D/S Marita

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Some War Voyages:

Marita, in ballast for Glasgow, is listed in Convoy HN 10B from Norway to the U.K. in Febr.-1940. 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). Marita had a general cargo for Manchester on that occasion, and arrived her destination on Apr. 10. Both these convoys also had a number of other Norwegian ships.

She was one of several Norwegian ships in the slow Sydney (C.B.)-U.K. Convoy SC 11 in Nov.-1940, in which Bruse and Salonica were sunk, among others - follow the links for more details. Marita had a cargo of lumber and was bound for Ridham Dock.

Marita rescued survivors from the British S/S Empire Storm, torpedoed by U-557 on May 29-1941 when straggling from Convoy HX 128, and landed them in St. Johns on June 4 (a Norwegian source says 42 men). At the time, Marita was a member of the slow Convoy SC 32, which had left Halifax on May 19 (she had been scheduled for the previous SC 31 on May 9, but did not sail). She had a cargo of timber for Bristol, and is said to have completed her voyage to the U.K. with Convoy SC 35 later on, but this convoy is not available to me so I cannot confirm. In Aug. that year she was 1 of 14 Norwegian ships in the westbound North Atlantic Convoy ON 4. Her destination is given as Bathurst, station 25.

The 2nd external website that I've linked to below has Marita in the Gibraltar (MKS) portion of Convoy SL 149/MKS 40 in Febr./March-1944, destination Workington. SL 149 had left Freetown on Febr. 11 and joined up with the Gibraltar portion on the 22nd, the combined convoy arriving Liverpool on March 7. The Norwegian Bosphorus, Drammensfjord and Kong Haakon VII are also listed.

Related external links:
The loss of Empire Storm

SL/MKS Convoys - As can seen, Marita listed in SL 149/MKS 40.

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