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Laid down:
Builder: Blohm & Voss, Steinwerder
Launched: 30 August 1930
Into Service: 1939
Out of service: 1945
Fate: 1959 broken up
Items of historic interest involving this ship: –
Background Data: One of an additional group of ships requisitioned by the Admiralty during WW2 to augment the ships of the RFA
Career Data:
30 August 1930 launched by Blohm & Voss, Steinwerder as Yard Nr 488 named KAIA KNUDSEN for
Skibs A/S Samuel Bakke (Knut Knudsen O.A.S, Manager) Haugesund (sub-contracted from
Gotaverken A/B, Gothenburg where she was fitted out)
January 1931 completed
4 March 1931 sailed from Antarctica for LEFO
9 April 1931 arrived at Las Palmas
24 November 1931 sailed Falmouth for Curacao
12 June 1932 for Tampico arrived at Teneriffe
14 September 1932 at Bueno Aires Roads grounded in entering port across main channel at Kilometer 7. Lloyds agent reported that 1,000 tons of cargo will have to be removed into lighters to lighten her load – source Lloyds Casualty lists
15 September 1932 discharged 1,600 tons of oil into lighters and entered port after being refloating – source Lloyds Casualty lists
2 May 1933 arrived at Port Arthur, Texas from Le Havre
9 January 1934 arrived at Port Arthur, Texas from Le Havre
3 March 1935 sailed the Antartic for Liverpool
30 September 1938 at Galveston, Texas struck dock and grounded at Aranas Pass. A diver was examining the port propeller and rudder – source Lloyds Casualty lists
7 April 1940 sailed Curaçao independently to Hampton Roads arriving 14 April 1940
9 April 1940 was on passage from Curaçao to Oslo when War broke out in Norway
19 April 1940 sailed Hampton Roads independently to Halifax arriving 23 April 1940
26 April 1940 sailed Halifax in convoy HX38 to Southampton arriving 12 May 1940. RFA’s ABBEYDALE
and OLWEN sailed in the same convoy
18 May 1940 sailed Southampton joing convoy OA150G until dispersal on 19 May 1940 and then
independently to Corpus Christi arriving 10 June 1940
15 September 1940 sailed Corpus Christi independently to Galveston arriving the next day
19 September 1940 sailed Galveston independently to Kingston, Jamaica arriving 23 September 1940
26 September 1940 sailed Kingston, Jamaica independently to Curacao arriving 29 Seotember 1940
2 October 1940 sailed Curaçao independently to Bermuda arriving 7 October 1940
10 October 1940 sailed Bermuda in convoy BHX80 which joined convoy HX80 at Halifax to the Clyde
arriving 26 October 1940
26 November 1940 sailed the Clyde joining Convoy OB280 from Liverpool until dispersal on 29
November 1940 then independently to Curaçao arriving 16 December 1940
17 December 1940 sailed Curaçao independently to Bermuda
30 December 1940 sailed Bermuda in convoy BHX100 which joined convoy HX100 at Halifax to the
Clyde arriving 16 January 1941
WW2 fitted as and served as an Escort Oiler, name unchanged
1 February 1941 sailed the Clyde and joined convoy OB280 until dispersal on 3 February 1941 and then
independently to Curaçao arriving 26 February 1941
9 March 1941 sailed Bermuda in convoy BHX114 to off Halifax where it joined convoy HX114 to Milford
Haven. While on passage and 20 nmiles north, northwest of Smalls on 1 April 1941 was badly
damaged amidships by two bombs with the loss of one life. She was towed to Milford Haven where she
was repaired and then re-entered service
9 April 1941 sailed Milford Haven independently to Avonmouth arriving the next day
3 May 1941 sailed Avonmouth independently to Milford Haven arriving on 5 May 1941
6 May 1941 sailed Milford Haven and joined convoy OB319 until dispersal on 13 May 1941 then sailed
independently to New York arriving 25 May 1941
8 August 1941 sailed New York independently to Halifax arriving 11 August 1941
16 August 1941 sailed Halifax in convoy HX145 to the Clyde arriving 30 August 1941 with a cargo of
FFO
12 September 1941 sailed the Clyde and joined convoy ON15 until dispersal on 16 September 1941 and
then sailed independently to Curaçao arriving 29 September 1941
30 September 1941 sailed Curaçao independently to Halifax arriving 9 October 1941
10 October 1941 sailed Halifax in convoy HX154 arriving the Clyde 22 October 1941 with a cargo of FFO
8 November 1941 sailed the Clyde and joined convoy ON34 until dispersal on 21 November 1941 then
sailed independently to New York arriving 25 November 1941
30 November 1941 sailed New York independently to Halifax arriving 3 December 1941
4 January 1943 sailed Trinidad in unescorted convoy TAG34 to Guantanamo arriving 9 January 1943
15 February 1943 sailed Liverpool in escorted convoy UC1 to Curaçao arriving 6 March 1943
10 March 1943 sailed Curaçao in unescorted convoy TAG34 to Guantanamo arriving 15 March 1943
10 June 1943 discharged her cargo into the Royal Naval Oil Fuel Depot at Lisahally, Londonderry later
sailing the same day in escorted convoy ON188 from Liverpool to New York arriving on 26 June 1943
30 June 1943 sailed New York in escorted convoy HX246 to Liverpool arriving 14 July 1943 acting as an escort oiler
24 July 1943 sailed Liverpool in escorted convoy ON194 to New York arriving 7 August 1943 acting as an escort oiler
10 August 1943 sailed New York in unescorted convoy NG379 to Guantamano arriving 17 August 1943
3 September 1943 sailed Trinidad in unescorted convoy TJ7 to Pointe Noire having been detached from the convoy on 16 September 1943
9 November 1943 sailed Bandar Abbas in convoy PA60 to Aden arriving 16 November 1943
August 1947 transferred to Christian Haaland, Haugesund name unchanged
1954 renamed NYHALL by her owners.
May 1956 purchased by Cia Rhea Maritima S.A., Panama and renamed EKATERINI ALEXANDRA
1 September 1959 sailed to Kobe by Japanese breakers at Osaka
