Official No:                                    N/R

Laid down:

Builder:                                Caledon Shipbuilding & Engineering Co Ltd, Dundee

Launched:                            22 August 1930

Into Service:                         WW2

Out of service:                      WW2

Fate:                                   1961 broken up

Items of historic interest involving this ship: –

Background Data:  One of a group of additional Norwegian-flagged ships which served as Escort Oilers during WW2

Career Data:

22 August 1930 launched by Caledon Shipbuilding & Engineering Co Ltd, Dundee as Yard Nr: 340 named FOSNA for A/S J Ludwig Mowinckels Rederi,Bergen having sub-contracted this from Gotaverken A/B, Gothenburg

November 1930 completed

24 April 1940 sailed from Suez independently to Abadan to load when War broke out in Norway. Arrived on 7 May 1940

8 May 1940 sailed Abadan independently to Cape Town arriving 1 June 1940

8 June 1940 sailed Cape Town independently to Abadan

2 July 1940 sailed Abadan independently to Bombay arriving 10 July 1940

3 August 1940 sailed Bombay independently to Colombo arriving 8 August 1940

11 August 1940 sailed Colombo independently to Abadan arriving 22 August 1940

24 August 1940 sailed Abadan independently to Fremantle, Australia arriving 21 September 1940

22 September 1940 sailed Fremantle independently to Auckland, New Zealand 9 October 1940

4 November 1940 sailed Auckland independently to Palembang arriving 24 November 1940

27 November 1940 sailed Palembang independently to Colombo arriving 4 December 1940

8 December 1940 sailed Colombo independently to Aden arriving 17 December 1940

18 December 1940 sailed Aden in escorted convoy BN11 to Suez arriving 25 December 1940

14 January 1941 sailed Port Said in unescorted convoy AN12 to Piraeus arriving 18 January 1941

23 January 1941 sailed Piraeus independently to Salonika arriving 25 January 1941

31 January 1941 sailed Salonika independently to Piraeus arriving 2 February 1941

3 February 1941 sailed Piraeus in unescorted convoy AS14/1 to Port Said arriving 7 February 1941

11 March 1941 sailed Suex in escorted convoy BS19 until dispersal on 19 March 1941 and then independently to Abadan arriving 27 March 1941

30 March 1941 sailed Abadan independently to Cape Twon arriving 23 April 194

18 May 1941 sailed Cape Town independently to Freetown arriving 25 May 1941

25 February 1943 at Havannah Harbour, Efate Island, New Hebrides with USS Frazier (DD607) moored on her port side to refuel – received 44,214 gallons of fuel and USS Edwards (DD619) moored to her starboard side

1951 purchased by D’Amico Societe di Navigazione S.p.A, Rome and renamed MARINELLA

7 March 1958  laid up at Venice

14 December 1961 arrived Trieste for demolition by Italian breakers