Manager: Erling H. Samuelsen, Oslo
Tonnage: 9311 gt
Built by Barcley Curle & Co., Glasgow in 1930, 9311 gt, 13 500 tdwt.
Her voyages are listed on these original images from the Norwegian National Archives:
Page 1 | Page 2 | Page 3
Please compare the above voyages with Arnold Hague's Voyage Record below.
Voyage Record
From Jan.-1940 to Oct.-1945:
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(Received from Don Kindell - His source: The late Arnold Hague's database).
Follow the convoy links provided for more information on each.
| 1940 |
Jan. 25 |
Manila |
Beira |
March 14 |
Independent |
Arrived with defects |
| |
March 17 |
Beira |
Durban |
March 26 |
Independent |
– |
| |
May 5 |
Durban |
Bahrein |
May 24 |
Independent |
– |
| |
May 26 |
Bahrein |
Capetown |
June 20 |
Independent |
– |
| |
June 27 |
Capetown |
Bahrein |
July 24 |
Independent |
– |
| |
June 28* |
Bahrein |
Bombay |
Aug. 5 |
Independent |
*Should be July 28 |
| |
Aug. 9 |
Bombay |
Fremantle |
Sept. 4 |
Independent |
– |
| |
Sept. 9 |
Fremantle |
Adelaide |
Sept. 17 |
Independent |
– |
| |
Sept. 19 |
Adelaide |
Melbourne |
Sept. 22 |
Independent |
– |
| 1941 |
March 11 |
Melbourne |
Sydney, N.S.W. |
March 15 |
Independent |
– |
| |
March 22 |
Sydney, N.S.W. |
Palembang |
Apr. 18* |
Independent |
*Arrived Apr. 10, via Thursday Island
(See Page 1) |
| |
Apr. 11 |
Palembang |
Singapore |
Apr. 13 |
Independent |
– |
| |
Apr. 29 |
Singapore |
Thursday Island |
May 11 |
Independent |
– |
| |
May 12 |
Thursday Island |
Melbourne |
May 23 |
Independent |
– |
| |
June 22 |
Melbourne |
Brisbane |
June 28 |
Independent |
– |
| |
June 28 |
Brisbane |
Townsville |
July 2 |
Independent |
– |
| |
July 7 |
Townsville |
Sourabaya |
July 21 |
Independent |
Via Thursday Island
(Page 1) |
| |
Aug. 3 |
Sourabaya |
Singapore |
Aug. 14 |
Independent |
– |
| |
Aug. 16 |
Singapore |
Balikpapan |
– |
Independent |
– |
| |
Aug. 24 |
Balikpapan |
Thursday Island |
Sept. 4 |
Independent |
– |
| |
Sept. 5 |
Thursday Island |
Sydney, N.S.W. |
Sept. 17 |
Independent |
– |
| |
Oct. 22 |
Sydney, N.S.W. |
Melbourne |
Oct. 27 |
Independent |
– |
| |
Oct. 31 |
Melbourne |
San Francisco |
Dec. 21 |
Independent |
Via Geelong -
Page 1.
Doc says:
From Dec. 21-1941 to May-1943,
in San Francisco |
| 1943 |
June 1 |
San Francisco |
Portland, Oregon |
June 5 |
Independent |
After repairing collision damage of March-1941 |
| |
June 10 |
Portland, Oregon |
Los Angeles |
– |
Independent |
– |
| |
June 15 |
Los Angeles |
Honolulu |
June 25 |
Independent |
– |
| |
June 29 |
Honolulu |
Los Angeles |
July 8 |
Independent |
– |
| |
July 12 |
Los Angeles |
Brisbane |
Aug. 11 |
Independent |
– |
| |
Aug. 16 |
Brisbane |
Newcastle, N.S.W. |
Aug. 18 |
PG 63 |
Convoy available at PG 63
(external link) |
| |
Aug. 23 |
Newcastle, N.S.W. |
Los Angeles |
Sept. 20 |
Independent |
– |
| |
Sept. 26 |
Los Angeles |
Brisbane |
Oct. 27 |
Independent |
– |
| |
Oct. 30 |
Brisbane |
Gladstone |
Oct. 31 |
QL 25 |
Convoy available at QL 25
(external link) |
| |
Nov. 3 |
Gladstone |
Townsville |
Nov. 5 |
Independent |
– |
| |
Nov. 6 |
Townsville |
Gladstone |
Nov. 8 |
Independent |
– |
| |
Nov. 8 |
Gladstone |
Brisbane |
Nov. 9 |
LQ 27 |
Convoy available at LQ 27
(external link) |
| |
Nov. 17 |
Brisbane |
Townsville |
Nov. 21 |
QL 30 |
Convoy available at QL 30
(external link) |
| |
Nov. 22 |
Townsville |
Port Moresby |
Nov. 26 |
TN 181 |
Convoy available at TN 181
(external link) |
| |
Nov. 30 |
Port Moresby |
Milne Bay |
Dec. 1 |
Independent |
– |
| |
Dec. 3 |
Milne Bay |
Los Angeles |
Jan. 6-1944 |
Independent |
– |
| 1944 |
Jan. 27 |
Los Angeles |
Port Townsend |
Febr. 1 |
Independent |
See also Page 2 |
| |
Febr. 4 |
Port Townsend |
Los Angeles |
Febr. 9 |
Independent |
– |
| |
Febr. 14 |
Los Angeles |
Pearl Harbor |
Febr. 23 |
Independent |
– |
| |
Febr. 27 |
Pearl Harbor |
Los Angeles |
March 1* |
Independent |
Page 2 gives March 7 |
| |
March 9 |
Los Angeles |
Pearl Harbor |
March 19 |
Independent |
– |
| |
March 21 |
Pearl Harbor |
Balboa |
Apr. 11 |
Independent |
– |
| |
Apr. 12 |
Cristobal |
Aruba |
Apr. 14 |
Independent |
– |
| |
Apr. 16 |
Aruba |
Cristobal |
Apr. 19 |
Independent |
– |
| |
Apr. 27 |
Balboa |
Pearl Harbor |
– |
Independent |
– |
| |
May 20 |
Pearl Harbor |
Balboa |
June 9 |
Independent |
– |
| |
June 9 |
Cristobal |
Curacao |
June 12 |
Independent |
– |
| |
June 14 |
Curacao |
Cristobal |
June 17 |
Independent |
– |
| |
June 20 |
Balboa |
Pearl Harbor |
July 12 |
Independent |
– |
| |
July 14 |
Pearl Harbor |
Balboa |
– |
Independent |
– |
| |
Aug. 3 |
Cristobal |
Curacao |
Aug. 6 |
Independent |
– |
| |
Aug. 8 |
Curacao |
Cristobal |
Aug. 11 |
Independent |
– |
| |
Aug. 13 |
Balboa |
Pearl Harbor |
Sept. 2 |
Independent |
– |
| |
Sept. 14 |
Pearl Harbor |
Los Angeles |
Sept. 25 |
Independent |
– |
| |
Oct. 13 |
Los Angeles |
Pearl Harbor |
Oct. 23 |
Independent |
– |
| |
Oct. 27 |
Pearl Harbor |
Balboa |
Nov. 16 |
Independent |
– |
| |
Nov. 18 |
Balboa |
Tulagi |
Dec. 21 |
Independent |
– |
| |
Dec. 24 |
Guadalcanal |
Balboa |
Jan. 25-1945 |
Independent |
– |
| 1945 |
Jan. 26 |
Cristobal |
Curacao |
Jan. 29 |
Independent |
– |
| |
Jan. 31 |
Curacao |
Cristobal |
Febr. 3 |
Independent |
– |
| |
Febr. 4 |
Balboa |
Tulagi |
March 13 |
Independent |
– |
| |
March 15 |
Guadalcanal |
Manus |
March 21 |
Independent |
– |
| |
March 22 |
Manus |
Hollandia |
March 25* |
Independent |
*Page 2 gives March 23 |
| |
March 30 |
Hollandia |
Tacloban |
Apr. 14 |
GI 18B |
Convoy available at GI 18B
(external link) |
| |
May 8 |
Tacloban |
– |
– |
IG 21 |
Detached May 12.
Convoy available at IG 21
(external link) |
| |
May 12 |
Detached from IG 21 |
Eniwetok |
May 18 |
Independent |
– |
| |
May 19 |
Eniwetok |
Balboa |
– |
Independent |
– |
| |
June 22 |
Cristobal |
New York City |
July 3 |
Independent |
Via Cartagena, Col
(Page 3) |
| |
July 7 |
New York City |
Baltimore |
July 9 |
Independent |
– |
| |
Sept. 5 |
Baltimore |
Curacao |
Sept. 12 |
Independent |
– |
| |
Sept. 14 |
Curacao |
Cristobal |
Sept. 17 |
Independent |
– |
| |
Sept. 18 |
Balboa |
Pearl Harbor |
Oct. 9 |
Independent |
Subsequent voyages, Page 3 |
As will be seen when going to Page 1 of the archive documents, it looks like she was in Durban when war broke out in Norway on Apr. 9-1940. It'll also be noticed that there's a big gap in her voyages from Sept. 22-1940, when she arrived Melbourne from Adelaide, to March 11-1941, when she left Melbourne for Sydney. Additionally, she's said to have been in San Francisco from Dec. 21-1941 to May-1943, leaving that port for Portland on June 1-1943. A. Hague indicates she had been repairing damages from a collision that had taken place in March-1941 - I have no further details on this collision.
Arnold Hague has included her in Convoy PG 63, which left Caloundra on Aug. 16-1943 and arrived Sydney, N.S.W. on the 18th. Going back to Page 1, we see that she arrived Newcastle, N.S.W. on that date, having sailed from Brisbane Aug. 16. The Norwegian Fenris is also listed. Having made a voyage to Los Angeles and back to Brisbane, New Zealand is said to have joined Convoy QL 25, which left Caloundra on Oct. 30 and arrived Townsville Nov. 2; New Zealand left Brisbane Oct. 30 and arrived Gladstone the next day. The following month, we find her in Convoy LQ 27, departing Gladstone on Nov. 8, arriving Brisbane on the 9th, and together with Skagerak, she later joined Convoy QL 30, which started out in Caloundra Nov. 17 and arrived Townsville Nov. 21 - see also Page 2. She left Townsville again on Nov. 22, joining Convoy TN 181, arriving Port Moresby Nov. 26 (Skagerak was again in company).
Skipping now to the end of March-1945, when she's listed in Convoy GI 18B (from Hollandia March 30, to Leyte Apr. 14) and in May she appears in Convoy IG 21, which arrived Hollandia on May 14; New Zeland had left Tacloban on May 8 and arrived Eniwetok on the 18th, having been detached from the convoy on May 12. Follow the links provided in the Voyage Record for more info on the convoys mentioned here. The rest of her voyages (to Apr.-1946) are shown on Page 3.
Sailed as Panamanian Sea Fortune from 1950, Aspirant from 1951, arrived Osaka for breaking up on May 1-1954 (info received from George Robinson, webmaster of Riversea International).
Related external link:
The Clydebuilt Ships website also has some info on this ship.
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