D/S Cresco
Updated June 19-2011

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


Received from and painted by Jan Goedhart, Holland.

Source: Bjørn Milde's postcard collection.
Lillesand Sjømannsforening's website (Lillesand Seamen's Association) also has pictures of this ship, along with pictures of several other Norwegian ships - click on them to make them larger (external links).

Captain: Ingebrigt Teigland, later J. Skylvik, who had previously served on Thore Hafte (until 1944). This external page (also Lillesand Sjømannsforening's website) has a picture of him and a list of other ships he served on, including WW I ships.

Her voyages are listed on these original images from the Norwegian National Archives:
Page 1 | Page 2 | Page 3 | Page 4 | Page 5 | Page 6 | Page 7 | Page 8 | Page 9 | Page 10 | Page 11 | Page 12 | Page 13 | Page 14 | Page 15

Please compare the above voyages with Arnold Hague's Voyage Record below.

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

Follow the convoy links provided for more information on each (it'll be noticed, that some listings are incomplete). Where the "Convoy" column is left blank, it means that convoy is not known.

Errors may exist, and some voyages are missing.

	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	A. Hague says: Possibly an MT convoy Tyne to Methil (compare w/Page 1). Convoy available at FN convoys (external link) Missing movements, Page 1.
	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	–	A. Hague says: 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) Compare w/Page 1
	Aug. 21	Spurn	Southend	Aug. 22	FS 258	Convoy available at link above (see also Page 1).
	Aug. 25	Southend	Tyne	Aug. 27	FN 262	Convoy available at FN convoys (external link)
	Sept. 15	Tyne	Methil	Sept. 16	FN 280	Convoy available at link above
	Sept. 18	Methil	–	–	OA 216	For Chatham N.B. Rendezvoused with OB 216, Sept. 21. Convoy available at OA 216 (external link)
	Sept. 21	OA 216 & OB 216 joined up	–	–	OB 216	Dispersed in 53N 17 05W, Sept. 23. Convoy available at OB 216 (external link)
	Sept. 23	Detached from OB 216	Chatham, N.B.	Oct. 5	Independent	Left Chatham Oct. 19 (Page 1).
	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	Convoy available 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	Page 1 gives arrival Dec. 8
	Dec. 11	Hull	Immingham	Dec. 11*	Independent	*Page 2 gives arrival Dec. 14 (left Dec. 15).
	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	Convoy available 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) Also, Page 2
	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) Missing voyage, Page 2
	Febr. 21	Southend	Tyne	Febr. 23*	FN 412A	*See also Page 2. Convoy available at FN convoys (external link)
	March 11	Tyne	Southend	March 12	FS 433	Convoy available at FS convoys (external link) Also, Page 2.
	March 20	Southend	Sunderland	March 21	FN 436	Convoy available at FN convoys (external link)
	March 27	Sunderland	Southend*	March 29	FS 449	*Again, compare w/Page 2. 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	Compare w/Page 2. 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	Convoy available at link above See also Page 2
	May 10	Southend	Blyth	May 12	EC 18	Convoy available at EC convoys (external link) Left Blyth for London May 12 (Page 2).
	May 26	Blyth	Southend	May 28	FS 499	Convoy available at FS convoys (external link) Also, Page 2.
	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) See also Page 3
	Aug. 28	Southend	Blyth	Aug. 30	EC 66	Convoy available at EC convoys (external link)
	Sept. 6	Blyth	Loch Ewe	Sept. 9	EC 69	Convoy available 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	See also Page 3
	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) Again, see Page 3
	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) Also, Page 3
	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) Also, Page 3 & Page 4
	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 at PW convoys (external link)
	Dec. 23	Plymouth	Falmouth	Dec. 23	Independent	–
	Dec. 24	Falmouth	Barry	Dec. 25	PW 85	Convoy available at link above
1942	Jan. 1	Barry	Milford Haven	–	Independent	Page 4 gives arrival Jan. 2.
	Jan. 3	Milford Haven	Liverpool	Jan. 4	MH 59	A. Hague says: Independent from Holyhead. Convoy available via this page (external link). On to Garston same day (Page 4).
	Jan. 8	Liverpool	Clyde	Jan. 10	Independent	–
	Jan. 17	Clyde	Oban	Jan. 18	Independent	–
	Jan. 19	Oban	Methil	Jan. 29	WN 233	A. Hague says: 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	Convoy available at link above Also, Page 4
	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) Also, Page 4
	Febr. 26	Southend	Methil*	Febr. 28	FN 642	*Arrived Grangemouth (Page 4). Convoy available at FN convoys (external link)
	March 9	Methil	Southend	March 11	FS 746	Convoy available at FS convoys (external link) Also, Page 4
	March 16	Southend	Methil*	March 18	FN 657	*Grangemouth (Page 4). Convoy available at FN convoys (external link)
	March 25	Methil	Southend	March 27	FS 759	Convoy available at FS convoys (external link) Also, Page 4
	March 30	Southend	Methil*	Apr. 1	FN 669	*Grangemouth (Page 4). Convoy available at FN convoys (external link) See also Page 5
	Apr. 6	Methil	Southend	Apr. 8	FS 770	Convoy available at FS convoys (external link) Also, Page 5
	Apr. 11	Southend	Methil*	Apr. 13	FN 679	*Grangemouth (Page 5). Convoy available at FN convoys (external link)
	Apr. 17	Methil	Southend	Apr. 19	FS 779	Convoy available at FS convoys (external link) Also, Page 5
	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) Also, Page 5
	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) Also, Page 5
	May 18	Southend	Blyth	May 19	FN 711	Convoy available at FN convoys (external link)
	June 2	Blyth	Methil*	June 3	FN 723	*Grangemouth (Page 5). Convoy available at link above
	June 6	Methil	Southend	June 8	FS 822	Convoy available at FS convoys (external link) Also, Page 5
	June 11	Southend	Methil	June 13	FN 732	Convoy available at FN convoys (external link) On to Grangemouth (Page 5)
	June 17	Methil	Southend	June 19	FS 831	Convoy available at FS convoys (external link) Also, Page 5
	June 24	Southend	Methil*	June 26	FN 743	*Grangemouth (Page 5). 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	*Grangemouth (Page 6). Convoy available at FN convoys (external link)
	July 11	Methil	Southend	July 13	FS 852	Convoy available at FS convoys (external link) Also, Page 6
	Aug. 4	Southend	Tyne	Aug. 6	FN 778	Convoy available at FN convoys (external link)
	Aug. 7	Tyne	Methil	Aug. 8	FN 780	Convoy available 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	A. Hague says: Independent Liverpool to Holyhead. Convoy available via this page (external link)
	Sept. 16	Swansea	Yarmouth Roads	Sept. 18	WP 219	Via Dartmouth (see also Page 6). Convoy available at WP convoys (external link)
	Sept. 19	St Helens Roads	Southend	Sept. 20	CE 120	Convoy available at CE convoys (external link) Also, Page 6
	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 at PW convoys (external link)
	Oct. 5	Plymouth	Swansea	Oct. 6	PW 227	Convoy available 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	–	Left Southampton Oct. 16 (Page 6).
	Oct. 17	Portsmouth	Barry	Oct. 20	PW 234	A. Hague says: Via Portland and Dartmouth (see also Page 6 & Page 7). Convoy available at PW convoys (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) See also Page 7
	Nov. 28	Cowes Roads	Barry	Nov. 30	PW 255	Convoy available at PW convoys (external link)
	Dec. 2	Barry	Garston	Dec. 5	Independent	–
	Dec. 15	Garston	Barry	Dec. 18	Independent	–
	Dec. 21	Barry	Yarmouth Roads	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) Again, see also Page 7
1943	Jan. 3	Southend	St Helens Roads	Jan. 4	CW 146	Convoy available at CW convoys (external link) Also, Page 7
	Jan. 5	Cowes Roads	Milford Haven	Jan. 7	PW 274	Convoy available at PW convoys (external link)
	Jan. 17	Milford Haven	Barry	Jan. 18	Independent	–
	Jan. 23	Barry	Garston	Jan. 25	Independent	See also Page 8
	Jan. 27	Garston	Barry	Jan. 31	Independent	Also, Page 8
	Febr. 3	Barry	Yarmouth Roads	Febr. 5	WP 289	Convoy available at WP convoys (external link) Also, Page 8
	Febr. 8	Yarmouth Roads	Portland	Febr. 8	PW 291	A. Hague says: Put in. Convoy available at PW convoys (external link) Again, see also Page 8
	Febr. 10	Portland	Barry	Febr. 12	–	–
	Febr. 17	Barry	Yarmouth Roads	Febr. 19	WP 296	Convoy available at WP convoys (external link) Also, Page 8
	Febr. 20	St Helens Roads	Southend	Febr. 21	CE 155	Convoy available at CE convoys (external link) Also, Page 8
	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 (Page 8). Convoy available at PW convoys (external link)
	March 5	Plymouth	Barry	March 6	–	–
	March 19	Barry	Yarmouth Roads	March 21	WP 311	Convoy available at WP convoys (external link) Also, Page 8
	March 25	St Helens Roads	Southend	March 26	CE 163	Convoy available at CE convoys (external link) Also, Page 8
	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) See also Page 9
	Apr. 11	Cowes Roads	Plymouth	Apr. 12	PW 322	Convoy available at PW convoys (external link)
	Apr. 15	Plymouth	Falmouth	Apr. 15	–	–
	Apr. 16	Falmouth	Cardiff	Apr. 17	PW 324	Convoy available 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) Also, Page 9
	May 13	Southend	Methil*	May 15	FN 1020	*Grangemouth (Page 9). 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	A. Hague says: Possibly in FS 1167. Both available at link above
	July 17	Southend	St Helens Roads	July 18	CW 194	Convoy available at CW convoys (external link) Also, Page 9
	July 20	Cowes Roads	Plymouth	July 20	PW 372	Convoy available at PW convoys (external link)
	July 24	Plymouth	Barry	July 26	PW 374	Convoy available at link above
	July 29	Barry	Yarmouth Roads	July 31	WP 377	Convoy available at WP convoys (external link) See also Page 9
	Aug. 3	St Helens Roads	Southend	Aug. 4	CE 196	Convoy available at CE convoys (external link) Also, Page 9
	Aug. 8	Southend	Methil*	Aug. 10	FN 1094	*Burntisland (Page 9). 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	Convoy available at link above See also Page 10
	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	Again, see Page 10
	Nov. 15	Clyde	Methil Roads	Nov. 18	Independent	–
	Nov. 20	Methil	Southend	Nov. 22	FS 1278	Convoy available at FS convoys (external link) Also, Page 10
	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	A. Hague says: Independent from Dundee to join. Convoy available at FS convoys (external link)
	Convoy FS 1293 did originate in Methil, but as A. Hague says, Cresco started out in Dundee. See Page 10.
	Dec. 16	Southend	Sunderland	Dec. 18	FN 1207	Convoy available at FN convoys (external link)
	Dec. 23	Sunderland	Methil	Dec. 24	FN 1213	Convoy available 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	A. Hague says: Sheltered Falmouth Bay Jan. 22/23. See also Page 11 (arrived Southampton Jan. 24). Convoy available at WP convoys (external link)
	Jan. 28	Cowes Roads	Newport	Jan. 30	PW 468	Convoy available at PW convoys (external link) Also, Page 11
	Febr. 3	Barry	Liverpool	Febr. 5	Independent	Later arrived Garston March 16 (Page 11).
	March 22	Liverpool*	Milford Haven	March 23	Independent	*From Garston
	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 at PW convoys (external link)
	Apr. 4	Newport	Yarmouth Roads	Apr. 6	WP 502	Convoy available at WP convoys (external link) Also, Page 11
	Apr. 8	St Helens Roads	Southend	Apr. 9	CE 258	Convoy available at CE convoys (external link) Also, Page 11
	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) Also, Page 11
	Her voyages to France are not detailed on the archive documents and, therefore, comparison cannot be made and accuracy confirmed.
	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) Also, Page 11
	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) See also Page 12
	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) Also, Page 12
	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) Also, Page 12
	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) Also, Page 12
	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) Also, Page 12
	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) Also, Page 12
	Oct. 24	Southend	St Helens Roads	Oct. 25	TMC 15	Convoy available via this page (external link) Also, Page 12
	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 See also Page 13
	Nov. 2	Barry Roads	Plymouth	Nov. 3	BEC 25	A. Hague says: 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	Voyage to Granville not included, Page 13
	Nov. 11	Falmouth	Mumbles	Nov. 12	EBF 32	Convoy available via link above. Missing movements, Page 13
	Nov. 20	Barry Is.	Plymouth	Nov. 21	BEC 43	Convoy available via link above
	Nov. 23	Plymouth	St Malo	Nov. 24	COC 10	A. Hague says: Voyage Record shows sailed Nov. 22. Convoy available via link above. Again, see also Page 13
	Nov. 30	Granville	Newport	Dec. 2	EBF 52	A. Hague says: Joined at sea from Granville. Convoy available via link above. (Left Newport Dec. 4)
	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) Left Newport Jan. 9-1945 (Page 13).
1945	Jan. 10	Barry Roads	St. Helens Roads	Jan. 12	BTC 34	Convoy available at BTC convoys (external link) Also, Page 13
	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	–	A. Hague says: Departure date approx., possibly in VWC 41 (see also Page 13).
	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) Also, Page 13
	Apr. 4	Southend	St. Helens Roads	Apr. 4	TBC 118	A. Hague says: 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	A. Hague says: 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). Again, see also Page 13.
	Apr. 24	Southend	Hull	Apr. 24	FN 1695	Convoy available at FN convoys (external link) See also Page 14
	Apr. 28	Hull	Southend	Apr. 29	–	–
	May 1	Downs	Dieppe	May 1	–	–
	May 12	Dieppe	Southend	May 13	–	Also, Page 14
	May 13	Southend	Immingham	May 14	FN 1710	Convoy available at link above (Immingham not mentioned, Page 14).
	May 17	Immingham	Downs	May 18	FS 1806	Convoy available at FS convoys (external link) Again, see also Page 14
	May 18	Downs	Rouen	May 19	–	–
	May 22	Rouen	Downs	May 23	–	–
	May 23	Downs	Hull	May 24	–	Subsequent voyages: Page 14 & Page 15

Misc. Convoy Voyages:

For information on voyages made in between those mentioned here, please see the documents received from the National Archives of Norway and A. Hague's record above. Follow the convoy links provided for more details on them, several Norwegian ships took part.

According to A. Hague, Cresco sailed in the U.K.-Norway Convoy ON 16 at the end of Febr.-1940. She must have returned to the U.K., because in March, he has her in Convoy ON 21 to Norway. On Apr. 3, we find her in Convoy HN 24 from Norway to the U.K.; in other words, she got out of Norway just before the German invasion (Apr. 9). Cresco's voyage is said to have started out from Oslo and she was bound for Shields in ballast, arriving there on Apr. 9, which agrees with Page 1 of the archive documents.

Later that year she's listed, together with the Norwegian Brisk, Don and Eikhaug, in 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. 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. later that month with the slow Sydney (C.B.)-U.K. Convoy SC 9, bound for Boston, Lincs. with pit props, where she arrived, via Clyde and Methil Roads, on Nov. 25.

She subsequently made voyages around the U.K. - again, see Page 1. Her 1941 start on Page 2 and continue on Page 3; as can be seen, she made a voyage to Reykjavik in June that year. Convoy information can be found in the Voyage Record above.

In Sept.-1941 she's mentioned, with a cargo of coal for Iceland, in the westbound North Atlantic Convoy ON 14, which originated in Liverpool on Sept. 7. The Commodore's narrative is also available for this convoy, which lost 3 ships. Cresco arrived Reykjavik on Sept. 14, having sailed from Loch Ewe on the 9th - according to A. Hague, she had detached from the convoy on Sept. 11.

She was otherwise mostly in service around the U.K., though 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's listed in during this time period.

From Page 14 of the archive documents, we learn that she got to go home to Norway already in June-1945, and again in July that year.

POST WAR:

According to Lillesand Sjømannsforening (external link), she was owned in 1956 by Erich Drescher, Hamburg, and had the name Wittore. Sold in July-1958 to Eisen und Metall K.G. Lehr & Co. for breaking up. Broken up (commenced?) July 17-1958.

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

Back to Cresco on the "Ships starting with C" page.

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