North Star (III)

In 1930 she was owned by Canadian National Steamship Co., Montreal QC Canada.

In 1930-1937 she was owned by Canadian Trader Ltd., Toronto ON Canada.

In 1937 she was owned by Clarke Steamship Co.

In 1940 her registry was changed to UK.

She was converted to a Canadian Naval Armed Merchant Cruiser commissioned for wartime service in service 1940-43.

In 1941 she transited the Panama Canal and took up station off Callao Peru. On 01/04/1941 she intercepted the German merchant vessels München and Hermonthis when they attempted to run from Callao Peru to Japan. To avoid capture they were burned by their crews and sunk by gunfire. Later in 1941 she was transferred to Esquimalt BC for patrols off the northwest coast.

She was transferred later in the year to St. John's Newfoundland as a depot vessel for the Newfoundland Escort Force.

In 1942 she was under USN operational control in the Aleutian Islands.

In 1944 she was converted to an Infantry Landing Ship and was transferred to the UK.

In 1944 she joined Combined Operations and landed troops at Normandy on D-Day.

She then participated in peration Dragoon, the invasion of southern France.

In 1945 she refitted in London UK.

She was paid off and used by the RN as an accomodation vessel at Portsmouth and Falmouth.

In 1946 she was owned by the Ministry of Wartime Transport.