Owner: D/S A/S Notos
Manager: Valdemar Skogland A/S, Haugesund
Tonnage: 2713 (2792?) gt

Delivered in June-1898 from Irvines Shipbuilding & Dry Dock, West Hartlepool (103) as Laura to Pyman Steamship Co. Ltd., West Hartlepool. Nordenfjeldske D/S fleet list gives tonnage as 2792 gt, 1765 net, 4870 tdwt, 324' (lpp) x 46' x 23' 1/2", Triple exp. steam engine by T. Richardson & Sons Ltd., West Hartlepool, 1460 ihp. Sold in Jan.-1913 to A/S D/S Svendborg (A. P. Møller), Copenhagen and renamed Laura Mærsk. Sold to Det Nordenfjeldske Dampskibsselskap in Aug.-1917 and renamed Knut Jarl; taken over in Baltimore on Aug. 15 and entered into Den Norske Syd-Amerika Linje between North and South America. In service Norway-Brazil-Argentina in 1918, then between Finland and South America in 1919. From 1920 until 1922 she was on time charter to the Algerian State Railways. In March-1922 she was placed in North America-Norway-Baltic service, then in 1923 to North Russia. On Aug. 1-1924 she was on a 2 years time charter for service to East Asia, extended for another year in 1926. Returned in Hamburg on Nov. 27-1927. Sold in May-1933 to D/S A/S Notos (Valdemar Skogland), Haugesund after having been laid up for a while at the Rosenberg yard in Stavanger. Docked and renamed Notos.

Some of her voyages are listed on these original images from the Norwegian National Archives:
Page 1 | Page 2

It looks like several pages of her voyage record are missing; these will be added if/when found. Also, as will be seen when going to Page 2, the record skips from March-1942 to Dec.-1942, then to Jan.-1944 (A. Hague has her in several convoys in 1943, 1944 and 1945).

Voyage Record From March-1940 to May-1945:

Follow the convoy links provided for more information on each.

Errors may exist, and some voyages are probably missing.

	Departure	From	To	Arrival	Convoy	Remarks
1940	March 7	Norwegian Waters	Methil	March 10	HN 17	–
	March 11	Methil	Tyne	March 12	MT 28	Convoy available at MT 28 (external link)
	March 13	Tyne	Southend	March 15	FS 120	Convoy available at FS convoys (external link) See also Page 1
	Apr. 4	Southend	Bilbao	Apr. 8	Independent	–
	Apr. 9	Bilbao	Port Talbot	Apr. 29	Independent	–
	May 6	Port Talbot	Milford Haven	May 7	Independent	–
	May 9	Milford Haven	–	–	OB 144	Straggled May 11, returned (see also narrative below). Convoy available at OB 144 (external link)
	May 11	Straggled from OB 144	Swansea	May 15	Independent	Arrived Milford Haven, May 13, on to Swansea (Page 1).
	June 24	Swansea	Milford Haven	–	Independent	–
	June 26	Milford Haven	–	–	OB 174	For Parrsboro. Dispersed 47N 21W, June 30. Convoy available at OB 174 (external link)
	June 30	Dispersed from OB 174	Parrsboro	–	Independent	–
	July 26	Parrsboro	Clyde	Aug. 11	Independent	–
	Aug. 20	Clyde	Dundee	Aug. 25	WN 9	Convoy available at WN convoys (external link)
	Sept. 21	Dundee	Methil	Sept. 21	Independent	–
	Sept. 26	Methil	Clyde	Sept. 30	–	–
	The above 2 voyages are not included on Page 1, but this does not necessarily mean they did not take place.
	Oct. 5	Clyde	–	–	OB 224	For Iceland. Dispersed 57 58N 24 25W, Oct. 12. Convoy available at OB 224 (external link)
	Oct. 12	Dispersed from OB 224	Reykjavik	Oct. 14	Independent	–
	Nov. 27	Reykjavik	Sydney, C.B.	Dec. 25	Independent	–
	Dec. 27	Sydney, C.B.	Halifax	Dec. 29	Independent	–
1941	Jan. 22	Halifax	New York City	Jan. 25	Independent	A. Hague says: "For permanent engine repairs"*
	*Since she had spent so much time in Halifax, perhaps temporary repairs had been undertaken there?
	March 29	New York City	Nuevitas	Apr. 4	Independent	A. Hague says: Traded East Coast USA/Caribbean to Nov.-1941 (compare w/Page 1 & Page 2).
	Dec. 7	Philadelphia	Cardenas	Dec. 12	Independent	–
	Dec. 14*	Cardenas	Nuevitas	Dec. 21	Independent	*Page 2 gives departure Dec. 19.
	Dec. 22	Nuevitas	New York City	Dec. 28	Independent	–
1942	Jan. 16	New York City	Bermuda	Jan. 22	Independent	–
	Febr. 4	Bermuda	Demerara	Febr. 11	Independent	–
	Febr. 14	Demerara	Trinidad	Febr. 15	Independent	–
	Febr. 17	Trinidad	Barbados	Febr. 18	Independent	–
	Febr. 23	Barbados	Boston	March 4	Independent	A. Hague says: "Next report, arrived NYC Dec. 14-1942!!" See also Page 2
	June 22	Trinidad	Curacao	June 24	TO 9	A. Hague says: "1st report since Dec. 14-1942"*. Convoy available at TO 9 (external link)
	*This note is a little confusing, since the above voyage took place in June-1942, and the next in July that same year. These 2 voyages are not included on Page 2. The page does agree with her arrival Boston on March 4-1942, then skips to Dec. 14-1942, when she arrived New York, but no 1943 voyages are listed; the next entry on the document is for Jan. 10-1944, when she's said to have arrived Havana. Therefore, the accuracy of the rest of A. Hague's Voyage Record cannot be confirmed. As will be seen, it looks like some voyages may be missing from his record as well.
	July 20	Willemstad	Trinidad	July 23	WAT 5	Willemstad to Trinidad. Convoy available at WAT convoys (external link)
1943	March 19	S W Passage	Key West	March 22	HK 158	S W Passage to Key West. Convoy available at HK convoys (external link)
	March 23	Key West	Gitmo	March 26	KG 627	Convoy available at KG convoys (external link)
	March 26	Gitmo	Trinidad	Apr. 2	GAT 52	Convoy available at GAT convoys (external link)
	Apr. 11	Curacao	Gitmo	Apr. 14	TAG 53	Curacao to Gitmo. Convoy available at TAG convoys (external link)
	May 12	S W Passage	Key West	May 14	HK 180	S W Passage to Key West. Convoy available at HK convoys (external link)
	May 15	Key West	Gitmo	May 18	KG 633	Convoy available at KG convoys (external link)
	May 19	Gitmo	Curacao	May 24	GAT 63	Gitmo to Curacao. Convoy available at GAT convoys (external link)
	June 5	Curacao	Gitmo	June 8	TAG 64	Curacao to Gitmo. Convoy available at TAG convoys (external link)
	June 9	Gitmo	Key West	June 12	GK 738	Convoy available at GK convoys (external link)
	June 26	S W Passage	Key West	June 28	HK 198	S W Passage to Key West. Convoy available at HK convoys (external link)
	June 28	Key West	Gitmo	July 1	KG 642	Convoy available at KG convoys (external link)
	July 3	Gitmo	Aruba	July 7	GAT 72	Gitmo to Aruba. Convoy available at GAT convoys (external link)
	July 11	Aruba	Trinidad	July 13	GAT 73	Aruba to Trinidad. Convoy available at link above
	July 24	Gitmo	Key West	July 27	GK 747	Convoy available at GK convoys (external link)
	Aug. 10	S W Passage	Key West	Aug. 12	HK 117	S W Passage to Key West. Convoy available at HK convoys (external link)
	Aug. 12	Key West	Gitmo	Aug. 16	KG 651	Convoy available at KG convoys (external link)
	Aug. 17	Gitmo	Curacao	Aug. 21	GAT 81	Gitmo to Curacao. Convoy available at GAT convoys (external link)
	Aug. 29	Curacao	Gitmo	Sept. 1	TAG 81	Curacao to Gitmo. Convoy available at TAG convoys (external link)
	Sept. 2	Gitmo	Key West	Sept. 5	GK 755	Convoy available at GK convoys (external link)
	Sept. 5	Key West	Pilottown	Sept. 7	KH 425	Key West to Pilottown. Convoy available at KH convoys (external link)
	Sept. 23	Key West	Gitmo	Sept. 26	KG 659	Convoy available at KG convoys (external link)
	Oct. 2	Gitmo	Key West	Oct. 5	GK 761	Convoy available at GK convoys (external link)
	Oct. 5	Key West	Pilottown	Oct. 7	KH 437	Key West to Pilottown. Convoy available at KH convoys (external link)
	Oct. 24	S W Passage	Key West	Oct. 26	HK 147	S W Passage to Key West. Convoy available at HK convoys (external link)
	Oct. 26	Key West	Gitmo	Oct. 29	KG 666	Convoy available at KG convoys (external link)
	Nov. 1	Gitmo	Curacao	Nov. 5	GAT 96	Gitmo to Curacao. Convoy available at GAT convoys (external link)
	Dec. 17	Curacao	Gitmo	Dec. 20	TAG 103	Curacao to Gitmo. Convoy available at TAG convoys (external link)
	Dec. 20	Gitmo	Key West	Dec. 23	GK 777	Convoy available at GK convoys (external link)
	Dec. 23	Key West	Pilottown	Dec. 25	KH 469	Key West to Pilottown. Convoy available at KH convoys (external link)
1944	Jan. 5	Galveston Bar	Key West	Jan. 9	HK 177	Convoy available at HK convoys (external link)
	According to Page 2, she arrived Havana on Jan. 10-1944 - port of origin is not given. Archive documents showing the rest of her war voyages are not available.
	Jan. 19	Key West	New York City	Jan. 25	KN 290	Convoy available at KN convoys (external link)
	Febr. 13	Gitmo	Trinidad	Febr. 20	GAT 117	Convoy available at GAT convoys (external link)
	March 14	Trinidad	Gitmo	March 19	TAG 121	Convoy available at TAG convoys (external link)
	March 20	Gitmo	Key West	March 23	GK 795	Convoy available at GK convoys (external link)
	Apr. 5	Pilottown	Key West	Apr. 8	HK 213	Pilottown to Key West. Convoy available at HK convoys (external link)
	Apr. 8	Key West	Gitmo	Apr. 11	KG 699	Convoy available at KG convoys (external link)
	Apr. 14	Gitmo	Aruba	Apr. 17	GAT 129	Gitmo to Aruba. Convoy available at GAT convoys (external link)
	Apr. 25	Curacao	Gitmo	Apr. 28	TAG 129	Curacao to Gitmo. Convoy available at TAG convoys (external link)
	May 3	Gitmo	New York City	May 10	GN 130	Convoy available at GN convoys (external link)
	May 21	New York City	Gitmo	May 28	NG 436	Convoy available at NG convoys (external link)
	May 28	Gitmo	Trinidad	June 3	GAT 138	Convoy available at GAT convoys (external link)
	June 22	Trinidad	Gitmo	June 27	TAG 141	Convoy available at TAG convoys (external link)
	June 27	Gitmo	New York City	July 5	GN 141	Convoy available at GN convoys (external link)
	July 15	New York City	Gitmo	July 22	NG 447	Convoy available at NG convoys (external link)
	July 22	Gitmo	Aruba	July 25	GAT 149	Gitmo to Aruba. Convoy available at GAT convoys (external link)
	Aug. 8	Curacao	Gitmo	Aug. 10	TAG 150	Curacao to Gitmo. Convoy available at TAG convoys (external link)
	Aug. 11	Gitmo	New York City	Aug. 19	GN 150	Convoy available at GN convoys (external link)
	Aug. 29	New York City	Gitmo	Sept. 4	NG 456	Convoy available at NG convoys (external link)
	Sept. 4	Gitmo	Aruba	Sept. 8	GAT 158	Gitmo to Aruba. Convoy available at GAT convoys (external link)
	Sept. 22	Aruba	Gitmo	Sept. 25	TAG 159	Aruba to Gitmo. Convoy available at TAG convoys (external link)
	Sept. 25	Gitmo	New York City	Oct. 2	GN 159	Convoy available at GN convoys (external link)
	Oct. 20	Gitmo	Aruba	Oct. 23	GAT 167	Gitmo to Aruba. Convoy available at GAT convoys (external link)
	Nov. 9	Trinidad	Gitmo	–	TAG 169	Convoy available at TAG convoys (external link)
	Nov. 14	Gitmo	New York City	Nov. 22	GN 169	Convoy available at GN convoys (external link)
	Dec. 2	New York City	Gitmo	Dec. 9	NG 475	Convoy available at NG convoys (external link)
	Dec. 9	Gitmo	Aruba	Dec. 13	GAT 177	Gitmo to Aruba. Convoy available at GAT convoys (external link)
	Dec. 29	Trinidad	Gitmo	Jan. 3-1945	TAG 179	Convoy available at TAG convoys (external link)
1945	Jan. 3	Gitmo	New York City	Jan. 10	GN 179	Convoy available at GN convoys (external link)
	Jan. 26	New York City	Gitmo	Febr. 2	NG 486	Convoy available at NG convoys (external link)
	Febr. 1(?)	Gitmo	Trinidad	Febr. 8	GAT 188	Convoy available at GAT convoys (external link)
	Febr. 22	Trinidad	Gitmo	Febr. 27	TAG 190	Convoy available at TAG convoys (external link)
	Febr. 27	Gitmo	New York City	March 6	GN 190	Convoy available at GN convoys (external link)
	March 17	New York City	Gitmo	March 24	NG 496	Convoy available at NG convoys (external link)
	March 24	Gitmo	Aruba	March 27	GAT 198	Gitmo to Aruba. Convoy available at GAT convoys (external link)
	Apr. 18	Gitmo	New York City	Apr. 24	GN 200	Convoy available at GN convoys (external link)
	May 6	New York City	Gitmo	May 13	NG 506	Convoy available at NG convoys (external link)
	May 13	Gitmo	Trinidad	May 18	GAT 208	A. Hague says: "No VRC report since Dec. 14-1942!!!". Convoy available at GAT convoys (external link)

Some Convoy Voyages:

For information on voyages made in between those mentioned here, as well as later voyages, please see the documents received from the National Archives of Norway and A. Hague's Voyage Record above.

Notos was attacked by a German U-boat near St. Kilda on Jan. 20-1940 but was not hit (this attack is not mentioned by Jürgen Rohwer). Norway was still neutral at that time.

She's listed as sailing in Convoy HN 17 from Norway to the U.K. on March 7-1940, bound for London with general cargo - follow the link for more info, several Norwegian ships took part. As can be seen when going to Page 1 of the archive documents, she was in Bilbao when war broke out in Norway on Apr. 9-1940, having arrived there from London the day before.

In May-1940 she can be found among the ships in Convoy OB 144, which originated in Liverpool on May 8. She was bound for Parrsboro, N.S. in ballast, station 44, having sailed from Milford Haven on May 9. However, she's said to have parted company during the night of May 11 and sent to Milford Haven with a displaced crank shaft. According to the archive document she arrived Milford Haven on May 13, later proceeding to Swansea. She shows up again, together with Ferncastle, Helgøy, Hird, Litiopa and Tautra, in Convoy OB 174, which originated in Liverpool on June 25 and was dispersed on the 30th. Her arrival Parrsboro is not given on the archive document, but she left again on July 26 and arrived Greenock Aug. 11, proceeding to Dundee later that month. In Oct.-1940 we find her, along with Corvus, Inger, Nesttun, Salonica and Touraine (sunk - follow link for details), in Convoy OB 224, which started out in Liverpool on Oct. 5 and dispersed on the 12th. Notos was bound for Iceland on that occasion and arrived Reykjavik on Oct. 14, later sailing from there to Sydney, C.B., where she arrived on Dec. 25.

Her 1941 voyages also start on Page 1, and continue on Page 2, which also has a few 1942 voyages. Again, see also A. Hague's Voyage Record above.

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

POST WAR:

Laid up in New York in 1945, then condemned. Sold in Dec.-1946 to Loudee Iron & Metal Co. Inc., New York for breaking up. Arrived Sydney N.S. in Jan.-1948 to be broken up by Dominion Steel & Coal Corp.