As will be seen when going to Page 1 of the archive documents, Primo was on her way from New York to Demerara when war broke out in Norway on Apr. 9-1940. Her 1941 voyages also start on this document and continue on Page 2, which also shows a few 1942 voyages. It looks like she had a long stay in New York that year. She had arrived there from Philadelphia on Jan. 30, and Page 3 gives departure as March 19, when she proceeded to Bermuda and back to New York, spending another few weeks there.

Later that year, she's listed among the ships in the westbound North Atlantic Convoy ON 128, which had started out in Liverpool on Sept. 5-1942 and arrived New York on the 24th, but Primo joined from Halifax, having sailed from there on Sept. 20. The Commodore's narrative, where Primo is mentioned several times, is also available for this convoy. According to Arnold Hague, she later joined the slow eastbound North Atlantic Convoy SC 106*, which left New York on Oct. 16 and arrived Liverpool on Nov. 5; from Page 3, we learn that she was only bound for St. John's, N.F., however, she put into Halifax on Oct. 20, continuing that same day to Sydney, C.B., later to St. John's, with arrival Oct. 30. Sirehei and Sommerstad are also listed in SC 106 (strangely, A. Hague has also included the Norwegian Mimona, but as will be seen when following the link, this was a Homefleet ship).

The following month, Primo joined the westbound Convoy ON 142, which had originated in Liverpool on Oct. 30, but Primo again joined from Halifax, having left on Nov. 16. She arrived New York on Nov. 21, continuing to Providence the next day. ON 142 will be added to an individual page in my Convoys section in due course, with more information on it, but in the meantime, the ships sailing in it are named on this page. The Norwegian Bestik (returned), Carmelfjell, Fjordheim, Jenny, Kirsten B, Norvarg, Rio Verde, Sevilla, Solitaire, Temeraire and Vinland are also listed. A. Hague now has Primo in Convoy SC 112*, together with Acasta, Aragon, Borgholm, Dageid, Fjordheim, Garnes, Harpefjell, Heimgar, Norjerv, Sir James Clark Ross, Solitaire and Tropic Star (returned). This convoy departed New York on Dec. 4-1942 and had Liverpool as its final destination, but Primo was again only bound for Halifax, where she arrived Dec. 8.

She's also listed in Convoy SC 119*, departing New York on Febr. 3-1943, arriving Liverpool on the 22nd; Primo, however, stopped at Halifax on Febr. 8. Other Norwegian ships in this convoy were Askot, Boreas, Iris, Iron Baron, James Hawson and Kirsten B. Her subsequent voyages are shown on Page 4 (as can be seen, she had another long stay in New York that spring); convoy information for some of these can be found in the table above.

With a note saying "probably this convoy", A. Hague has included her in Convoy GS 34, departing Greenland on Oct. 25-1943, arriving St. John's on the 30th, but according to Page 5 of the archive documents, she was in New York when this convoy left Greenland. She's also included in Convoy SG 34, departing St. John's on Nov. 10-1943, arriving Greenland on the 18th, but again, this does not quite match up with the information found on the archive document, where departure St. John's is given as Nov. 13 (arrived Ivigtut Dec. 4). She's said to have returned, together with Ravnefjell, in Convoy GS 39, departing Greenland on Dec. 25-1943, arriving St. John's Jan. 1-1944, and this agrees with the arrival date given on the document.

Page 5 also lists some 1944 voyages, others can be found on Page 6 and Page 7. The latter document also has 1945 voyages as does Page 8 (to Apr.-1946). Again, convoy information for some of these can be found in A. Hague's Voyage Record above.

*The entire SC series will eventually be updated and completed, including the already existing convoys (some have already been updated), but for now, please see ships in all SC convoys.

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

Aa–Al	An–Ar	As–Av	Ba	Be	Bi–Bl	Bo	Br–Bu	C	D
E	F	G	Ha	He	Hi–Hy	Hø	I	J	K
L	M	N	O	PQ	R	Sa–Sc	Se–Sj	Sk–Sn	So
Sp–St	Su–Sø	Ta–Te	Th–Ti	To	Tr–Tø	U	V	W	Ø

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