D/S Henrik Ibsen

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Misc. War Voyages:

This ship can be found in Convoy SLS 46, which departed Freetown for the U.K. on Sept. 1-1940. Henrik Ibsen joined the convoy at sea, taking up station 104. At the beginning of Dec. that year she shows up in Convoy OB 256, leaving Liverpool on Dec. 8-1940. Her destination is given as Cape Town - ref. externl link below.

In May-1941 she was scheduled for the Gibraltar-U.K. Convoy HG 62, but instead joined the next convoy, HG 63. She was bound for Immingham with iron ore at the time, sailing in station 12. In Sept. that same year we find her in the westbound North Atlantic Convoy ON 16, and early in Nov.-1941, she's listed, with a cargo of phosphates for London, in the slow Sydney (C.B.)-U.K. Convoy SC 53.

She also sailed in Convoy SC 75 in March/Apr.-1942 (Halifax-U.K.), general cargo for Newport, and in June that year she's listed in the slow Sydney (C.B.)-U.K. Convoy SC 87, cargo of steel and pulp for Manchester. In Aug.-1942 she joined Convoy SC 97, but returned to port with collision damage. She subsequently joined the next convoy, SC 98, which left Halifax on Aug. 29-1942, but again had to return to port, putting into Sydney, C.B. She may have joined Convoy SC 99 from Sydney, C.B., but unfortunately I only have the names of the ships departing Halifax with this convoy, so cannot confirm.

In May the following year she was in Convoy SC 130 from Halifax, then in Sept.-1943 we find her in station 22 of Convoy SC 142, bound for London with grain, and in Dec. she sailed in Convoy SC 149 (leaving Halifax on Dec. 15-1943), cargo of lumber for London, station 32.

In Apr.-1944 she joined the slow Convoy SC 157, cargo of steel, logs and pit props for Tyne. That summer, in July-1944, she's listed among the ships in the large New York-U.K. Convoy HX 300, bound for Ipswich with a cargo of grain, joining from Sydney, C.B. In Oct.-1944 she shows up in the slow Convoy SC 158, cargo of grain for Avonmouth. This convoy originated in Halifax on Oct. 4, but Henrik Ibsen again joined with the Sydney, C.B. portion. In the middle of Dec.-1944 she's listed in Convoy SC 163 from Halifax, general cargo for Manchester.

Related external link
SL Convoys - The site also has a section on the OB convoys. As will be seen, Henrik Ibsen is listed in Convoy OB 256 and SLS 46.

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Norway had previously had another ship by this name, built in 1878 for owners in Bergen, 850 gt. Found drifting without crew on Dec. 2-1916, voyage Fredrikstad-Leith, condemned.