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M/S Arosa To Arosa on the "Ships starting with A" page.
Manager: Tschudi & Eitzen, Oslo Built by A. McMillan & Son Ltd., Dumbarton in 1924. Previous names: Elmworth until 1937, Wind until 1938. Captain: Ivar Ørnulf Olsen.
Compare Arnold Hague's records with these original images from the Norwegian National Archives:
As mentioned above, Arosa sailed in the Halifax-U.K. Convoy HX 50 in June-1940. Her destination is given as Falmouth on the convoy form, as Cardiff in the Advance Sailing Telegram, cargo of lumber, station 54. She lost touch with the convoy and proceeded to the U.K. alone. Several Norwegian ships took part - follow the link for further info. At the end of July she joined Convoy OB 190, which left Liverpool on July 27-1940, dispersed on the 31st. As will be seen when following the link provided within the Voyage Record, the Norwegian G. C. Brøvig, Gudrun, Snar, and Varanger are also included in this convoy. In Sept. that year she's listed, with a cargo of pit props, in the Sydney, C.B. portion of Convoy HX 70 (convoy originated in Halifax on Sept. 1-1940), and the following month she shows up, together with the Norwegian Reiaas and Rym, in Convoy OA 229, which departed Methil on Oct. 13 and dispersed on the 18th - again, see the external link in the table above. She arrived Three Rivers on Oct. 29-1940, then continued to Montreal, where she arrived on Nov. 3 (possibly Nov. 2?), departing again on the 15th for Sydney, C.B. where she arrived on the 19th, leaving again on Nov. 22 in Convoy (S)HX 90. However, she returned to port on the 25th, subsequently departing the following day for Oban and Hull with a cargo of 2000 tons steel and 5000 tons timber in Convoy HX 91. The convoy form doesn't mention this, but according to the Voyage Record she became a straggler from this convoy and arrived her destination independently on Dec. 11. Another source says she arrived Oban on Dec. 9 and left the following day for Methil Roads, arriving there on the 13th (Convoy WN 52 - see link in record). Departed Methil again on Dec. 17 and on the 19th she received damages to her main engine (disabled) and had water in No. 5 hold after having struck a mine. She's said to have been in Convoy FN 414 (external link), 3 to 4 cables off Bull Fort (Humber), but this convoy designation appears to be incorrect; for one thing she's not listed in this convoy, and besides departure port and date was Southend, Febr. 22-1941 (arrived Methil on the 24th). She is, however, listed in Convoy FS 362 (also external link), which arrived Southend on Dec. 19, having left Methil on the 17th. There's no mention of a mine in connection with Arosa, but the British Arinia is said to have struck a mine on entering Southend anchorage. There also seems to be some disagreement as to when Arosa arrived Immingham; one source says she arrived on Dec. 21 and was taken in tow that same day for Hull to be repaired, while the Voyage Record gives arrival date as Dec. 19. In March-1941 she shows up in the Liverpool-Gibraltar Convoy OG 55, which originated in Liverpool on March 7 and arrived Gibraltar on the 21st. Arosa, however, was detached from this convoy, her destination being Freetown, where she arrived independently on March 26. This convoy will be added to my Convoys section - in the meantime, the ships sailing in it are named on my page listing ships in all OG convoys. As will be seen, the Norwegian Atle Jarl (returned), Bello, Corvus, Frontenac, Thyra, and Trolla are also included. In May/June-1941 she's listed as sailing in Convoy SL 74, which left Freetown on May 10 and arrived Liverpool on June 4 (the Norwegian Corvus and Taurus are also included; the latter was sunk). The following month she appears, with destination Halifax, in Convoy OB 343, which left Liverpool on July 6 and dispersed on the 21st. The Norwegian Evviva, Fanefjeld, Ferncourt, Grado, Henrik Ibsen, Idefjord, Måkefjell, Nesttun, Slemdal, Spurt, Star, Suderholm, and Taborfjell are also listed. I've linked directly to both these convoys within the Voyage Record. Arosa later returned to the U.K. in Convoy SC 42, which left Sydney C. B. (Cape Breton) on August 30-1941, escorted by the Canadian destroyer Skeena and 3 corvettes. By September 19, 16 ships had gone down due to U-boat attacks (including the Norwegian Stargard), and several had been damaged. My page about this convoy has more details on the battle and the names of ships sunk. See also the last external link at the end of this page. Arosa later joined the westbound Convoy ON 30 (from Belfast), which originated in Liverpool on Oct. 26-1941, but she returned to port (as will be seen, she's not mentioned on my page about this convoy, but my information appears to be incomplete - follow the links in the Voyage Record). She subsequently joined Convoy ON 32, originating in Liverpool on Nov. 1, arriving Halifax on the 16th. Arosa, however, was bound for Philadelphia, where she arrived on Nov. 21, having become a straggler from the convoy during the night of Nov. 6/7 (the Commodore says this ship was British, but it was the Norwegian Arosa). In Febr.-1942 we find her among the ships in Convoy SC 68 (having cancelled from the previous convoy, SC 67 in which the Norwegian Heina was sunk), returning the following month with the westbound Convoy ON 74*, which left Liverpool on March 9 and arrived Halifax, Arosa's destination on that occasion, on the 25th. According to her Voyage Record she joined this convoy from Belfast. The Norwegian Beth, Borgfred, Elg, Sirehei, Thorsholm, Titanian, Tortugas, and Tungsha also took part. Arosa headed back to the U.K. again in Apr. with Convoy SC 79 (having been cancelled from the previous convoy, SC 78), bound for Barry Dock, cargo of grain. Towards the end of the following month she started on a voyage to Montevideo, listed in station 11 of Convoy OS 29, which left Liverpool on May 22-1942. Arosa was on a voyage from Milford to Montevideo via Freetown with a cargo of coal; joining the convoy from Belfast, according to her Voyage Record, which adds that she arrived Montevideo on July 6. The following month she joined Convoy SL 120, departing Freetown on Aug. 24-1942, arriving Liverpool on Sept. 15. She was on a voyage from Buenos Aires to Mersey, cargo of wheat. Follow the links provided in the above table. In Nov.-1942 she shows up in the westbound Convoy ON 146*, which left Liverpool on Nov. 15 and had New York as its final destination, with arrival there on Dec. 8. However, Arosa's destination was Alexandria on that occasion. Several ships in this convoy were bound for Freetown or Alexandria, and I assume these ships would have left the convoy fairly early on in the voyage in order to proceed to their respective destinations. Other Norwegian ships in ON 146 were Ada, Boreas, Ingertre, and Lido. In June/July-1943 she's listed as sailing in Convoy SL 132/MKS 16, voyage from Buenos Aires to Loch Ewe, cargo of linseed. Other Norwegian ships in this convoy were Audun, Mammy, Gabon, Dux and Kong Haakon VII. Again, follow the external links provided in the Voyage Record for more convoy details, or use the link at the end of this page (Arosa sailed in the SL portion; the MKS portion is also available on my own site at Convoy MKS 16). In Oct.-1943 we find her in the westbound North Atlantic Convoy ONS 20*, which left Liverpool on Oct. 9 and arrived Halifax on the 26th, however, Arosa's destination is given as Miramichi (N.B.). The Norwegian Bestik, Cetus, Elg, Iron Baron, Snar, Solstad, Tercero, Tropic Star, and Vinland are also listed. Arosa was scheduled to return to the U.K. the following month in Convoy SC 147 from Halifax, but did not sail and was also cancelled from the next convoy, SC 148, but joined Convoy SC 149 on Dec. 15. She later joined the westbound Convoy ONS 28*, departing Liverpool on Jan. 28-1944, arriving Halifax on Febr. 15, but Arosa had detached for St. John's, N.F. 4 days earlier. Solstad, Titanian and Velox are also listed in this convoy. In Apr. that year she sailed in the eastbound Convoy SC 157. As can be seen, she's not included on my own page about this convoy, but she's said to have joined from St. John's, N.F., and it's possible that the ships joining en route are missing from my documents for this convoy. In June-1944 she's listed in Convoy OS 81/KMS 55*, voyage Belfast-Pernambuco with coal in station 121. However, she returned to port, subsequently joining the next convoy, OS 82/KMS 56* (station 102), originating in Liverpool on July 1-1944 (Arosa joined from Belfast). In Oct.-1944 we find her in station 73 of the combined Convoy SL 173/MKS 64*, which arrived Liverpool on the 28th. Arosa had started out from Santos on Sept. 13, then took up station 53 of the SL convoy in Freetown on Oct. 9, which joined the MKS portion from Gibraltar on Oct. 19 (the Norwegian Bestik joined with the latter portion). Arosa was bound for London with a general cargo consisting of rice, cased meats, coffee, hides, linters, cotton waste, leather, piassava, tobacco, cotton, sundries and 46 bags of mail. Further dates and details are available by following the links in the Voyage Record. The following month she joined the westbound North Atlantic Convoy ONS 37*, departing Liverpool on Nov. 28-1944, arriving Halifax on Dec. 21 - Arosa continued to Boston and New York. Other Norwegian ships in this convoy were Bernhard, Norse Lady, and Toledo. At the end of March-1945 she joined Convoy SC 171, but returned to St. John's, N.F., subsequently joining the next convoy, SC 172, from there (convoy originated in Halifax on Apr. 6, arrived Liverpool on the 22nd). These 2 convoys are not available on my own site but see the links in the above table (several Norwegian ships sailed in both of them, namely Evanger, Grey County, Henrik Ibsen, Ima, Morgenen, Norsktank, Norvarg and Vinga in SC 171, and Annik, Glarona, Maud, Minerva, Norelg, Orwell, Sandviken and Solstad in SC 172).
Arosa sailed for Tschudi & Eitzen until 1949, but I don't know what happened to her at that time (she became Italian Enrico Mazzarella in 1951). External links related to the text on this page: Back to Arosa on the "Ships starting with A" page. The text on this page was compiled with the help of: "Nortraships flåte", J. R. Hegland, E-mails from M. Holdoway, E-mails from Tony Cooper, and misc.
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