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D/S Fagerbro To Fagerbro on the "Ships starting with F" page. Manager: Rob. Nilson & Arild Nyquist, Oslo Delivered in July-1923 from Hølens Verksted, Larvik (29) as Fagerbro to D/S A/S Fagerbro (Rob. Nilson and Arild Nyquist), Oslo. 222.9' x 34.2' x 14.2', Triple Exp., 600 ihp (Davey, Paxman & Co. Ltd. Colchester). Captain: Norman Lagesen.
There's a ship by this name listed in Convoy HN 6 from Norway to the U.K. in Dec.-1939/Jan.-1940. She's also mentioned in connection with Convoy HN 10B in Febr.-1940, bound for Manchester with general cargo. In Apr.-1940 she was in Convoy HN 24, which arrived Methil from Norway on Apr. 7-1940; in other words, she got out of Norway just before the German invasion (Apr. 9). In Oct. that same year she shows up in the Gibraltar-U.K. Convoy HG 45, bound for Newport, cargo of pit props. Follow the links for more convoy info, several Norwegian ships took part. Towards the end of March-1942 she was scheduled for Convoy RU 16 from Reykjavik to the U.K., cargo of fish for Hull, but appears to have cancelled. She was one of the about 50 Norwegian ships taking part in Operation Neptune (the maritime side of the invasion of Normandie, June-1944), arriving Utah Beach on June 14. Attacked twice by aircraft in the early morning hours of that date, and an aircraft was seen crashing in the sea with its engine on fire after Fagerbro's gunners had fired at it with the port and midship Oerlikons.
Sold in Jan.-1949 to Skibs-A/S Idræt (Sverre Monsen), Stavanger and renamed Idræt. Sold in Jan.-1954 to A/S Bokn (Erik Bakkevig), Haugesund, and renamed Kurér, in lumber trade between The White Sea and the U.K. Sold to Brødrene Anda, Stavanger (breakers) in March-1961, arriving Stavanger in tow on March 9-1961 for breaking up. Related external link: Back to Fagerbro on the "Ships starting with F" page. The text on this page was compiled with the help of: "Nortraships flåte", J. R. Hegland, and misc.
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