D/S Spurt - Norwegian Merchant Fleet 1939-1945

Built by Great Lakes Engineering Works, Michigan in 1918. Previous name: Craincreek until 1929.
According to the external page that I've linked to above, she was delivered in Sept.-1918 as Craincreek to U.S. Shipping Board, Detroit and from 1920, U.S. Shipping Board, Boston, then from 1921, U.S. Shipping Board, Norfolk, no name change. Sailed as Spurt from Dec.- 1929 for Skibs A/S Lundegaard (Lundegaard & Sønner), Farsund.

Related items on this website:
A Guestbook message - From someone who served on Spurt, Ken Cole. His twin brother was killed when Selbo was sunk.
Guestbook message from the son of someone who sailed on Spurt and several other ships during the war (Alf Saxe Christensen).

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

Voyage Record
From Nov.-1940 to June-1945:

(Received from Don Kindell - His source: The late Arnold Hague's database).

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 some voyages are missing.

	Departure	From	To	Arrival	Convoy	Remarks
1940	Nov. 9	Sydney, C.B.	Clyde	Nov. 25	SC 11	Earlier voyages, Page 1
	Nov. 27	Clyde	Methil	Dec. 1	WN 45	Convoy available at WN convoys (external link)
	Dec. 3	Methil	Tyne	Dec. 4	FS 351	Convoy available at FS convoys (external link)
	Dec. 18	Tyne	Blyth	Dec. 19	–	–
	Dec. 26	Blyth	Southend	Dec. 28	FS 371	Convoy available at link above (see also Page 1)
1941	Jan. 4	Southend	Blyth	Jan. 6	FN 375	Convoy available at FN convoys (external link)
	Jan. 13	Blyth	Southend	Jan. 16	FS 387	Convoy available at FS convoys (external link) See also Page 1
	Jan. 25	Southend	Blyth	Jan. 27	FN 391	Convoy available at FN convoys (external link)
	Febr. 25	Blyth	Southend	Febr. 27	–	Missing movements, Page 1
	March 17*	Southend	Blyth	March 21	–	*Page 1 gives departure March 20
	March 28	Blyth	Southend	March 29	FS 449	Convoy available at FS convoys (external link) See also Page 1
	Apr. 6	Southend	Blyth	Apr. 8	FN 450	Convoy available at FN convoys (external link) Again, see also Page 1
	Apr. 22	Blyth	Southend	Apr. 24	FS 470	Convoy available at FS convoys (external link) See also Page 1
	Apr. 28	Southend	Blyth	Apr. 29	EC 13	Convoy available at EC convoys (external link)
	May 9	Blyth	Southend	May 10	FS 484	Convoy available at FS convoys (external link) See also Page 2
	May 15	Southend	Tyne	May 16	EC 20	Convoy available at EC convoys (external link)
	July 3	Tyne	Methil	July 3	FN 487	Convoy available at FN convoys (external link)
	July 5	Methil	Loch Ewe	July 7	EC 41	Convoy available at EC convoys (external link)
	July 8	Loch Ewe	–	–	OB 343	For Montreal. Detached July 18. Convoy available at OB 343 (external link)
	July 18	Detached from OB 343	Montreal	July 21*	Independent	Page 2 gives arrival July 23
	July 28	Montreal	Sydney, C.B.	Aug. 1	Independent	–
	Aug. 10	Sydney, C.B.	Oban	Aug. 29	SC 40	Convoy will be added. See ships in SC convoys
	Sept. 3	Oban	Dundee	Sept. 6	WN 176	Convoy available at WN convoys (external link)
	Oct. 27	Dundee	Methil	Oct. 27	Independent	–
	Oct. 28	Methil	Methil	Oct. 29	FS 632	Put back. Convoy available at FS convoys (external link)
	Oct. 31	Methil	Tyne	Nov. 1	FS 635	Convoy available at link above
	Dec. 25	Tyne	Southend	Dec. 27	FS 682	Convoy available at link above See also Page 2
1942	Jan. 2	Southend	Blyth	Jan. 5	FN 594A	Convoy available at FN convoys (external link)
	Jan. 21	Blyth	Southend	Jan. 23	FS 705	Convoy available at FS convoys (external link) Also, Page 2
	Jan. 30	Southend	Blyth	Jan. 31	FN 618	Convoy available at FN convoys (external link)
	Febr. 6	Blyth	Southend	Febr. 8	FS 719	Convoy available at FS convoys (external link) Also, Page 2
	Febr. 14	Southend	Blyth	Febr. 16	FN 631	Convoy available at FN convoys (external link)
	Febr. 21	Blyth	Tyne	Febr. 22	–	–
	Febr. 23	Tyne	Southend	Febr. 25	FS 734	Convoy available at FS convoys (external link) Also, Page 2
	March 1	Southend	Blyth	March 2	FN 644	Convoy available at FN convoys (external link)
	March 9	Blyth	Southend	March 11	FS 746	Convoy available at FS convoys (external link) See also Page 3
	March 16	Southend	Blyth	March 19	FN 657	Convoy available at FN convoys (external link)
	March 21	Blyth	Southend	March 23	FS 756	Convoy available at FS convoys (external link) Also, Page 3
	March 28	Southend	Blyth	March 30	FN 667	Convoy available at FN convoys (external link)
	Apr. 6	Blyth	Southend	Apr. 8	FS 770	Convoy available at FS convoys (external link) Also, Page 3
	Apr. 11	Southend	Tyne	Apr. 13	FN 679	Convoy available at FN convoys (external link)
	Apr. 14	Tyne	Methil	Apr. 15	FN 681	Convoy available at link above
	Apr. 17	Methil	Loch Ewe	Apr. 19	EN 72	Convoy available at EN convoys (external link)
	Apr. 21	Loch Ewe	–	–	ON 88	For Halifax. Detached May 6. Convoy will be added. See ships in ON convoys
	May 6	Detached from ON 88	Boston	May 8	XB 17	Convoy available at XB convoys (external link)
	May 17	Boston	New York City	May 21	Independent	–
	June 1	New York City	Cape Cod Bay	–	Independent	–
	June 2	Cape Cod Bay	Halifax	June 4	BX 22	A. Hague says: To Sydney, C.B. Convoy available at BX convoys (external link)
	June 5	Halifax	Halifax	June 7	HS 10	A. Hague says: After collision off Halifax. Convoy available at HS convoys (external link)
	Sept. 12	Halifax	Halifax	Sept. 12	SC 100	Returned
	Sept. 19	Halifax	Loch Ewe	Oct. 4	SC 101	–
	Oct. 6	Loch Ewe	Methil	Oct. 8	WN 345	Convoy available at WN convoys (external link)
	Oct. 10	Methil	Southend	Oct. 12	FS 930	Convoy available at FS convoys (external link) See also Page 3
	Oct. 21	Southend	Blyth	Oct. 22	FN 845	Convoy available at FN convoys (external link)
	Oct. 24	Blyth	Southend	Oct. 26	FS 942	Convoy available at FS convoys (external link) Also, Page 3
	Nov. 28	Southend	Blyth	Nov. 30	FN 877	Convoy available at FN convoys (external link)
	Dec. 4	Blyth	Southend	Dec. 6	FS 977	Convoy available at FS convoys (external link) Also, Page 3
	Dec. 12	Southend	Blyth	Dec. 14	FN 889	Convoy available at FN convoys (external link)
	Dec. 18	Blyth	Southend	Dec. 20	FS 989	Convoy available at FS convoys (external link) See also Page 4
	Dec. 24	Southend	Blyth	Dec. 27	FN 900	Convoy available at FN convoys (external link)
1943	Jan. 8	Blyth	Southend	Jan. 11	FS 1007	Convoy available at FS convoys (external link) Also, Page 4
	Jan. 14	Southend	Blyth	Jan. 16	FN 917	Convoy available at FN convoys (external link)
	Jan. 22	Blyth	Southend	Jan. 24	FS 1019	Convoy available at FS convoys (external link) Also, Page 4
	Jan. 28	Southend	Blyth	Jan. 29	FN 930	Convoy available at FN convoys (external link)
	Febr. 3	Blyth	Southend	Febr. 5	FS 1029	Convoy available at FS convoys (external link) Also, Page 4
	Febr. 10	Southend	Hartlepool	Febr. 11	FN 941	Convoy available at FN convoys (external link)
	Febr. 17	Hartlepool	Southend	Febr. 19	FS 1041	Convoy available at FS convoys (external link)
	Febr. 22	Southend	Blyth	Febr. 24	FN 951	Convoy available at FN convoys (external link)
	March 1	Blyth	Southend	March 3	FS 1052	Convoy available at FS convoys (external link)
	March 6	Southend	Blyth	March 7	FN 961	Convoy available at FN convoys (external link)
	March 16	Blyth	Southend	March 18	FS 1064	Convoy available at FS convoys (external link) Also, Page 4
	March 21	Southend	Blyth	March 22	FN 974	Convoy available at FN convoys (external link)
	March 26	Blyth	Southend	March 28	FS 1073	Convoy available at FS convoys (external link)
	March 31	Southend	Southend	March 31	FN 983	Put back. Convoy available at FN convoys (external link) See also Page 4
	Apr. 1	Southend	Blyth	Apr. 3	FN 984	Convoy available at link above
	Apr. 6	Blyth	Southend	Apr. 8	FS 1082	Convoy available at FS convoys (external link)
	Apr. 11	Southend	Sunderland	Apr. 12	FN 992	Convoy available at FN convoys (external link)
	May 1	Sunderland	Methil	May 2	–	–
	May 2	Methil	Oban	May 5	EN 223	Convoy available at EN convoys (external link)
	May 8	Oban	Halifax	May 25	ONS 7	–
	May 26	Halifax	Pugwash	May 28	Independent	–
	June 11	Pugwash	Halifax	June 13	Independent	–
	June 16	Halifax	Belfast Lough	June 30	SC 134	–
	June 30	Belfast Lough	Milford Haven	July 1	BB 305	Convoy available at BB convoys (external link)
	July 1	Milford Haven	Plymouth	July 2	WP 363	Convoy available at WP convoys (external link)
	July 8	Plymouth	Swansea	July 10	PW 366	Convoy available via this page (external link)
	July 17	Swansea	Milford Haven	July 18	Independent	–
	July 18	Milford Haven	Gibraltar	July 29	OS 52/KMS 21	For Lisbon. Convoy available at OS 52/KMS 21 (external link)
	July 31	Gibraltar	Lisbon	Aug. 2	Independent	–
	Aug. 11	Lisbon	Gibraltar	Aug. 13	Independent	–
	Aug. 16	Gibraltar	Almeria	Aug. 17	Independent	Left Almeria Aug. 22 (Page 5).
	Aug. 24	Gibraltar	–	–	MKS 22	Gibraltar to U.K. Rendezvoused w/SL 135, Aug. 26.
	Aug. 26	SL 135 & MKS 22 joined up	Barrow	Sept. 6	SL 135/MKS 22	Convoy available at SL 135/MKS 22 (external link)
	Sept. 9	Barrow	Liverpool	Sept. 10	Independent	–
	Sept. 26	Liverpool	Gibraltar	Oct. 7	KMS 28G	For Seville. Convoy will be added. See ships in KMS convoys
	Oct. 9	Gibraltar	Seville	Oct. 10	Independent	Via Bonanza? (Page 5).
	Oct. 19	Seville	Gibraltar	Oct. 20	Independent	–
	Oct. 23	Gibraltar	–	–	MKS 28	Rendezvoused w/SL 138, Oct. 24.
	Oct. 24	SL 138 & MKS 28 joined up	Liverpool	Nov. 6	SL 138/MKS 28	Convoy available at SL 138/MKS 28 (external link)
	Nov. 6	Liverpool	Preston	Nov. 8	Independent	–
	Nov. 10	Preston	Liverpool	Nov. 10	Independent	–
	Nov. 16	Liverpool	–	–	OS 59/KMS 33	For Seville. Convoy split Nov. 28. Available at OS 59/KMS 33 (external link)
	Nov. 28	Convoy split	Gibraltar	Nov. 29	KMS 33G	For Seville. Convoy will be added. See ships in KMS convoys
	Dec. 1	Gibraltar	Seville	Dec. 2	Independent	–
	Dec. 9	Seville	Gibraltar	Dec. 10	Independent	–
	Dec. 13	Gibraltar	–	–	MKS 33	Rendezvoused w/SL 142, Dec. 14.
	Dec. 14	SL 142 & MKS 33 joined up	Loch Ewe	Dec. 27	SL 142/MKS 33	Convoy available at SL 142/MKS 33 (external link)
	Dec. 28	Loch Ewe	Methil	Dec. 30	WN 524	Convoy available at WN convoys (external link)
	Dec. 31	Methil	Southend	Jan. 2-1944	FS 1317	Convoy available at FS convoys (external link) See also Page 5
1944	Jan. 6	Southend	Tyne	Jan. 8	FN 1228	Convoy available at FN convoys (external link)
*	Jan. 17	Rochester	Southend	Jan. 17	Independent	–
	*This voyage has ended up in the wrong place; it belongs under 1945 and has been inserted there.
	Febr. 4	Tyne	Southend	Febr. 6	FS 1352	Convoy available at FS convoys (external link) See also Page 6
	Febr. 14	Southend	Blyth	Febr. 16	FN 1267	Convoy available at FN convoys (external link)
	Febr. 19	Blyth	Southend	Febr. 21	FS 1367	Convoy available at FS convoys (external link) Also, Page 6
	Febr. 25	Southend	Immingham	Febr. 26	FN 1278	Convoy available at FN convoys (external link)
	March 4	Immingham	Southend	March 6	FS 1381	Convoy available at FS convoys (external link) Also, Page 6
	March 12	Southend	Grimsby	March 14	FN 1294	Convoy available at FN convoys (external link) Left Grimsby March 17 (Page 6).
	March 19	Humber	Methil	March 20	FN 1300	Convoy available at link above
	March 20	Methil	Oban	March 23	EN 361	Convoy available at EN convoys (external link)
	March 27	Oban	Reykjavik	March 31	UR 114	Convoy available at UR convoys (external link) Missing movements, Page 6
	Apr. 27	Reykjavik	–	–	RU 117	Detached May 1
	May 1	Detached from RU 117	Sharpness	May 3	Independent	–
	May 10	Sharpness	Swansea	May 10	Independent	–
	May 14	Swansea	Solent	May 16	WP 522	Convoy available at WP convoys (external link)
	May 18	St Helens Roads	Southend	May 19	CE 268	Convoy available at CE convoys (external link) Also, Page 6
	May 22	Southend	Blyth	May 23	FN 1365	Convoy available at FN convoys (external link)
	May 27	Blyth	Southend	May 29	FS 1465	Convoy available at FS convoys (external link) See also Page 7
	June 2	Southend	Blyth	June 3	FN 1376	Convoy available at FN convoys (external link)
	June 6	Blyth	Southend	June 8	FS 1475	Convoy available at FS convoys (external link) Also, Page 7
	June 13	Southend	Blyth	June 14	FN 1387	Convoy available at FN convoys (external link)
	June 19	Blyth	Southend	June 21	FS 1488	Convoy available at FS convoys (external link) Also, Page 7
	June 24	Southend	Tyne	June 25	FN 1398	Convoy available at FN convoys (external link)
	July 1	Tyne	Southend	July 3	FS 1500	Convoy available at FS convoys (external link) Also, Page 7
	July 10	Southend	Tyne	July 11	FN 1414	Convoy available at FN convoys (external link)
	July 26	Tyne	Blyth	July 26	–	–
	July 28	Blyth	Southend	July 30	FS 1527	Convoy available at FS convoys (external link) Also, Page 7
	Aug. 3	Southend	Tyne	Aug. 6	FN 1438	Convoy available at FN convoys (external link)
	Oct. 17	Tyne	Southend	Oct. 19	FS 1608	Convoy available at FS convoys (external link) Also, Page 7
	Oct. 22	Southend	Blyth	Oct. 23	FN 1518	Convoy available at FN convoys (external link)
	Oct. 25	Blyth	Southend	Oct. 27	FS 1616	Convoy available at FS convoys (external link) Also, Page 7
	Oct. 30	Southend	Blyth	Nov. 1	FN 1526	Convoy available at FN convoys (external link)
	Nov. 4	Blyth	Southend	Nov. 8	–	Also, Page 7
	Nov. 12	Southend	Sunderland	Nov. 13	FN 1539	Convoy available at link above
	Nov. 17	Sunderland	Southend	Nov. 20	FS 1639	Convoy available at FS convoys (external link) Also, Page 7
	Nov. 23	Southend	Blyth	Nov. 24	FN 1550	Convoy available at FN convoys (external link)
	Nov. 28	Blyth	Southend	Nov. 30	FS 1650	Convoy available at FS convoys (external link) See also Page 7
	Dec. 3	Southend	Sunderland	Dec. 5	FN 1560	Convoy available at FN convoys (external link)
	Dec. 8	Sunderland	Southend	Dec. 10	FS 1660	Convoy available at FS convoys (external link) See also Page 8
	Dec. 16	Southend	Blyth	Dec. 17	FN 1573	Convoy available at FN convoys (external link)
	Dec. 22	Blyth	Southend	Dec. 24	FS 1674	Convoy available at FS convoys (external link) Also, Page 8
1945	Jan. 4	Southend	Sunderland	Jan. 6	FN 1592	Convoy available at FN convoys (external link)
	Jan. 13	Sunderland	Rochester	Jan. 15	FS 1696	Convoy available at FS convoys (external link)
*	Jan. 17	Rochester	Southend	Jan. 17	Independent	–
	This voyage has been taken from the 1944 entries above. See also Page 8*
	Jan. 18	Southend	Tyne	Jan. 21	FN 1606	Convoy available at FN convoys (external link)
	Jan. 26	Tyne	Southend	Jan. 28	FS 1709	Convoy available at FS convoys (external link) Missing movements, Page 8
	Jan. 31	Southend	Tyne	Febr. 2	FN 1619	Convoy available at FN convoys (external link)
	Febr. 28	Tyne	Blyth	Febr. 28	–	–
	March 2	Blyth	Southend	March 4	FS 1744	Convoy available at FS convoys (external link) Also, Page 8
	March 8	Southend	Tyne	March 9	FN 1655	Convoy available at FN convoys (external link)
	March 22	Tyne	Southend	March 24	FS 1764	Convoy available at FS convoys (external link) See also Page 8
	March 24	Southend	Southampton	March 25	TBC 107	Convoy available at TBC convoys (external link)
	March 31	St. Helens Roads	Southend	Apr. 1	BTC 112	Convoy available at BTC convoys (external link) Also, Page 8
	Apr. 2	Southend	Methil	Apr. 4	FN 1680	Convoy available at FN convoys (external link)
	Apr. 7	Methil	Belfast	Apr. 10	EN 485	Convoy available at EN convoys (external link) Again, see Page 8
	Apr. 16	Belfast Lough	Barry	Apr. 18	BB 85/2	Convoy available at BB convoys (external link)
	Apr. 20	Barry	Liverpool	Apr. 22	MH 90/2	Convoy available via this page (external link)
	Apr. 26	Liverpool	Cardiff	Apr. 27	BB 94/2	Convoy available at BB convoys (external link)
	Apr. 29	Cardiff	Liverpool	May 1	MH 99/2	Convoy available via this page (external link)
	May 4	Liverpool	Barry	May 7	BB 103/2	Convoy available at BB convoys (external link)
	May 13	Barry	Liverpool	May 15	MH 113/2	Convoy available via this page (external link)
	June 22	Liverpool	Methil Roads	June 26	Independent	–
	June 27	Methil Roads	Kristiansand	–	Independent	Subsequent voyages, Page 9

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 links provided for more convoy information; several Norwegian ships took part.

As will be seen when going to Page 1 of the archive documents, Spurt arrived New York from Cuba on Apr. 9-1940, the day of the German invasion of Norway, remaining there until May 3. It'll also be noticed that she spent a long time in New York that summer. She had arrived from Santa Cruz on June 8 and departure is given as Oct. 20, when she proceeded to Baddeck, N.S. From there, she later sailed to Sydney, C.B. in order to join the slow Convoy SC 11 on Nov. 9, in which Bruse and Salonica and several others were sunk - follow the links for details. Spurt (cargo of pit props for Tyne) rescued the entire crew from the British Alma Dawson (from SC 11) which struck a British mine and sank 55 32N 04 44W on Nov. 24. Spurt stopped at Clyde on Nov. 25, before continuing to Methil Roads and Tyne, arriving her destination on Dec. 4.

George Monk, England has told me that a Captain Olaf Pedersen of Spurt received a British "Commendation", possibly for the above rescue? - his source: Seedies List of awards to the British Merchant Navy which includes awards to Allied merchant seamen.

Her 1941 voyages also start on Page 1 (which shows a long stay in Blyth early that year) and continue on Page 2; convoy information for some of these can be found in the Voyage Record above.

In the summer of 1941 we find her, together with Arosa, Evviva, Fanefjeld, Ferncourt (bombed - follow link for details), Grado, Henrik Ibsen, Idefjord, Måkefjell, Nesttun, Slemdal, Star, Suderholm and Taborfjell, in Convoy OB 343, originating in Liverpool on July 6, dispersed on the 21st - ref. external link provided in the Voyage Record. Spurt's destination is given as Montreal, where she arrived on July 23, having started out from Loch Ewe on the 8th. According to A. Hague, she had been detached from the convoy on July 18. From Montreal, she later proceeded to Sydney, C.B. and A. Hague now has her returning to the U.K. with Convoy SC 40*, departing Sydney, C.B. on Aug. 10, arriving Liverpool on the 29th; Spurt stopped at Oban that day. Brisk, Henrik Ibsen, Ingerfire, Nesttun, Novasli, Selvik and Suderholm are also listed in this convoy. Spurt later continued to Dundee, where she remained for several weeks, and also had a long stay at Tyne later that year - again see Page 2. Her 1942 voyages also start on this document and continue on Page 3.

In the spring of 1942 she made another voyage across the Atlantic with the westbound Convoy ON 88*, which originated in Liverpool on Apr. 21. Spurt sailed from Loch Ewe that day and arrived Boston on May 8, having detached from the convoy 2 days earlier, according to A. Hague. She had again been in the company of several other Norwegian ships, namely Akabahra, Brisk, Bruse Jarl, Don, Evviva, Gezina, Henrik Ibsen, Inger Lise, Marga, Senta and Star. From Boston, Spurt later sailed to New York, where she arrived May 21, leaving again for the U.K. (via Halifax) on June 1. A. Hague says she arrived Halifax on June 4 and as can be seen in the Voyage Record above, he mentions her being involved in a collision off Halifax, saying she had left that port on June 5 in Convoy HS 10, along with Brant County, Cetus and Velox, but returned to Halifax on the 7th - I have no further details on this collision, other than the fact that Page 3 states she was damaged and it looks like extensive repairs were necessary because there's now a long gap in her voyages. With a cargo of lumber, she's listed among the ships in Convoy SC 100 on Sept. 12. However, she returned to port that same day, subsequently joining the next convoy on Sept. 19, SC 101, and arrived Loch Ewe on Oct. 4, leaving again for London (via Methil) 2 days later.

Several voyages around the U.K. now followed, with occasional long stays in port (again, see Page 3 above as well as Page 4), before she in May-1943 joined the westbound North Atlantic Convoy ONS 7, again with several other Norwegian ships. She started out from Oban on May 8 and arrived Halifax on May 25, continuing to Pugwash, N.S. the next day, remaining there for a couple of weeks, before returning to Halifax. She subsequently headed back to the U.K. on June 16 with Convoy SC 134 from there (as will be seen when following the links, many of the other ships in ONS 7 also returned with the latter convoy). She again had a cargo of lumber and her destination is given as Milford Haven for orders/Plymouth. From Page 5, we learn that she arrived Plymouth on July 2 (via Belfast Lough and Milford Haven).

She now started making voyages to a different part of the world, joining Convoy OS 52/KMS 21, which departed Liverpool on July 19 and split up on the 28th, the Gibraltar portion (KMS 21, in which Spurt took part) arriving there the next day, while the OS convoy continued to Freetown, with arrival Aug. 7; Spurt was bound for Lisbon, where she arrived on Aug. 2, having started out from Milford Haven July 18. The Norwegian Borgholm, Fernhill (sunk - follow link for details), Hallfried and Jenny are also listed. Later that month, Spurt can be found in Convoy SL 135/MKS 22, bound for Barrow with iron ore. Borgholm is again named, as are Bosphorus, Nyhorn, Thalatta and Viva. SL 135 had originated in Freetown on Aug. 14, joined up with MKS 22 from Gibraltar on the 26th and arrived Liverpool on Sept. 6; Spurt arrived Barrow that day, having joined with the MKS convoy from Gibraltar. Ref. links provided within the Voyage Record for more info on the combined convoys.

She now made a voyage to Seville, having joined Convoy KMS 28*, departing Liverpool Sept. 26, arriving Gibraltar Oct. 7; Spurt arrived Seville on the 10th - see Page 5. A. Hague has also included Boreas, Gezina, Lisbeth, Lynghaug and Norvarg. On Oct. 23, I have Spurt, with a general cargo for Preston, in Convoy MKS 28 from Gibraltar (Hallfried was sunk; follow the link for more info). This convoy joined up with Convoy SL 138 from Freetown before proceeding to the U.K., Spurt arriving Preston on Nov. 8 (Kristianiafjord, Lisbeth and Norefjord are also named - see link in the table above). About a week later we find her, together with Alaska, Lago and Loke, in Convoy OS 59/KMS 33*, departing Liverpool on Nov. 16. The convoy split up on the 28th, the Gibraltar portion, in which Spurt sailed, arriving there the next day, while the OS portion continued to Freetown. Her voyage is given as Liverpool-Seville with general cargo in station 14; she arrived Seville on Dec. 2, returning to the U.K. with the MKS portion of Convoy SL 142/MKS 33, cargo of bitter oranges for London. SL 142 had started out from Freetown on Dec. 2 and joined up with the Gibraltar convoy on the 14th, the combined convoy arriving Liverpool on the 28th; Spurt stopped at Loch Ewe on the 27th, leaving again for London the next day. Rutenfjell is also listed - again, ref. link provided in the table above.

Her subsequent voyages are shown on Page 5 and Page 6, while convoy information for some of them can be found in the Voyage Record.

Skipping now to Apr.-1944, when she shows up in the Iceland-U.K. Convoy RU 117, bound for Sharpness with U.S. Government stores, arriving there on May 3 (according to A. Hague, she had previously arrived Reykjavik on March 31 with Convoy UR 114, link in Voyage Record - Lyra is also listed. As can be seen when going back to Page 6, Spurt had made voyages to misc. Icelandic ports before returning to the U.K.).

Further voyages are listed on the rest of the archive documents; Page 7 shows another long stay at Tyne in the fall of 1944. Her 1945 voyages start on Page 8. Convoy information can be found in the table above.

From Page 9, we learn that she got to go home to Norway already in June-1945. This document shows her voyages to Apr.-1946.

* The SC convoy series will be updated and completed (including the already existing convoys - some have already been updated), but for now, other ships sailing in SC 40 are named at ships in all SC convoys. The ON convoys will also be added to individual pages in my Convoys section in due course, along with further details on each. In the meantime, the ships sailing in them (and escorts) are listed in the section for ships in all ON convoys. Additionally, all the KMS convoys will be added, see ships in all KMS convoys.

More information on the other Norwegian ships mentioned here can be found via the alphabet index at the bottom of this page, or go to the Master Ship Index.

POST WAR:

According to this external page, she was owned from Sept.-1946 by Rederi A/B Horn (J.P. von Horn), Stockholm, Sweden, renamed Jaguar. Sailed as Taberg for Ångf. A/B Halfdan (E. Lamberg), Gothenburg from Aug.-1947. From 1951, Ångf. A/B Halfdan (J.E. Manne), Gothenburg, no name change. Ran aground in bad weather on Dec. 15-1952 between Sangatte (?) and Bleroit-Plage, 3 n.m. West of Calais, when on a voyage Søderhamn-Calais with a cargo of paper pulp. Managed to refloat but was so damaged that she was beached to prevent her from sinking. Refloated after 17 days and towed to Calais, where cargo was discharged before she was condemned. Sold in Febr.-1953 to British Iron & Steel Corp. (BISCO) for breaking up by T.W. Ward Ltd., Grays, Essex.

Related external link:
S/S Spurt - Technical info and picture of funnel (Darren Dypevåg's site).