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D/S Mari To Mari on the "Ships starting with M" page. Owner: A/S Odderø Delivered from Akers mek. Verksted, Oslo as Bjørkhaug to A/S Fart (L. Mæland & H. Karluf Hansen), Haugesund in Jan.-1920, 590 gt, 306 net, 900 tdwt, 161.9' x 29.3' x 13.1', Tripple exp. 72 nhp (Akers). Sold in 1924 to H. C. Hansen, Skien. Rebuilt in 1925, named Mari for Arth. H. Mathiesen, Oslo. In 1940 owner was A/S Odderø (A. I. Langfeldt & Co.), Kristiansand. Captain: Ole Stidal. Also, it looks like Tolli Tollisen served as captain of Mari at some point - see my text for Deneb. In my Warsailor Stories section there's an interesting story received from a crew member of this ship, Reg Jones, who joined her in Aug.-1944.
Mari is listed in Convoy HN 11 from Norway to the U.K. in Febr.-1940, bound for Methil with general cargo. Early in March we find her in the U.K.-Norway Convoy ON 18, and at the end of that month, shortly before the German invasion of Norway, she joined Convoy HN 22, bound for Billingham with carbide - follow links for more info; several Norwegian ships took part. She avoided the chaos in Le Havre in the summer of 1940 by heading straight for Cherbourg, then to Brest, and from there quikcly left for Falmouth just as the Germans arrived Brest. From then on she was in service transporting coal between the Bristol channel and the south coast of England, chartered by The General Steam Navigation Company Ltd. from Sept.-1940 (till June-1944). She made a total of 90 round trips, meaning she passed Lands End 180 times. Later, she took part in Operation Neptune in June-1944, bringing soldiers and cargo to Omaha on June 6, leaving again on June 11.
Taken over by B. Ekerholt, Oslo in 1946. Sold that same year to Morocco and renamed Rebia. Reported lost in 1947. Related external links: Omaha Beach - includes several Maps Back to Mari on the "Ships starting with M" page. The text on this page was compiled with the help of: "Våre gamle skip", Leif M. Bjørkelund & E. H. Kongshavn, "Skip og menn", Birger Dannevig, "Nortraships flåte", J. R. Hegland, and misc.
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