M/T Beau - Norwegian Merchant Fleet 1939-1945 (original) (raw)
M/T Beau Updated March 16-2011
Manager: Biørn Biørnstad & Co., Oslo
Tonnage: 9475 gt
Delivered from Kockums Mek. Verkstads A/B, Malmö, Sweden in July-1938 as Beau to D/S A/S Avenir (Biørn Biørnstad & Co.), Oslo. 9475 gt, 5563 net, 15 020 tdwt, 505.4' x 63.1' x 20.5', 7 cyl. 2 TDV DM (builders), 4500 bhp.
Her voyages are listed on these original images from the Norwegian National Archives:
Page 1 | Page 2 | Page 3 | Page 4
Please compare the above voyages with Arnold Hague's Voyage Record below.
Voyage Record
From Apr.-1940 to Dec.-1945:
(Received from Don Kindell - His source: The late Arnold Hague's database).
Follow the convoy links provided for more information on each
(as will be seen, other Norwegian ships are also named).
| Departure | From | To | Arrival | Convoy | Remarks | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1940 | Apr. 6 | Abadan | Aden | Apr. 12 | Independent | – |
| Apr. 22 | Aden | Lourenço Marques | May 3 | Independent | – | |
| May 7 | Lourenço Marques | Abadan | May 21 | Independent | Notional sailing date | |
| May 24 | Abadan | Lourenço Marques | June 9 | Independent | – | |
| June 13 | Lourenço Marques | Bahrein | June 27 | Independent | – | |
| June 29 | Bahrein | Mombasa | July 11 | Independent | – | |
| July 12 | Mombasa | Durban | July 19 | Independent | – | |
| July 26 | Durban | Singapore | Aug. 12 | Independent | – | |
| Aug. 14 | Singapore | Sydney, N.S.W. | Sept. 12 | Independent | Notional sailing date See also Page 1 | |
| Sept. 14 | Sydney, N.S.W. | Melbourne | – | Independent | Page 1 gives arrival Sept. 16. | |
| Sept. 19 | Melbourne | Singapore | Oct. 1 | Independent | – | |
| Oct. 6 | Singapore | Colombo | Oct. 12 | Independent | – | |
| Oct. 12 | Colombo | Bombay | Oct. 17 | Independent | – | |
| Oct. 29 | Bombay | Abadan | Nov. 3 | Independent | – | |
| Nov. 6 | Abadan | Karachi | Nov. 11 | Independent | – | |
| Nov. 14 | Karachi | Port Okha | – | Independent | – | |
| Nov. 17 | Port Okha | Abadan | Nov. 21 | Independent | – | |
| Nov. 23 | Abadan | Capetown | Dec. 13 | Independent | – | |
| Dec. 18 | Capetown | Lourenço Marques | Dec. 22 | Independent | – | |
| Dec. 28 | Lourenço Marques | Abadan | Jan. 11-1941 | Independent | – | |
| 1941 | Jan. 16 | Abadan | Lourenço Marques | Febr. 1 | Independent | – |
| Febr. 4 | Lourenço Marques | Beira | Febr. 6 | Independent | – | |
| Febr. 8 | Beira | Abadan | Febr. 21 | Independent | – | |
| Febr. 23 | Abadan | Capetown | March 14 | Independent | – | |
| March 18 | Capetown | Port Elizabeth | March 20 | Independent | – | |
| March 22 | Port Elizabeth | Durban | March 24 | Independent | – | |
| March 29 | Durban | Singapore | Apr. 16 | Independent | – | |
| May 26 | Tanjong Ogogili | Sydney, N.S.W. | June 10 | Independent | – | |
| June 14 | Sydney, N.S.W. | Brisbane | – | Independent | See Page 1 | |
| June 18 | Brisbane | Singapore | – | Independent | – | |
| July 6 | Singapore | Lyttleton | July 25 | Independent | – | |
| July 29 | Lyttleton | Dunedin | July 29 | Independent | – | |
| July 31 | Dunedin | Los Angeles | Aug. 20 | Independent | – | |
| Aug. 24 | Los Angeles | Suva | Sept. 11 | Independent | – | |
| Sept. 12 | Suva | Lyttleton | – | Independent | Page 2 gives arrival Sept. 18 | |
| Sept. 19 | Lyttleton | New Plymouth | Sept. 21 | Independent | – | |
| Sept. 23 | New Plymouth | Palembang | Oct. 9 | Independent | – | |
| Oct. 16 | Tanjong Ogogili | Auckland | Nov. 3 | Independent | – | |
| Nov. 8 | Auckland | Suva | Nov. 12 | Independent | – | |
| Nov. 13 | Suva | Los Angeles | Nov. 28 | Independent | – | |
| Dec. 14 | Los Angeles | San Francisco | Dec. 16 | Independent | – | |
| Dec. 20 | San Francisco | Los Angeles | Dec. 22 | Independent | – | |
| 1942 | Febr. 7 | Los Angeles | Suva | Febr. 26 | Independent | – |
| March 4 | Lautoka | Wellington | March 10 | Independent | – | |
| March 13 | Wellington | Dunedin | March 15 | Independent | – | |
| March 18 | Dunedin | Los Angeles | Apr. 12 | Independent | – | |
| Apr. 13 | Los Angeles | San Francisco | Apr. 14 | Independent | – | |
| Apr. 21 | San Francisco | Los Angeles | Apr. 22 | Independent | – | |
| Apr. 29 | Los Angeles | Suva | May 17 | Independent | – | |
| May 18 | Suva | Sydney, N.S.W. | May 24 | Independent | – | |
| May 26 | Sydney, N.S.W. | Newcastle, N.S.W. | May 27 | Independent | – | |
| May 31 | Newcastle, N.S.W. | Los Angeles | June 27 | Independent | – | |
| July 9 | Los Angeles | Melbourne | Aug. 7 | Independent | – | |
| Aug. 16 | Melbourne | Abadan | Sept. 11 | Independent | – | |
| Sept. 14 | Abadan | Fremantle | Oct. 7 | Independent | – | |
| Oct. 15 | Fremantle | Geraldton | Oct. 16 | Independent | – | |
| Oct. 18 | Geraldton | Abadan | Nov. 6 | Independent | – | |
| Nov. 8 | Abadan | Bandar Abbas | – | Independent | – | |
| Nov. 16 | Bandar Abbas | – | – | PB 12 | Detached Nov. 22. Convoy available at PB 12 (external link) | |
| Nov. 22 | Detached from PB 12 | Fremantle | Dec. 9 | Independent | – | |
| Dec. 12 | Fremantle | Devonport, Tasmania | Dec. 19 | Independent | – | |
| Dec. 20 | Devonport, Tasmania | Melbourne | Dec. 22 | Independent | – | |
| 1943 | Jan. 1 | Melbourne | Los Angeles | Jan. 31 | Independent | – |
| March 23 | Los Angeles | Sydney, N.S.W. | Apr. 16 | Independent | – | |
| Apr. 23 | Sydney, N.S.W. | – | – | ST 2* | Detached Apr. 27 | |
| Apr. 27 | Detached from ST 2 | Los Angeles | May 17 | Independent | – | |
| *This convoy designation must be an error. Convoy ST 2 sailed from Freetown in Sept.-1941. | ||||||
| May 25 | Los Angeles | Hobart | June 21 | Independent | – | |
| June 22 | Hobart | Aden | July 18 | Independent | – | |
| July 21 | Aden | – | – | AP 37 | Detached July 22. Convoy available at AP 37 (external link) | |
| July 22 | Detached from AP 37 | Bombay | July 27 | Independent | – | |
| Aug. 5 | Bombay | Bandar Abbas | Aug. 11 | BP 90 | Convoy available at BP 90 (external link)See also Page 3 | |
| Aug. 11 | Bandar Abbas | Abadan | Aug. 12 | Independent | – | |
| Aug. 15 | Abadan | Bandar Abbas | – | Independent | – | |
| Aug. 24 | Bandar Abbas | Bombay | Aug. 30 | PB 53 | Convoy available at PB 53 (external link) Stop at Bandar Abbas not mentioned, Page 3. | |
| Sept. 16 | Bombay | Bandar Abbas | Sept. 23 | BP 95 | Convoy available at BP 95 (external link) Stop at Bandar Abbas not mentioned, Page 3. | |
| Sept. 23 | Bandar Abbas | Abadan | Sept. 24 | Independent | – | |
| Sept. 27 | Abadan | Bandar Abbas | – | Independent | – | |
| Oct. 2 | Bandar Abbas | Karachi | Oct. 5 | PB 58 | Convoy available at PB 58 (external link) | |
| Oct. 11 | Karachi | – | – | BP 98 | Detached Oct. 14. Convoy available at BP 98 (external link) | |
| Oct. 14 | Detached from BP 98 | Bahrein | Oct. 15 | Independent | – | |
| Oct. 17 | Bahrein | Bandar Abbas | – | Independent | – | |
| Oct. 26 | Bandar Abbas | Bombay | Nov. 1 | PB 61 | Convoy available at PB 61 (external link) | |
| Nov. 9 | Bombay | – | – | BP 102 | Detached Nov. 14. Convoy available at BP 102 (external link) | |
| Nov. 14 | Detached from BP 102 | Bandar Abbas* | Nov. 16 | Independent | *Arrived Bahrein, Nov. 16 (Page 3). | |
| Nov. 23 | Bahrein | Bandar Abbas | – | Independent | – | |
| Nov. 25 | Bandar Abbas | – | – | PA 62 | Detached Nov. 27. Convoy available at PA 62 (external link) | |
| Nov. 27 | Detached from PA 62 | Sydney, N.S.W. | Dec. 25 | Independent | – | |
| 1944 | Jan. 6 | Sydney, N.S.W. | Brisbane | Jan. 8 | GP 98 | Convoy available at GP 98 (external link) |
| Jan. 16* | Brisbane | Gladstone | Jan. 17 | QL 47 | Convoy available at QL 47 (external link) *Page 3 gives departure Jan. 14 | |
| Jan. 23 | Gladstone | Balboa | Febr. 24 | Independent | – | |
| Febr. 26 | Cristobal | Curacao | Febr. 29 | Independent | – | |
| March 21 | Curacao | Cristobal | March 24 | Independent | – | |
| March 29 | Balboa | Brisbane | Apr. 27 | Independent | – | |
| May 4 | Brisbane | Townsville | May 6 | Independent | – | |
| May 13 | Townsville | Gladstone | May 14 | Independent | – | |
| May 14 | Gladstone | Los Angeles | June 6 | Independent | – | |
| July 5 | Los Angeles | Brisbane | July 30 | Independent | – | |
| Aug. 1 | Brisbane | Townsville | Aug. 4 | Independent | – | |
| Aug. 8 | Townsville | Cairns | Aug. 8 | Independent | – | |
| Aug. 19 | Cairns | Los Angeles | Sept. 12 | Independent | – | |
| Sept. 18 | Los Angeles | Sydney, N.S.W. | Oct. 12 | Independent | – | |
| Oct. 15 | Sydney, N.S.W. | Brisbane | Oct. 17 | Independent | – | |
| Oct. 20 | Brisbane | Townsville | Oct. 22 | Independent | – | |
| Oct. 25 | Townsville | Balboa | – | Independent | – | |
| Nov. 26 | Cristobal | Curacao | Nov. 29 | Independent | – | |
| Dec. 3 | Curacao | Cristobal | Dec. 5 | Independent | – | |
| Dec. 7 | Balboa | Brisbane | Jan. 5-1945 | Independent | – | |
| 1945 | Jan. 9 | Brisbane | Townsville | Jan. 14* | Independent | *Should this be Jan. 11? |
| Jan. 12 | Townsville | Cairns | Jan. 15 | Independent | – | |
| Jan. 17 | Cairns | Brisbane | Jan. 20 | Independent | Notional sailing date | |
| March 21 | Brisbane | Talara | Apr. 18 | Independent | – | |
| Apr. 19 | Talara | Auckland | May 16 | Independent | – | |
| May 18 | Auckland | New Plymouth | May 20 | Independent | – | |
| May 22 | New Plymouth | Talara | June 14 | Independent | – | |
| June 17 | Talara | Brisbane | July 18 | Independent | – | |
| Aug. 2 | Brisbane | Townsville | Aug. 4 | Independent | – | |
| Aug. 5 | Townsville | Cairns | Aug. 6 | Independent | – | |
| Aug. 13 | Cairns | Balboa | Sept. 14 | Independent | – | |
| Sept. 20 | Cristobal | Curacao | Sept. 22 | Independent | – | |
| Sept. 27 | Curacao | Devonport, U.K. | Oct. 14 | Independent | – | |
| Oct. 18 | Devonport, U.K. | Trinidad | Nov. 3 | Independent | – | |
| Nov. 6 | Trinidad | Freetown | Nov. 18 | Independent | – | |
| Nov. 20 | Freetown | Puerto la Cruz(?) | – | Independent | Page 4 gives arrival Curacao Dec. 1, left Dec. 2. | |
| Dec. 5 | Puerto la Cruz(?) | Southampton | Dec. 24 | Independent | Subsequent voyages, Page 4 above |
When war broke out in Norway on Apr. 9-1940, Beau was on her way from Abadan to Aden and Lourenço Marques - see Page 1 of the archive documents. Her 1941 voyages also start on this document and continue on Page 2, which also has her 1942 voyages and a few 1943 voyages. The rest of her 1943 voyages and her 1944 voyages are listed on Page 3; Page 4 shows her movements to Apr.-1946. It'll be noticed that she occasionally had long stays in port.
Sold in 1956 to Ocean Transports Inc., Monrovia and renamed Khios Pioneer. Sold for breaking up, departing Hirobata for Osaka on March 19-1963.
Back to Beau on the "Ships starting with B" page.
Other ships by this name: Another Beau was delivered in Febr.-1962, buit in Tønsberg, Norway, 18 417 gt, managed by Biørn Biørnstad & Co. Sold to Sweden in 1963 and renamed Si Ragne. Sold to Greece in 1969, renamed Capetan Mathios. Ran aground on July 5-1976, voyage Houston-Aruba, refloated, towed to Baltimore, sold for breaking up in 1977. The company's 3rd Beau was delivered in Oct.-1964, built in Leirvik, Norway, 34 465 gt. Sold in 1972 and renamed Sibeau, managed by Tschudi & Eitzen, Oslo. Sold to owners in London in 1973, renamed Halycon Loch, then Woodburn the following year for new British owners. Sold to Greece in 1979, renamed Yeota E. Renamed Stefania A in 1983 (still Greek), Stefanias in 1984 (of Gibraltar). Broken up in 1984.
| 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 |