Owner: Rederi A/S Freikoll
Manager: Ludv. G. Braathen, Oslo
Tonnage: 8116 gt

Built by Götaverken A/B, Gothenburg, Sweden in 1934.

Her voyages are listed on these original images from the Norwegian National Archives:
Page 1 | Page 2 | Page 3 | Page 4

Please compare the above voyages with Arnold Hague's Voyage Record below.

Partial Voyage Record From Aug.-1942 to Nov.-1945:

(Received from Don Kindell - His source: The late Arnold Hague's database).

Follow the convoy links provided for more information on each.

Errors may exist, and as can be seen, the record is incomplete.

	Departure	From	To	Arrival	Convoy	Remarks
1942	Aug. 23	Trinidad	Curacao	Aug. 25	TAW 15	Earlier voyages: Page 1 & Page 2 Convoy available at TAW convoys (external link)
	Sept. 3	Curacao	Trinidad	Sept. 7	GAT 1	Convoy available at GAT convoys (external link) Missing voyages, Page 2 above.
	Oct. 16	Oban	Methil	Oct. 19	WN 350	Convoy available at WN convoys (external link)
	Oct. 21	Methil	Tyne	Oct. 21	FS 939	Convoy available at FS convoys (external link)
1943	Febr. 9	Tyne	Methil	Febr. 10	FN 939	Convoy available at FN convoys (external link)
	Febr. 11	Methil	Loch Ewe	Febr. 13	EN 195	Convoy available at EN convoys (external link)
	Febr. 21	Loch Ewe	–	–	ON 168	For New York City. Dispersed off Cape Cod, March 12. Convoy will be added. See ships in ON convoys
	March 12	Dispersed from ON 168	New York City	March 17	Independent	–
	Apr. 2	New York City	Oran	Apr. 20	UGS 7	Convoy available at UGS convoys (external link)
	Apr. 30	Oran	Gibraltar	May 2	ET 19	Convoy available via this page (external link)
	May 8	Gibraltar	New York City	May 26	GUS 7	Convoy available at GUS convoys (external link)
	May 31	New York City	Loch Ewe	June 15	HX 242	–
	June 15	Loch Ewe	Invergordon	June 16	WN 442	Convoy available at WN convoys (external link)
	June 19	Invergordon	Loch Ewe	June 20	EN 244	Convoy available at EN convoys (external link)
	June 25	Loch Ewe	New York City	July 9	ON 190	Convoy will be added. See ships in ON convoys
	July 15	New York City	Loch Ewe	July 27	HX 248	–
	July 29	Loch Ewe	Methil*	July 31	WN 461	*Arrived Leith Aug. 3, Methil Aug. 11 (Page 2). Convoy available at WN convoys (external link)
	Aug. 12	Methil	Loch Ewe	Aug. 14	EN 267	Convoy available at EN convoys (external link)
	Aug. 14	Loch Ewe	–	–	ON 197	For Curacao. Detached Aug. 24. Convoy will be added. See ships in ON convoys
	Aug. 24	Detached from ON 197	Curacao	Aug. 31	Independent	–
	Sept. 2	Curacao	Trinidad	Sept. 4	Independent	–
	Sept. 13	Trinidad	–	–	TJ 8	Detached indep. to Capetown, Sept. 28. Convoy available at TJ convoys (external link)
	Sept. 28	Detached from TJ 8	St Helena	Oct. 5	Independent	–
	Oct. 5	St Helena	Capetown	Oct. 13	Independent	–
	Oct. 18	Capetown	Durban	Oct. 21	Independent	–
	Oct. 22	Durban	Abadan	Nov. 9	Independent	–
	Nov. 11	Abadan	Bandar Abbas	–	Independent	–
	Nov. 19	Bandar Abbas	Bombay	Nov. 26	PB 64	A. Hague says: Lay at Bombay after collision on Dec. 3 Convoy available via this page (external link)
1944	Febr. 8	Bombay	Abadan	Febr. 14	Independent	–
	Febr. 17	Abadan	Bandar Abbas	–	Independent	(Stop at Bandar Abbas not mentioned, Page 3)
	Febr. 22	Bandar Abbas	Aden	Febr. 29	PA 70	Convoy available via link above
	Febr. 29	Aden	Suez	March 5	Independent	On to Port Said same day (Page 3)
	March 30	Port Said	Augusta	Apr. 5	MKS 45	Convoy will be added. See ships in MKS convoys
	Apr. 7	Augusta	Naples	Apr. 8	VN 32	Convoy available at VN convoys (external link)
	Apr. 12	Naples	Augusta	Apr. 13	NV 32	Convoy available at NV convoys (external link)
	Apr. 14	Augusta	Port Said	Apr. 19	UGS 37	Convoy available at UGS convoys (external link) On to Suez Apr. 19 (Page 3).
	Apr. 21	Suez	Aden	Apr. 26	Independent	–
	Apr. 27	Aden	Abadan	May 6	Independent	Again, see also Page 3
	May 9	Abadan	Aden	May 18	Independent	–
	May 21	Aden	Abadan	May 28	Independent	–
	May 29	Abadan	Bombay	June 5	Independent	–
	June 10	Bombay	Abadan	June 16	Independent	–
	June 18	Abadan	Bandar Abbas	–	Independent	–
	June 23	Bandar Abbas	–	–	PA 80	Dispersed in 13 04N 56 04E, July 1. Convoy available via this page (external link)
	July 1	Dispersed from PA 80	Aden	July 2	Independent	–
	July 10	Aden	Aden	July 11	Independent	Put back with defects
	July 23	Aden	Abadan	Aug. 1	Independent	See also Page 3
	Aug. 2	Abadan	Shatt-el-Arab Anchorage	Aug. 4	Independent	With defects
	Aug. 4	Shatt-el-Arab Anchorage	Aden	Aug. 14	Independent	–
	Aug. 17	Aden	Abadan	Aug. 25	Independent	–
	Aug. 27	Abadan	Bombay	Sept. 4	Independent	–
	Sept. 22	Bombay	Khor Kwai	–	Independent	–
	Sept. 26	Khor Kwai	Abadan	–	Independent	–
	Sept. 30	Abadan	Melbourne	Oct. 29	Independent	–
	Nov. 7	Melbourne	Milne Bay	Nov. 15	Independent	–
	Nov. 17	Milne Bay	Langemak Bay	Nov. 18	Independent	–
	Nov. 20	Langemak Bay	Hollandia	Nov. 22	Independent	–
	Nov. 23*	Hollandia	Langemak Bay	*Dec. 25	Independent	A. Hague says: Voyage details unknown *Page 3 gives departure Hollandia Nov. 25. Arrival date should be Nov. 25 (Page 4).
1945	July 1	Langemak Bay	Manus	July 2	Independent	A. Hague says: 1st report since Dec. 25-44 (again, should be Nov. 25)
	July 3	Manus	Tacloban	July 11	Independent	–
	Aug. 24	Leyte	Balboa	Oct. 4	–	–
	Oct. 5	Cristobal	Curacao	Oct. 9	Independent	–
	Oct. 12	Curacao	Falmouth	Oct. 30	Independent	–
	Nov. 1	Falmouth	Havre	Nov. 2	Independent	–
	Nov. 6	Havre	Antwerp	Nov. 7	Independent	A. Hague says: Repairs until Febr. 24-1946. Subsequent voyages, Page 4

Misc. Convoy Voyages:

For information on voyages made in between those mentioned here, please see the documents received from the National Archives of Norway and A. Hague's Voyage Record above. Follow the convoy links provided for further info; the Commodore's notes and/or narrative are also available for some of them and several Norwegian ships took part.

According to Page 1 of the archive documents, Brajara was on her way from Los Angeles to Gensan when war broke out in Norway on Apr. 9-1940. It'll also be noticed that she spent a month in Sydney at the end of that year/beginning of 1941. Her 1941 voyages also start on this document (showing a long stay in Bombay) and continue on Page 2, which also has her 1942 voyages. As can be seen, she had a long stay in Durban at the beginning of that year and again in Capetown (Table Bay) that summer. Convoy information for some of her subsequent voyages can be found in the Voyage Record above. Page 2 also shows a long stay at Tyne (or North Shields) at the end of 1942/beginning of 1943.

She's now listed as bound for New York in the westbound North Atlantic Convoy ON 168*, which originated in Liverpool on Febr. 21-1943 and dispersed on March 12, Brajara arriving New York independently on March 17. The Norwegian Brimanger, Egda, Gallia, Heranger, Lynghaug, Maud (returned), Meline, Morgenen, Reinholt, Slemmestad and Tigre are also listed. (The corvette Buttercup, which came under the Norwegian flag the following year, is named among the escorts - see ON convoy escorts). Having made a voyage to Oran and back to New York (see Page 2 - convoy info in Voyage Record above), Brajara joined Convoy HX 242, which departed New York on May 31 and arrived Liverpool on June 15; Brajara stopped at Loch Ewe that day. Her destination is given as Invergordon, where she arrived June 16.

Later that month, we find her in the westbound Convoy ON 190*, originating in Liverpool on June 24, arriving New York on July 9. She was again in the company of several other Norwegian ships, namely California Express, Dageid, Fjordaas, Gefion, Høyanger, Lynghaug, Mosli, Norefjord, Norsol, Orwell, Polartank, Skiensfjord and Tarifa. Brajara headed back to the U.K. again about a week later with Convoy HX 248, departing New York July 15 (Commodore's report is also available); again, see Page 2 for a listing of her voyages in this period. The following month, she joined the westbound Convoy ON 197*, again with the Norwegian Dageid and Orwell in company, as well as Helgøy, Leiv Eiriksson, Pan Aruba and Slemmestad. ON 197 originated in Liverpool on Aug. 14 and arrived New York on the 28th. Brajara, however, was bound for Curacao on that occasion, and arrived there on Aug. 31, having detached from the convoy on the 24th.

As can be seen in the above record and on Page 3, she now made voyages to places like Trinidad, St. Helena, Capetown, Durban, Abadan, Bandar Abbas, Bombay etc., sometimes in convoy, sometimes sailing alone. A. Hague indicates she was involved in a collision on Dec. 3-1943 - I have no further details on this, but it'll be noticed, when going to the archive document, that she remained in Bombay for a long time. She had arrived there on Nov. 26-1943 and departure is given as Febr. 8-1944, when she proceeded to Abadan. She also had a long stay in Port Said that spring. At the end of March-1944 she made a voyage from Port Said to Augusta with Convoy MKS 45*. The Norwegian Ingertre, Nyhorn, Pronto, Tanafjord and Thorshavn are also mentioned.

J. R. Hegland ("Nortraships flåte") says she reported that a sub or U-boat had been observed at the inlet to the Red Sea on Apr. 24-1944, but he considers it doubtful. According to her Voyage Record, she was en route from Suez to Aden on that date. Her subsequent voyages are listed in the table above, as well as on Page 3 and Page 4. Unless some voyages are missing, she appears to have spent several months at Langemak Bay (Nov.-1944/July-1945), with another long stay in Antwerp later on (Nov.-1945/Febr.-1946). A. Hague says she was undergoing repairs.

* The ON convoys mentioned here will be added to my Convoys section in due course, with more information on each. In the meantime, the ships sailing in them (and escorts) are named in the section listing ships in all ON convoys. The MKS convoys are also available, but for now, this page has the names of other ships sailing in MKS 45.

More information on the other Norwegian ships named on this page can befound via the alphabet index below, or go to the Master Ship Index.

POST WAR:

Sold in 1951 to Jugoslavenska Tankerska Plovidba, Yugoslavia, and renamed Lendava. Sold to Brodospas for breaking up and arrived Split on Oct. 8-1963.