Manager: Johan Rasmussen & Co., Sandefjord
Tonnage: 6370 gt.

Built by Barclay Curle & Co., Glasgow, launched in Sept.-1930.

George Monk, England has told me that Captain Karl Edward Gran received the British "HonOBE(Civ.)" and Able Seaman Hans Vaggestad received the BEM(Civ) - his source: Seedies List of awards to the British Merchant Navy which includes awards to Allied merchant seamen.

Mate until Aug. (May?)-1941 was Karl M. Walløe Valsberg - see my text for Anglo Maersk on my page about D/S Alaska.

Related item on this website:
Forum posting from the son of Ken Fabian, who served on Norfold (as well as Toulouse, Sjøbris and Heimvard), and would like to get in touch with someone who knew him.

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 Dec.-1945:

Follow the convoy links provided for more information on each (other Norwegian ships also took part).

Errors may exist, and some voyages may be missing.

	Departure	From	To	Arrival	Convoy	Remarks
1940	Apr. 3	New York City	Aruba	Apr. 10	Independent	–
	Apr. 12	Aruba	Trinidad	Apr. 15	Independent	–
	Apr. 23	Trinidad	Santos	May 8	Independent	–
	May 9	Santos	Rio	May 10	Independent	–
	May 11	Rio	Trinidad	May 21	Independent	–
	May 22	Trinidad	Curacao	May 24	Independent	–
	May 26	Curacao	Dakar	June 10	Independent	–
	June 20	Dakar	Capetown	July 11*	Independent	*Page 1 gives July 4
	July 6	Capetown	Durban	July 11	Independent	–
	July 11	Durban	Abadan	July 28	Independent	–
	July 30	Abadan	Mombasa	Aug. 13	Independent	–
	Aug. 15	Mombasa	Abadan	Aug. 27	Independent	–
	Aug. 28	Abadan	Durban	Sept. 16	Independent	–
	Sept. 26	Durban	Port Elizabeth	Sept. 28	Independent	–
	Nov. 4	Port Elizabeth	Durban	Nov. 7	Independent	–
	Nov. 7	Durban	Abadan	Nov. 24	Independent	–
	Nov. 26	Abadan	Aden	Dec. 5	Independent	–
	Dec. 18	Aden	Suez	Dec. 25	BN 11	Convoy available at BN convoys (external link)
1941	Jan. 19	Suez	–	–	BS 13	For Abadan. Dispersed Jan. 27. Convoy available at BS 13 (external link)
	Jan. 27	Dispersed from BS 13	Abadan	Febr. 4	Independent	–
	Febr. 5	Abadan	Mombasa	Febr. 19	Independent	–
	Febr. 22	Mombasa	Abadan	March 6	Independent	–
	March 7	Abadan	Capetown	March 31	Independent	–
	Apr. 6	Capetown	Durban	Apr. 11	Independent	–
	Apr. 15	Durban	Bombay	May 1	Independent	–
	May 30	Bombay	Abadan	June 5	Independent	–
	June 7	Abadan	Aden	June 15	Independent	–
	June 22	Aden	Suez	June 28	Independent	–
	July 4	Port Said	Alexandria	July 5	Independent	–
	July 11	Alexandria	Port Said	July 12	Independent	On to Suez, July 14 (Page 1)
	Oct. 14	Suez	Port Said	–	Independent	(See also narrative below)
1942	Jan. 19	Port Said	Haifa	Jan. 20	Independent	–
	Jan. 29	Haifa	Port Said	Jan. 30	Independent	–
	Febr. 2	Suez	Aden	Febr. 8	Independent	–
	Febr. 12	Aden	Abadan	–	Independent	–
	Febr. 22	Abadan	Bombay	March 1	Independent	–
	March 7	Bombay	Cochin	March 10	Independent	–
	March 12	Cochin	Trincomalee	March 19	Independent	–
	March 21	Trincomalee	Melbourne	Apr. 13	Independent	–
	May 16	Melbourne	Abadan	June 13	Independent	–
	June 15	Abadan	Melbourne	July 14	Independent	–
	July 27	Melbourne	Abadan	Aug. 23	Independent	–
	Aug. 25	Abadan	Aden	Sept. 4	Independent	–
	Sept. 4	Aden	Safaga	Sept. 9	Independent	Later arrived Suez, Sept. 12 (Page 2).
	Sept. 18	Suez	Massawa	Sept. 22	Independent	–
	Sept. 25	Massawa	Aden	Sept. 27	Independent	–
	Sept. 29	Aden	Bandar Abbas	Oct. 6	AP 3	–
	Oct. 6	Bandar Abbas	Abadan	Oct. 8	Independent	(Stop at Bandar Abbas not mentioned, Page 2).
	Oct. 10	Abadan	Bandar Abbas	Oct. 12	Independent	–
	Oct. 13	Bandar Abbas	–	–	PB 6	For Sydney, N.S.W. Detached Oct. 17. Convoy available at PB 6 (external link)
	Oct. 17	Detached from PB 6	Sydney, N.S.W.	Nov. 13	Independent	–
	Nov. 14	Sydney, N.S.W.	Port Kembla	Nov. 16	Independent	–
	Nov. 17	Port Kembla	Los Angeles	Dec. 12	Independent	–
1943	Febr. 1	Los Angeles	Sydney, N.S.W.	Febr. 26	Independent	–
	March 2	Sydney, N.S.W.	Los Angeles	March 27	Independent	–
	Apr. 1	Los Angeles	Sydney, N.S.W.	Apr. 26	Independent	–
	Apr. 30	Sydney, N.S.W.	Los Angeles	May 27	Independent	–
	June 3	Los Angeles	Brisbane	June 29	Independent	–
	July 1	Brisbane	Townsville	–	Independent	Page 2 gives arrival July 4
	July 4	Townsville	Fall River	July 7	TN 113	Convoy available at TN convoys (external link)
	July 20	Fall River	Townsville	July 22	FT 6	Convoy available at FT 6 (external link)
	July 23	Townsville	Gladstone	July 26	Independent	–
	July 28	Gladstone	Brisbane	July 30	LQ 4	Convoy available at LQ 4 (external link) Voyage not included, Page 2
	Aug. 4	Brisbane	Newcastle, N.S.W.	Aug. 7	Independent	–
	Aug. 8	Newcastle, N.S.W.	Sydney, N.S.W.	Aug. 9	Independent	–
	Aug. 10*	Sydney, N.S.W.	Abadan	Sept. 11	Independent	*Page 2 gives departure Aug. 12
	Sept. 13	Abadan	Bandar Abbas	–	Independent	–
	Sept. 24	Bandar Abbas	Aden	Oct. 1	PA 54	See also PA 54 & PB 57 (external links)
	Oct. 1	Aden	Suez	Oct. 6	Independent	See also Page 3
	Oct. 14	Suez	Suez	Oct. 18	Independent	Voyage unknown
	Oct. 20	Suez	Suez	Oct. 25	Independent	A. Hague says: Voyage unknown (Page 3 indicates Ras Gharib)
	Oct. 27	Suez	Suez	Nov. 1	Independent	A. Hague says: Voyage unknown (Aden? - See Page 3)
	Nov. 13	Suez	Aden	Nov. 17	Independent	–
	Nov. 19	Aden	Bandar Abbas	Nov. 26	AP 53	Convoy available at AP convoys (external link)
	Nov. 26	Bandar Abbas	Abadan	Nov. 28	Independent	This stop at Bandar Abbas not mentioned, Page 3
	Nov. 30	Abadan	Bandar Abbas	–	Independent	–
	Dec. 5	Bandar Abbas	Bombay	Dec. 11	PB 66	Convoy available at PB 66 (external link)
	Dec. 14	Bombay	Abadan	Dec. 29*	Independent	*Should be Dec. 19
	Dec. 20	Abadan	Aden	Dec. 29	Independent	–
	Dec. 31	Aden	Abadan	Jan. 9-1944	Independent	Via Shatt el Arab (Page 3).
1944	Jan. 12	Abadan	Bandar Abbas	–	Independent	–
	Jan. 14	Bandar Abbas	Aden	Jan. 21	PA 66	Convoy available at PA 66 (external link)
	Jan. 21	Aden	Suez	Jan. 26	Independent	–
	Jan. 30	Suez	Aden	Febr. 3	Independent	–
	Febr. 7	Aden	Bandar Abbas	Febr. 14	AP 60	Convoy available at AP convoys (external link) Arrived Shatt el Arab, Febr. 16 (Page 3 - stop at Bandar Abbas not mentioned)
	Febr. 14	Bandar Abbas	Abadan	Febr. 17	Independent	–
	Febr. 19	Abadan	Bandar Abbas	–	Independent	–
	Febr. 24	Bandar Abbas	Bombay	March 1	PB 69	Convoy available at PB 69 (external link)
	March 4	Bombay	Cochin	March 7	BM 88	Convoy available at BM convoys (external link)
	March 23	Cochin	Cochin	March 24	BM 90	Returned Cochin. Convoy available at link above
	Apr. 2	Cochin	Bombay	Apr. 5	MB 71	Convoy available at MB 71 (external link)
	Apr. 12	Bombay	Bandar Abbas	Apr. 15	BP 112	Convoy available at BP 112 (external link)
	Apr. 15	Bandar Abbas	Abadan	Apr. 17	Independent	–
	Apr. 19	Abadan	Bandar Abbas	–	Independent	–
	Apr. 24	Bandar Abbas	Bombay	Apr. 29	Independent	–
	May 3	Bombay	Abadan	May 9	Independent	Again, see also Page 3
	May 11	Abadan	Fremantle	June 6	Independent	–
	June 8	Fremantle	Sydney, N.S.W.	June 19	Independent	–
	June 22	Sydney, N.S.W.	Newcastle, N.S.W.	June 23	Independent	–
	July 20	Newcastle, N.S.W.	Sydney, N.S.W.	July 21	Independent	–
	July 22	Sydney, N.S.W.	Abadan	Aug. 19	Independent	–
	Aug. 21	Abadan	Cochin	Aug. 30	Independent	–
	Sept. 3	Cochin	Bahrein	Sept. 9	Independent	–
	Sept. 12	Bahrein	Aden	Sept. 20	Independent	–
	Sept. 20	Aden	Suez	Sept. 25	Independent	–
	Sept. 29	Suez	Aden	Oct. 4	Independent	–
	Oct. 4	Aden	Abadan	Oct. 11	Independent	Via Khor Kuwai (Page 4).
	Oct. 14	Abadan	Aden	Oct. 22	Independent	–
	Oct. 22	Aden	Suez	Oct. 27	Independent	–
	Nov. 1	Suez	Aden	Nov. 6	Independent	–
	Nov. 6	Aden	Abadan	–	Independent	Via Khor Kuwai & Shatt el Arab (Page 4).
	Nov. 17*	Abadan	Aden	Nov. 25	Independent	*Page 4 gives departure Nov. 15
	Nov. 25	Aden	Suez	Dec. 1	Independent	On to Port Said, Dec. 6 (Page 4)
	Dec. 8	Port Said	Augusta	Dec. 12	Independent	–
	Dec. 13	Augusta	Naples	Dec. 14	Independent	–
	Dec. 17	Naples	Oran	Dec. 20	Independent	–
	Dec. 23	Oran	Hampton Roads	Jan. 10-1945	GUS 62	Convoy available at GUS convoys (external link)
1945	Jan. 11	Hampton Roads	Baltimore	Jan. 12	Independent	Left Baltimore, June 8 (Page 4).
	June 11	Hampton Roads	London	June 23	Independent	–
	June 30	London	Curacao	July 15	Independent	–
	July 18	Curacao	Falmouth	Aug. 1	Independent	–
	Aug. 4	Falmouth	Bolivar Roads	Aug. 21	Independent	Via Key West? (see Page 4)
	Aug. 23	Galveston	Cartagena, Col	Aug. 29	Independent	–
	Aug. 31	Cartagena, Col	Curacao	Sept. 2	Independent	–
	Sept. 8	Curacao	London	Sept. 25	Independent	(Shellhaven - Page 4)
	Sept. 26	London	Curacao	–	Independent	Page 5 gives arrival Oct. 12
	Oct. 14	Curacao	Ardrossan	Nov. 2	Independent	–
	Nov. 9	Ardrossan	Sandefjord	Nov. 13	Independent	–
	Dec. 6	Sandefjord	Curacao	Dec. 31	Independent	Via Grangemouth, Dec. 12. Some more voyages: Page 5 above

Notes:

As can be seen when going to Page 1 of the archive documents, Norfold was on her way from New York to Aruba when war broke out in Norway on Apr. 9-1940 (it'll also be noticed that she appears to have spent quite a long time at Port Elizabeth that fall). Her 1941 voyages and a couple of 1942 voyages are also shown on this document.

She was damaged during an air attack in the Suez Canal on Oct. 6-1941 - I have no further details on this attack, but this may explain some of the long gaps in her voyages in this period.

Skipping now to Sept.-1942, when she's listed, with destination Abadan, in Convoy AP 3 from Aden. The Norwegian Britannia, bound for Bahrein, is also listed. Norfold arrived her destination on Oct. 8. Her subsequent voyages are shown on Page 2; convoy info for some of these can be found in the Voyage Record above. (As will be seen, she had a long stay in Los Angeles from the end of that year).

In Sept.-1943 I have her in station 52 of Convoy PA 54/PB 57. Nortraship's Norfjell also sailed in this convoy, as did the Norwegian Torborg, Havkong, Ima and Europe. Going back to the archive document referred to above, we learn that Norfold arrived Aden on Oct. 1, having sailed from Bandar Abbas on Sept. 24.

The external website that I've linked to below has Norfold in Convoy OS 60/KMS 34 in Nov.-1943, voyage Aultbea-Sicily with stores, vehicles and coal in station 85. However, there's some disagreement as to whether this was Norfalk or Norfold - A. Hague says it was Norfalk; follow the link to this ship. This convoy left Liverpool on Nov. 25, and according to Page 3, Norfold was en route from Aden to Abadan on that date, so could not have been in this convoy. It does, however, fit in with Norfalk's voyage information for this period.

Norfold's 1945 voyages start on Page 4, which shows that she was in Baltimore for several months from the beginning of that year. Page 5 has some more 1945 voyages (to Apr.-1946). As will be seen, she got to go home to Norway in Nov.-1945.

POST WAR:

The Clydebuilt Ships website (external link) has some technical details on this ship, and says she later had the name Canopo 51, registered in Genoa, where she's said to have been scrapped in Oct.-1965.

Related external links:
OS/KMS Convoys - Norfold is included in Convoy OS 60/KMS 34, but as mentioned, this was probably Norfalk. Here is A. Hague's listing for OS 60/KMS 34 naming Norfalk instead of Norfold in this convoy, which fits in with Norfalk's voyage information for this period.

Other ships owned by Johan Rasmussen & Co. - Here is the main page.