Requisitioned Auxiliary – Velma

 

 Velma

 

Official Number:                       N/R  

Laid down:

Builder:                                   Gotaverken A/B, Gothenburg

Launched:                               5 June 1930

Into Service:                            WW2

Out of service:                         WW2

Fate:                                      March 1961 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:

5 June 1930 launched by Gotaverken A/B, Gothenburg as Yard Nr 432 named VELMA for Skibs A/S Nordheim (Halfdan Ditlev-Simonsen & Co, Managers) Oslo

August 1930 completed

10 April 1940 arrived San Pedro, California the day after War broke out in Norway

WW2  ftted as and served as an Escort Oiler, name unchanged

29 April 1940 sailed Los Angeles independently to Talara arriving 10 May 1940

11 May 1940 sailed Talara independently to Antofagasta arriving 17 May 1940

20 May 1940 sailed Antofagasta independently to Tocopilla arriving the next day

23 May 1940 sailed Tocopilla independently to Los Angales arriving 9 June 1940

6 October 1943 while entering St Johns Harbour, Newfoundland struck pancake shoal causing damage to No 10 tank (holed) – Admiralty War Diary of this date page 221 refers

1956  purchased by Chemical Transportation Corp, Monrovia and renamed VALMAR

1957  purchased by Hendon Transport Co S.A, Monrovia name unchanged

1958  purchased by N.D. Dao Div. Occidental. C.A, Maracaibo name unchanged

March 1961 arrived Santander for demolition by Spanish breakers