Official No:                               N/R

Builder:                                     A/B Gotaverken, Gothenburg

Launched:                               26 July 1930

Into Service:                             WW2

Out of service:                          WW2

Fate:                                           Broken up 14 November 1960

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:

26 July 1930 launched by Gotaverken A/B, Gothenburg as Yard Nr: 437 named G C BROVIG for Th. Brovig, Farsund

October 1930 completed

12 April 1933 sailed from Aruba for Hull

12 January 1934 sailed from Liverpool for Curaçao

26 April 1934 sailed from Curaçao for LEFO

8 March 1940 sailed Buenos Aires independently to Curaçao arriving 25 March 1940

27 March 1940 sailed Curaçao independently to Buenos Aires arriving 18 April 1940

9 April 1940 while was on passage from Curaçao to Buenos Aires War broke out in Norway

24 April 1940 sailed Buenos Aires independently to Trinidad arriving 10 May 1940

13 May 1940 sailed Trinidad independently to Curaçao arriving 15 May 1940

18 May 1940 sailed Curaçao independently to Bermuda arriving 23 May 1940

27 May 1940 sailed Bermuda with a cargo of FFO in convoy BHX46 which then joined convoy HX46 to Liverpool arriving 11 June 1940

21 June 1940 sailed Liverpool independently to the Clyde arriving the next day

28 July 1940 sailed the Clyde joining escorted convoy OB140 until dispersal on 31 July 1940 and then independently to Cape Town arriving 27 August 1940 then to Adbadan arriving 25 September 1940

27 September 1940 sailed Abadan independently to Cape Town

23 October 1940 sailed Cape Town independently to Freetown arriving 5 November 1940

12 November 1940 sailed Freetown in escorted convoy SL55 to Gibraltar arriving 27 November 1940

1 December 1940 sailed Gibraltar independently to Curaçao arriving 16 December 1940

12 January 1941 sailed Curaçao independently to Bermuda arriving 19 January 1941

21 January 1941 sailed Bermuda in escorted convoy BHX104 to the Clyde arriving 8 February 1941

21 February 1941 sailed the Clyde in escorted convoy OB289 but was torpedoed and damaged by German submarine U97 in position 61.04N 14.24W while on passage to New York in ballast. She lost her bow but the forward bulkhead held and she proceeded at slow speed with steering assistance from the corvette HMS PETUNIA to Stornoway arriving on 26 February 1941

5 April 1941 sailed Stornaway independently to Holyhead arriving 9 April 1941

9 April 1941 sailed Holyhead independently to Milford Haven arriving the next day

12 April 1941 sailed Milford Haven independently to Falmouth arriving the next day for repair

20 July 1941 sailed Falmouth joining in unescorted convoy PW6 to Milford Haven arriving the next day

23 July 1941 sailed Milford Haven in escorted convoy OS1. Detached and sailed independently to Curacao arriving 11 August 1941

13 August 1941 sailed Curaçao independently to Halifax arriving 22 August 1941

29 August 1941 sailed Halifax in escorted convoy HX147 to the Clyde arriving 12 September 1941

19 September 1941 sailed the Clyde in escorted convoy ON18 which dispersed on 2 October 1941 and then independently to Curaçao arriving 12 October 1941

14 October 1941 sailed Curaçao independently to Freetown arriving 31 October 1941

15 November 1941 sailed Freetown independently to Trinidad arriving 29 November 1941

4 December 1941 sailed Trinidad independently to Halifax arriving 16 December 1941

2 January 1942 sailed Halifax in escorted convoy HX168 until dispersal on 13 January 1942 and then independently to Reykjavik arriving 14 January 1942

10 February 1942 sailed Reykjavik joining escorted convoy ON65 from Liverpool until dispersal on 19 February 1942 and then independently to Trinidad arriving 3 March 1942

8 March 1942 sailed Trinidad independently to Halifax arriving 19 March 1942

24 February 1944 sailed Aden in escorted convoy AP62 until dispersal on 3 March 1944

29 March 1944 sailed Aden in escorted convoy AP66 to Banda Abbas arriving 5 April 1944

20 April 1944 sailed Bombay in escorted convoy BM94 to Colombo, Ceylon arriving 25 April 1944

19 July 1944 sailed Barry, South Wales in escorted convoy WBC46 to Seine Bay arriving 21 July 1944

30 December 1944 sailed Methil in unescorted convoy EN466 to Loch Ewe arriving 1 January 1945

1 October 1950 passed Gibraltar sailing east bound

1951 purchased by Reederei Eugen Friederich, Hamburg and renamed EMMY FRIEDERICH

1955 was converted into an ore carrier, name unchanged

14 November 1960 arrived Hamburg for demolition by Walter Ritscher