T/T Karsten Wang

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Misc. Convoy Voyages:

As already mentioned, Karsten Wang was taken over by Nortraship on May 31-1944. Towards the end of June she's listed in the fast New York-U.K. Convoy CU 29, together with the Norwegian Martin Bakke, subsequently returning to the U.S. the following month with Convoy UC 29*, which left Liverpool on July 9 and arrived New York on the 19th; her destination is given as Philadelphia. Later that month we find her, as the only Norwegian ship, in Convoy CU 33 for the U.K., heading back to the U.S. with Convoy UC 33* - departure Liverpool Aug. 9-1944, arrival New York Aug. 20. A week later she joined Convoy CU 37, again as the only Norwegian ship, then returned with Convoy UC 37*, which departed Liverpool on Sept. 12-1944 and arrived New York on the 23rd. On the 29th she joined Convoy CU 41, this time with the Norwegian Elisabeth Bakke, and the following month we find her in the westbound Convoy UC 41A*, leaving Liverpool on Oct. 14, arriving New York on the 25th. Wasting no time, she joined Convoy CU 45, together with California Express. Karsten Wang's destination is given as Cherbourg on that occasion, and she headed back to the U.S. again in Convoy UC 45A*, which departed Liverpool on Nov. 14 and arrived New York on the 26th. In Dec. that same year she was the only Norwegian ship in Convoy CU 49 for the U.K., rounding off the year of 1944 by sailing to the U.S. with Convoy UC 49B* (departure Liverpool Dec. 20-1944, arrival New York Dec. 31).

She was also the lone Norwegian ship in Convoy CU 53 at the beginning of Jan.-1945, heading back across the Atlantic with Convoy UC 53A* later that month (departure Liverpool Jan. 19-1945, arrival New York Febr. 2). She subsequently joined Convoy CU 57, again as the only Norwegian ship. Her destination is given as Thameshaven. Towards the end of Febr. we find her in the westbound Convoy UC 57A*, which arrived New York on March 5. She now joined Convoy CU 61, but returned to port and instead joined the next convoy a week later, going back to the U.S. at the end of March with Convoy UC 62A*, which departed Liverpool on March 31 an arrived New York on Apr. 11. Note also that she's listed in Convoy VWC 111 from Havre on March 30 (external link); perhaps she joined UC 62A at sea from this convoy?

The next eastbound North Atlantic convoy she shows up in is CU 66, which left New York on Apr. 16-1945 and arrived Liverpool on the 28th, and the last westbound convoy she's mentioned in is UC 66A* (departure Liverpool on May 2, arrival New York May 13). Towards the end of May she travelled back across the Atlantic with Convoy CU 72, which left New York on May 25 and arrived Liverpool on June 3.

According to T. Gjertsen's story (see link further up on this page), she subsequently made voyages to The Persian Gulf, Guam, Calcutta, Bombay, Sydney, Trincomale, Port Said, Colombo and other ports, before heading back to the U.S. in June-1946.

* All the UC convoys mentioned here will be added to individual pages in my Convoys section in due course; in the meantime, ships sailing in them are named on the page listing ships in all UC convoys.

POST WAR:

Sold to Mosvold, Farsund, in 1950 and renamed Mosborg. Sold and renamed Formostar in 1954. Converted to a floating power plant in USA in Dec.-1960, and later the main machinery and some deck gear were removed and a complete concrete-making plant fitted on board. She then became a non-propelled barge and was used for the placement of underwater tunnel sections. Sold to breakers in Sept.-1963 and arrived Hamburg in Febr.-1964 to be broken up. (This info received R. W. Jordan).

Related external links:
The T2 Tanker page
T 2 tankers
Alphabetical list of T2 tankers

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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. other.