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D/S Annik To Annik on the "Ships starting with A" page.
Manager: Stener S. Müller, Bergen Built in Tønsberg, Norway, delivered in Febr.-1940.
Compare Arnold Hague's records with these original images from the Norwegian National Archives:
As is shown in the above Voyage Record, Annik made several independent voyages to and within Brazil in 1941 and 1942 (Camocim, Ceara, Pernambuco, Bahia, Maceio, Joao Pessoa etc.). Later in the war she made many a trip for the American Air Force to Iceland and Greenland. In March/Apr.-1940 she can be found in the Halifax-U.K. Convoy HX 28, together with the Norwegian Stiklestad, Europe, Boreas, Varanger and Mathilda. Annik had a general cargo for Liverpool and sailed in station 36. This convoy arrived Liverpool on Apr. 2; on Apr. 10 she was scheduled for Convoy OB 127, but did not sail; her destination is given as New York. She shows up again on Apr. 26, together with the Norwegian Marstenen, in Convoy OB 137 - the external website that I've linked to below has more on the OB convoys - see also the link provided within the Voyage Record. In Jan./Febr.-1943 she was in Convoy SC 118 in which 11 ships were sunk, one of them being the Norwegian M/T Daghild. This convoy, which is not available on my own site but can be found via the external link provided within the table above, left New York on Jan. 24-1943 and arrived Liverpool on Febr. 12, but Annik detached for Iceland on Febr. 9, arriving Reykjavik on the 14th. Other Norwegian ships in this convoy, in addition to Annik and Daghild, were Bestik, Cetus, Glarona, Grey County, Maud, Norbryn, Petter II, and Sommerstad, all discussed on this website. Several Norwegian sources mention that the convoy was initially spotted because one of Annik's crew members was fingering with the Snowflake equipment and accidentally released Snowflakes, thereby lighting up the convoy. Follow the link to Daghild for more information on this battle, as well as the 2nd external link below. Some of the above mentioned ships, including Annik, subsequently returned across the Atlantic with the westbound Convoy ON 169, which originated in Liverpool on Febr. 22-1943 and arrived New York on March 21; Annik, however, joined this convoy from Iceland on Febr. 28. At the beginning of June that same year she shows up in the westbound North Atlantic Convoy ON 187*, which originated in Liverpool on June 1-1943 and arrived New York on the 15th. However, it looks like Annik was not present from the U.K., but joined this convoy from Newfoundland (according to the info in her Voyage Record). Other Norwegian ships in this convoy were Athos, Braga, Bralanta, Elisabeth Bakke, Fagerfjell, Frontenac, Helgøy, Kronprinsen, Lista, Morgenen, Norbryn, Norefjord, O. B. Sørensen, President de Vogue, Toledo and Vanja, as well as the Panamanian Norvinn, which is included on this site because she had Norwegian managers. In the middle of Nov.-1944 Annik is listed in the slow Halifax-U.K. Convoy SC 161, carrying a general cargo and explosives, destination Iceland via Loch Ewe, leaving Iceland again towards the end of Dec. with Convoy RU 147; final destination is given as Boston. In fact, she joined the westbound North Atlantic Convoy ONS 39* to complete this voyage. This convoy originated in Liverpool on Dec. 28 and arrived Halifax on Jan. 13-1945. The Norwegian Cetus, Ferncliff, Germa, Mui Hock (also from Convoy RU 147), Novasli and Tercero also took part. Arnold Hague also has her in the slow Halifax-U.K. Convoy SC 172, departing Halifax on Apr. 6-1945, arriving Liverpool on Apr. 22, but Annik is said to have stopped at Belfast, proceeding from there to Reykjavik a few days later. She carried a general cargo and lumber and had station 34 of the convoy, in which the Norwegian Arosa, Glarona, Maud, Minerva, Norelg, Orwell, Sandviken and Solstad also took part. The following month we find Annik and Minerva, along with Titanian, Vera and Vest, in the westbound Convoy ONS 51*, bound for New York with cod liver oil, station 31 (convoy departed Liverpool on May 21, arrived Halifax on June 4).
By 1965 she had the name Kuciste for Atlantska Plovidba, Yugoslavia. Ron Mapplebeck (who runs the website Teesships) says she later sailed as Italian Maestrale (1967) and was broken up in 1972. Related external links: SC-118, 4 - 8 Feb 1943 - Describes the battle and lists the ships sunk. More information on each attack can be found by entering the names of each ship in the search field on this page. Back to Annik on the "Ships starting with A" page.
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