M/T Elise

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Source: Bjørn Milde's postcard collection.

Misc. War Details:

Elise was one of several Norwegian ships sailing in Convoy SC 148 from Halifax to the U.K. in Dec.-1943.

There's also a ship by this name listed in Convoy GUS 46 in July-1944. This convoy left Port Said on July 14, and was bound for Hampton Roads, but several ships parted company en route. In fact, Elise is said to have left at Augusta on July 19.

Elise took part in the landings on the coast of France, between Toulon and Cannes on Aug. 15-1944. Close to 900 ships took part in the operation, 4 were Norwegian (Audun, Star and Roald Amundsen were the others). Elise functioned as fleet oiler.

From Apr.-1945 until the end of Oct.-1945 a British able seaman by the name Thomas Patrick Shaw sailed with this ship - see my text for Hallfried for picture and more details on him, including some of his other WW II and post war ships. If anyone remembers this man, please contact me via the address provided at the end of this page.

POST WAR:

Sold in 1953 and renamed Apollo. Sold in 1958 to Valenciana Compania Naviera S/A, Panama, and renamed Anargyros (Liberian flag). Laid up at Amsterdam from July 5- 1957. Sold to Frank Rijsdijk's Industriel Ondernemingen, Hendrik-Ido-Ambacht, and arrived in the New Waterway on 10 Feb. 10-1960 on her way to the scrapyard.

Related external links:
Info on the cook - Martin E Thevik is said to have died in an accident at sea on Febr. 22-1944.

The Australian War Memorial has another picture of this ship. It can be found by running a search through their collection search page.

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The text on this page was compiled with the help of: "Nortraships flåte", J. R. Hegland, E-mails from Roger W. Jordan - and misc.