I am looking for information about the Norwegian passenger ship Bergensfjord which was operated during World War II by the British. I know her history and details till World War II. In February 1946 it appears she was chartered to the USA to do brides service. I am trying to find any information about when she operated and where she operated. I tried a search of The New York Times but their is no mentions. Are there any sources tracking the ships that did Brides' Service at the end of World War II? The only mention if find is the Bergensfjord being involved in a riot with Jamaican veterans being repeated to Jamaica in May 1946. Then in August 1946 the ship is sold to new owners. Any ideas on how to fill in her history from the end of the War until she was sold in August 1946? Thanks Allan Jordan

Hi Allan, "Norwegian American Line" by Pedersen and Hawks states that in Feb.1946 she was chartered for one voyage to carry GI brides from Europe to the USA and then returned to NAL. It seems she only did the one brides voyage. Suggest you contact Debbie Beavis at marine@beavis.co.uk She has a lot of info on GI brides. regards Ted ----- Original Message ----- From: <Aejordan@aol.com> To: <TheShipsList@rootsweb.com> Sent: Thursday, November 04, 2010 1:44 AM Subject: [TSL] Bergensfjord - doing brides service? > > I am looking for information about the Norwegian passenger ship > Bergensfjord which was operated during World War II by the British. I > know her > history and details till World War II. > > In February 1946 it appears she was chartered to the USA to do brides > service. I am trying to find any information about when she operated and > where > she operated. I tried a search of The New York Times but their is no > mentions. Are there any sources tracking the ships that did Brides' > Service at > the end of World War II? > > The only mention if find is the Bergensfjord being involved in a riot with > Jamaican veterans being repeated to Jamaica in May 1946. Then in August > 1946 the ship is sold to new owners. > > Any ideas on how to fill in her history from the end of the War until she > was sold in August 1946? > > Thanks > > Allan Jordan > > ------------------------------- > visit TheShipsList Website > http://www.theshipslist.com/ > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > THESHIPSLIST-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the > quotes in the subject and the body of the message > -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- No virus found in this incoming message. Checked by AVG - www.avg.com Version: 8.5.449 / Virus Database: 271.1.1/3234 - Release Date: 11/02/10 19:34:00