Nortraship
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Nortraship was the Norwegian Shipping and Trade Mission, which managed Norway’s merchant fleet abroad during World War II to support the Allied war effort.
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
government agency
ⓘ
shipping organization ⓘ |
| activity |
allocation of shipping revenues to Norwegian government-in-exile
ⓘ
chartering ships for Allied transport ⓘ coordination of convoy participation ⓘ |
| affiliation | Allies of World War II NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| basedOnEvent | German invasion of Norway NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| contributedTo |
Allied logistics
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Battle of the Atlantic supply effort ⓘ |
| controlled | Norwegian merchant ships abroad ⓘ |
| country | Norway ⓘ |
| dissolved | 1945 ⓘ |
| financed | Norwegian government-in-exile operations ⓘ |
| fleetComposition |
cargo ships
ⓘ
tankers ⓘ whaling factory ships converted for transport ⓘ |
| fullName | Norwegian Shipping and Trade Mission NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| headquartersLocation | London NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| historicalImpact | strengthened Norway’s postwar maritime position ⓘ |
| historicalRole | management of Norway’s merchant marine after German invasion of Norway in 1940 ⓘ |
| inception | 1940 ⓘ |
| industry |
maritime trade
ⓘ
shipping ⓘ |
| jurisdiction | Norway NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| languageOfWork |
English
ⓘ
Norwegian NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| legalStatus | agency of the Norwegian government-in-exile ⓘ |
| notableAspect | large contribution of Norwegian merchant seamen to Allied cause ⓘ |
| notableFor | being one of the largest shipping companies in the world during World War II ⓘ |
| operatedDuring | World War II NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| operatedInExile | true GENERATED ⓘ |
| operationalControl | Norwegian merchant fleet outside German-occupied Norway ⓘ |
| parentOrganization | Norwegian government-in-exile NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | Norwegian war effort in exile NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| purpose |
management of Norwegian merchant fleet abroad
ⓘ
support of Allied war effort ⓘ |
| regionServed |
Arctic Ocean
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Atlantic Ocean NERFINISHED ⓘ worldwide ⓘ |
| secondaryOfficeLocation | New York City NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| shortName | Nortraship NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| subjectOf | Nortraship war sailors compensation debates NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| supportedBy |
British government
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
United States government NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| typeOfOrganization | state-controlled shipping company ⓘ |
| usedConvoys |
Arctic convoys to the Soviet Union
ⓘ
Atlantic convoys between North America and the United Kingdom ⓘ |
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