Manager: Sig. S. Årstad, Bergen
Tonnage: 983 gt

Built in Larvik, Norway in 1917. Previously Røvær, Dorothea, Sjøsprøit and Spero (1933). According to the external website that I've linked to above, she was built at Hølens Verksted in Larvik (22), launched for Øistein Torgersen & Co., Haugesund and delivered in Sept.-1917 as Dorothea for A/S Borchs Rederi (A.F. Borch & Sønner), Drammen, Norway. From Oct.-1924 owners were Molthes Rederi A/S (Oscar & Carl Molthe), Fredrikshald, renamed Sjøsprøit. From June-1927, Skibs A/S Larvik (Leif Sandsdalen), Larvik, renamed Spero. Renamed Gaston Micard in Apr.-1933 for Sig. Årstads Rederi A/S (Sig. S. Årstad), Bergen.

Captain: Petter Andreas Berg.

Her voyages are listed on these original images from the Norwegian National Archives:
Page 1 | Page 2 | Page 3 | Page 4 | Page 5 | Page 6 | Page 7 | Page 8 | Page 9 | Page 10 | Page 11 | Page 12 | Page 13 | Page 14 | Page 15 | Page 16 | Page 17 | Page 18 | Page 19 | Page 20

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

Voyage Record From Jan.-1940 to March-1945:

Follow the convoy links provided for more information on each.

I believe this record has quite a few errors. This could also mean that although she's listed in them, she may not have sailed in all the convoys mentioned here. Also, several voyages are missing.

	Departure	From	To	Arrival	Convoy	Remarks
1940	Jan. 1	Norwegian Waters	Methil	Jan. 4	HN 6	–
	Jan. 15	Tyne	Southend	Jan. 17	FS 73	Convoy available at FS convoys (external link)
	Febr. 15	Southend	–	–	OA 92	Dispersed Febr. 18
	Febr. 18	Dispersed from OA 92	Nantes	Febr. 21	Independent	–
	March 9	Downs	Tyne	March 11	FN 116	Convoy available at FN convoys (external link)
	March 13	Tyne	Southend	March 15	FS 120	Convoy available at FS convoys (external link)
	March 20	Southend	Seaham	March 22	FN 125	Convoy available at FN convoys (external link)
	March 30	Sunderland	Southend	Apr. 1	FS 133	Convoy available at FS convoys (external link)
	Apr. 5	Southend	Goole	Apr. 7	FN 138	Convoy available at FN convoys (external link) From Rouen, Apr. 3, see Page 1
	Apr. 15	Spurn Head	Downs	Apr. 16	FS 146	Convoy available at FS convoys (external link) Missing movements, Page 1
	Apr. 25	Southend	Goole	Apr. 27	FN 155	Convoy available at FN convoys (external link) Left Goole Apr. 30 (Page 1)
	May 3	Humber	Downs	May 4	FS 161	Convoy available at FS convoys (external link) On to Rouen May 4, missing voyages, Page 1
	May 10	Southend	Goole	May 12	FN 168	Convoy available at FN convoys (external link)
	May 16	Goole	Downs	May 18	FS 172	Convoy available at FS convoys (external link) Missing voyages, Page 1
	July 23	Milford Haven	–	–	OB 188	For Campbellton N.B. Dispersed July 27. Convoy available at OB 188 (external link)
	July 27	Dispersed from OB 188	Campbellton	Aug. 9	Independent	–
	Aug. 21	Campbellton	Halifax	Aug. 24	Independent	–
	Aug. 26	Halifax	St. John, N.B.	Aug. 28	Independent	–
	Aug. 31	St. John, N.B.	–	–	Independent	A. Hague says: Grounded, Aug. 31
	Oct. 14	St. John, N.B.	Weymouth, N.S.	Oct. 14	Independent	–
	Oct. 22	Weymouth	Sydney, C.B.	Oct. 25	Independent	–
	Oct. 29	Sydney, C.B.	Clyde	Nov. 13	SC 10	See also narrative below
	Nov. 15	Clyde	Methil	Nov. 19	WN 39	Did not sail. Convoy available at WN convoys (external link)
?	Nov. 18	Clyde	Methil	Nov. 22	WN 41	Convoy available at link above
	Nov. 22	Clyde	Methil	Nov. 26	WN 43	Convoy available at link above
	Nov. 27	Methil	Lowestoft	Nov. 29	FS 347	Convoy available at FS convoys (external link)
	Dec. 10	Yarmouth*	Blyth	Dec. 12	FN 356	*Lowestoft (Page 1) Convoy available at FN convoys (external link)
	Dec. 17	Blyth	Southend	Dec. 19	FS 363	Convoy available at FS convoys (external link) Arrived Rochester Dec. 21 (Page 1)
1941	Jan. 21	Southend	Blyth	Jan. 24	FN 389	See also Page 2 Convoy available at FN convoys (external link)
	Febr. 6	Blyth	Methil	Febr. 7	FN 401	Convoy available at link above
	Febr. 9	Methil	–	–	EN 69/1	Detached Febr. 13. Convoy available at EN convoys (external link)
	Febr. 13	Detached from EN 69	Plymouth	Febr. 17*	Independent	*Page 2 gives arrival Febr. 15 (also, missing voyages, w/more on Page 3)
	July 6	Barry Roads	Poole	July 9	WP 2	Via Falmouth & Dartmouth (Page 3). Convoy available at WP convoys (external link) Left Poole July 15
	July 16	Yarmouth Roads	Newport	July 19	–	Via Dartmouth & Falmouth (again, see Page 3). More 1941 voyages: Page 4, Page 5 & Page 6
1942	Febr. 23	Milford Haven	Liverpool	Febr. 24	MH 75	Earlier 1942 voyages: Page 6 above. Convoy available at MH 75 (external link)
	Febr. 27	Liverpool	Milford Haven*	Febr. 28	BB 143	A. Hague says: Joined at Holyhead. Convoy available at BB convoys (external link) *Page 7 gives arrival Swansea, March 1 (also, missing voyages).
	Apr. 7	Milford Haven	Holyhead*	Apr. 8	MH 90	Convoy available at MH 90 (external link) *Arrived Liverpool, Apr. 8, on to Manchester (Page 7)
	Apr. 13	Holyhead	Milford Haven	Apr. 14	BB 161	Convoy available at BB convoys (external link) Compare w/Page 7 (also, more missing voyages).
	May 13	Holyhead	Milford Haven	May 14	HM 8	Convoy available at HM 8 (external link) More 1942 voyages: Page 8, Page 9 & Page 10
1943	Jan. 22	Plymouth	Newport	Jan. 23	PW 282	Convoy available at PW 282 (external link) Left Newport Jan. 25 (Page 10 above). More 1943 voyages: Page 11, Page 12, Page 13 & Page 14
1944	Apr. 30	Portsmouth	Milford Haven?*	May 2	PW 514	Earlier 1944 voyages: Page 14 above, Page 15 & Page 16 Convoy available at PW 514 (external link) *Arrived Newport, May 4, left May 6 (Page 16)
	Most of these 1944 voyages are not detailed on the archive dcouments and, therefore, comparison cannot be made and accuracy confirmed.
	June 28	Falmouth	Seine Bay	June 29	EBC 24	Compare w/Page 16. Convoy available at EBC convoys (external link)
	July 4	Seine Bay	Fowey	July 4	FBC 17	Convoy available at FBC convoys (external link) Left Fowey July 8 (Page 16).
	July 12	Seine Bay	Fowey	July 14	FBC 25	Convoy available at link above Left Fowey July 19 (Page 16).
	July 18	Barry(?)	Seine Bay	July 20	EBC 45	Convoy available at EBC convoys (external link)
	July 28	Seine Bay	Fowey	July 29	FBC 39	Convoy available at FBC convoys (external link) Page 16 gives arrival Plymouth, July 29.
	Aug. 9	Plymouth	Solent	Aug. 10	EBC 66	Convoy available at EBC convoys (external link)
	Aug. 11	Solent	Seine Bay	Aug. 11	EBC 67	Convoy available at link above
	Aug. 28	Barry	Seine Bay	Aug. 30	EBC 86	Again, see also Page 16. Convoy available at link above
	Sept. 4	Seine Bay	Barry Roads	Sept. 6	FBC 73	Convoy available at FBC convoys (external link)
	Sept. 9	Barry	Seine Bay	Sept. 11	EBC 98	Convoy available at EBC convoys (external link)
	Sept. 17	Seine Bay	Barry Roads	Sept. 19	FBC 85	Convoy available at FBC convoys (external link) On to Newport Page 17 Also, missing voyages.
	Nov. 9	Solent	Plymouth	Nov. 10	EBF 31	Convoy available at EBF 31 (external link)
	Nov. 10	Plymouth	St. Malo	Nov. 11	COC 5	Convoy available at COC 5 (external link)
	Nov. 16	Granville	Falmouth	Nov. 17	Escorted	–
	Nov. 18	Falmouth	Barry Roads	Nov. 19	EBF 38	Convoy available at EBF 38 (external link) Arrived Newport same day (Page 17)
	Nov. 24	Plymouth	Granville	Nov. 26	COC 11	Convoy available at COC 11 (external link)
	Nov. 30	Granville	Newport	Dec. 2	EBF 52	A. Hague says: Joined at sea from Granville. Convoy available at EBF 52 (external link) Left Newport Dec. 15 (Page 18).
?*	Dec. 17	Milford Haven	Southend	Dec. 20	BTC 10	*Compare w/Page 18. Convoy available at BTC convoys (external link)
	Dec. 19	Plymouth	Granville	Dec. 20	COC 24	Convoy available at COC 24 (external link)
	Dec. 23	Granville	Falmouth	Dec. 24	Escorted	Arrived Newport Dec. 25 (Page 18).
1945	Jan. 22	Plymouth	Plymouth	Jan. 22	COC 57	Earlier 1945 voyages: Page 18. A. Hague says: Put back. Convoy available at COC 57 (external link)
	Jan. 23	Plymouth	Granville	Jan. 24	COC 58	Convoy available at COC 58 (external link)
	Jan. 28	Cancale Roads	Falmouth	Jan. 29	–	Again, see Page 18
	March 22	Antwerp	Southend	March 23	ATM 101	Convoy available at ATM convoys (external link) Subsequent voyages: Page 18, Page 19 & Page 20

Some Convoy Voyages:

Gaston Micard, bound for Middlesbrough, is listed in Convoy HN 6 from Norway to the U.K. in Dec.-1939/Jan.-1940. As will be seen when following the link, several Norwegian ships took part.

In Febr.-1940, we find her in Convoy OA 92, bound for Nantes. This convoy left Southend on Febr. 15 and dispersed on the 18th, Gaston Micard arriving her destination on Febr. 21 (according to A. Hague). That summer she's listed, together with the Norwegian Borgholm, Glarona, Inger, Loke (returned), Lotos and Reiaas, in Convoy OB 188, originating in Liverpool on July 23, dispersed on the 27th, Gaston Micard arriving Campbellton, N.B. on Aug. 9. A direct link to this convoy has been provided within the Voyage Record above. Her 1940 voyages are shown on Page 1 of the archive documents.

She was scheduled for the slow Sydney (C.B.)-U.K. Convoy SC 9 on Oct. 24-1940, but instead joined the next convoy on Oct. 29, SC 10, cargo of lumber for Lowestoft, where she eventually arrived, via misc. other ports, on Nov. 30. Svein Jarl and Spes were also in company.

She was otherwise mostly in service around the coast of U.K./British Channel.

Gaston Micard was one of the many Norwegian ships carrying supplies for the Normandy invasion, arriving with cargo on June 12-1944 and leaving again on the 16th, according to "Nortraships flåte".

From Page 20, we learn that she went home to Norway in the spring of 1946.

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

POST WAR:

Info from this external page.

Owned from March-1947 by Rederi før S.S. Brittmari (H. Kællsson), Lidkøping, Sweden, renamed Brittmari. From 1950, Rederi A/B Vænern (H. Kællsson), Lidkøping, no name change. From July-1959, Rederi A/B Atlas (Guy Welin-Berger), Malmø (converted to barge), renamed Gaston Micard. Destroyed by fire on Oct. 24-1959 at Sandarne.