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Laid down:
Builder: Deutsche Werft A.G, Finkenwarder
Launched: 22 June 1936
Into Service: 1939
Out of service: 1945
Fate: 1962 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:
22 June 1936 launched by Deutsche Werft A.G, Finkenwarder as Yard Nr 186 named KALDFONN
for Skibs A/S Ringfonn (Sigvald Bergeson, Manager) Stavanger
August 1936 completed
12 September 1936 arrived at San Franciso
8 November 1941 sailed Halifax in convoy HX159 to Liverpool arriving 24 November 1941
1 December 1941 sailed Liverpool until dispersal on 14 December 1941 and then independently
to Aruba arriving 23 December 1941
25 December 1941 sailed Aruba independently to Halifax arriving 2 January 1942
8 January 1942 sailed Halifax in convoy HX169 became a straggler on 15 January 1942 and then
sailed independently to the Clyde arriving 22 January 1942
9 February 1942 sailed the Clyde and joined convoy ON65 until dispersal on 19 February 1942
then independently to Galveston arriving 6 March 1942
23 March 1942 sailed Galveston independently to Corpus Christi arriving the next day
26 March 1942 sailed Corpus Christi independently to Halifax arriving 6 April 1942
8 April 1942 sailed Halifax in convoy HX 184 to Belfast Lough arriving 20 April 1942
21 April 1942 sailed Belfast Lough independently to the Clyde arriving 25 April 1942
2 May 1942 sailed the Clyde and joined convoy OS27 until dispersal then independently to
Trinidad arriving 20 May 1942
28 May 1942 sailed Trinidad independently to Freetown arriving 9 June 1942
23 June 1942 sailed Freetown independently to Trinidad arriving 5 July 1942
29 August 1942 sailed Trinidad in convoy TAG1 to Guantanamo and then joined convoy GN1 to
New York arriving 12 September 1942
4 October 1942 sailed New York in convoy NG311 to Guantanamo arriving 11 October 1942
29 May 1943 fitted as and served as an Escort Oiler, name unchanged – source Admiralty signal to
F O I C Greenock
27 August 1943 discharged fuel into the Royal Naval Oil Fuel Depot at Lisahally, Londonderry
June 1951 purchased by Rederi A/S Norse King (Odd Godager, Manager) Oslo and renamed
NORSE KING.
1957 transferred to Skibs A/S Don, Oslo name unchanged
December 1958 purchased by I/S Wilfred (Anders Wilhelmsen,Manager) Oslo and renamed WILFRED
4 May 1962 arrived Santander in tow of tug CINTRA for demolition by Spanish breakers
