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D/S Leiv Eiriksson To Leiv Eiriksson on the "Ships starting with L" page. Manager: Nortraship Built as John Wright Stanly by North Carolina Shipbuilding Co., Wilmington (59), launched on Jan. 19-1943, completed Jan. 29 (Barber Steamship Line and American West Africa Line Inc., New York, managers). Owned by United States War Shipping Administration (WSA) and on bareboat charter to Nortraship. Taken over on Jan. 29-1943 (upon delivery). See also my page "Ship Statistics and Misc." under "Gains 1943" for a list of the other ships added to Nortraship's fleet in 1943.
Listed as sailing in Convoy HX 248 from New York in July-1943, bound for Avonmouth with general cargo. Towards the end of Febr.-1944 she was scheduled for Convoy HX 280, but did not sail. She joined the next convoy, HX 281, but returned to port though eventually got away with Convoy HX 284 on March 23, joining with the Halifax portion and carrying a general cargo as well as 2 tugs. That summer, in June/July-1944, she shows up in Convoy HX 296 from New York, bound for Liverpool, Milford Haven and Falmouth, general cargo. At the end of the following month she can be found in Convoy HX 305 from New York.
Sold in Oct.-1946 to the Norwegian Government for Skibs-A/S Eidsiva (Sverre Ditlev-Simonsen & Co., Oslo), renamed Vinni in 1947. Sold to Italy in 1954 and renamed Probitas (Adriatico Tirreno Jonio Ligure "ATJL" di Alberto Ravano & Figli), Genoa. To Industria Armamento S. p. A., Genoa in 1965. Broken up at Vado, Italy, Apr.-1969, having arrived Vado on Sept. 13-1968. Related external links: Stavern Memorial Commemoration - There's a Motorman Edvin Halvorsen commemorated here among the casualties of the tanker Leiv Eiriksson, which was sunk in 1942. However, checking with "Våre falne", which lists Norwegian WW II casualties, I find that he died in an accident on June 26-1943. The ship is given as Leiv Eiriksson, so I believe he must have been on board the steamship by this name when the accident occurred. Back to Leiv Eiriksson on the "Ships starting with L" page. The text on this page was compiled with the help of: "Nortraships flåte", J. R. Hegland, "Liberty Ships in Peacetime, and their Contribution to World Shipping History" I. G. Steward - 1992 and misc.
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