Official Number: N/R
Builder: Kockums Mekanikte Verkstads A/B, Malmo
Pennant No:
Launched: 31 October 1936
Into Service: WW2
Out of service: WW2
Fate: 1959 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:
31 October 1936 launched by Kockums Mekaniske Verkstads A/B, Malmo as Yard Nr: 192 named HAVKONG for A/S Havtor (P Meyer, Manager) Oslo
January 1937 completed
16 April 1937 arrived at Shell Haven
7 June 1937 arrived at Saltend Jetty, Hull from Abadan
28 July 1937 arrived at Sheerness
5 October 1937 sailed Wellington, New Zealand for Sydney, NSW
16 October 1937 sailed Sydney, NSW for San Francisco in ballast
6 December 1937 arrived at Brisbane
14 December 1937 sailed Melbourne for Adelaide
22 December 1937 berthed at Fremantle
24 December 1937 sailed for San Francisco
26 February 1938 arrived at Sydney, NSW from San Francisco
1 March 1938 arrived at Melbourne from San Francisco
3 March 1938 sailed Melbourne for Palembang
13 April 1939 arrived at Osaka, Japan from Los Angeles
28 March 1940 sailed Nagasaki
9 April 1940 was on passage from Nagasaki, Japan to Los Angles when War broke out in Norway. She arrived at Los Angles on 15 April 1940
24 April 1940 sailed Los Angeles independently to Balboa arriving 4 May 1940
9 May 1940 sailed Cristobal independently to Kingston arriving 11 May 1940
13 May 1940 sailed Kingston independently to Curacao arriving 16 May 1940
20 May 1940 sailed Curacao independently to Buenos Aires arriving 13 June 1940
14 June 1940 sailed Buenos Aires independently to Curacao arriving 3 July 1940
7 July 1940 sailed Curacao independently to Buenos Aires arriving 29 July 1940
3 August 1940 sailed Buenos Aires independently to Cape Town arriving 16 August 1940
17 August 1940 sailed Cape Town independently to Durban arriving 21 August 1940
20 September 1940 sailed Durban independently to Abadan arriving 6 October 1940
8 October 1940 sailed Abadan independently to Cape Town arriving 29 October 1940
2 November 1940 sailed Cape Town independently to Abadan arriving 23 November 1940
24 November 1940 sailed Abadan independently to Durban arriving 11 December 1940
19 December 1940 sailed Durban independently to Abadan arriving 5 January 1941
7 January 1941 sailed Abadan independently to Durban arriving 25 January 1941
1 February 1941 sailed Durban independently to Abadan arriving 18 February 1941
20 February 1941 sailed Abadan independently to Bombay arriving 26 February 1941
4 March 1941 sailed Bombay independently to Abadan arriving 9 March 1941
11 March 1941 sailed Abadan independently to Cape Town arriving 2 April 1941
25 April 1941 sailed Cape Town independently to Curacao arriving 7 May 1941
8 May 1941 sailed Curacao independently to the Cape Verde Islands arriving 21 May 1941
27 May 1941 sailed Cape Verde Islands independently to Curacao arriving 6 June 1941
8 June 1941 sailed Curacao independently to New York arriving 15 June 1941
19 July 1941 sailed New York independently to Halifax arriving 22 July 1941
27 July 1941 sailed Halifax in escorted convoy HX141 to Liverpool with a cargo of Diesol arriving 11 August 1941
20 August 1941 sailed Liverpool in escorted convoy ON9 until dispersal and then independently to New York arriving 3 September 1941
9 September 1941 sailed New York independently to Halifax arriving 12 September 1941
16 September 1941 sailed Halifax in escorted convoy HX150 to Belfast Lough arriving 29 September 1941
1 October 1941 sailed Belfast Lough in escorted convoy BB83 to Avonmouth arriving 3 October 1941
10 October 1941 sailed Avonmouth independently to Milford Haven arriving the next day
13 October 1941 sailed Milford Haven and joined escorted convoy ON26 from Liverpool until it dispersed and then independently to Houston
11 November 1941 sailed Houston independently to Halifax arriving 20 November 1941
21 November 1941 sailed Halifax in escorted convoy HX161 to Belfast Lough arriving 6 December 1941
7 December 1941 sailed Belfast Lough in escorted convoy BB109 to Avonmouth arriving 9 December 1941
15 December 1941 sailed Avonmouth independently to Milford Haven arriving 17 December 1941
24 December 1945 sailed Aruba for Falmouth
19 January 1946 passed the Lloyds Signal Station on the Lizard sailing east bound
1955 purchased by H Angel Olsen, Oslo, name unchanged
December 1956 received salvage assistance from HMS LOCH INCH – further details currently unknown
January 1957 purchased by Skibs A/S Alida (H Angel Olsen, Manager), Harstad and renamed Angela
3 June 1959 arrived Hendrik Ido Ambacht for demolition by F Rijsdijk’s Industriel Ondermingen in tow of the Dutch tug Elbe