Norjerv was a 5,583 GRT cargo ship that was built in 1919 as West Islip by Ames Shipbuilding & Dry Dock Co, Seattle, Washington, United States for the United States Shipping Board (USSB).

In July 1944, she was sunk as a blockship at Juno Beach, Calvados, France to reinforce Gooseberry 4.

The ship was built in 1919 by Ames Shipbuilding & Dry Dock Co, Seattle, Washington.

[1] She was launched on 24 June,[6] and the United States Official Number 218782 was allocated.

[7] In 1928, she was sold to the Oceanic & Oriental Steam Navigation Co, San Francisco, California, and was renamed Golden Rod.

[1] The Code Letters LSNC were allocated and her port of registry was San Francisco.

[3] On 6 February 1931, Golden Rod ran aground at the mouth of the Fraser River, British Columbia, Canada.

[8] In 1935, Golden Rod was sold to the Williams Steamship Co Inc, New York and renamed Willhilo.

[1] The United Kingdom Official Number 167583 and Code Letters GLJC were allocated.

She departed a week later and sailed to Sydney, Cape Breton, Nova Scotia, where she arrived on 20 August.

She was carrying a cargo of scrap iron and steel, bound for Barrow in Furness, Lancashire,[15][16] which was reached by detaching from the convoy and sailing to the Clyde, where she arrived on 10 September.

[14] Empire Eagle departed from Barrow-in-Furness on 28 September and sailed to Liverpool.

Empire Eagle was in ballast and bound for Boca Grande, Florida, United States,[18] where she arrived on 30 October.

[21] She departed two days later as a member of Convoy FS 354, which arrived at Southend, Essex on 8 December.

Empire Eagle was carrying general cargo and steel, bound for London.

During the voyage, she made excessive smoke at times, the cause of which was stated to be the low quality of the coal she was burning.

[14] On 14 April,[33] Empire Eagle was transferred to the Norwegian Government and renamed Norjerv.

[1] The Code Letters LNAJ were allocated and her port of registry was changed to Oslo.

[35] She then joined Convoy EN 76, which departed that day and arrived at Oban on 27 April.

[36] She left the convoy at Loch Ewe that day and sailed to Liverpool, arriving on 28 April.

[38] She departed that day with Convoy XB 20, which arrived at Boston, Massachusetts, on 17 May.

[40] She then joined Convoy HS 13, which departed the next day and arrived at Sydney on 18 June.

[46] She then joined Convoy FS916, which departed on 24 September and arrived at Southend two days later.

She then joined Convoy BX 39, which departed on 27 March and arrived at Halifax two days later.

[54] She left the convoy and put into St. John's Newfoundland, arriving on 6 April.

Norjerv was in the part of the convoy that formed OS 53 and arrived at Freetown, Sierra Leone on 27 August.

[64] Norjerv departed from Liverpool on 13 June for Swansea, Glamorgan, arriving two days later.

[37] At midnight on 26 June, ownership of Norjerv was transferred to the British Government.

[66] On 16 July,[33] Norjerv was sunk to reinforce Gooseberry 4 at Juno Beach, Calvados, France.

On 3 June 1949, she broke in two whilst being towed by the tugs Rifleman and Tradesman to Strangford Lough, County Down, Northern Ireland for scrapping.