D/S Marpesia
Updated June 6-2010
To Marpesia on the "Ships starting with M" page.
Owner: A/S Mabella
Manager: Karl Bruusgaard, Drammen
Tonnage: 1958 gt
Built by S. P. Austin & Son Ltd., Sunderland in 1930.
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
Please compare the above voyages with Arnold Hague's Voyage Record below.
Partial Voyage Record
From Febr.-1943 to Dec.-1944:
|
(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.
| 1943 |
Febr. 28 |
Trinidad |
Gitmo |
March 5 |
TAG 45 |
Earlier voyages:
Page 1, Page 2, Page 3 & Page 4
Convoy available at TAG convoys
(external link) |
| |
March 5 |
Gitmo |
Key West |
March 8 |
GK 726 |
Convoy available at GK convoys
(external link)
Arrived Mobile, March 11.
Missing voyages, Page 4 |
| |
Apr. 25 |
Sabine Bar |
Key West |
Apr. 29 |
HK 174 |
Sabine Bar to Key West.
Convoy available at HK convoys
(external link) |
| |
May 24 |
Trinidad |
Bahia* |
June 9 |
TB 15 |
Convoy available at TB 15
(external link)
*Arrived Para, June 2
(Page 4 - Also, missing voyages) |
| |
June 28 |
Trinidad |
Gitmo |
July 3 |
TAG 69 |
Convoy available at TAG convoys
(external link) |
| |
July 4 |
Gitmo |
Key West |
July 7 |
GK 743 |
Convoy available at GK convoys
(external link) |
| |
July 7 |
Key West |
Mobile |
July 9 |
KH 401 |
Key West to Mobile.
Convoy available at KH convoys
(external link)
Missing voyages, Page 4 |
| |
July 24 |
Galveston Bar |
Key West |
July 28 |
HK 111 |
Convoy available at HK convoys
(external link) |
| |
July 29 |
Key West |
Gitmo |
Aug. 1 |
KG 648 |
Convoy available at KG convoys
(external link)
More missing voyages, Page 4 |
| |
Aug. 26 |
Cuban port* |
Key West |
Aug. 27 |
CK 325 |
*From Havana.
A. Hague says:
"In fact, sailed 27, arr 27
See KN 261".
Convoy available at CK 325
(external link)
Again, see Page 4, also, Page 5 |
| |
Aug. 27 |
Key West |
New York City* |
Sept. 2 |
KN 261 |
*Baltimore
(Page 5 - Also, missing voyage).
Convoy available at KN convoys
(external link) |
| |
Sept. 16 |
New York City |
Gitmo* |
Sept. 23 |
NG 386 |
*Arrived Niquero, Sept. 22
(on to Vita & Key West - Page 5).
Convoy available at NG convoys
(external link) |
| |
Oct. 3 |
Key West |
New York City* |
Oct. 10 |
KN 268 |
*Philadelphia.
Missing voyage, Page 5
Convoy available at KN convoys
(external link) |
| |
Oct. 19 |
New York City |
Gitmo* |
Oct. 26 |
NG 393 |
*Arrived Niquero, Oct. 25
(on to Tanamo & Key West - Page 5).
Convoy available at NG convoys
(external link) |
| |
Nov. 6 |
Key West |
New York City |
Nov. 12* |
KN 275 |
*Via Philadelphia, arr. New York Nov. 21
(Page 5).
Convoy available at KN convoys
(external link) |
| |
Nov. 24 |
New York City |
Gitmo |
Nov. 30 |
NG 400 |
Convoy available at NG convoys
(external link) |
| |
Dec. 1 |
Gitmo |
Key West |
Dec. 4* |
GK 773 |
*Via Vita, arr. Key West Dec. 9
(Page 5).
Convoy available at GK convoys
(external link) |
| 1944 |
Jan. 2 |
S W Passage |
Key West |
Jan. 4 |
HK 175 |
S W Passage to Key West.
Convoy available at HK convoys
(external link) |
| |
Jan. 5 |
Key West |
Gitmo |
Jan. 8 |
KG 680 |
Convoy available at KG convoys
(external link) |
| |
Jan. 15 |
Gitmo |
Cristobal |
Jan. 19 |
GZ 56 |
Convoy available at GZ convoys
(external link)
Missing voyages, Page 5 |
| |
March 4 |
Gitmo |
New York City |
March 11* |
GN 118 |
*Via Philadelphia, arr. New York March 18
(Page 5).
Convoy available at GN convoys
(external link) |
| |
March 26 |
New York City |
Key West |
Apr. 1* |
NK 604 |
*Via Havana, arr. Key West Apr. 11.
Convoy available at NK convoys
(external link) |
| |
Apr. 13 |
Key West |
New York City* |
Apr. 18 |
KN 307 |
*Arrived Carteret, Apr. 18.
(Page 5 - Also, missing voyages).
Convoy available at KN convoys
(external link) |
| |
May 8 |
Key West |
Gitmo |
May 11 |
KG 705 |
Convoy available at KG convoys
(external link)
Missing voyages, Page 5 above, & Page 6 |
| |
May 28 |
Key West |
New York City* |
June 2 |
KN 316 |
*Delaware Capes.
Missing voyages, Page 6 above.
Convoy available at KN convoys
(external link) |
| |
June 15 |
New York City |
Gitmo |
June 21 |
NG 441 |
Convoy available at NG convoys
(external link)
On to Kingston, back to Gitmo
(Page 6). |
| |
July 7 |
Gitmo |
New York City* |
July 15 |
GN 143 |
*Arr. Baltimore, July 14,
on to Hampton Roads & New York
(Page 6).
Convoy available at GN convoys
(external link) |
| |
July 20 |
New York City |
Gitmo |
July 27 |
NG 448 |
Convoy available at NG convoys
(external link) |
| |
July 28 |
Gitmo |
Cristobal* |
– |
GZ 81 |
*Arrived Kingston, July 29
(Page 6).
Convoy available at GZ convoys
(external link) |
| |
Aug. 2 |
Kingston |
Cristobal |
Aug. 6 |
GZ 82 |
Kingston to Guayaquil
(arr. Aug. 10,
Page 6 - Also, missing voyages).
Convoy available at link above |
| |
Sept. 5 |
Key West |
New York City* |
Sept. 10 |
KN 336 |
*Arr. Carteret, Sept. 10,
New York, Sept. 22
(Page 6).
Convoy available at KN convoys
(external link) |
| |
Sept. 23 |
New York City |
Gitmo |
Sept. 29 |
NG 461 |
Convoy available at NG convoys
(external link)
Missing voyages, Page 6 |
| |
Nov. 14 |
Key West |
New York City(?*) |
Nov. 20 |
KN 350 |
*Compare w/Page 6.
Convoy available at KN convoys
(external link) |
| |
Nov. 26 |
New York City* |
Key West |
Dec. 1 |
NK 653 |
*From Baltimore, Nov. 27
(to Havana).
Convoy available at NK convoys
(external link)
Further voyages:
Page 6, Page 7 & Page 8 |
From Page 1 of the archive documents we learn that Marpesia was in New Orleans when war broke out in Norway on Apr. 9-1940, departing that day for Cuba, but put in at Kingston, Jamaica on Apr. 14, remaining there until May 1. See my page bout Nortraship for information on the problems in those early days of war. Her 1941 voyages also start on this document and continue on Page 2 and Page 3. The latter page also shows some of her 1942 voyages.
She's said to have rescued 19 survivors from the American tanker T. C. McCobb off Surinam, Dutch Guiana on April 10, 1942, sunk by the Italian submarine Pietro Calvi on March 31. According to the archive document, Marpesia arrived Paramaribo on that date (Apr. 10-1942), having left Trinidad on Apr. 7.
Marpesia reported being attacked by a U-boat at 08:00 GMT on Oct. 2-1942, position 08 53N 60 20W, but reached her destination unharmed. Going back to the archive document referred to above, we learn that she was on a voyage from Trinidad to Paramaribo again on that date, having departed Trinidad the day before. Checking with J. Rohwer, I found a couple of possible candidates, one of them being U-201 (Rosenberg), who was in position 09 03N 60 10W at 08:33 German time on that date (at which time he sank the American Alcoa Transport), but wasn't sure until I had posted a query to the Ubootwaffe.net forum. A response by Roland Berr confirms U-201 as the culprit in this attack, saying Rosenberg reported an unsuccessful attack against an independent vessel at 09:56 that day (U-boat's time in this case = GMT + 2 hrs). He fired a torpedo which missed the target in grid position EO 14, which corresponds to Marpesia's position at the time of her report. Roland suspects Rosenberg would have tried to attack Marpesia again, but his own boat was attacked at 10:58 by US PBY-5A of VP73 with two bombs and damaged, thereby losing track of Marpesia.
Related external link:
My query w/replies - Ubootwaffe.net forum
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