D/S Lisbeth
Updated Dec. 19-2011

To Lisbeth on the "Ships starting with L" page.

Apicture of Lisbeth is available on this external page (click in it it to make it larger).


The above picture was received from Jackie and Peter Allen, Cardiff (see also this Guestbook message).
Stoker Sigurd Stensen is commemorated at the Memorial for Seamen in Stavern, Norway, as is Lisbeth's Erling Vik, both died on Jan. 2-1941. They had paid off Lisbeth and resided at the Seamen's Home in Cardiff, which was subject to a heavy bombing raid on that date (alll 3 links are external). The memorial also mentions Abraham Abrahamsen, who served as engineer on Lisbeth until he became ill in March-1943 and was admitted to Stobhill hospital in Glasgow where he died June 21-1943 - buried in Sandefjord, Norway ("Våre falne" - Book I).
See also my page about Senta.

Related item on this website:
A posting to one of my forums from Bruce Bolinger re Lisbeth's radio operator from Sept.-1942, Ambrose J. Tai - see also my crew list for Karmt. Bruce was researching the experiences of Tom Applewhite, an American airman shot down in 1943, who reached Gibraltar on 11 Jan. 1944 after being hidden (together with 4 other airmen) for three days in the propeller compartment of a Norwegian ship that sailed from Seville to Gibraltar. As it turned out, this ship was Lisbeth. Since then he has found a lot more information which has been posted to this external page about Lisbeth, including a crew list. In addition to Ambrose J. Tai, the list also names the Norwegian Radio Operator Arvid Kragstad from Hønefoss and the British Bill Bettinson, who is still with us. Here's an interview with him. Bruce also learned that the captain of Lisbeth at the time was Einar Apeland, who's mentioned several times on this website (see Kongshaug, Nesttun and Lysaker V). Bruce would very much like to get in touch with any surviving crew members or their family. If anyone can help, I can provide his E-mail address; my contact address is at the bottom of this page.

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

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

Voyage Record From June-1940 to June-1945:

Follow the convoy links provided for more information on each (where the "Convoy" column is left blank, it means that convoy is not known).

Errors may exist, and some voyages are missing.

	Departure	From	To	Arrival	Convoy	Remarks
1940	June 21	Halifax	Sharpness	July 6	HX 52	Earlier voyages, Page 1
	July 26	Sharpness	Barry	July 26	Independent	–
	Aug. 7	Barry	Milford Haven	Aug. 9	Independent	–
	Aug. 10	Milford Haven	–	–	OB 196	For Herring Cove, N.S. Straggled Aug. 13. Convoy available at OB 196 (external link)
	Aug. 13	Straggled from OB 196	Halifax	Aug. 24	Independent	–
	Aug. 25	Halifax	Herring Cove	Aug. 27	Independent	–
	Sept. 12	Herring Cove	Halifax	Sept. 14	Independent	–
	Oct. 27	Halifax	Sydney, C.B.	Oct. 29	Independent	–
	Nov. 9	Sydney, C.B.	Belfast Lough	Nov. 24	SC 11	–
	Nov. 26	Belfast Lough	Swansea	Nov. 30	Independent	–
	Dec. 17	Swansea	Port Talbot	Dec. 17	Independent	–
	Dec. 21	Port Talbot	Swansea	Dec. 21	Independent	–
1941	Jan. 6	Swansea	Milford Haven	Jan. 7	Independent	–
	Jan. 8	Milford Haven	–	–	OB 271	Dispersed Jan. 12. Convoy available at OB 271 (external link)
	Jan. 12	Dispersed from OB 271	Freetown	Febr. 5	Independent	–
	Febr. 11	Freetown	Lagos	Febr. 16	Independent	–
	Febr. 27*	Lagos	Forcados	Febr. 28	Independent	*Page 1 gives departure Febr. 17.
	March 1	Forcados	Sapele	March 1	Independent	–
	March 12	Forcados	Lagos	March 13	Independent	–
	March 16	Lagos	Freetown	March 23	Independent	–
	Apr. 8	Freetown	Oban	May 3	SL 71	Convoy available at SL 71 (external link) See also narrative below
	May 6	Oban	Methil	May 8	WN 124	Convoy available at WN convoys (external link)
	May 12	Methil	Hull	May 13	FS 487	Convoy available at FS convoys (external link)
	May 31	Hull	Oban	June 5	EC 27	Convoy available at EC convoys (external link)
	June 5	Oban	–	–	OG 64	For Takoradi. Detached June 16. Convoy will be added. See ships in OG convoys
	June 16	Detached from OG 64	Takoradi	July 5	Independent	–
	July 5	Takoradi	Lagos	July 7	Independent	–
	July 12	Lagos	Calabar	July 14	Independent	–
	July 19	Calabar	Lagos	July 22	Independent	–
	July 26	Lagos	Freetown	Aug. 2	Independent	–
	Aug. 8	Freetown	Bathurst	Aug. 11	Independent	–
	Aug. 14	Bathurst	Freetown	Aug. 16	Independent	–
	Aug. 25	Freetown	Oban	Sept. 17	SL 85	Convoy available at SL 85 (external link)
	Sept. 18	Oban	Methil	Sept. 21	WN 182	Convoy available at WN convoys (external link)
	Sept. 21	Methil	Hull	Sept. 23	FS 601	Convoy available at FS convoys (external link) Left Hull Sept 28 (Page 2).
	Sept. 30	Humber	Tyne	Oct. 1	FN 525	Convoy available at FN convoys (external link)
	Oct. 13	Tyne	Methil	Oct. 14	FN 531	Convoy available at link above
	Oct. 14	Methil Roads	Oban	Oct. 18	EC 85	Convoy available at EC convoys (external link)
	Oct. 28	Oban	Huelva	Nov. 11	OG 76	Convoy will be added. See ships in OG convoys
	Nov. 23	Huelva	Gibraltar	Nov. 23	Independent	–
	Dec. 14	Gibraltar	Belfast Lough	Dec. 27	HG 76	–
1942	Jan. 13	Belfast	Clyde*	Jan. 13	Independent	*Arrived Ardrossan. Missing movement, Page 2
	Jan. 21	Clyde	Clyde	Jan. 22	ON 58	Returned. Convoy will be added. See ships in ON convoys
	Jan. 27	Clyde	Clyde	Jan. 27	ON 60	A. Hague says: Returned, ashore, leaking. Convoy will be added. See link above
	Febr. 3	Clyde	Belfast Lough	Febr. 3	Independent	–
	Febr. 4	Belfast Lough	Cardiff	Febr. 6	BB 133	Convoy available at BB convoys (external link)
	Apr. 24	Cardiff	Milford Haven	Apr. 25	Independent	See also Page 2
	Apr. 27	Milford Haven	Belfast Lough	Apr. 29	ON 90	Returned. Convoy will be added. See ships in ON convoys
	May 7	Belfast Lough	Halifax	May 21	ON 92	–
	May 22	Halifax	Sydney, C.B.	May 23	HS 4	Convoy available at HS convoys (external link)
	May 23	Sydney, C.B.	Father Point	May 26	SQ 3	Convoy available via this page (external link) See also Page 2 & Page 3
	June 3	Father Point	Sydney, C.B.	June 6	QS 6	Convoy available via link above
	June 12	Sydney, C.B.	Liverpool	June 27	SC 87	On to Garston (Page 3).
	July 13	Liverpool	Halifax	July 28	ON 112	For Sydney C.B. Convoy will be added. See ships in ON convoys
	July 29	Halifax	Sydney, C.B.	July 31	HS 36	Convoy available at HS convoys (external link)
	July 31	Sydney, C.B.	Father Point	Aug. 3	SQ 24	Convoy available via this page (external link) Missing voyages, Page 3
	Aug. 19	Father Point	Sydney, C.B.	Aug. 22	QS 28	Convoy available via link above
	Aug. 23	Sydney, C.B.	Halifax	Aug. 25	SH 37	Convoy available at SH convoys (external link)
	Aug. 29	Halifax	Liverpool	Sept. 13	SC 98	See also narrative below. Missing movements, Page 3
	Oct. 3	Liverpool	Halifax	Oct. 23	ON 136	Convoy will be added. See ships in ON convoys
	Nov. 11	Halifax	Sydney, C.B.	Nov. 13	HS 67	Compare w/Page 3 (also, missing movements). Convoy available at HS convoys (external link)
	Dec. 7	Sydney, C.B.	Halifax	Dec. 9	SH 67	Convoy available at SH convoys (external link)
	Dec. 16	Halifax	Liverpool*	Jan. 2-1943*	SC 113	*Page 3 gives arrival Loch Ewe Jan. 1. Convoy will be added. See ships in SC convoys
1943	Jan. 2	Loch Ewe	Methil	Jan. 4	WN 379	Convoy available at WN convoys (external link)
	Jan. 6	Methil	Southend	Jan. 8	FS 1005	Convoy available at FS convoys (external link)
	Jan. 23	Southend	Methil	Jan. 25	FN 925	Convoy available at FN convoys (external link)
	Jan. 26	Methil	Loch Ewe	Jan. 28	EN 189	Convoy available at EN convoys (external link) On to Oban Febr. 2 (Page 3).
	Febr. 10	Oban	Clyde	Febr. 11	Independent	–
	Febr. 22	Clyde	–	–	ON 169	For Philadelphia. Straggled March 6.
	March 6	Straggled from ON 169	Reykjavik	March 10	Independent	–
	Apr. 14	Reykjavik	Loch Ewe	Apr. 18	RU 70	Convoy available at RU convoys (external link)
	Apr. 18	Loch Ewe	Methil	Apr. 20	WN 417	Convoy available at WN convoys (external link)
	Apr. 21	Methil	Tyne	Apr. 22	FS 1095	Convoy available at FS convoys (external link)
	May 7	Tyne	Methil	May 8	FN 1014	Convoy available at FN convoys (external link)
	May 10	Methil	Oban	May 12	EN 227	Convoy available at EN convoys (external link)
	May 18	Oban	Halifax	June 1	ONS 8	Convoy will be added. See ships in ONS convoys
	June 3	Halifax	Sydney, C.B.	June 4	HS 89	Convoy available at HS convoys (external link)
	June 6	Sydney, C.B.	Father Point	June 9	SQ 51A	Convoy available via this page (external link) Missing movements, Page 4
	June 23	Red Islet	Sydney, C.B.	June 26	QS 54	Convoy available via link above
	June 28	Sydney, C.B.	Loch Ewe	July 9	SC 135	–
	July 11	Loch Ewe	Methil	July 13	WN 453	Convoy available at WN convoys (external link)
	July 13	Methil	Grimsby	July 15	FS 1166	Convoy available at FS convoys (external link) Left Grimsby Sept. 20 (Page 4).
	Sept. 21	Humber	Methil	Sept. 23	FN 1132	Convoy available at FN convoys (external link)
	Sept. 23	Methil	Loch Ewe	Sept. 25	EN 284	Convoy available at EN convoys (external link)
	Sept. 26	Loch Ewe	Oban	Sept. 26	Independent	–
	Sept. 27	Oban	Lisbon	Oct. 7	KMS 28G	Convoy will be added. See ships in KMS convoys
	Oct. 16	Lisbon	Gibraltar	–	Independent	–
	Oct. 18	Gibraltar	Almeria	Oct. 19	Independent	–
	Oct. 21	Almeria	Gibraltar	Oct. 22	Independent	–
	Oct. 23	Gibraltar	–	–	MKS 28	Rendezvoused w/SL 138, Oct. 24.
	Oct. 24	SL 138 & MKS 28 joined up	Barrow	Nov. 6	SL 138/MKS 28	Convoy available at SL 138/MKS 28 (external link)
	Nov. 9	Barrow	Clyde	Nov. 10	Independent	(See also Page 4)
	Dec. 8	Clyde	–	–	OS 61/KMS 35	For Lisbon. See also narrative below. Convoy split Dec. 19. Available at OS 61/KMS 35 (external link)
	Dec. 19	Convoy split	Lisbon	Dec. 22	KMS 35G	Lisbon. Convoy will be added. See ships in KMS convoys
	Dec. 31	Lisbon	Seville	Jan. 3-1944	Independent	–
1944	Jan. 7	Seville	Gibraltar	Jan. 11	Independent	See also this external website
	Jan. 11	Gibraltar	–	–	MKS 36	Rendezvoused w/SL 145, Jan. 12.
	Jan. 12	SL 145 & MKS 36 joined up	Liverpool	Jan. 24	SL 145/MKS 36	Convoy available at SL 145/MKS 36 (external link)
	Febr. 1	Liverpool	Cardiff	Febr. 3	Independent	–
	Febr. 10	Cardiff	Milford Haven	Febr. 10	Independent	–
	Febr. 11	Milford Haven	–	–	OS 68/KMS 42	For Lisbon. Convoy split Febr. 24. Available at OS 68/KMS 42 (external link)
	Febr. 24	Convoy split	Lisbon	Febr. 25	KMS 42G	Convoy will be added. See ships in KMS convoys
	March 7	Lisbon	Gibraltar	March 9	Independent	–
	March 10	Gibraltar	Almeria	March 12	Independent	–
	March 13	Almeria	Gibraltar	March 14	Independent	–
	March 22	Gibraltar	–	–	MKS 43G	Rendezvoused w/SL 152, March 23. Convoy will be added. See ships in MKS convoys
	March 23	SL 152 & MKS 43 joined up	Workington	Apr. 4	SL 152/MKS 43	Convoy available at SL 152/MKS 43 (external link)
	Apr. 8	Workington	Cardiff	Apr. 9	Independent	–
	May 3	Cardiff	Barry Roads	May 3	Independent	–
	May 4	Barry Roads	Devonport	May 5	WP 517	Convoy available at WP convoys (external link)
	May 13	Devonport	Cardiff	May 15	–	See also Page 5
	May 19	Cardiff	Barry Roads	May 19	Independent	–
	May 20	Barry Roads	Devonport	May 21	WP 525	Convoy available at link above. See also Page 5.
	June 5	Devonport	Cardiff	June 6	–	Again, see Page 5.
	June 9	Cardiff	Barry Roads	June 9	Independent	–
	June 10	Barry Roads	Cowes Roads	June 12	EBC 8	Convoy available at EBC convoys (external link) Arrived Portsmouth June 16 (Page 5)
	July 3	Portsmouth	Southend	July 4	FTC 25	Convoy available at FTC convoys (external link)
	July 5	Southend	Hull	July 6	FN 1409	Convoy available at FN convoys (external link)
	July 9	Hull	Southend	July 11	FS 1508	Convoy available at FS convoys (external link)
	July 12	Southend	St. Helens Roads	July 12	ETC 35	Convoy available at ETC convoys (external link) See also Page 5
	July 28	Portsmouth	Southend	July 29	FTC 50	Convoy available at FTC convoys (external link)
	July 30	Southend	Methil	Aug. 1	FN 1434	Convoy available at FN convoys (external link)
	Aug. 10	Methil	Loch Ewe	Aug. 12	EN 420	Convoy available at EN convoys (external link) Compare w/Page 6
	Aug. 12	Loch Ewe	Milford Haven	Aug. 14	Independent	–
	Aug. 15	Milford Haven	Devonport	Aug. 16	EBC 73	(See also Page 6). Convoy available at EBC convoys (external link)
	Aug. 22	Devonport	–	–	FBC 61	Detached Aug. 23. Convoy available at FBC convoys (external link)
	Aug. 23	Detached from FBC 61	Clyde	Aug. 25	Independent	–
	Aug. 31	Clyde	Milford Haven	Sept. 2	Independent	–
	Sept. 7	Milford Haven	Devonport	Sept. 7	EBC 96	Convoy available at EBC convoys (external link) Again, see Page 6
	Sept. 15	Devonport	Falmouth	Sept. 15	–	–
	Sept. 18	Falmouth	–	–	FBC 85	Detached Sept. 19. Convoy available at FBC convoys (external link)
	Sept. 19	Detached from FBC 85	Clyde	Sept. 21	Independent	–
	Sept. 25	Clyde	Mumbles	–	Independent	–
	Sept. 28	Mumbles	Plymouth	Sept. 29	EBC 117	Convoy available at EBC convoys (external link)
	Oct. 15	Plymouth	Falmouth	Oct. 15	–	–
	Oct. 23	Falmouth	–	–	EBF 14	Detached Oct. 24. Convoy available via this page (external link)
	Oct. 24	Detached from EBF 14	Clyde	Oct. 27	Independent	–
	Nov. 25	Clyde	Milford Haven	Nov. 27	Independent	–
	Nov. 27	Milford Haven	Devonport	Nov. 28	BEC 50	Convoy available via link above. See also Page 6
	Dec. 18	Devonport	Southend	Dec. 21	BTC 11	Convoy available at BTC convoys (external link)
	Dec. 23	Southend	Methil	Dec. 25	FN 1580	Convoy available at FN convoys (external link)
1945	Jan. 11	Methil	Southend	Jan. 13	FS 1694	Convoy available at FS convoys (external link)
	Jan. 14	Southend	Falmouth	Jan. 16	TBC 38	Convoy available at TBC convoys (external link) Also, Page 6
	Jan. 16	Falmouth	Plymouth	Jan. 16	–	–
	Jan. 27	Plymouth	Falmouth	Jan. 27	–	–
	Jan. 28	Falmouth	Barry	Jan. 29	TBC 50	Convoy available at link above
	Febr. 16	Barry	Swansea	Febr. 18	BTC 71	Put back. Convoy available at BTC convoys (external link)
	Febr. 19	Swansea	Devonport	Febr. 20	BTC 74	Convoy available at link above
	March 3	Devonport	Falmouth	March 3	–	Compare w/Page 7
	March 4	Falmouth	Milford Haven	March 5	TBC 85	Convoy available at TBC convoys (external link)
	March 5	Milford Haven	Liverpool	March 7	MH 43/2	Convoy available via this page (external link) Again, see also Page 7.
	March 16	Liverpool	Mumbles	March 19	–	A. Hague says: Possibly in BB 55/2. (Convoy available at BB convoys but incomplete, external link)
	March 19	Milford Haven*	Devonport	March 20	BTC 102	*Mumbles. Convoy available at BTC convoys (external link)
	March 31	Devonport	Falmouth	March 31	–	See also Page 7
	Apr. 2	Falmouth	Milford Haven	Apr. 3	TBC 114	Convoy available at TBC convoys (external link)
	Apr. 4	Milford Haven	Liverpool	Apr. 5	MH 73/2	Convoy available via this page (external link)
	Apr. 9	Liverpool	Milford Haven	Apr. 10	–	–
	Apr. 10	Milford Haven	St. Helens Roads	Apr. 12	BTC 124	Convoy available at BTC convoys (external link) Compare w/Page 7.
	Apr. 26	St. Helens Roads	Milford Haven	Apr. 28	TBC 139	Convoy available at TBC convoys (external link)
	May 1	Milford Haven	Liverpool	May 2	MH 100/2	Convoy available via this page (external link)
	May 6	Liverpool	Milford Haven	–	–	Page 7 gives arrival May 8.
	May 8	Milford Haven	St. Helens Roads	May 10	BTC 152	Convoy available at BTC convoys (external link) Again, see Page 7
	May 26	Portsmouth	Thames	May 28	Independent	(See also Page 7)
	May 29	Southend	Blyth	May 30	FN 1721	Convoy available at FN convoys (external link)
	June 6	Blyth	Humber	–	Independent	Again, see Page 7.
	June 7	Humber	Thames	June 8	FS 1823	Convoy available at FS convoys (external link) Subsequent voyages: Page 8 & Page 9

Misc. Convoy Voyages:

For information on voyages made in between those discussed 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 on them - other Norwegian ships also took part.

With a cargo of logs and pulp for Portland, Lisbeth was in the Halifax-U.K Convoy HX 52 in June/July-1940. Together with Havørn and Kolsdal, we later find her in Convoy OB 196, which originated in Liverpool on Aug. 10 and dispersed on the 15th - ref. external link provided within the Voyage Record. Her destination is given as Herring Cove, N.S. where she arrived, via Halifax, on Aug. 27, having started out from Milford Haven on the 10th - see Page 1. According to A. Hague, she had become a straggler from the convoy on the 13th. It'll be noticed (on the archive document) that she later spent a long time in Halifax, where she had arrived from Herring Cove on Sept. 14. Departure is given as Oct. 27, when she proceeded to Sydney, C.B., joining Convoy SC 11 from there on Nov. 9, cargo of lumber for Swansea. Several ships were sunk, including Bruse and Salonica (follow links for more details), but Lisbeth escaped harm, as did all the other Norwegian ships in this convoy. Lisbeth arrived her destination, via Belfast Lough, on Nov. 30.

On Jan. 2-1941, 2 former crew members were killed, namely Stoker Sigurd Stensen and Motorman Erling Vik. They had paid off Lisbeth (possibly in Swansea?) and resided at the Seamen's home in Cardiff, which was subject to a heavy bombing raid on that date - ref. the external link to the Stavern Memorial at the end of this page. A few days later, Lisbeth is listed, together Skiensfjord and Troubadour, in Convoy OB 271, originating in Liverpool on Jan. 8, dispersed on the 12th (link in Voyage Record). Her destination is not given, but when going back to Page 1, we learn that she arrived Freetown on Febr. 5, having started out from Milford Haven Jan. 8. The external website that I've linked to at the end of this page also has her in station 14 of Convoy SL 70, which left Freetown for the U.K. on March 29. However, it looks like she did not sail, because she's also included in the next convoy, SL 71, departing Freetown on Apr. 8. Dagfred, Gudvin, Lise, Ravnefjell and Thorshov are also named (link in table above). Lisbeth, cargo of cocoa, arrived Oban on May 3, later continuing to Methil and Hull.

That summer she can be found, along with Gudvin, Kos VII, Kos X, Kos XI, Kos XII, Loke, Norse King and Ranella, in Convoy OG 64*, originating in Liverpool on June 4, arriving Gibraltar on the 18th; Lisbeth, however, was bound for Takoradi, where she arrived on July 5, having started out from Oban on June 5. According to A. Hague, she had been detached from the convoy on June 16. Her voyages in this period are shown on Page 2. The following month she can be found in station 12 of Convoy SL 85, departing Freetown on Aug. 25, arriving Liverpool on Sept. 17; Lisbeth, cargo of palm kernels and 3 mails, stopped at Oban that day, again continuing to Methil and Hull. Jenny is also named in this convoy (link in Voyage Record). Together with Blink (collided, returned), Erica, Hildur I and Lago, Lisbeth later joined Convoy OG 76*, which left Milford Haven on Oct. 26 and arrived Gibraltar on Nov. 11; Lisbeth sailed from Oban on Oct. 29 and was bound for Huelva, with arrival there on Nov. 11. When returning to the U.K. a month later, she witnessed the battle for Convoy HG 76 (my page about Annavore, which was sunk, has more info, as do my page about this convoy and the external links at the end of this page). She had a cargo of 4450 tons iron ore from Huelva, and was placed in the first column on the port side of the convoy, which left Gibraltar on Dec. 14. See also HMS Vanoc's report. Lisbeth arrived Belfast Lough on Dec. 27, later proceeding to Ardrossan and Clyde.

Lisbeth left Clyde on Jan. 21-1942 and joined the westbound North Atlantic Convoy ON 58*, but the convoy returned to port due to the bad weather (Bronxville ran aground - follow link for details). Acanthus and Montbretia are named among the escorts for this convoy - see ON convoy escorts. A few days later, Lisbeth joined Convoy ON 60*, but again returned (ashore, leaking, according to Arnold Hague). As can be seen on Page 2, she spent almost 3 months in Cardiff, so it's possible some kind of repairs were undertaken there, before she joined Convoy ON 90* towards the end of Apr.-1942, but must have experienced problems yet again because she's said to have put in at Bangor Bay on Apr. 29. She finally got away in May with Convoy ON 92, arriving Halifax on May 21, having joined from Belfast Lough (several ships were sunk, as will be seen when following the link). From Halifax, she proceeded to Sydney, C.B. and Quebec then returned to Sydney, C.B., subsequently joining the slow Convoy SC 87 on June 12, cargo of steel and pulp for Liverpool, where she arrived June 26, according to Page 3.

In July that year she's listed as bound for Sydney, C.B. in Convoy ON 112* (departure Liverpool July 13). She arrived her destination, via Halifax, on July 31 and, having made another voyage to Quebec as well as Montreal and other ports, she headed back to the U.K. on Aug. 29 with Convoy SC 98 from Halifax, cargo of aluminium and pulp for Manchester, with arrival there on Sept. 14. (Lisbeth had been cancelled from the previous convoy, SC 97, in which Bronxville was sunk, and for which Bonneville served as the Vice Commodore's Ship). The following month, she joined the westbound Convoy ON 136*, which left Liverpool Oct. 3 and arrived New York on the 26th; Lisbeth, however, stopped at Halifax on Oct. 24, later proceeding to Mulgrave, N.S. and Chatham, N.B. - again, see Page 3. (Several ships were torpedoed - ref. external link at the end of this page). According to A. Hague, she went back to the U.K. with Convoy SC 113*, which originated in New York on Dec. 12-1942 and arrived Liverpool on Jan. 2-1943, but Lisbeth, cargo of lumber, joined from Halifax and arrived Loch Ewe on Jan. 1, continuing to Methil and London the next day.

She's also mentioned in connection with the westbound Convoy ON 165 at the beginning of Febr.-1943, however, she could not have been in this convoy, unless she joined and returned? - it'll be noticed on Page 3 that she had left Loch Ewe for New York on Febr. 2 and arrived Oban the next day, later proceeding to Clyde, where she arrived Febr. 11. She left Clyde again on Febr. 22 and is listed as sailing in Convoy ON 169, for which Geisha served as Commodore Vessel. Lisbeth did not travel all the way to the U.S.; when going to Page 4, we see that she arrived Reykjavik on March 10 (according to A. Hague, she had straggled on the 6th). She now remained in Reykjavik for a long time before heading back to Loch Ewe on Apr. 14. About a month later we find her in station 122 of the westbound North Atlantic Convoy ONS 8*, which originated in Liverpool on May 17. Lisbeth joined from Oban and was bound for Halifax, where she arrived on June 1, subsequently proceeding to Quebec and Rimouski. She lost another crew member in this period. Abraham Abrahamsen had served as engineer on board until he became ill in March-1943 and was admitted to Stobhill hospital in Glasgow where he died on June 21 that same year. He's buried in Sandefjord, Norway. Meanwhile, on June 28, we find Lisbeth, with a cargo of steel and lumber for Grimsby, in the Sydney, C.B. portion of Convoy SC 135. She arrived Grimsby on July 15, remaining there for over 2 months.

In Sept.-1943 she made a voyage to Lisbon, having joined Convoy KMS 28*, which departed Liverpool on Sept. 26 and arrived Gibraltar Oct. 7; Lisbeth arrived Lisbon that day, having started out from Oban on Sept. 27. She later returned with Convoy SL 138/MKS 28, in which the Norwegian Hallfried was sunk (follow the link for more details). For info, the SL portion had started out in Freetown on Oct. 13 and joined up with the MKS convoy from Gibraltar on Oct. 24, then proceeded as a combined convoy to the U.K. - ref. external link in the Voyage Record. Other Norwegian ships were Kristianiafjord, Spurt and Norefjord. Lisbeth, cargo of iron ore, arrived Barrow on Nov. 6, having sailed from Almeria on Oct. 21, from Gibraltar Oct. 23 - again, see Page 4. According to the external website that I've linked to at the end of this page, she was scheduled for station 13 of Convoy OS 60/KMS 34* later that month, but instead joined the next convoy, OS 61/KMS 35*, bound for Lisbon with coal in station 45. She had left Clyde on Dec. 8 and arrived Lisbon on Dec. 22, the convoy having been split up on the 19th (the OS convoy continued to Freetown) - again, ref. external link in the Voyage Record for more convoy details - Drammensfjord is also named. From Lisbon, Lisbeth later headed to Seville, with arrival Jan. 3-1944. When she left Seville in order to return to Gibraltar on Jan. 7, she had 5 airmen hidden in her propeller shaft compartment - see this external page. Her captain at the time is said to have been Einar Apeland, who's mentioned several times on this website (see Kongshaug, Nesttun and Lysaker V).

With a cargo of oranges she now sailed back to the U.K. in Convoy SL 145/MKS 36. The SL portion of this convoy had departed Freetown on Jan. 1-1944 and joined up with the MKS convoy from Gibraltar on the 12th (in which Lisbeth took part), the combined convoy arriving Liverpool on Jan. 24. Ragnhild and Topdalsfjord are also listed. The following month, she can be found in station 14 of Convoy OS 68/KMS 42*, again bound for Lisbon, where she arrived on Febr. 25 (the convoy having been split up the day before). Other Norwegian ships were Cetus, Novasli, Ragnhild and Snar. Lisbeth's voyages in this period are shown on Page 5. Together with Astrid, Cetus, Rena, Snar and Slemmestad, she headed in the other direction again in March with Convoy SL 152/MKS 43. Lisbeth had a cargo of iron ore, joining from Gibraltar with the MKS* section, and arrived Workington on Apr. 5. Direct links to all thes convoys have been provided within the Voyage Record above.

Her subsequent voyages are listed on Page 5, Page 6 and Page 7 - convoy info for some of these can be found in Hague's Voyage Record. As will be seen when going to Page 8, she got to go home to Norway in the fall of 1945. See also Page 9.

* The OG convoys mentioned here 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 are named on the page listing ships in all OG convoys. The ON convoys will also be added, but for now, please see the section listing ships in all ON convoys. ONS 8 is available on this page. Additionally, the MKS and KMS convoys will be added; see ships in all MKS convoys and ships in all KMS convoys. The entire SC series will also be updated and completed (including the already existing ones); ships in all SC convoys has the names of the other ships sailing in Convoy SC 113.

More information on the other Norwegian ships mentioned on this page is available via the alphabet index below, or go to the Master Ship Index.

POST WAR:

Sold in June-1951 to Henckel & Schander A/B, Gothenburg. From Jan.-1963 she sailed as Panaga Drysiani of Piræus. Damaged by fire on Aug. 27-1968 on a voyage Abu Dahbi-Kuwait. Broken up in Shat el Arab at the beginning of 1970.

Related external links:
SL/MKS convoys and OS/KMS Convoys - As can be seen, Lisbeth is mentioned in Convoy SL 70 and OS 60/KMS 34.

HG 76 - December 1941 - A long detailed article on the battle.
HG-76, 16 - 23 Dec 1941 - Uboat.net's account.

Ships hit from Convoy ON 136

Stavern Memorial commemorations - Stoker Sigurd Stensen and Mechanic Erling Vik are commemorated. Both are listed as having been killed in a war related incident in Cardiff on Jan. 2-1941. Checking the book "Våre falne", which lists Norwegians who died during the war, I find that the Seamen's Home in Cardiff was bombed on that date. They are buried in Cardiff. Again, see also my page about Senta.

Back to Lisbeth on the "Ships starting with L" page.

Knut Knutsen had previously had another steamer by this name in WW I, delivered in Febr.-1915, 1621 gt. Sunk by UB-23 on Apr. 1-1917 (Hocking says March 31), 22 n. miles west/northwest of Maas lightship on a voyage Rotterdam-Swansea in ballast.

The text on this page was compiled with the help of: "Nortraships flåte", J. R. Hegland, "Våre gamle skip", Leif M. Bjørkelund & E. H. Kongshavn, "Våre falne" (a series of 4 books which list Norwegian WW II casualties of all causes), and misc. (ref. My sources).