Official No: N/R
Builder: A/B Gotaverken, Gothenburg
Launched: 3 November 1928
Into Service: WW2
Out of service: WW2
Fate: Broken up December 1958
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:
3 November 1928 launched by A/B Gotaverken, Gothenburg as Yard Nr: 414 named GLARONA for Henry Tachudis Tankredere A/S (Camillo Eitzen & Co, Managers) Oslo
December 1928 completed
1937 managers became Tachudi & Eitzen, Oslo – name unchanged
2 May 1939 passed Gibraltar sailing east bound
9 April 1940 was on passage from Trieste to Palermo when War broke out in Norway
7 October 1945 sailed Curacao independently to Trinidad arriving 11 October 1945
11 October 1945 sailed Trinidad independently to Buenos Aires arriving 31 October 1945
1951 purchased by C.O.C. Finnanziaria Agricola-Commerciole Industriali S.p.A. (C.O. Castellani, Manager) Italy and renamed ISABELLA O
1954 purchased by Sicula Occidentale Marittima S.p.A. (Luigi Montana, Manager) Italy and renamed AMALTEA
16 December 1958 arrived La Spezia for demolition by Italian breakers