SS Storaa

History
Name	Wellpark (1918–28); Navex (1928–37); Prina (1937–38); Willy (1938–39); Storaa (1939–40); Saint Edmond (1940–43); Storaa (1943);
Owner	Denholm Line Steamers Ltd (1918–28); SA Navex Société d'Expedition et de Navigation (1928–37); SA Société Belge d'Entreprises Commerciales (1937–38); NV Europeësche Vrachtvaart Maatschappij (1938–39); Dampskibs Hetland AS (1939–40); Ministry of Shipping (1940); Vichy Government (1940–43); Ministry of War Transport (1943);
Operator	J & J Denholm Ltd (1918–28); SA Navex Société d'Expedition et de Navigation (1928–37); NV Nederlandsch Bevrachtingskantoor (1937–39); T Basse (1939–40); W T Gould (1940); Vichy Government (1940–43); W T Gould (1943);
Port of registry	Greenock (1918–23); Greenock (1923–28); Antwerp (1928–38); Amsterdam (1939–39); Copenhagen (1939–40); London (1940); Vichy France (1940–43); (1943);
Builder	Greenock & Grangemouth Dockyard Co Ltd
Yard number	371
Launched	30 October 1917
Completed	April 1918
Out of service	1942–1943
Identification	Code Letters MNRA (1928-34); ; Code Letters OOXA (1934-37); ; Code Letters ONKD (1937–38); ; Code Letters PIQI (1939–39); ; Code Letters OZDP (1939–40); ; Code Letters GLDG (1940); ; United Kingdom Official Number 142256 (1918–28, 1940, 1943);
Fate	Torpedoed and sunk
General characteristics
Type	Cargo ship
Tonnage	1,980 GRT; 1,197 NRT;
Length	280 ft 0 in (85.34 m)
Beam	41 ft 9 in (12.73 m)
Draught	18 ft 1 in (5.51 m)
Depth	18 ft 9 in (5.72 m)
Propulsion	Triple expansion steam engine

Storaa was a 1,980 GRT cargo ship which was built in 1918 by the Greenock & Grangemouth Dockyard Company as Wellpark for British owners. In 1927, she was sold to Belgium and was renamed Navex. A further sale in 1937 saw her renamed Prina. In 1938, she was sold to the Netherlands and was renamed Willy. In 1939, she was sold to Denmark and was renamed Storaa.

She was detained at Casablanca, Morocco, in 1940 and subsequently taken over by the Vichy Government and renamed Saint Edmond. In November 1942, she was scuttled at Port Lyautey. Saint Edmond was raised in January 1943, and passed to the Ministry of War Transport (MoWT), regaining her previous name Storaa. On 3 November 1943, Storaa was torpedoed and sunk by German Fast attack S 138 off Hastings whilst a member of Convoy CW 221.

History

Name	Wellpark (1918–28) Navex (1928–37) Prina (1937–38) Willy (1938–39) Storaa (1939–40) Saint Edmond (1940–43) Storaa (1943)
Owner	Denholm Line Steamers Ltd (1918–28) SA Navex Société d'Expedition et de Navigation (1928–37) SA Société Belge d'Entreprises Commerciales (1937–38) NV Europeësche Vrachtvaart Maatschappij (1938–39) Dampskibs Hetland AS (1939–40) Ministry of Shipping (1940) Vichy Government (1940–43) Ministry of War Transport (1943)
Operator	J & J Denholm Ltd (1918–28) SA Navex Société d'Expedition et de Navigation (1928–37) NV Nederlandsch Bevrachtingskantoor (1937–39) T Basse (1939–40) W T Gould (1940) Vichy Government (1940–43) W T Gould (1943)
Port of registry	Greenock (1918–23) Greenock (1923–28) Antwerp (1928–38) Amsterdam (1939–39) Copenhagen (1939–40) London (1940) Vichy France (1940–43) (1943)
Builder	Greenock & Grangemouth Dockyard Co Ltd
Yard number	371
Launched	30 October 1917
Completed	April 1918
Out of service	1942–1943
Identification	Code Letters MNRA (1928-34) Code Letters OOXA (1934-37) Code Letters ONKD (1937–38) Code Letters PIQI (1939–39) Code Letters OZDP (1939–40) Code Letters GLDG (1940) United Kingdom Official Number 142256 (1918–28, 1940, 1943)
Fate	Torpedoed and sunk
General characteristics
Type	Cargo ship
Tonnage	1,980 GRT 1,197 NRT
Length	280 ft 0 in (85.34 m)
Beam	41 ft 9 in (12.73 m)
Draught	18 ft 1 in (5.51 m)
Depth	18 ft 9 in (5.72 m)
Propulsion	Triple expansion steam engine