M/S Bajamar
Updated July 18-2008

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Source: Book about Akers mek Verksted 1931.

Further to the above:

Note that only a few of her voyages are mentioned here - for info on other voyages, please refer to the above Voyage Record and documents from the archives.

A French visitor to my website has told me that Bajamar was stopped for examination in the Caribbean sea by French auxiliary cruiser Esterel on Apr. 11-1940 (shortly after the German invasion of Norway). Ordered to Fort-de-France (French West Indies). Released on Apr. 23 provided complying with orders from London-based operating office. This fits in with the information found on Page 1 of the documents received from the National Archives of Norway, which adds she subsequently proceeded to New York, where she arrived on Apr. 30-1940.

In May-1943 Bajamar can be found in Convoy HX 239, which left New York City on May 13-1943 and arrived Liverpool on the 28th. She was in the Halifax section, bound for Iceland (via Loch Ewe) with general cargo, and had station 24 of the convoy. The following month she shows up in the westbound North Atlantic Convoy ON 188*, joining from Iceland on June 13, together with Bañaderos (convoy had left Liverpool June 10-1943, arrived New York June 26). Other Norwegian ships in this convoy were Abraham Lincoln, Belinda, Duala, Evita, G. C. Brøvig, Gylfe, Kaia Knudsen, Kaldfonn, Montevideo, Mosdale, Skandinavia, Strinda, Thorhild, Vav, and Velma. The following month she made another voyage to Iceland with general cargo, sailing in Convoy HX 248, which had originated in New York on July 15-1943, but Bajamar again joined from Halifax on the 18th. Note that she's also mentioned in connection with Convoy RU 84 from Reykjavik at the beginning of Aug.-1943; she did not sail in this convoy, but there's a note saying she was to join the westbound North Atlantic Convoy ON 195*, again together with Bañaderos (which had also previously been in HX 248). This convoy originated in Liverpool on July 31 and arrived New York on Aug. 13, and both ships are indeed included, as are the Norwegian Abraham Lincoln, Christian Michelsen, Duala, Egerø, Gallia, Vav, Velma and Washington Express. Bajamar joined from Iceland on Aug. 3, and arrived Boston on the 12th.

Arnold Hague has also included her in the Halifax portion of Convoy HX 261, which had originated in New York on Oct. 11-1943 and arrived Liverpool on Oct. 26. The Norwegian Duala, Elisabeth Bakke, Norsol, Pan Scandia, Tai Shan and Vav are also listed. This convoy is not available on my own site, but see the link provided within the above table. The following month she again shows up in a convoy from Reykjavik to the U.K., namely RU 96, together with Lyra. Bajamar's destination on that occasion is given as Bristol, cargo of U.S. Government stores. She subsequently joined the westbound Convoy ON 213*, which left Liverpool on Nov. 26-1943 and arrived New York on Dec. 14. She was bound for Boston, and again Bañaderos was in company, as were a few other Norwegian ships, namely Dageid, Lista, and Skaraas.

* The 3 ON convoys mentioned here will be added to individual pages in my Convoys section; in the meantime, see the section naming ships in all ON Convoys.

For more information on all the other Norwegian ships mentioned on this page, please see the alphabet index below, or go to the Master Ship Index.

POST WAR:

Sold in 1955 to A/S Istria (Sofie Helene Wigert), Oslo. Sold again in June the following year to Skips-A/S Tilthorn (J. Lind, Kjøpsvik), Narvik, renamed Stella Marina in 1957. Sold in Oct.-1960 to Gerner Mathisen Rederi-A/S, Oslo and given the name Bajamar again. Sold in 1962 to Blue Star Shipping Co. Inc. (Mario Trapani, Napoli), Panama and again renamed Stella Marina. Sold in 1965 to Cia. Mar. Goldwood S/A (Nicolaos Coustas, Piræus), Panama, renamed Giannakas. Sold for breaking up at Split in Sept.-1971, work commencing in the spring of the following year.

Related external link:
Lillesand Sjømannsforening's website (Lillesand Seamen's Association) also has a picture of this ship, along with pictures of several other Norwegian ships.

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The company later had another ship by this name (also refrigerated) built in Gothenburg as Leeward Islands in 1953, purchased in 1964 and renamed Bajamar, sold in 1968 to L. Harboe Jensen & Co., Oslo and renamed Bonzo. Transferred to Sigurd Haavik A/S, Haugesund that same year. Later Fortuna Reefer of Nassau, Bahamas 1974, Panamanian Thanassis K 1982, renamed Contramaestre Casado in Dec.-1982 for the Spanish Navy.