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M/S Tarn To Tarn on the "Ships starting with T" page. Manager: Wilh. Wilhelmsen, Tønsberg Launched on May 20-1933 by N.V. Nederlandsche Scheepsbouw Maatschappij, Amsterdam (Yard No. 225), completed Sept. 13 that same year. 6850 gt, 4209 net, 10 225 tdwt, 479.1' x 61.1' x 29.0', two 6 cyl. 2 scda oil engines totalling 10 000 ihp by Gebr. Stork & Co. N.V., Hengelo, driving twin screws. Service speed 16.25 knots, 12 passengers. Related item on this website: Her voyages are listed on these original images from the Norwegian National Archives:
As will be seen when going to Page 1 above, Tarn was on her way from Yokohama to Los Angeles when Norway was invaded by the Germans on Apr. 9-1940. It'll be noticed, when going to Page 2, that the last date on that page is Apr. 20 (departure New York for Rio); this date probably belongs in the 3rd line on Page 3. In other words, she departed New York (where she had arrived from Philadelphia on Apr. 9) on Apr. 20-1942 and arrived Rio de Janeiro on May 6. Tarn usually sailed independently, but in July-1942, she's listed in Convoy AS 4, which left New York on July 13 and joined up with Convoy WS 21P on Aug. 5. The WS convoy had started out in Clyde on July 17 and arrived Freetown July 27. Both these convoys are available via the external links provided below. Tarn's destination is not given, but from Page 3 of the archive documents, we learn that she arrived Aden on Aug. 29, proceeding to Suez that same day (it looks like she had also stopped by Table Bay before arrival Aden, but there are no dates). According to the Memorial for Seamen in Stavern, Norway, which I've linked to at the end of this page, Tarn lost her boatswain on March 4-1945. Boatswain Olav Arktander Lauritzen is commemorated at the memorial. The Norwegian text says he died at sea on that date following an illness. According to Page 4 of the archive documents, Tarn was en route from Lobito to New York on that date. The rest of her 1945 voyages, as well as some 1946 voyages, are listed on Page 5.
Sold on Sept. 26-1960 to Michail A. Karageorgis, Greece and renamed Roula. Sold in 1960 to Marnuestro Cia. Nav. S.A. (Michail A. Karageorgis), Panama. Sold in 1966 to Taiwan shipbreakers and arrived Kaohsiung on May 20, but was reconditioned by Chou's Iron & Steel Company and sold to Ta Lai S.S. Co. Ltd., Panama who renamed her Ruta. Demolition commenced in April-1967 at Keelung, where she'd been since the end of 1966. Related external links: Stavern Memorial commemoration - Boatswain Olav Arktander Lauritzen is commemorated. Back to Tarn on the "Ships starting with T" page. Wilh. Wilhelmsen later had 2 more ships by this name. The text on this page was compiled with the help of: Wilh. Wilhelmsen fleet list, and misc. (ref. My sources).
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