Official Number:                    N/R

Builder:                                  Odense Staalskibsvft ved A P Moller, Odense               

Launched:                              9 December 1939

Into Service:                           WW2

Out of service:                        WW2

Fate:                                        1960 broken up

Items of historic interest involving this ship: –

Background Data:  One of an additional group of ships requisitioned by the Admiralty during WW2 to augment the ships of the RFA

Career Data:

9 December 1939 launched by Odense Staalskibsvft ved A P Moller, Odense as Yard Nr: 82 named EGDA for A/S J Ludwig Mowinckels Rederi, Bergen

February 1940 completed

9 April 1940 was on passage from Norway to Hampton Roads when War broke out in Norway

23 April 1940 sailed Hampton Roads independently to Kingston, Jamaica arriving on 28 April 1940

10 May 1940 sailed Kingston independently to Trinidad arriving 13 May 1940

21 May 1940 sailed Trinidad independently to Curaçao arriving 23 May 1940

26 May 1940 sailed Curaçao independently to Bermuda arriving 31 May 1940

31 May 1940 sailed Bermuda in escorted convoy BHX47 which later joined escorted convoy HX47 to Avonmouth with a cargo of petrol arriving 18 June 1940

22 June 1940 sailed Avonmouth independently to Milford Haven

27 June 1940 sailed Milford Haven and joined escorted convoy OB175 until dispersal on the 30 June 1940 and then independently to Trinidad arriving 12 July 1940

6 August 1940 sailed Trinidad independently to Aruba arriving 8 August 1940

30 August 1940 sailed Aruba independently to Halifax arriving 7 September 1940

8 October 1940 sailed Halifax in escorted convoy HX79 to the River Clyde with a cargo of petrol and parafin arriving 22 October 1940

WW2 fitted as and served as an Escort Oiler

1 January 1941 sailed the River Clyde joining escorted convoy OB268 from Liverpool until it dispersed on 4 January 1941 and then independently to Cape Town arriving 1 February 1941

2 February 1941 sailed Cape Town independently to Durban arriving 6 February 1941

27 February 1941 sailed Durban independently to Freetown arriving 14 March 1941

29 March 1941 sailed Freetown in escorted convoy SL70 to Belfast Lough arriving 23 April 1941. Sailed the same day in unescorted convoy BB10 to Avonmouth arriving 26 April 1941

3 May 1941 sailed Avonmouth independently to Milford Haven arriving 5 May 1941

6 May 1941 sailed Milford Haven in escorted convoy OB319 until dispersal on 13 May 1941 and then independently to Curaçao arriving 31 May 1941

6 June 1941 sailed Curaçao independently to Bermuda arriving 11 June 1941

12 June 1941 sailed Bermuda independently to Halifax arriving 16 June 1941

30 June 1941 sailed Halifax in escorted convoy HX136 to the River Clyde arriving 18 July 1941

27 July 1941 sailed the River Clyde in escorted convoy ON1 until dispersal on 9 August 1941 and then independently to New York arriving 13 August 1941

27 August 1941 sailed New York independently to Halifax arriving 29 August 194

14 September 1941 sailed Halifax in escorted convoy HX148 to Liverpool arriving 17 September 1941

25 September 1941 sailed Liverpool in escorted convoy ON20 until dispersal on 9 October 1941 then independently to New York arriving 13 October 1941

21 October 1941 sailed New York independently to Halifax arriving 23 October 1941

28 October 1941 sailed Halifax in escorted convoy HX157 to Liverpool arriving 13 November 1941

25 November 1941 sailed Liverpool in escorted convoy ON40 until dispersal on 4 December 1941 and then independently to Aruba arriving 15 December 1941

17 December 1941 sailed Aruba independently to Halifax arriving 24 December 1941

13 January 1942 sailed Halifax in escorted convoy HX170 to Liverpool arriving 28 January 1942

21 February 1942 having dispersed from convoy ON65 in position 41°12N, 52°55W was hit by two torpedoes from the German submarine U-107 which caused a list to port. The ship stopped only for a short time to counter flood her tanks and then proceeded. Later the U-boat fired a stern torpedo that missed and was then forced to cease the attack because she had no torpedoes left and the submarines’s deck gun could not be used due to heavy seas 

23 February 1942 arrived at Halifax under her own power. Later sailed to New York for repairs

14 January 1943 sailed New York City in escorted convoy HX223 to Liverpool arriving 2 February 1943 with a cargo of AVGAS

12 April 1943 sailed sailed Belfast Lough in unescorted convoy BB281 arriving at Milford Haven the following day

3 November 1943 sailed Bari in unescorted convoy HA7 to Augusta

10 November 1943 sailed Bari in unescorted convoy HA8 to Augusta. RFA RELIANT also sailed in this convoy

6 December 1963 sailed Aden in escorted convoy AP55 arriving at Bandar Abbas on 14 December 1943

13 January 1944 sailed Aden in escorted convoy AP58 until dispersed on 20 January 1944

14 October 1944 sailed Augusta in unescorted convoy AH73 to Bari arriving on 16 October 1944
 
1953 purchased by “Finar” Financiera Maritima Panamanian SS Co Ltd S.A, Panama name unchanged

27 May 1960  arrived Boom for demolition by Omar Bulens