After the German invasion of Denmark in 1940 she was seized by the British on 22 August and transferred to the Ministry of War Transport.

She was part of the ill-fated convoy SC 7, but was one of the few merchants to safely reach port in the UK.

During the crossing the convoy was sighted northeast of Notre Dame Bay, Newfoundland by U-202 on 3 November.

She launched a number of torpedoes at 04.54, 04.58 and 05:05 hours, and observed hits on two ships and heard a third strike a target.

U-202 went on to sink a capsized wreck with a coup de grâce at 08:44 hours, which may have been either Flynderborg or Gretavale.