SS Norholm

History
Name
  • SS Empire Druid (1941–42)
  • SS Norholm (1942–46)
  • SS Haukefjell (1946–49)
  • MV Haukefjell (1949–52)
  • MV Bluewater (1952–59)
Owner
  • Ministry of War Transport (1941–42)
  • Norwegian Government (1942–46)
  • A/S Falkefjell (1946–52)
  • Compagnia Atlantica Pacifica SA (1952–59)
Operator
  • unknown manager (1941–42)
  • Nortraship (1942–46)
  • Olsen & Ugelstad (1946–52)
  • Tidewater Commercial Co Inc (1952–59)
Port of registry
  • United Kingdom (1941–42)
  • Oslo, Norway (1942–52)
  • Panama City, Panama (1952–59)
BuilderSir J Laing & Sons Ltd
Yard number738
Launched10 September 1941
CompletedDecember 1941
Maiden voyage15 December 1941
Out of service27 July 1959
Identification
  • United Kingdom Official Number 169002 (1941–41)
  • Code Letters LNAK (1942-46)
  • Code Letters LLMO (1946-52)
FateScrapped
General characteristics
Class & typeTanker
Tonnage
Length484 ft 0 in (147.52 m)
Beam68 ft 3 in (20.80 m)
Depth36 ft 1 in (11.00 m)
Propulsion
  • Triple expansion steam engine (1941-49)
  • Diesel engine (1949-59)
Speed10.5 knots (19.4 km/h)
Armament
  • 1 × 4-inch or 4.7 inch gun
  • 1 × Bofors gun
  • 6 × machine guns (Norholm)

Norholm was a 9,813 GRT tanker that was built in 1942 as Empire Druid by Sir J Laing & Sons Ltd, Sunderland, Co Durham, United Kingdom for the Ministry of War Transport (MoWT). In 1942, she was transferred to the Norwegian Government and renamed Norholm. She was sold into merchant service in 1946, and renamed Haukefjell. Fitted with a new engine in 1949, she was sold to Panama in 1952 and renamed Bluewater. She served until 1959, when she was scrapped in Japan.

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