Owner: A/S Sobral
Manager: Øivind Lorentzen, Oslo
Tonnage: 3223 gt

Built by Fried Krupp Germaniawerft AG, Kiel, Germany in 1924. Previous names: Therese Horn until 1934, Shoreham until 1937.

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

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

Voyage Record From Aug.-1941 to July-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 as can be seen, several voyages are missing.

	Departure	From	To	Arrival	Convoy	Remarks
1941	Aug. 2	New York City	Boston	Aug. 4	Independent	A. Hague says: Previously traded NYC/S America. Compare w/earlier voyages: Page 1 & Page 2
	Sept. 5	Boston	Halifax	Sept. 7	Independent	–
	Sept. 15	Halifax	Sydney, C.B.	Sept. 17	Independent	–
	Sept. 18	Sydney, C.B.	Belfast Lough	Oct. 4	SC 45	Convoy will be added. See ships in SC convoys
	Oct. 5	Belfast Lough	Barry Roads	Oct. 6	BB 84	Convoy available at BB convoys (external link) Later arrived Bristol, Oct. 10 (Page 2).
	Oct. 17	Bristol	Swansea	Oct. 18	Independent	–
	Oct. 23	Swansea	Milford Haven	–	Independent	–
	Oct. 24	Milford Haven	Freetown	Nov. 18	OS 10	Convoy available at OS 10 (external link)
	Nov. 22	Freetown	Takoradi	Nov. 27	ST 9	Convoy available at ST convoys (external link)
	Dec. 3	Takoradi	Lagos	Dec. 5	Independent	–
	Dec. 13	Lagos	Forcados	Dec. 14	Independent	–
	Dec. 18	Forcados	Lagos	Dec. 19	Independent	–
	Dec. 23	Lagos	Takoradi	–	Independent	–
	Dec. 26	Takoradi	Freetown	Dec. 31	Independent	–
1942	Jan. 4	Freetown	Liverpool	Jan. 26	SL 97	Convoy available at SL 97 (external link)
	Febr. 19	Liverpool	–	–	ON 68	Dispersed March 9. Convoy will be added. See ships in ON convoys
	March 9	Dispersed from ON 68	Baltimore	March 13	Independent	–
	March 23	Baltimore	Halifax	March 29	Independent	Via New York (Page 3).
	March 30	Halifax	Liverpool	Apr. 17	SC 77	Missing movements, Page 3
	Apr. 28	Liverpool	–	–	ON 90	For NYC. Detached May 15. Convoy will be added. See link above
	May 15	Detached from ON 90	New York City	May 18	Independent	–
	May 20	New York City	Hampton Roads	May 22	Independent	–
	June 7	Hampton Roads	New York City	June 9	Independent	–
	June 10	New York City	Boston	–	Independent	Stop at Boston not mentioned, Page 3
	June 17	Boston	Halifax	June 20	BX 25	To Sydney, C.B. Convoy available at BX convoys (external link)
	June 23	Halifax	Sydney, C.B.	June 25	HS 16	Convoy available at HS convoys (external link)
	June 26	Sydney, C.B.	Liverpool	July 11	SC 89	Missing movements, Page 3
	Aug. 1	Liverpool	–	–	ON 118	For NYC. Dispersed Aug. 20. Convoy will be added. See ships in ON convoys
	Aug. 20	Dispersed from ON 118	New York City	Aug. 21	Independent	–
	Aug. 23	New York City	Baltimore	Aug. 24	Independent	–
	Sept. 3	Baltimore	New York City	Sept. 4	Independent	–
	Sept. 5	New York City	Cape Cod Bay	–	Independent	Arrived Boston, Sept. 8, left next day (Page 3).
	Sept. 9	Cape Cod Bay	Halifax	Sept. 12	BX 37	Convoy available at BX convoys (external link)
	Sept. 12	Halifax	Liverpool	Sept. 29	SC 100	Missing movements, Page 3
	Oct. 30	Liverpool	New York City	Nov. 21	ON 142	Convoy will be added. See ships in ON convoys
	Nov. 23	New York City	Baltimore	Nov. 24	Independent	–
	Dec. 5	Baltimore	New York City	Dec. 7	Independent	–
	Dec. 13	New York City	Loch Ewe	Jan. 1-1943	SC 113	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. 8	Methil	Hull	Jan. 10	FS 1007	Convoy available at FS convoys (external link)
	Jan. 20	Hull	Methil	Jan. 22	FN 923	Convoy available at FN convoys (external link)
	Jan. 23	Methil	Loch Ewe	Jan. 25	EN 188	Convoy available at EN convoys (external link)
	Febr. 2	Loch Ewe	New York City	Febr. 28	ON 165	–
	March 23	New York City	Gitmo	March 30	NG 351	Convoy available at NG convoys (external link)
	March 30	Gitmo	Trinidad	Apr. 5	GAT 53	Convoy available at GAT convoys (external link)
	Apr. 13	Trinidad	Para	Apr. 22	TB 11	Trinidad to Para. Convoy available via this page (external link)
	Apr. 24	Para	Pernambuco	Apr. 28	Independent	Notional sailing date
?*	May 11	Belem	Bahia	May 18	TB 13	Belem to Bahia. Convoy available via link above. *Not included, Page 4
	May 26	Pernambuco	Para	–	Independent	–
	June 7	Para	Trinidad	June 27	Independent	–
	July 3	Trinidad	Gitmo	July 8	TAG 70	Convoy available at TAG convoys (external link)
	July 8	Gitmo	New York City	July 15	GN 70	Convoy available at GN convoys (external link)
	Aug. 5	New York City	Gitmo	Aug. 12	NG 378	Convoy available at NG convoys (external link)
	Aug. 17	Gitmo	Trinidad	Aug. 23	GAT 81	Convoy available at GAT convoys (external link)
	Aug. 24	Trinidad	Para	Sept. 1	TJ 6	Trinidad to Para. Convoy available at TJ convoys (external link)
	Sept. 20	Para	Ceara	Sept. 26	Independent	A. Hague says: Notional sailing date (Page 4 gives Sept. 19)
	Sept. 30	Ceara	Pernambuco	Oct. 3	Independent	–
	Oct. 19	Salinas, Bz	Trinidad	Oct. 25	JT 10	A. Hague says: From Salinas, arrived Trinidad, steering defect. Convoy available at JT convoys (external link)
	Oct. 31	Trinidad	Gitmo	Nov. 5	TAG 94	Convoy available at TAG convoys (external link)
	Nov. 5	Gitmo	New York City	Nov. 12	GN 94	Convoy available at GN convoys (external link)
	Dec. 23	New York City	Gitmo	Dec. 29	NG 406	Convoy available at NG convoys (external link)
	Dec. 29	Gitmo	Trinidad	Jan. 3-1944	GAT 108	Convoy available at GAT convoys (external link)
1944	Jan. 11	Trinidad	Para	Jan. 19	TJ 20	Trinidad to Para. Convoy available at TJ convoys (external link)
	Febr. 6	Para	Bahia	Febr. 13	–	–
	Febr. 20	Bahia	Fortaleza	Febr. 24	JT 23	Bahia to Fortaleza. Convoy available at JT convoys (external link) Compare w/Page 4
	March 2	Ceara	Para	March 6	–	–
	March 16	Para	Trinidad	March 22	JT 25	Para to Trinidad. Convoy available at link above
	March 24	Trinidad	Gitmo	March 29	TAG 123	Convoy available at TAG convoys (external link)
	March 29	Gitmo	New York City	Apr. 5	GN 123	Convoy available at GN convoys (external link)
	May 1	New York City	Gitmo	May 7	NG 432	Convoy available at NG convoys (external link)
	May 7	Gitmo	Trinidad	May 13	GAT 134	Convoy available at GAT convoys (external link)
	May 20	Trinidad	Para	May 29	TJ 33	Trinidad to Para. Convoy available at TJ convoys (external link)
	June 16	Para	Ceara	–	–	–
	July 4	Ceara	Trinidad	July 11	JT 36	Ceara to Trinidad. Convoy available at JT convoys (external link)
	July 12	Trinidad	Gitmo	July 17	TAG 145	Convoy available at TAG convoys (external link)
	July 17	Gitmo	New York City	July 24	GN 145	Convoy available at GN convoys (external link)
	Aug. 9	New York City	Gitmo	Aug. 16	NG 452	Convoy available at NG convoys (external link)
	Aug. 16	Gitmo	Trinidad	Aug. 22	GAT 154	Convoy available at GAT convoys (external link)
	Aug. 25	Trinidad	Para	Sept. 2	Independent	–
	Sept. 15	Para	Tutoia Bay	Sept. 18	–	–
	Sept. 20	Tutoia Bay	Ceara	Sept. 22	–	–
	Sept. 27	Ceara	Trinidad	Oct. 5	–	–
	Oct. 10	Trinidad	Gitmo	Oct. 14	TAG 163	Convoy available at TAG convoys (external link)
	Oct. 14	Gitmo	New York City	Oct. 21	GN 163	Convoy available at GN convoys (external link)
	Nov. 7	New York City	Gitmo	Nov. 13	NG 470	Convoy available at NG convoys (external link)
	Nov. 13	Gitmo	Trinidad	Nov. 19	GAT 172	Convoy available at GAT convoys (external link)
	Nov. 26	Trinidad	Ceara	Dec. 7	TJ 52	Trinidad to Ceara, straggled. Convoy available at TJ convoys (external link)
	Dec. 12	Ceara	Bahia	Dec. 16	–	–
	Dec. 25	Bahia	Para	Jan. 2-1945	JT 55	Bahia to Para. Convoy available at JT convoys (external link)
1945	Jan. 7	Para	Trinidad	Jan. 13	Independent	–
	Jan. 13	Trinidad	Gitmo	Jan. 18	TAG 182	Convoy available at TAG convoys (external link)
	Jan. 18	Gitmo	New York City	Jan. 25	GN 182	Convoy available at GN convoys (external link)
	Febr. 15	New York City	Gitmo	Febr. 22	NG 490	Via New Orleans (Page 5). Convoy available at NG convoys (external link)
	Febr. 23	Gitmo	Trinidad	Febr. 28	GAT 192	Convoy available at GAT convoys (external link)
	March 2	Trinidad	Ceara	March 13	TJ 219	Convoy available at TJ convoys (external link)
	March 24	Ceara	Tutoia Bay	March 26	–	–
	March 27	Tutoia Bay	Para	March 31	Independent	Notional sailing date
	Apr. 5	Para	Salinas	–	Independent	–
	Apr. 6	Salinas	Trinidad	Apr. 12	Independent	–
	Apr. 13	Trinidad	Gitmo	Apr. 18	TAG 200	Convoy available at TAG convoys (external link)
	Apr. 23	Gitmo	New York City	Apr. 30	GN 201	Convoy available at GN convoys (external link)
	May 28	New York City	Trinidad	June 11	Independent	–
	June 12	Trinidad	Para	June 21	Independent	–
	June 29	Para	Ceara	July 2	Independent	Left Ceara July 11 (Page 5). See also Page 6

Misc. Convoy Voyages:

For information on voyages made in between those mentioned 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 further details; several Norwegian ships took part.

As will be seen when going to Page 1 of the archive documents, Rio Verde was on her way from Pernambuco/Las Palmas to Casablanca when war broke out in Norway on Apr. 9-1940. Her 1941 voyages also start on this document and continue on Page 2. It'll be noticed, that she had quite a long stay in Boston that fall, before proceeding to Halifax, then on to Sydney, C.B. and according to Arnold Hague, she subsequently joined the slow, eastbound North Atlantic Convoy SC 45*, which departed Sydney, C.B. on Sept. 18 and arrived Liverpool Oct. 4. Rio Verde, carrying a general cargo, sailed in station 123 and stopped at Belfast Lough on Oct. 3/4, later continuing to Bristol, where she arrived Oct. 10. The Norwegian Bjerka, Libra (from Iceland), Nea, Orania, Snar, Solhavn, Trolla and Varanger are also listed. Later that month, Rio Verde joined Convoy OS 10, originating in Liverpool on Oct. 25, arriving Freetown on Nov. 18 (station 23) - ref. external link provided within the Voyage record above. Other Norwegian ships taking part were Fana, San Andres and Somerville. In fact, Rio Verde and Fana are said to have collided on this voyage, causing Fana to have to return to port.

Rio Verde went in the other direction again at the beginning of the new year, sailing in station 63 of Convoy SL 97, which departed Freetown on Jan. 4-1942 and arrived Liverpool on the 24th (Page 3 gives her arrival as Jan. 26). Gausdal also took part - again, ref. link in the table above.

The following month she's listed in the westbound North Atlantic Convoy ON 68*, which left Liverpool on Febr. 19 and dispersed on March 9. Aun, Carrier, Danio, Evanger (Commodore Vessel), Ingertre and Tyr (sunk - follow the link for more details) are also named in this convoy. According to the archive document, Rio Verde arrived Baltimore on March 13, and on March 30 she headed back to the U.K. with Convoy SC 77 from Halifax. Her destination is given as Manchester, where she arrived Apr. 18, general cargo. Together with Aun, Bjørkhaug, Borgholm, Heimgar, Lido, Lisbeth (returned), Nea, Norjerv, Norvarg, Selbo, Snar, Suderøy, Velox and Ørnefjell, she now went back across the Atlantic with Convoy ON 90*, which departed Liverpool on Apr. 28 and arrived Halifax on May 15, but Rio Verde continued to New York, where she arrived on May 18. On June 26 we find her in the slow Convoy SC 89 from Sydney, C.B., general cargo for Garston, arriving there on July 11 (Page 3), heading back to New York at the beginning of the following month with Convoy ON 118* (departure Liverpool Aug. 1, dispersed Aug. 20), along with Dux, Evanger (Commodore Vessel), Nea, Norvarg, Spero and Tore Jarl. Rio Verde arrived New York on Aug. 21, proceeding to Baltimore a couple of days later.

She later joined Convoy SC 100 (departure Halifax Sept. 12-1942), and rescued some of the survivors from Empire Hartebeeste, which had been torpedoed on Sept. 20, the Norwegian Norhauk rescuing the other survivors (follow the links for details - see also the external link at the end of this page). Rio Verde arrived Eastham on Sept. 29, Manchester the next day (again, see Page 3). A month later, she's listed in Convoy ON 142*, departing Liverpool Oct. 30, arriving New York Nov. 21. This convoy also had several other Norwegian ships, namely Bestik (returned), Carmelfjell, Fjordheim, Jenny, Kirsten B (from Halifax), Norvarg, Primo (from Halifax), Sevilla (also from Halifax), Solitaire, Temeraire and Vinland. Arnold Hague now has her returning with the slow Convoy SC 113*, which left New York on Dec. 12-1942 and arrived Liverpool on Jan. 2-1943 and also included Askot (Halifax to St. John's only), Hallanger, Henrik Ibsen, Kirsten B (for St. John's), Lisbeth, Norvarg, O. B. Sørensen, Ruth I and Titanian. Rio Verde's voyages in this period are shown on Page 4.

At the beginning of Febr.-1943 she joined the westbound Convoy ON 165, which lost several ships; follow the link for more details, Acanthus and Eglantine are named among the escorts. Rio Verde reported boiler trouble, eventually broke down and fell out of the convoy - see Commodore's narrative for ON 165. She arrived New York City on Febr. 28, having sailed from Loch on Febr. 2. This was her last Trans-Atlantic convoy voyage.

The rest of her voyages are listed on Page 4, Page 5 and Page 6 (it'll be noticed that she occasionally had long stays in port). Convoy information for some of these can be found in A. Hague's Voyage Record above.

Related external link:
The attack on Empire Hartebeeste