Manager: The Texas Company (Norway) A/S, Oslo. This company was controlled by The Texas Co., US, and its ships managed by Haakon Chr. Mathiesen, Oslo.
Tonnage: 8371 gt

Delivered on Nov. 30-1934 from Odense Staalskibsværft, Odense (53) as Europe to The Texas Company (Norway) A/S, Oslo. 8371 gt, 12 835 tdwt, 471.3' x 62.3' x 34.3', 6 cyl. 4T single acting DM (B & W, Copenhagen), 3150 bhp.

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.

Voyage Record From Sept.-1939 to Aug.-1945:

Follow the convoy links provided for more information on each.

Errors may exist, and several voyages are missing.

	Departure	From	To	Arrival	Convoy	Remarks
1939	Sept. 28	Port Arthur	Downs	Oct. 16	Independent	–
	Oct. 25	Downs	Ymuiden	Oct. 26	Independent	–
	Nov. 2	Ymuiden	Downs	Nov. 3	Independent	–
	Nov. 4	Downs	New Orleans	–	Independent	–
	Nov. 27	New Orleans	Bordeaux	Dec. 14	Independent	–
	Dec. 19	Verdon	New York City	Jan. 2-1940	Independent	–
1940	Jan. 7	New York City	Kingston	Jan. 19	Independent	A. Hague says: Probably via an oil loading port
	Jan. 20	Kingston	Halifax	–	Independent	–
	Jan. 28	Halifax	–	–	HXF 18	Straggled Febr. 2.
	Febr. 2	Straggled from HXF 18	Bordeaux	Febr. 10	Independent	–
	Febr. 15	Verdon	Kingston	March 7	Independent	Via an oil loading port
	March 7	Kingston	Halifax	–	Independent	–
	March 18	Halifax	–	–	HX 28	For Bordeaux. Detached March 31.
	March 31	Detached from HX 28	Bordeaux	Apr. 2	Independent	Left Bordeaux Apr. 5 (Page 1).
	Apr. 7	Verdon	Casablanca	Apr. 13	46 XS	Convoy available at 46 XS (external link)
	Apr. 23	Casablanca	Gibraltar	Apr. 24	Independent	–
	Apr. 24	Gibraltar	Barranquilla	–	Independent	–
	May 1	Barranquilla	Kingston	May 8	Independent	A. Hague says: Notional sailing port and date (stop at Barranquilla not mentioned Page 1).
	May 9	Kingston	Bermuda	May 18	Independent	Missing movements? (see Page 1).
	May 19	Bermuda	–	–	BHX 44	See HX 44 below
	May 25	Bermuda portion joined main convoy	–	–	HX 44	For Bordeaux. Detached June 2
	June 2	Detached from HX 44	Bordeaux	June 6	Independent	Left Bordeaux June 8 (Page 1).
	June 12	Verdon	Casablanca	June 19	64 X	Convoy available at 64 X (external link)
	June 20	Casablanca	Covenas	–	Independent	–
	Oct. 1	Covenas	Galveston	Oct. 7	Independent	–
	Oct. 22	Galveston	Port Arthur	Oct. 22	Independent	–
	Oct. 24	Port Arthur	Cristobal	Oct. 30	Independent	–
	Oct. 31	Balboa	Los Angeles	Nov. 10	Independent	–
	Nov. 16	Los Angeles	Shanghai	Dec. 12	Independent	–
	Dec. 14	Shanghai	Manila	Dec. 19	Independent	–
	Dec. 24	Manila	Singapore	Dec. 28	Independent	–
	Dec. 29	Singapore	Bahrein	Jan. 10-1941	Independent	A. Hague says: Indian Ocean oil trade to end 1941 (See Page 1).
1941	Dec. 9	Aden	Bahrein	–	Independent	–
	Dec. 17	Bahrein	Capetown	Jan. 6-1942	Independent	–
1942	Jan. 11	Capetown	Bombay	Jan. 30	Independent	–
?*	Febr. 13	Abadan	Bandar Abbas	–	Independent	–
	* The above voyage seems a bit out of place, and I believe it belongs under 1943 (I've inserted it there) - See also Page 2
	March 31	Bombay	Bahrein	Apr. 5	Independent	–
	Apr. 7	Bahrein	Bombay	Apr. 12	Independent	–
	Apr. 19	Bombay	Bahrein	Apr. 24	Independent	–
	Apr. 25	Bahrein	Lourenço Marques	May 12	Independent	–
	May 13	Lourenço Marques	Durban	May 14	Independent	–
	May 18	Durban	Bahrein	June 3	Independent	–
	June 4	Bahrein	Durban	June 22	Independent	–
	July 8	Durban	Lourenço Marques	July 9	Independent	–
	July 11	Lourenço Marques	Bahrein	July 26	Independent	–
	July 28	Bahrein	Capetown	Aug. 23	Independent	–
	Aug. 27	Capetown	Abadan	–	Independent	–
	Sept. 20	Abadan	Durban	Oct. 12	Independent	–
	Oct. 17	Durban	Durban	Oct. 20	Independent	Put back
	Dec. 22	Durban	–	–	DN 8	Dispersed Dec. 24. Convoy available via this page (external link)
	Dec. 23(?)	Dispersed from DN 8	Abadan	Jan. 12-1943	Independent	–
1943	Jan. 13	Abadan	Bandar Abbas	–	Independent	–
	Jan. 17	Bandar Abbas	Bombay	Jan. 23	PB 22	Convoy available via link above
	Febr. 3	Bombay	Bandar Abbas	Febr. 9	BP 67A	Convoy available via link above
	Febr. 9	Bandar Abbas	Abadan	Febr. 10	Independent	See also Page 2
*	Febr. 13	Abadan	Bandar Abbas	–	Independent	–
	* This voyage has been taken from 1942 entries above.
	Febr. 18	Bandar Abbas	Bombay	Febr. 25	PB 27	Convoy available via this page (external link)
	March 1	Bombay	Colombo	March 5	BM 43	Convoy available at BM convoys (external link)
	March 10	Colombo	Bombay	March 15	MB 28	Convoy available via this page (external link)
	March 30	Bombay	Bahrein	Apr. 5	BP 74	Convoy available via link above
	Apr. 8	Bahrein	Bandar Abbas	–	Independent	–
	Apr. 10	Bandar Abbas	–	–	PB 35	For Capetown. Detached Apr. 12. Convoy available via link above
	Apr. 12	Detached From PB 35	Port Elizabeth	May 3	Independent	–
	May 9	Port Elizabeth	Capetown	May 11	DC 22	Convoy available via link above
	May 14	Capetown	Durban	May 18	CD 18	Convoy available via link above
	May 22	Durban	–	–	DN 41	Dispersed May 24. Convoy available via link above
	May 24	Dispersed from DN 41	Abadan	June 11	Independent	–
	June 12	Abadan	Bahrein	June 14	Independent	–
	June 14	Bahrein	Bandar Abbas	–	Independent	–
	June 20	Bandar Abbas	Bombay	June 26	PB 45	Convoy available via this page (external link) (this stop at Bandar Abbas not mentioned, Page 2).
	July 5	Bombay	Bandar Abbas	July 10	BP 86	Convoy available via link above
	July 10	Bandar Abbas	Abadan	July 12	Independent	(Again, see also Page 2).
	July 13	Abadan	Bandar Abbas	–	Independent	–
	July 21	Bandar Abbas	Aden	July 30	PA 46	Convoy available via link above
	Aug. 8	Aden	Abadan	Aug. 15	AP 39	A. Hague says: Independent from Bandar Abbas. Convoy available at AP 39 (external link)
	Aug. 17	Abadan	Bahrein	Aug. 18	Independent	–
	Aug. 18	Bahrein	Bandar Abbas	–	Independent	–
	Aug. 24	Bandar Abbas	Bombay	Aug. 30	PB 53	Convoy available via this page (external link) See also Page 2
	Sept. 8	Bombay	Bandar Abbas	Sept. 13	BP 94	Convoy available via link above
	Sept. 13	Bandar Abbas	Abadan	Sept. 15	Independent	See also Page 3
	Sept. 16	Abadan	Bahrein	Sept. 17	Independent	–
	Sept. 18	Bahrein	Bandar Abbas	–	Independent	–
	Sept. 24	Bandar Abbas	–	–	PA 54	Detached Sept. 26.
	Sept. 26	Detached from PA 54	Durban	Oct. 16	Independent	–
1944	Jan. 25	Durban	Abadan	Febr. 16	Independent	Again, see also Page 3. Left Abadan, Febr. 20.
	March 1	Bandar Abbas	Aden	March 9	PA 71	Convoy available at PA 71 (external link)
	March 9	Aden	Suez	March 14	Independent	Left Suez March 15 (Page 3).
	March 20	Port Said	Malta	March 26	MKS 44	For Malta. Convoy will be added. See ships in MKS convoys
	Apr. 1	Malta	Port Said	Apr. 6	KMS 45	Malta to Port Said (left Port Said Apr. 6). Convoy will be added. See ships in KMS convoys
	Apr. 7	Suez	Aden	Apr. 12	Independent	–
	Apr. 20	Aden	Bandar Abbas	Apr. 26	AP 69	Convoy available at AP 69 (external link)
	Apr. 26	Bandar Abbas	Abadan	Apr. 27	Independent	Compare w/Page 3
	Apr. 29	Abadan	Colombo	May 9	Independent	–
	May 14	Colombo	Abadan	May 24	Independent	–
	May 27	Abadan	Khasab Bay	May 31	Independent	–
	June 1	Khasab Bay	Fremantle	June 21	Independent	Notional sailing date
	June 26	Fremantle	Abadan	July 20	Independent	–
	July 22	Abadan	Bombay	July 29	Independent	–
	July 31	Bombay	Colombo	Aug. 5	BM 98	Convoy available at BM convoys (external link)
	Aug. 7	Colombo	Abadan	Aug. 17	Independent	–
	Aug. 19	Abadan	Addu	–	Independent	–
	Sept. 3	Addu	Fremantle	Sept. 19	Escorted	(Compare w/Page 3).
	Sept. 21	Fremantle	Sydney, N.S.W.	Sept. 30	Independent	–
	Oct. 1	Sydney, N.S.W.	Brisbane	Oct. 4	Independent	–
	Oct. 6	Brisbane	Sydney, N.S.W.	Oct. 8	Independent	–
	Dec. 21	Sydney, N.S.W.	Bahrein	Jan. 24-1945	Independent	–
1945	Jan. 28	Abadan*	Colombo	Febr. 8	Independent	*From Bahrein
	Febr. 14	Colombo	Abadan	Febr. 22	Independent	See also Page 3
	Febr. 28	Abadan	Aden	March 9	Independent	–
	March 13	Aden	Abadan	March 21	Independent	Also, Page 3
	March 21	Abadan	Colombo	March 31	Independent	–
	Apr. 4	Colombo	Abadan	Apr. 12	Independent	See also Page 3 & Page 4
	Apr. 14	Abadan	Colombo	Apr. 23	Independent	–
	Apr. 28	Colombo	Abadan	May 6	Independent	–
	May 8	Abadan	Colombo	May 17	Independent	–
	May 20	Colombo	Abadan	May 28	Independent	–
	May 29	Abadan	Colombo	June 8	Independent	–
	June 12	Colombo	Bombay	June 15	Independent	–
	June 17	Bombay	Abadan	June 23	Independent	–
	June 26	Abadan	Fremantle	July 10*	Independent	*Page 4 gives arrival July 18
	July 21	Fremantle	Brisbane	July 31	Independent	–
	Aug. 4	Brisbane	Sydney, N.S.W.	Aug. 6	Independent	Subsequent voyages, Page 4

Misc. Convoy Voyages:

For information on voyages made in between those discussed here, please go to the archive documents and/or Hague's Voyage Record above. Follow the convoy links provided for more details, other Norwegian ships also took part.

Europe, bound for Bordeaux, is listed in the fast, eastbound North Atlantic Convoy HXF 18, departing Halifax on Jan. 28-1940 (there's a note in the original document for this convoy indicating she had originally been scheduled for Convoy HX 18). According to A. Hague, she became a straggler on Febr. 2, but arrived Bordeaux safely on Febr. 10. She subsequently made an independent voyage to Kingston, arriving March 7, and later that month she's listed as bound for Bordeaux with a cargo of crude oil in Convoy HX 28 from Halifax, together with the Norwegian Stiklestad, Annik, Boreas, Varanger and Mathilda. Europe arrived Bordeaux on Apr. 2, having been detached from the convoy on March 31, according to A. Hague. She now sailed to Casablanca with Convoy 46 XS, departing Verdon on Apr. 7, arriving Casablanca on the 13th (ref. link provided within the Voyage Record), then headed back to Kingston again, arriving May 8 (see Page 1). From there, she later proceeded to Bermuda, in order to join the Bermuda portion of Convoy HX 44 on May 19, together with Charles Racine and Polarsol. Europe was again bound for Bordeaux with a cargo of crude oil, arriving there on June 6. With the Norwegian Inger Lise, Oria and Vigør, she then made another voyage to Casablanca, Convoy 64 X, which left Verdon on June 12 and arrived Casablanca on the 19th - again, see the external link provided within the table above. She left Casablanca again on June 20, thereby narrowly avoiding the fate of 26 other Norwegian ships, which were interned in the French colonies following the fall of France shortly thereafter (including Oria and Vigør).

She later made several independent voyages, to Port Arthur, Cristobal, Los Angeles, Shanghai, Manila, Singapore, Bahrein, Bombay, Capetown, Lourenço Marques, Durban, among other ports (again, see Page 1, as well as Page 2), until she in Dec.-1942 started sailing in convoys again, with some independent voyages in between.

Skipping now to Sept.-1943, when I have her in Convoy PA 54/PB 57, together with the Norwegian Torborg, Norfjell, Norfold, Havkong and Ima. No destination is given for Europe, but she arrived Durban on Oct. 16, having left Bandar Abbas on Sept. 24. Page 3 shows her voyages in this period. It'll be noticed that she subsequently remained in Durban for a long time; departure is given as Jan. 25-1944, when she proceeded to Abadan.

A. Hague now has her, along with Grena, Havfru and Suderholm, in Convoy PA 71, which left Bandar Abbas on March 1-1944 and arrived Aden March 9. Europe continued to Suez that same day then on to Port Said, and is subsequently listed, together with Boreas, Lidvard, Norsol, Star and Toulouse, in Convoy MKS 44, which departed Port Said on March 20 and arrived Gibraltar on Apr. 1; Europe's destination, however, is given as Malta, where she arrived on March 26. From there, she later returned to Port Said in Convoy KMS 45 (from Gibraltar March 27, to Port Said Apr. 6; Europe sailed from Malta on Apr. 1). Buccinum, Facto, Hjalmar Wessel and Roald Amundsen are also listed. Both these convoys will be added to individual pages in my Convoys section; in the meantime, the ships sailing in them (and escorts) are named in the section listing ships in all MKS convoys and ships in all KMS convoys. With Kronprinsessen, she's also listed in Convoy AP 69, which left Aden on Apr. 20 and arrived Bandar Abbas on the 26th - it looks like she was bound for Abadan on that occasion, arriving there on Apr. 27 - again, see Page 3 of the archive documents, which also has some of her 1945 voyages, while the rest are listed on Page 4.

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 1954 to Skibs-A/S Adour (K. Salvesen & Sønner), Kragerø, Norway and renamed Adour. Converted to bulk carrier at Kiel. Sold in 1959 to Panama Nav. Corp., Panama and renamed Oremar. Sold in 1967 to Navemar S/A de Nav., Buenos Aires. Arrived Hamburg in tow on Sept. 15-1969 for breaking up.

Back to Europe on the "Ships starting with E" page.

Another Europe was delivered to this company in Nov.-1956. Renamed Texaco Europe in 1960. Sold in 1969 to Monrovia and renamed Akti, then Star in 1976. Sold for breaking up 2003.