Manager: Nortraship
Tonnage: 10 172 gt

Delivered in Aug.-1944 from Alabama Drydock and Shipbuilding Co., Mobile (300). This was 1 of 10 ships transferred to the Norwegian flag in 1944. My page "Ship Statistics & Misc." under "gains" 1944 has a list of all 10. Nordahl Grieg was taken over at Mobile on Aug. 22.

Captain during the last year of the war was Olaf Bjønnes, previously of M/T Solheim and M/T Bralanta

Misc. Convoy Voyages:

At the beginning of Sept.-1944 she was scheduled for the fast New York-U.K. Convoy CU 38, but instead joined the next convoy, CU 39, on Sept. 12, together with the Norwegian Mosdale and Washington Express. She headed back to the U.S. at the end of that month with Convoy UC 39A*, which departed Liverpool on Sept. 27 and arrived New York on Oct. 8. About a week later she joined the eastbound Convoy CU 43 as the only Norwegian ship, returning to the U.S. with Convoy UC 43A*, which departed Liverpool on Oct. 29 and arrived New York Nov. 9 (Mosdale is also listed). She was scheduled to go back to the U.K. with Convoy CU 47, but joined CU 48 on Nov. 23-1944, again as the only Norwegian ship. She was also the only Norwegian ship in Convoy CU 52 at the end of Dec. that year, having previously arrived the U.S., together with Martin Bakke, in the westbound Convoy UC 48A*, which had left Liverpool on Dec. 8 and arrived New York on the 22nd.

In Jan.-1945 she joined the westbound Convoy UC 52A*, which departed Liverpool on Jan. 10 and arrived New York on the 21st, and just a few days later she's listed, with destination Avonmouth, in Convoy CU 56, this time with Elisabeth Bakke. Nordahl Grieg subsequently headed back to the U.S. with Convoy UC 56A* (again with Martin Bakke in company), departing Liverpool on Febr. 11, arriving New York on the 23rd, and the following month we find her in Convoy CU 61, which arrived Liverpool from the U.S. on March 18. A few days later she joined the westbound Convoy UC 61A* (departure Liverpool March 21, arrival New York Apr. 1), returning with Convoy CU 65 in Apr.-1945, again as the lone Norwegian ship. The last westbound convoy she's mentioned in, with destination Baton Rouge, is UC 65A*, which left Liverpool on Apr. 23 and arrived New York on May 5 - the Norwegian Trondanger is also listed.

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

POST WAR:

According to the first external website below she was owned by Skibs-A/S Preba (Prebensen & Blakstad), Risør in 1946. Renamed Emporos in 1962 for Rio Caribe Cia. Armadora S.A., Piræus (Starboard Shipping, Inc., New York). Owned from 1963 by Marfiel Cia. Naviera S.A., Piræus (John & George Dambassis), having been converted to a bulk carrier the previous year. Renamed Cosmopolitan in 1966, Holy Cross in 1973 (same owners). Broken up at Split in 1978.

Related external links:
The T2 Tanker page - Nordahl Grieg is discussed on this page.
T2 Tankers - Includes a picture of the ship.