R O S E V I L L E
Length, Overall...............
Beam............................
Draft............................
445' 5"
59' 0"
28' 0"
  Gross tons....................
Speed (Knots)...............
Radius (miles)................
5,745
13
23,244

Propulsion....................
Passengers..................
Cargo (cu ft)................
Diesel (2)
480
350,000

Built in 1930 by Odesa Staalskibsvaerft, Odense, Denmark
Operated prior to World War II by Skibs A/S Goodwill; during the War by Sudden & Christenson, Inc.

LTHOUGH essentially a freighter, the ROSEVILLE, a Norwegian ship, carried a limited number of troops on several voyages during the War. From San Francisco in March 1942 she sailed for Wellington and Brisbane, and returned via Chile to San Pedro in June. She next left San Francisco in August for Hawaii, Efate, Norfolk Island, Sydney and Port Kembla (Australia), returning to San Francisco in late November. The ship departed Christmas Eve for Auckland, Brisbane, Townsville, Noumea and Gladstone. Returning in March 1943 the ROSEVILLE made a voyage to Suva, then one to Brisbane and Melbourne, returning from the latter in July.
      On 8 August 1943 the vessel left San Francisco for the Southwest Pacific again. She stopped at Tongatuba and Noumea, but shortly after leaving the latter was involved in a collision with another vessel and returned to port for minor repairs. She next proceeded to Townsville before returning to San Francisco in October. The ROSEVILLE made the following voyages from San Francisco during 1944: (1) on 9 January via Hueneme to Milne Bay; (2) on 30 April (Shipment 0501-A) to various New Guinea ports; (3) in late July to New Guinea ports, with return via Honolulu; (4) in late October to Finschafen, returning on 29 December.
     During 1945 the ROSEVILLE made the following trips: (1) via Los Angeles to Fremantle, Calcutta and Columbo, returning via Capetown, Buenos Aires, Santos (Brazil), Downs and Bremerhaven. The ship was shortly thereafter released from Army service and proceeded in early 1946 from Bremerhaven, via the Panama Canal, to the West Coast for repairs.

If you would like to read more about her, CLICK HERE and you will be taken to a site in Norway where she was built...


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