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M/T Norvinn To Norvinn on the "Ships starting with N" page.
He also sent me the following picture of a ship named Solglimt.
Owner: Tanker Corp., Panama, a subsidiary of Viking Tanker Co. Ltd., London (associated with Johan Rasmussen & Co.). Built by Barclay Curle & Co., Glasgow (641) in 1930 (for Rasmussen & Moe, Sandefjord?).
Norvinn, with a cargo of fuel oil for Clyde, is listed in station 26 of the Halifax-U.K. Convoy HX 59 in July-1940, having joined the convoy from Bermuda. Several Norwegian ships took part. (Norvinn had previously been cancelled from the Bermuda portion of an earlier convoy, HX 56). The following month she shows up in Convoy OB 199, which left Liverpool on Aug. 16, dispersed on Aug. 20. Norvinn's destination is given as Jamaica - see external link provided at the end of this page. She's mentioned in a report for Convoy HG 53 in Febr.-1941, but please note that she was not actually in this convoy herself. She's just mentioned under Febr. 7 in HMS Deptford's report, which says she was encountered that day, adding "Velox was ordered to board, and she was allowed to proceed after having reported that she held orders from Naval Control Senior Officer, Trinidad and was routed to Gibraltar". The following month (end of March-1941) we find her in station 64 of in Convoy HX 118, bound for Milford Haven and Falmouth with fuel oil. Early in May she's listed as bound for Jamaica in Convoy OB 319, which left Liverpool on May 7-1941, dispersed on the 13th - again, ref. external links below. In Sept. that year she was in station 53 of Convoy HX 148, along with the Norwegian Ørnefjell (55), James Hawson (83), Grey County (93), Stigstad (64), Idefjord (35), Egda (54), Vivi (76), Herbrand (52), and Mirlo (23). Some of these ships, including Norvinn, subsequently returned to the U.S. with the westbound Convoy ON 20 on Sept. 25. Norvinn was bound for New York, and had station 83 of the convoy. She was scheduled for Convoy HX 162 in Nov.-1941, but did not sail. She's not mentioned on my page about the next convoy, HX 163, but according to the external site below, she did sail in that convoy in Dec.-1941. According to the same site, Norvinn was in station 45 of Convoy OS 16 in Jan.-1942, on a voyage in ballast from Milford to Ponte de Pierre. Several Norwegian ships are listed in this convoy, which left Liverpool on Jan. 5 and arrived Freetown on the 23rd. In Febr.-1942 she joined Convoy HX 174 together with the Norwegian Anderson, James Hawson, Høegh Giant, Fernwood, Vanja, Thorsholm, Athos and Beth. Towards the end of the following month she's listed in Convoy HX 182, station 23. She was scheduled for Convoy OS 27 in May that year, but did not sail (again, ref. external link below). She is, however, listed in the Loch Ewe-Reykjavik Convoy UR 23 that month, and in June we find her in Convoy RU 26 from Reykjavik to the U.K., subsequently joining the westbound North Atlantic Convoy ON 103* in order to travel to Boston (departure Liverpool June 12, arrival Boston June 26). In Sept. she shows up in Convoy HX 207, and in Oct. she's listed as bound for New York in station 42 of the westbound Convoy ON 137*, which left Liverpool on Oct. 9 and arrived New York on the 29th. In Dec.-1942, she sailed in Convoy HX 218 from New York, bound for Clyde, station 73, returning across the Atlantic at the end of that month with the westbound Convoy ON 157. She was in the New York-U.K. Convoy HX 224 in Jan.-1943 when she experienced engine problems and proceeded to St. John's. Subsequently joined the next convoy HX 225, then returned with the westbound Convoy ON 170 in March-1943, bound for New York, station 52, serving as escort oiler, and also carrying spare depth charges on board. She must have headed back to the U.K. shortly thereafter*, because she's also listed in the westbound Convoy ON 178* in Apr.-1943, again bound for New York (left Liverpool Apr. 12, arrived New York May 2), and in May she can be found in the New York-U.K. Convoy HX 238, bound for Scapa, station 72, returning at the beginning of June with the westbound Convoy ON 187*, which left Liverpool on June 1 and arrived New York on the 15th. Towards the end of that month she was ready to go back to the U.K. with Convoy HX 245, destination Londonderry, station 35, and the following month she served as Escort Oiler for the westbound Convoy ON 192* (departure Liverpool July 9, arrival New York July 22). In Sept.-1943, she shows up in a KMS convoy, namely KMS 25, on a voyage from Tunis to Port Said - see the section listing ships in all KMS convoys.
In Febr.-1945 we find her in the New York-U.K. Convoy HX 338, bound for Stanlow, then went back across the Atlantic in March with the westbound Convoy ON 289*, which departed Southend on March 7 and arrived New York on the 25th. In May that year she's listed in Convoy HX 356, which left New York on May 13 and arrived Liverpool on the 26th (available at external link below). Follow the links provided for more information on these convoys. *All the ON convoys mentioned here are also available and will be added to individual pages in my Convoys section in due course, along with further details on each. In the meantime, please go to these convoys in the section listing ships in all ON convoys. For more details on all the other Norwegian ships named here, please use the alphabet index at the end of this page.
According to the 2nd website that I've linked to below, she was owned by Hvalfangerselskabet Norge (Chr. Nielsen), Larvik as Solglimt in 1949, and from 1957 by Sped. Italiane Marit. Terrestri, Genoa as Pietro Martini. Broken up in La Spezia, commencing Febr. 26-1966. See also this external page. Related external link: Other ships owned by Johan Rasmussen & Co. - Here is the main page. Back to Norvinn on the "Ships starting with N" page.
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