D/T Norholm

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Misc. War Voyages:

The external website that I've linked to at the end of this text lists Norholm in Convoy OS 27 in May-1942, voyaging in ballast from Liverpool to Curacao in station 25. The following month, in June-1942, she joined Convoy SL 114 which left Freetown on June 25 and arrived Liverpool on July 17. She had a cargo of gasolene and kerosene, and was bound for Belfast, station 72; other Norwegian ships also took part. In Sept. that same year she can be found in the eastbound North Atlantic Convoy HX 207, and in Dec. she was in Convoy HX 218, sailing from New York on Dec. 5-1942, arriving Liverpool on the 21st. She subsequently returned with the westbound Convoy ON 157 at the end of Dec., sailing in station 44 of the convoy.

The following spring, in May-1943, she was in Convoy HX 237 from New York to the U.K., and by June she was back in New York, joining Convoy HX 244 on June 15, destination Avonmouth, station 105. She also sailed in Convoy HX 252 from New York in Aug.-1943 (in which Santos was lost).

In Apr.-1944 we find her in the New York-U.K. Convoy HX 288, bound for Swansea. She's also listed among the ships in the U.S.-Port Said Convoy UGS 45 in June/July-1944, along with Norheim, Hjalmar Wessel and Roald Amundsen. The Norwegian ships parted company with the convoy at Augusta, then on July 19, Norholm, Norheim and Roald Amundsen joined Convoy GUS 46, going in the other direction. This convoy had originated in Port Said on July 14, arrived Hampton Roads on Aug. 8.

POST WAR:

Sailed as Haukefjell (Olsen & Ugelstad, Oslo) from 1946. Converted to a motorship in 1949 (see Post War details for Vega). Renamed Bluewater for Cia. Aralantica Pacifica S.A., Panama (Tidewater Commercial Co. Inc., Baltimore, U.S.A.) in 1952. Arrived Osaka on July 27-1959 for breaking up.

Related external links:
OS and OS/KMS Convoys - This website lists all the ships in quite a few of these convoys, along with their convoy stations and info on their destination. The site also has a section for the returning SL convoys. As can be seen, Norholm is listed among the ships in Convoy OS 27 and SL 114.

Empire Ships - Empire Druid can be found under the D's.

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The text on this page was compiled with the help of: "Nortraships flåte", J. R. Hegland, and misc., including information received from Barbara Mumford, her source Mitchell & Sawyer's "Empire Ships".