Official No:                               N/R

Builder:                                    Kockums Mekaniske Verkstads A/B, Malmo

Launched:                              18 December 1937

Into Service:                            WW2

Out of service:                        WW2

Fate:                                         Broken up 1963

Items of historic interest involving this ship: –

Background Data:  One of an additional group of Norwegian flagged ships requisitioned by the Admiralty during WW2 as escort oilers

Career Data:

 18 December 1937 launched by Kockums Mekaniske Verkstads A/B, Malmo as Yard Nr: 200 named Gefion for Tankrederiet Gefion A/S (Eivind Evensen, Manager) Oslo

March 1938 completed

1 June 1938 sailed from Kobe for Los Angeles

28 June 1939 arrived at Yokohama

WW2 fitted as and served as an Escort Oiler – name unchanged

13 December 1940 sailed Cristobal independently to Aruba arriving 17 December 1940

18 December 1940 sailed Aruba independently to Curaçao arriving the next day

21 December 1940 sailed Curaçao independently to Buenos Aires arriving 8 January 1941

12 January 1941 sailed Buenos Aires independently to Aruba arriving 28 January 1941

30 January 1941 sailed Aruba independently to Buenos Aires arriving 21 February 1941

25 February 1941 sailed Buenos Aires independently to Curaçao arriving 14 March 1941

15 March 1941 sailed Curaçao independently

10 April 1941 sailed La Plata independently to Curaçao arriving 29 April 1941

9 May 1941 sailed Curaçao independently to New York arriving 16 May 1941

26 August 1941 sailed New York independently to Halifax arriving 29 August 1941

4 September 1941 sailed Halifax in escorted convoy HX148 to Belfast Lough arriving 16 September 1941 with a cargo of petrol

17 September 1941 sailed Belfast Lough in escorted convoy BB77 to Swansea arriving 19 September 1941

29 September 1941 sailed Swansea independently to Milford Haven arriving the next day

1 October 1941 sailed Milford Haven joining in escorted convoy ON22 until dispersal on 15 October 1941 and then independently to New York 19 October 1941. RFA OLYNTHUS and “RFA” SCOTTISH AMERICAN  also sailed in this convoy. “RFA” SCOTTISH AMERICAN though had to put back

18 Dec 1941 sailed New York independently to Aruba arriving 25 December 1941

28 December 1941 sailed Aruba independently to Halifax arriving 3 January 1942

14 January 1942 sailed Halifax independently to Aruba arriving 22 January 1942

23 January 1942 sailed Aruba independently to Halifax arriving 2 February 1942

9 February 1942 sailed Halifax independently to Aruba arriving 17 February 1942

20 February 1942 sailed Aruba independently to Baltimore arriving 28 February 1942

6 March 1942 sailed Baltimore independently to Aruba arriving 14 March 1942

28 August 1944 at Eniwetok Atoll, Marshall Islands berthed alongside USS Niobrara (AO72)

USS Niobrara (AO72)

29 August 1944 pumped over to USS Niobrara (AO72) 88,525 barrels of special Navy Grade fuel oil

17 October 1950 sailed from the River Tyne for Abadan

1955 purchased by Comp. Siciliana Navi Sisterna S.p.A, Palermo and renamed Pleiade

June 1963 arrived Vado Ligure for demolition by Italian ship breakers