M/T Norlys
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Some War Voyages:

The first external website that I've linked to at the end of this text has Norlys, in ballast for Clyde, in Convoy SLG 124 from Gibraltar, which joined up with SL 124 from Freetown on Oct. 14-1942; arrival Liverpool on Oct. 22. The following month she shows up in Convoy MKS 1X - click on link for details.

In June-1943 she was in the New York-U.K. Convoy HX 245, bound for Clyde, station 34. By Aug. 7-1943 she was back in New York, leaving with Convoy HX 251; destination is given as Glasgow and Invergordon, station 25.

This ship was used as escort oiler in several Arctic convoys. She was in Convoy JW 54A which left Loch Ewe on Nov. 15-1943 with 19 ships, reaching the Kola Inlet on Nov. 24. She returned with Convoy RA 54B from Archangel on Nov. 26, arriving Loch Ewe on Dec. 9, and later joined Convoy JW 55B, leaving Loch Ewe on Dec. 20 with 19 merchant ships, arriving the Kola Inlet on Dec. 30. The Scharnhorst, which had been dispatched to intercept the convoy was sunk by Duke of York during this passage (Dec. 26).

On Febr. 3-1944 Norlys joined Noreg in Convoy RA 56 which arrived Loch Ewe safely on the 11th. Towards the end of the following month she was scheduled for the New York-U.K. Convoy HX 284, but instead joined the next convoy, HX 285. In May that year we find her in Convoy HX 292 from New York to the U.K.

In Sept.-1944 she's listed in Convoy HX 308 from New York, bound for Falmouth and Southampton. She was scheduled for Convoy HX 318 in Nov. that year, but instead joined the next convoy, HX 319. Early the following month she returned across the Atlantic with the westbound Convoy ON 270, then went back to the U.K. at the end of the month with Convoy HX 328 from New York, bound for Stanlow. Further dates and information can be found by following the links.

In Febr.-1945 she shows up in the New York-U.K. Convoy HX 339.

Related external links:
SL convoys - As can be seen, Norlys is mentioned among the ships in SLG 124.

The Battleship Scharnhorst

Other ships owned by Johan Rasmussen & Co. - Here is the main page.

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The text on this page was compiled with the help of: R. W. Jordan and misc.