convoys
(external link)
Oct. 10 Seaham Southend Oct. 12 FS 1601 Convoy available at FS convoys
(external link)
Oct. 24 Southend St Helens Roads Oct. 25 TMC 15 Convoy available via this page
(external link)
Oct. 26 Solent Plymouth Oct. 26 EBF 17 Convoy available via link above
Oct. 27 Plymouth Falmouth Oct. 27 Independent
Oct. 28 Falmouth Newport Oct. 30 EBF 18 Convoy available via link above
Nov. 2 Barry Roads Plymouth Nov. 3 BEC 25 Ex Newport Nov. 1.
Convoy available via link above
Nov. 4 Plymouth Granville Nov. 5 COC 2 Convoy available via link above
Nov. 9 Granville Falmouth Nov. 10 Escorted
Nov. 11 Falmouth Mumbles Nov. 12 EBF 32 Convoy available via link above
Nov. 20 Barry Is. Plymouth Nov. 21 BEC 43 Convoy available via link above
Nov. 23 Plymouth St Malo Nov. 24 COC 10 Voyage Record shows sailed Nov. 22.
Convoy available via link above
Nov. 30 Granville Newport Dec. 2 EBF 52 Joined at sea from Granville.
Convoy available via link above
Dec. 5 Barry Roads Plymouth Dec. 6 BEC 58 Convoy available via link above
Dec. 6 Plymouth Granville Dec. 8 COC 17 Convoy available via link above
Dec. 14 Granville Falmouth Dec. 15 Escorted
Dec. 17 Falmouth Newport Dec. 18 TBC 8 Convoy available at TBC convoys
(external link)
1945 Jan. 10 Barry Roads St. Helens Roads Jan. 12 BTC 34 Convoy available at BTC convoys
(external link)
Jan. 14 St. Helens Roads Dieppe Jan. 15 WVC 37 For Dieppe.
Convoy available via this page
(external link)
Jan. 20 Dieppe St. Helens Roads Jan. 21 Departure date approx., possibly in VWC 41
Jan. 21 St. Helens Roads Southend Jan. 22 BTC 43 Convoy available at BTC convoys
(external link)
Jan. 23 Southend Hull Jan. 25 FN 1611 Convoy available at FN convoys
(external link)
Apr. 1 Hull Southend Apr. 2 FS 1773 Convoy available at FS convoys
(external link)
Apr. 4 Southend St. Helens Roads Apr. 4 TBC 118 Thence Rouen in WVC 114, arrived Apr. 5.
Convoy available at TBC convoys (external link)
WVC 114 is available via this page
(Cresco not listed)
Apr. 21 Rouen Southend Apr. 22 VWC 133 Thence Southend in BTC 113*,
probably. Convoy available via link above
See also BTC convoys
* I believe this must be a typing error - Convoy BTC 113 left Milford Haven on March 30-1945 and arrived Southend on Apr. 2. Perhaps A. Hague means BTC 133(?) - from Milford Haven Apr. 19, to Southend Apr. 22 (final destination for VWC 133 had been Solent, w/arrival Apr. 22).
Apr. 24 Southend Hull Apr. 24 FN 1695 Convoy available at FN convoys
(external link)
Apr. 28 Hull Southend Apr. 29
May 1 Downs Dieppe May 1
May 12 Dieppe Southend May 13
May 13 Southend Immingham May 14 FN 1710 See FN 1710 at link above
May 17 Immingham Downs May 18 FS 1806 Convoy available at FS convoys
(external link)
May 18 Downs Rouen May 19
May 22 Rouen Downs May 23
May 23 Downs Hull May 24 *


* See Page 14 and Page 15 for further voyages, to Febr.-1946. As can be seen, she got to go home to Norway in the summer of 1945.

 Further to the above: 
(Please note that only a few of her voyages are mentioned here - for other voyages, please go back to the Voyage Record).

Cresco is listed in the U.K.-Norway Convoy ON 16 at the end of Febr.-1940. Towards the end of March we find her in Convoy ON 21 to Norway, returning to the U.K. the following month with Convoy HN 24, which arrived Methil on Apr. 7-1940; in other words, she got out of Norway just before the German invasion (Apr. 9). Several other Norwegian ships took part in all these convoys; follow the links for more info.

In Sept.-1940 she's listed in station 83 of Convoy OA 216, which left Methil on Sept. 18-1940 and joined up with OB 216 on Sept. 21. She was in ballast for Chatham, N.B. on that occasion - ref. external links in the table above; The Norwegian Brisk and Don are also listed, A. Hague has also included Eikhaug in this convoy. Convoy OB 216 had left Liverpool on Sept. 19 and dispersed on the 23rd, Cresco arriving Chatham, N.B. independently on Oct. 5. She returned to the U.K. at the end of that month with the slow Sydney (C.B.)-U.K. Convoy SC 9, bound for Boston, Lincs. with pit props.

In Sept.-1941 she's mentioned, with a cargo of coal for Iceland, in the westbound North Atlantic Convoy ON 14, again in the company of other Norwegian ships, as can be seen when clicking on the link. The Commodore's narrative is also available for this convoy. ON 14 originated in Liverpool on Sept. 7, and according to A. Hague, Cresco detached from the convoy on Sept. 11, arriving Reykjavik on the 14th, having joined the convoy from Loch Ewe.

Cresco was otherwise mostly in service around the U.K.

She took part in Operation Overlord (Normandie) as ammunition and supply ship, arriving June 9-1944, departing June 17 to pick up another cargo. See her Voyage Record for information on some of the convoys she was in during this time period.

Related external links:
Normandy - 6 June/24 July-1944

Lillesand Sjømannsforening's website (Lillesand Seamen's Association) has a picture of this ship, along with pictures of several other Norwegian ships.

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The text on this page was compiled with the help of: "Nortraships flåte", J. R. Hegland and misc.

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