M/T Nueva Granada - Norwegian Merchant Fleet 1939-1945

M/T Nueva Granada

To Nueva Granada on the "Ships starting with N" page.

Manager: The Texas Company (Norway) A/S, Oslo - This company was controlled by The Texas Co., US, and its ships managed by Haakon Chr. Mathiesen, Oslo.
Tonnage: 9968 gt

Delivered on Apr. 15-1937 from Deutsche Werft A/G, Hamburg (181) as Nueva Granada to The Texas Company (Noray) A/S, Oslo. 9968 gt, 5782 net, 14 150 tdwt, 503.8' x 67.4' x 34.3', two 8 cyl. 2T single acting DM (MAN A/G, Augsburg), 5100 bhp.

Other pages on this website with information related to this text:
Convoy HX 27
Convoy HX 115
Convoy HX 117
Convoy HX 130
Convoy HX 131
Convoy HX 147
Convoy HX 159
Convoy HX 183
Convoy HX 195
Convoy HX 206
Convoy HX 216
Convoy ON 153
Convoy HX 222
Convoy ON 164
Convoy HX 228
Convoy HX 249
Convoy HX 250
Convoy HX 314

Misc. War Voyages:

Nueva Granada was in the Halifax-U.K. Convoy HX 27 in March-1940, together with South America and Inger Lise. Nueva Granada's destination is given as Bordeaux, station 62.

In March-1941 she was scheduled for Convoy HX 115, but cancelled and instead joined HX 117, her destination Avonmouth. In June that same year she was scheduled for HX 131 (possibly also for HX 130), but did not sail. She's listed as sailing in station 104 of Convoy HX 147 in Aug./Sept-1941 along with the Norwegian Bralanta (in station 102), Bello (station 114), Solør (station 54), Sandanger (station 103, which means she was the 3rd ship in the 10th column, right behind Bralanta and in front of Nueva Granada), Slemmestad (station 95), Strinda (station 63), G. C. Brøvig (station 44), and possibly O. A. Knudsen (name is misspelt, might also be Ida Knudsen, in station 112). In Nov.-1941 she was in Convoy HX 159, again in the company of several other Norwegian ships.

The following spring, in Apr.-1942, she sailed in Convoy HX 183, in June that same year she can be found in Convoy HX 195, in Sept.-1942 she's listed in Convoy HX 206, with oil for Glasgow, station 23, and in Nov. she was one of many Norwegian ships in Convoy HX 216 from New York. This convoy arrived Liverpool on Dec. 6, and already on the 11th she returned to New York with the westbound Convoy ON 153, which arrived New York on Dec. 31-1942.

Early in Jan.-1943 she went back to the U.K. with HX 222, then returned across the ocean in Febr. with the westbound Convoy ON 164. At the end of Febr. she again headed for the U.K. with Convoy HX 228, in which Brant County was sunk. Nueva Granada had a cargo of Admiralty fuel and sailed in station 104. That summer she was scheduled for Convoy HX 249 from New York (July 23-1943), but cancelled and joined the next convoy, HX 250 on July 30. Her destination is given as Avonmouth.

In Oct.-1944 we find her in Convoy HX 314 from New York, destination Thameshaven.

Note that all the convoys mentioned here have been included in the Convoys section of this website, direct links have been provided above.

One of Nueva Granada's crew members, Sverre Johansen, disappeared on Oct. 24-1942, believed to have fallen overboard. (Source: Våre falne").

POST WAR:

Sold in March-1952 to Carl Olsens Tankrederi A/S, Arendal and renamed Buccinum. Sold in Sept.-1958 to Piræus Shipping Co. Ltd., Piræus and renamed Parnassos. Sold for breaking up in 1961.