M/T Polycastle
Updated Oct. 7-2010
To Polycastle on the "Ships starting with P" page.
(Received from Tony Cooper).
Owner: A/S Kristiansands Tankrederi II
Manager: Einar Rasmussen, Kristiansand
Tonnage: 8267 gt
Built by Eriksbergs Mekaniske Verkstads A/B, Gothenburg in 1939.
Captain: Charles Rasmussen
Related item on this website:
A story by Peder Kristoffer Langeland, who served on this ship from Oct.-1942 till July-1943 (text in Norwegian only). He states that she was on charter to the U.S. Navy, and travelled mainly between Trinidad and Portland, Maine/the Gulf with gasoline while he was on board. He adds that the captain was the brother of Einar Rasmussen and often had his wife on board with him, as she lived in New York.
Her voyages are listed on these original images from the Norwegian National Archives:
Page 1 | Page 2 | Page 3 | Page 4 | Page 5 | Page 6 | Page 7 | Page 8
Please compare the above voyages with Arnold Hague's Voyage Record below.
Voyage Record
From May-1942 to May-1945:
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(Received from Don Kindell - His source: The late Arnold Hague's database).
Follow the convoy links provided for more information on each.
Errors may exist, and as can be seen, several voyages are not included.
| 1942 |
May 29 |
Boston* |
Halifax |
May 31 |
BX 21 |
Earlier voyages:
Page 1, Page 2 & Page 3
Convoy available at BX convoys
(external link)
*From Portland
(see Page 3). |
| |
June 3 |
Halifax |
Caripito |
June 12 |
HT 2 |
Convoy available via this page
(external link)
On to Trinidad, June 13
(Page 3) |
| |
June 14 |
Trinidad |
Puerto la Cruz |
June 15 |
TO 7 |
For Puerto la Cruz.
Convoy available at link above
To Trinidad, June 16
(Page 3) |
| |
July 4 |
Trinidad |
Halifax(?)* |
July 18 |
TH 4 |
Convoy available at link above.
*Page 3 gives Portland.
Also, missing voyages). |
| |
Aug. 13 |
Hampton Roads |
Key West(?)* |
Aug. 18 |
KS 530 |
Convoy available at KS convoys
(external link)
*Arrived New Orleans, Aug. 21
(Page 3 - Also, missing voyages). |
| |
Sept. 25 |
New York City |
Key West |
Oct. 2 |
NK 504 |
Convoy available at NK convoys
(external link) |
| |
Oct. 2 |
Key West |
Galveston Bar |
Oct. 6 |
KH 408 |
Convoy available at KH convoys
(external link) |
| |
Oct. 12 |
Galveston Bar |
Key West |
Oct. 16 |
HK 110 |
Convoy available at HK convoys
(external link) |
| |
Oct. 16 |
Key West |
Philadelphia |
Oct. 21 |
KN 205 |
For Philadelphia.
(Page 3 gives arrival New York).
Convoy available at KN convoys
(external link) |
| |
Oct. 31 |
New York City |
Gitmo |
Nov. 7 |
NG 318 |
Missing voyages, Page 3.
For Caripito.
Convoy available at NG convoys
(external link) |
| |
Nov. 7 |
Gitmo |
Trinidad |
Nov. 12 |
GAT 20 |
Convoy available at GAT convoys
(external link)
Arrived Caripito, Nov. 13,
left Nov. 15
(see Page 3 & Page 4).
|
| |
Nov. 22 |
Trinidad |
Gitmo |
Nov. 27 |
TAG 23 |
Convoy available at TAG convoys
(external link) |
| |
Nov. 27 |
Gitmo |
New York City |
Dec. 4 |
GN 23 |
Convoy available at GN convoys
(external link)
Missing voyages, Page 4. |
| |
Dec. 16 |
New York City |
Key West |
Dec. 21 |
NK 514 |
Compare w/Page 4.
Convoy available at NK convoys
(external link) |
| 1943 |
Febr. 17 |
New York City |
Gitmo |
Febr. 24 |
NG 344 |
Missing voyages, Page 4.
Convoy available at NG convoys
(external link) |
| |
Febr. 24 |
Gitmo |
Trinidad |
March 2 |
GAT 46 |
Convoy available at GAT convoys
(external link)
On to Caripito
(Page 4). |
| |
March 5 |
Trinidad |
Gitmo |
March 10 |
TAG 46 |
Convoy available at TAG convoys
(external link) |
| |
March 10 |
Gitmo |
New York City |
March 17 |
GN 46 |
Convoy available at GN convoys
(external link)
Missing voyages, Page 4. |
| |
March 22 |
New York City |
Key West* |
March 28 |
NK 530 |
*Compare w/Page 4.
Convoy available at NK convoys
(external link) |
| |
Apr. 9 |
Key West |
New York City |
Apr. 14 |
KN 233 |
Convoy available at KN convoys
(external link)
Missing voyages, Page 4 |
| |
Apr. 21 |
New York City |
Key West |
– |
NK 536 |
Compare w/Page 4.
Convoy available at NK convoys
(external link) |
| |
May 5 |
Key West |
New York City |
May 10 |
KN 238 |
Convoy available at KN convoys
(external link)
Missing voyages, Page 4 |
| |
June 10 |
New York City |
Key West |
June 15 |
NK 546 |
Convoy available at NK convoys
(external link) |
| |
June 15 |
Key West |
Pilottown |
June 17 |
KH 492 |
Key West to Pilottown.
Convoy available at KH convoys
(external link) |
| |
June 21 |
S W Passage |
Key West |
June 23 |
HK 196 |
S W Passage to Key West.
Convoy available at HK convoys
(external link) |
| |
June 23 |
Key West |
New York City |
June 29 |
KN 248 |
Convoy available at KN convoys
(external link)
Missing voyages, Page 5 |
| |
July 5 |
New York City |
Key West |
July 11 |
NK 551 |
Compare w/Page 5
(also, more missing voyages).
Convoy available at NK convoys
(external link) |
| |
July 31 |
New York City |
Gitmo |
Aug. 7 |
NG 377 |
Convoy available at NG convoys
(external link) |
| |
Aug. 7 |
Gitmo |
Trinidad |
Aug. 13 |
GAT 79 |
Convoy available at GAT convoys
(external link)
On to Caripito
(Page 5). |
| |
Aug. 17 |
Trinidad |
Gitmo |
Aug. 22 |
TAG 79 |
Convoy available at TAG convoys
(external link) |
| |
Aug. 22 |
Gitmo |
New York City |
Aug. 29 |
GN 79 |
Convoy available at GN convoys
(external link)
Missing voyages, Page 5 |
| |
Dec. 23 |
New York City |
Gitmo |
Dec. 29 |
NG 406 |
Convoy available at NG convoys
(external link) |
| |
Dec. 29 |
Gitmo |
Caripito |
Jan. 3-1944 |
GAT 108 |
Gitmo to Caripito.
Convoy available at GAT convoys
(external link) |
| 1944 |
Jan. 9 |
Trinidad |
Gitmo |
Jan. 14 |
TAG 108 |
Had arrived Trinidad, Jan. 5
(Page 5).
Convoy available at TAG convoys
(external link) |
| |
Jan. 14 |
Gitmo |
New York City |
Jan. 20 |
GN 108 |
Convoy available at GN convoys
(external link)
Missing voyages, Page 5. |
| |
Jan. 27 |
New York City |
Gitmo |
Febr. 3 |
NG 413 |
Convoy available at NG convoys
(external link) |
| |
Febr. 3 |
Gitmo |
Trinidad* |
Febr. 8 |
GAT 115 |
Convoy available at GAT convoys
(external link) |
|
*Convoy GAT 115 did arrive Trinidad on Febr. 8, but according to Page 5, Polycastle arrived Kingston, Jamaica in tow on Febr. 7, reason not known. As can be seen, there are also some subsequent missing voyages. |
| |
June 13 |
Galveston Bar |
Key West |
June 17 |
HK 241 |
Convoy available at HK convoys
(external link) |
| |
June 17 |
Key West |
New York City* |
June 22 |
KN 320 |
Convoy available at KN convoys
(external link)
*Arrived Portland, June 23, left June 25
(Page 5) |
| |
July 2 |
Gitmo |
Puerto la Cruz |
July 7 |
GAT 145 |
Gitmo to Puerto la Cruz.
Convoy available at GAT convoys
(external link)
On to Curacao, July 9
(Page 5). |
| |
July 14 |
Curacao |
Gitmo |
July 17 |
TAG 145 |
Curacao to Gitmo.
Convoy available at TAG convoys
(external link)
Missing voyages, Page 5. |
| |
Aug. 1 |
Gitmo |
Caripito |
Aug. 8 |
GAT 151 |
Gitmo to Caripito.
Convoy available at GAT convoys
(external link)
Missing voyages:
Page 5 |
| |
Aug. 24 |
New York City |
Gitmo |
Aug. 31 |
NG 455 |
Convoy available at NG convoys
(external link)
Missing voyages, Page 6 |
| 1945 |
Apr. 16 |
New York City |
– |
– |
NG 502 |
(Missing 1945 voyages:
Page 6 above).
Detached Apr. 19.
Convoy available at link above.
Arrived Puerto la Cruz, Apr. 25,
on to Curacao and Guantanamo. |
| |
May 3 |
Gitmo |
New York City |
May 10 |
GN 203 |
Missing voyages, Page 6.
Convoy available at GN convoys
(external link)
Subsequent voyages:
Page 6, Page 7 & Page 8 |
As will be seen when going to Page 1 of the archive documents, Polycastle was en route from Trieste to New York when war broke out in Norway on Apr. 9-1940. She had left Trieste on March 31, arrived Kingston, Jamaica on Apr. 21, New York on Apr. 29. Her 1941 voyages also start on this document and continue on Page 2, which also shows a couple of 1942 voyages. Others are listed on Page 3 and it'll be noticed that she appears to have spent quite a long time in Boston that year. She had arrived there from Portland on Jan. 29-1942 and departure is given as March 10, when she proceeded to Covenas, via New York. Page 4 has the rest of her 1942 voyages as well as some 1943 voyages.
According to Page 5, she arrived Kingston, Jamaica in tow on Febr. 7-1944, when on a voyage from New York to Puerto la Cruz - reason not known, but it looks like she may have required some sort of repairs, because as can be seen, she later spent a long time in Galveston. She had arrived there (from Kingston) on Febr. 23 and departure is given as June 8, when she proceeded to Corpus Christi, where he arrived the next day.
Broken up in 1962-63.
Related external link:
Stavern Memorial commemoration - Oiler Arvid Georg Schei is commemorated at this Memorial for Seamen in Stavern, Norway. He's listed as having died after an accident on board on Dec. 20-1941. From Page 2 of the archive documents, we learn that Polycastle was on her way from Covenas to Portland, Maine on that date.
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