M/T G. C. Brøvig
Updated Sept. 8-2011

To G. C. Brøvig on the "Ships starting with G" page.

Uboat.net has a picture of this ship (external link).
Another picture is available on this external page (click in it to make it larger).

Related item on this website:
Warsailor Stories has the personal story of someone who was on board G. C. Brøvig - the first story on that page (there's also a link to the original, Norwegian version of the story). He also served on General Ruge, and had a brother who served on Germa, another on Bonneville. It's the story of 5 brothers and a sister who all served outside of Norway during the war; the brothers on 17 different ships altogether. Another sister was involved in "illegal" activities in Norway, as was the father.

Her voyages are listed on these original images from the Norwegian National Archives:
Page 1 | Page 2 | Page 3 | Page 4 | Page 5

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

Voyage Record From Apr.-1940 to Jan.-1946:

Follow the convoy links provided for more information on each.

Errors may exist, and some voyages are missing.

	Departure	From	To	Arrival	Convoy	Remarks
1940	Apr. 24	Buenos Aires	Trinidad	May 10	Independent	Some earlier voyages, Page 1
	May 13	Trinidad	Curacao	May 15	Independent	–
	May 18	Curacao	Bermuda	May 23	Independent	–
	May 27	Bermuda	–	–	BHX 46	See link to HX 46
	June 2	Bermuda portion joined main convoy	Liverpool	June 11	HX 46	–
	June 21	Liverpool	Clyde	June 22	Independent	Compare w/Page 1
	July 28	Clyde	–	–	OB 190	For Capetown. Dispersed July 31. Convoy available at OB 190 (external link)
	July 31	Dispersed from OB 190	Capetown	Aug. 27	Independent	–
	Sept. 3	Capetown	Abadan	Sept. 25	Independent	–
	Sept. 27	Abadan	Capetown	–	Independent	Page 1 gives arrival Oct. 22
	Oct. 23	Capetown	Freetown	Nov. 5	Independent	–
	Nov. 12	Freetown	Gibraltar	Nov. 27	SL 55	Convoy available at SL 55 (external link)
	Dec. 1	Gibraltar	Curacao	Dec. 16	Independent	–
1941	Jan. 12	Curacao	Bermuda	Jan. 19	Independent	–
	Jan. 21	Bermuda	Clyde	Febr. 8	BHX 104	Missing movements, Page 1
	Febr. 21	Clyde	–	–	OB 289	Torpedoed, damaged and returned (see narrative below). Convoy available at OB 289 (external link)
	Febr. 24	Torpedoed	Stornoway	Febr. 26	Independent	–
	Apr. 5	Stornoway	Holyhead	Apr. 9*	Independent	*Page 1 gives arrival Apr. 7
	Apr. 9	Holyhead	Milford Haven	Apr. 10	Independent	–
	Apr. 12	Milford Haven	Falmouth	Apr. 13	Independent	A. Hague says: To repair torpedo damage
	July 20	Falmouth	Milford Haven	July 21	PW 6	Convoy available at PW 6 (external link - incomplete?)
	July 23	Milford Haven	–	–	OS 1	For Curacao. Detached Aug. 1. Convoy available at OS 1 (external link)
	Aug. 1	Detached from OS 1	Curacao	Aug. 11	Independent	–
	Aug. 13	Curacao	Halifax	Aug. 22	Independent	–
	Aug. 29	Halifax	Clyde	Sept. 12	HX 147	Missing movements, Page 2
	Sept. 19	Clyde	–	–	ON 18	For Halifax Dispersed 45 25N 50 25W, Oct. 2
	Oct. 2	Dispersed from ON 18	Curacao	Oct. 12	Independent	–
	Oct. 14	Curacao	Freetown	Oct. 31	Independent	–
	Nov. 15	Freetown	Trinidad	Nov. 29	Independent	–
	Dec. 4	Trinidad	Halifax	Dec. 16	Independent	–
1942	Jan. 2	Halifax	Reykjavik	Jan. 14	HX 168	See also narrative below (and Page 2)
	Febr. 10	Reykjavik	–	–	ON 65	Joined from Iceland. Dispersed 43 50N 47 45W, Febr. 19. Convoy will be added. See ships in ON convoys
	Febr. 19	Dispersed from ON 65	Trinidad	March 3	Independent	–
	March 8	Trinidad	Halifax	March 19	Independent	–
	March 30	Halifax	Hvalfjord	Apr. 14	SC 77	See also narrative below (and Page 2)
	Apr. 30	Reykjavik	Clyde	May 4	RU 21	Missing movements, Page 2
	May 23	Clyde	–	–	OS 29	For Trinidad. Detached May 29. Convoy available at OS 29 (external link)
	May 29	Detached from OS 29	Trinidad	June 4*	Independent	*Page 2 gives arrival June 14.
	June 19	Trinidad	Curacao	June 22	TO 8	Convoy available at TO 8 (external link)
	June 24	Curacao	–	–	OT 11	For Freetown. Detached June 27. Convoy available at OT 11 (external link)
	June 27	Detached from OT 11	Freetown	July 11	Independent	–
	July 15	Freetown	Loch Ewe	Aug. 4	SL 116	Convoy available at SL 116 (external link)
	Aug. 4	Loch Ewe	Scapa Flow	Aug. 5	WN 318	Convoy available at WN convoys (external link)
	Aug. 11	Lyness	Clyde	Aug. 13	EN 122	Convoy available at EN convoys (external link)
	Sept. 4	Clyde	New York City	Sept. 21	ON 127	–
	Sept. 24	New York City	Gitmo	Oct. 1	NG 308	For Trinidad. Convoy available at NG convoys (external link)
	Oct. 1	Gitmo	Curacao	Oct. 4	GAT 10	Gitmo to Curacao. Convoy available at GAT convoys (external link)
	Oct. 8	Curacao	Gitmo	Oct. 11	TAG 11	Curacao to Gitmo. Convoy available at TAG convoys (external link)
	Oct. 15	Gitmo	New York City	Oct. 24	GN 12	Convoy available at GN convoys (external link) See also narrative below.
	Nov. 13	Hampton Roads	Oran	Dec. 3	UGS 2	Convoy available at UGS convoys (external link)
	Dec. 10	Oran	Gibraltar	Dec. 11	MKS 3Y	A. Hague says: Certainly escorted.
	Dec. 21	Gibraltar	New York City	Jan. 10-1943	GUS 2	Convoy available at GUS convoys (external link) From Casablanca? See Page 3
1943	Jan. 15	New York City	Gitmo	Jan. 22	NG 337	Convoy available at NG convoys (external link)
	Jan. 22	Gitmo	Trinidad	Jan. 27	GAT 39	Convoy available at GAT convoys (external link)
	Jan. 29	Trinidad	Gitmo	Febr. 3	TAG 39	Convoy available at TAG convoys (external link)
	Febr. 3	Gitmo	New York City	Febr. 11	GN 39	Convoy available at GN convoys (external link)
	Febr. 15	New York City	Hampton Roads	Febr. 16	Independent	–
	Febr. 18	Hampton Roads	Gibraltar	March 7	UGS 5A	For Gibraltar. Convoy available at UGS convoys (external link)
	March 14	Gibraltar	New York City	Apr. 1	GUS 5	Gibraltar to New York. Convoy available at GUS convoys (external link)
	May 1	New York City	Clyde	May 16	HX 237	Missing movements, Page 3
	June 10	Clyde	New York City	June 26	ON 188	Convoy will be added. See ships in ON convoys
	June 30	New York City	Loch Ewe	July 13	HX 246	–
	July 14	Loch Ewe	Scapa Flow	July 15	WN 454	Convoy available at WN convoys (external link)
	July 23	Scapa Flow	Loch Ewe	July 24	EN 259	Convoy available at EN convoys (external link)
	July 24	Loch Ewe	New York City	Aug. 7	ON 194	Convoy will be added. See ships in ON convoys
	Aug. 23	New York City	Hampton Roads	Aug. 24	Independent	–
	Aug. 27	Hampton Roads	Norfolk, VA	Aug. 28	UGS 16	Returned. Convoy available at UGS convoys (external link)
	Sept. 15	Hampton Roads	Malta	Oct. 9	UGS 18	Convoy available at link above
	Oct. 17	Malta	Port Said	Oct. 23	UGS 19	Malta to Port Said. Convoy available at link above. Missing movements, Page 3
	Oct. 29	Port Said	Haifa	Oct. 30	Independent	–
	Nov. 7	Haifa	Tripoli, Syria	Nov. 8	Independent	–
	Nov. 10	Tripoli, Syria	Haifa	Nov. 11	Independent	–
	Nov. 17	Haifa	Tripoli, Syria	Nov. 18	Independent	–
	Nov. 21	Tripoli, Syria	Haifa	Nov. 21	Independent	–
	Nov. 26	Haifa	Tripoli, Syria	Nov. 27	Independent	–
	Nov. 30	Tripoli, Syria	Haifa	Dec. 1	Independent	–
	Dec. 8	Haifa	Tripoli, Syria	Dec. 9	Independent	–
	Dec. 10	Tripoli, Syria	Haifa	Dec. 11	Independent	–
	Dec. 16	Haifa	Tripoli, Syria	Dec. 17	Independent	–
	Dec. 18	Tripoli, Syria	Haifa	Dec. 19	Independent	–
	Dec. 26	Haifa	Tripoli, Syria	Dec. 27	Independent	–
	Dec. 28	Tripoli, Syria	Beirut	Dec. 29	Independent	–
	Dec. 29	Beirut	Haifa	Dec. 30	Independent	–
1944	Jan. 18	Haifa	Alexandria	Jan. 22	Independent	–
	Febr. 8	Alexandria	Port Said	Febr. 9	Independent	On to Suez same day (Page 4)
	Febr. 10	Suez	Aden	Febr. 16	Independent	–
	Febr. 24	Aden	–	–	AP 62	Dispersed March 3. Convoy available at AP convoys (external link)
	March 3	Dispersed from AP 62	Abadan	March 4	Independent	–
	March 7	Abadan	Bandar Abbas	–	Independent	–
	March 10	Bandar Abbas	Aden	March 16	PA 72	Convoy available at PA 72 (external link)
	March 29	Aden	Bandar Abbas	Apr. 5	AP 66	Convoy available at AP convoys (external link)
	Apr. 5	Bandar Abbas	Abadan	Apr. 7	Independent	–
	Apr. 9	Abadan	Bandar Abbas	–	Independent	–
	Apr. 12	Bandar Abbas	Bombay	Apr. 18	PB 75	Convoy available at PB 75 (external link)
	Apr. 20	Bombay	Colombo	Apr. 25	BM 94	Convoy available at BM convoys (external link)
	Apr. 28	Colombo	Abadan	May 8	Independent	–
	May 11	Abadan	Aden	May 20	Independent	–
	May 20	Aden	Suez	May 26	Independent	On to Port Said, same day (Page 4).
	May 29	Port Said	Bizerta	June 5	MKS 51	Port Said to Bizerta. Convoy will be added. See ships in MKS convoys
	June 10	Bizerta	New York City	June 29	GUS 42	Bizerta to USA. Convoy available at GUS convoys (external link)
	July 3	New York City	Milford Haven	July 18	HX 298	–
	July 19	Milford Haven	Devonport	July 20	EBC 46	Convoy available at EBC convoys (external link) Compare w/Page 4
	July 24	Devonport	Clyde	July 26	–	A. Hague says: Probably a Seine Bay convoy to Milford Haven.
	Oct. 1	Clyde	New York City	Oct. 18	ON 257	Escort Oiler. Convoy will be added. See ships in ON convoys
	Oct. 18	New York City	Hampton Roads	Oct. 20	Independent	–
	Oct. 21	Hampton Roads	New York City	Oct. 22	Independent	–
	Oct. 25	New York City	Clyde	Nov. 9	HX 316	See also narrative below
	Nov. 14	Clyde	New York City	Dec. 3	ON 266	Escort Oiler. Convoy will be added. See link above
	Dec. 9	New York City	Belfast Lough	Dec. 23	HX 325	See also narrative. Escort Oiler
	Dec. 26	Belfast Lough	Loch Ewe	Dec. 27	Independent	–
	Dec. 27	Loch Ewe	Scapa Flow	Dec. 28	Independent	A. Hague says: Probably escorted
	Dec. 31	Scapa Flow	Loch Ewe	Jan. 1-1945	EN 466	Convoy available at EN convoys (external link)
1945	Jan. 2	Loch Ewe	Belfast Lough	Jan. 3	Independent	–
	Jan. 3	Belfast Lough	New York City	Jan. 18	ON 276	Escort Oiler. Convoy will be added. See ships in ON convoys
	Febr. 7	New York City	Clyde	Febr. 21	HX 337	Escort Oiler See also narrative below & Page 5
	March 3	Clyde	New York City	March 19	ON 288	Escort Oiler. Convoy will be added. See link above
	March 24	New York City	Portsmouth	Apr. 7	HX 346	Escort Oiler (again, see also Page 5). Convoy will be added. See ships in HX convoys
	Apr. 14	Solent	New York City	Apr. 30	ON 296	Escort Oiler. Convoy will be added. See ships in ON convoys
	May 3	New York City	Devonport	May 18	HX 354	Convoy will be added. See ships in HX convoys
	May 23	Devonport	Cardiff	May 24	Independent	Compare w/Page 5 See also narrative below
	Aug. 4	Cardiff	Port Said	Aug. 16	Independent	–
	Aug. 17	Suez	Abadan	Aug. 29	Independent	–
	Aug. 31	Abadan	Trincomalee	Sept. 12	Independent	Also, Page 5
	Sept. 14	Trincomalee	Abadan	Sept. 25	Independent	–
	Sept. 26	Abadan	Trincomalee	Oct. 7	Independent	–
	Oct. 10	Trincomalee	Abadan	Oct. 19	Independent	–
	Oct. 21	Abadan	Capetown	Nov. 12	Independent	–
	Nov. 19	Capetown	Abadan	Dec. 9	Independent	–
	Dec. 12	Abadan	Fremantle	Jan. 6-1946	Independent	Subsequent voyages, Page 5

Misc. Convoy Voyages – 1940-1945:

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 more details - other Norwegian ships also took part. G. C. Brøvig often served as Escort Oiler.

As will be seen when going to Page 1 of the archive documents, G. C. Brøvig was on her way from Curacao to Buenos Aires when war broke out in Norway on Apr. 9-1940. The following month, she's listed among the ships in the Bermuda portion of Convoy HX 46, cargo of fuel oil. With Arosa, Gudrun, Snar and Varanger, she later joined Convoy OB 190, which originated in Liverpool on July 27 and dispersed on the 31st, G. C.Brøvig arriving Capetown on Aug. 27. A direct link to this convoy has been provided within the Voyage Record above.

Later that year, we find her in Convoy SL 55, which left Freetown on Nov. 12 and arrived Liverpool on Dec. 2, but G. C. Brøvig stopped at Gibraltar on Nov. 27, proceeding to Curacao a few days later, arriving Dec. 16. The Norwegian Orwell and Vav are also listed in SL 55 (again, ref. link within the table above).

From Curacao, she sailed to Bermuda on Jan. 12-1941 in order to join Convoy BHX 104 to the U.K. on Jan. 21, cargo of fuel oil for Clyde, where she arrived Febr. 8. Later that month she was in Convoy OB 289 (link in table above), which was attacked in the early morning hours of Febr. 24 with the loss of 3 British ships (British Gunner, Jonathan Holt and Mansepool). Idefjord, Geisha and Sveve (returned) are also listed in this convoy (originated in Liverpool on Febr. 20). G. C. Brøvig was struck by a torpedo from U-97 (Heilmann) in 61 04N 14 24W and damaged, but made it in to Stornoway where she was temporarily repaired. According to A. Hague, HMS Petunia escorted her. She later proceeded to Falmouth, remaining there for 3 months while being repaired - again, see Page 1. (For info, U-97 was also responsible for the attack on Hørda a month later - follow the link for details).

In July that year, she joined Convoy OS 1, originating in Liverpool on July 24-1941, arriving Freetown Aug. 10 (link in Voyage Record - Anna Knudsen, Emma Bakke, Erviken and Jernfjeld are also named, the latter to Clyde only). G. C. Brøvig, however, was bound for Curacao, where she arrived Aug. 11, having detached from the convoy on Aug. 1. From Curacao, she sailed to Halifax a couple of days later, and from there she joined Convoy HX 147 on Aug. 29, along with the Norwegian Nueva Granada (station 104), Bello (114), Solør (54), Sandanger (103, which means she was the 3rd ship in the 10th column, right behind Bralanta and in front of Nueva Granada), Slemmestad (95), Strinda (63), Bralanta (102) and O. A. Knudsen (112). G. C. Brøvig's voyages in this period are shown on Page 2. She subsequently joined the westbound North Atlantic Convoy ON 18, originating in Liverpool on Sept. 19. Her destination is given as Halifax, but as can be seen when going back to the archive document, as well as Hague's Voyage Record, she arrived Curacao on Oct. 12, the convoy having been dispersed Oct. 2.

Having made voyages to Freetown and Trinidad, she headed to Halifax, and was scheduled to return to the U.K. with Convoy HX 165 on Dec. 15, but did not sail (she did not arrive Halifax from Trinidad until Dec. 16). She was also cancelled from the slow Sydney (C.B.)-U.K. Convoy SC 61, but eventually got away with Convoy HX 168 on Jan. 2-1942 and arrived Reykjavik on Jan. 14, proceeding to Hvalfjord that same day. From Iceland, she joined the westbound Convoy ON 65* (convoy had sailed from Liverpool on Febr. 8), and arrived Trinidad on March 3, the convoy having been dispersed on Febr. 19. Arthur W. Sewall, Bralanta, Cetus, Egda, Hardanger, Kaldfonn, Kollbjørg, Mirlo, N. T. Nielsen Alonso, Nueva Granada, Stiklestad, Tankexpress, Troubadour and Vav are also included in this convoy. G. C. Brøvig was scheduled for Convoy SC 75 from Halifax on March 18, as well as for SC 76 on the 24th, but joined SC 77 on March 30, arriving Hvalfjord on Apr. 14, Reykjavik the next day. At the end of that month, I have her in Convoy RU 21 from Reykjavik to the U.K., together with Bollsta and Vinga.

She now made another voyage to Trinidad, having joined Convoy OS 29, which originated in Liverpool on May 22-1942 and arrived Freetown June 11 and also included Arosa, Fernbank, Hallanger, Havsten, James Hawson, Meline and Tanafjord, see the link provided in the table above. Page 2 gives her arrival Trinidad as June 14; according to A. Hague, she had been detached from the convoy on May 29. From Trinidad, she later made a voyage to Curacao before proceeding to Freetown, then returned to the U.K. with a cargo of fuel oil in Convoy SL 116, leaving Freetown on July 15, arriving Liverpool on Aug. 4; G. C. Brøvig stopped at Loch Ewe that day, continuing to Scapa Flow. The Norwegian Astrell is also listed - again, see the link provided in the Voyage Record. A month later, she joined the westbound North Atlantic Convoy ON 127, bound for New York, where she arrived Sept. 21. Several Norwegian ships were torpedoed, namely Hindanger, Sveve, Daghild, Marit II and Fjordaas - follow the links for more details.

G. C. Brøvig subsequently made a voyage to Curacao, then returned to New York, with arrival Oct. 24-1942 (convoy info in Voyage Record). She's mentioned in connection with Convoy HX 213 (New York-U.K.) on Oct. 26, but is crossed out with a notation saying "not for U.K." She was one of the many Norwegian ships taking part in the Torch operations, carrying about 14 000 tons oil for the war ships (Athos has a list of Norwegian ships taking part in these operations). Instead of sailing to the U.K. in HX 213, she joined Convoy UGS 2, which left Hampton Roads on Nov. 13 and arrived Casablanca on Dec. 1; G. C. Brøvig arrived Oran Dec. 3, according to A. Hague - see also Page 2 (it'll be noticed, that even this document indicates she was originally intended for the U.K., because following her voyage from Guantanamo to New York on Oct. 15/Oct. 24, there's a handwritten note saying "for N.Y. & U.K.", then the next entry says she was in port at Oran on Dec. 4). A week later, she shows up in a convoy referred to by A. Hague as Convoy MKS 3Y, voyage Oran-Gibraltar. Other Norwegian ships in this portion were Bosphorus (just released from internment in Algiers), Brisk and Kong Sverre, while Troubadour and Selvik are listed in what is referred to as MKS 3X. From Page 3 of the archive documents, it looks like G. C. Brøvig proceeded to Casablanca, before heading back to the U.S. again, arriving New York on Jan. 10-1943.

Skipping now to May 1-1943, when she can be found in Convoy HX 237 from New York to the U.K. (see also Sandanger and Brand), returning with Convoy ON 188*, which originated in Liverpool on June 10 and arrived New York on the 26th and also had Abraham Lincoln (Commodore Vessel), Bajamar, Bañaderos, Belinda, Duala, Evita, Gylfe, Kaia Knudsen, Kaldfonn, Montevideo, Mosdale, Skandinavia, Strinda, Thorhild, Vav and Velma in its ranks. With Admiralty fuel for Scapa Flow, she headed back to the U.K. a few days later with Convoy HX 246, station 23. As will be seen when following the link, Acanthus, Potentilla and Rose are named among the escorts. G. C. Brøvig arrived her destination on July 15, and we later find her, together with Anna Odland, Belinda, Brimanger, Dagrun, Fernmoor, Germa, Heimvard, Kaia Knudsen, Lista, Morgenen, Noreg, Norheim and Skandinavia, in Convoy ON 194*. She arrived New York Aug. 7, having sailed from Loch Ewe on July 24. Acanthus, Potentilla and Rose are again mentioned among the escorts - see ON convoy escorts.

Her subsequent voyages are shown on Page 3, with convoy info for some of them in the Voyage Record above.

In May-1944 she's listed in Convoy MKS 51*, voyage Port Said to Bizerta. Astra, Hjalmar Wessel, Loke, Norelg and Skagerak are also included in this convoy, but please note they had different destinations. She arrived Bizerta on June 5, then proceeded to New York. See Page 4.

S. Inselseth, who later went on to become the captain of one of my mother's ships (see M/S Mogen), served on G. C. Brøvig as a gunner in this period, from Aug.-1942, until June 30-1944. It looks like he must have paid off in New York, where G. C. Brøvig had arrived from Bizerta on June 29.

From New York, she subsequently joined Convoy HX 298 on July 3, destination is given as Milford Haven and Devonport. Going back to the archive document referred to above, it'll be noticed that she later spent quite a long time in the Clyde area, before she at the beginning of Oct.-1944, joined the westbound Convoy ON 257*, along with Buenos Aires, Frontenac, Heranger, Kaia Knudsen and Norbryn (convoy originated in Liverpool Oct. 2, arrived New York Oct. 18). G. C. Brøvig was scheduled for Convoy HX 315 on Oct. 20 (Commodore in Ivaran), but instead joined the next convoy on Oct. 25, HX 316, for which Abraham Lincoln served as Commodore Vessel, while Brimanger acted as the Vice Commodore's ship. In the middle of the following month, she joined the westbound Convoy ON 266*, together with Fagerfjell, Fernmoor, Katy and Vivi (from Southend Nov. 12, to New York Dec. 3). She was scheduled to go back across the Atlantic with HX 324 on Dec. 4, but joined Convoy HX 325 a few days later (again, see also Page 4). She was bound for Scapa Flow, and arrived there on Dec. 28 (Page 5).

At the beginning of Jan.-1945, she's listed, with John Bakke (Commodore Vessel), Marit II, Noreg, Solfonn and Strinda, in the westbound Convoy ON 276*, arriving New York Jan. 18. She was scheduled to return to the U.K. on Jan. 28 with Convoy HX 335, but did not sail. She was also cancelled from HX 336 (Commodore in John Bakke), but eventually got away with HX 337 on Febr. 7, for which Laurits Swenson served as Commodore Vessel. G. C. Brøvig arrived Bowling on Febr. 21, according to Page 5. The following month, we find her in the westbound convoy ON 288*, together with Villanger, Viggo Hansteen, Tanafjord, Slemmestad, Dageid, Polartank, Heranger and Harald Torsvik (according to "Nortraships flåte", Høyanger also took part, but this ship is listed in the next convoy, ON 289*). ON 288 departed Southend on March 2 and arrived New York on March 19; G. C. Brøvig joined from Clyde. The Norwegian commodore, R. G. Bruusgaard was in the British Port Fremantle.

* The ON convoys will be added to individual pages in my Convoys section in due course, along with further details on each. In the meantime, the ships sailing in them (and escorts) are named in the section listing ships in all ON convoys. The HX series will also be completed, but for now, see ships in all HX convoys. For the names of other ships in MKS 51, please scroll down to this convoy on this page.

** Fritjof Remø, who was on board at this time, says the following with regard to this voyage (see his story in the Warsailor Stories section - there's also a Norwegian version):
"During my last trip from USA to England with M/T G. C. Brøvig all those who were able to were asked to meet on the boatdeck on May 8-1945, and the captain told us that the war was over. He thanked us on behalf of the King and Government for our contribution through 5 long years, and gave us a shot of Cognac. Some of us had tears in our eyes there and then, looking out across the Atlantic where so many ships had gone down, and where so many of our peers had been left behind in the waves. Our gaze turned towards the east where we knew our country was behind the horizon. Now we were going home! But those who had a wife and children were allowed to go home first, the rest of us who were younger couldn't go home for another year".

More information on all the other Norwegian ships mentioned here is available via the alphabet index at the end of this page, or go to the Master Ship Index.

POST WAR:

Sold in 1951 to Reederei Eugen Friedrich, Hamburg, and renamed Emmy Friedrich. Arrived Hamburg Nov. 14-1960 to be broken up by Walter Ritscher. (Compare with the history given on this external page).

Related external link:
U-97

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The text on this page was compiled with the help of: "Nortraships flåte", J. R. Hegland, E-mails from R. W. Jordan and misc. (ref. My sources).