the Clyde on 5 September to join Convoy ON 13, which had departed from Liverpool that day and dispersed at sea on 11 September, although she had straggled behind the convoy the previous day. She arrived at Philadelphia on 20 September, departing on 12 October for Halifax, where she arrived on 16 October. Empire Eagle was a member of Convoy HX 162, which departed on 27 November and arrived at Liverpool on 11 December. She was carrying a cargo of steel and vehicles. Empire Eagle returned to Halifax, arriving on 7 December. Empire Eagle departed from Halifax on 12 March as a member of Convoy SC 74, which arrived at Liverpool on 28 March. She was bound for Hull, Yorkshire. which was reached by detaching from the convoy and sailing to Loch Ewe, arriving on 27 March and joining Convoy WN 263 to Methil, where she arrived on 29 March. She then joined Convoy FS 764, which departed on 30 March and arrived at Southend on 1 April. She arrived at Hull on 31 March. On 14 April, Empire Eagle was transferred to the Norwegian Government and renamed Norjerv. The Code Letters LNAJ were allocated and her port of registry was changed to Oslo. She was placed under the management of Nortraship. She had a crew of 37, of whom seven were British. On or about 23 April, she joined Convoy FN 688, which had departed from Southend on 22 April and arrived at Methil on 25 April. She then joined Convoy EN 76, which departed that day and arrived at Oban on 27 April. She left the convoy at Loch Ewe that day and sailed to Liverpool, arriving on 28 April. Norjerv then joined Convoy ON 90, which departed that day and arrived at Halifax on 15 May. She departed that day with Convoy XB 20, which arrived at Boston, Massachusetts on 17 May. Norjerv left the convoy at the Cape Cod Canal and sailed to New York, arriving on 18 May and departing two days later for Philadelphia, where she arrived on 21 May. She departed on 2 June for New York, arriving later that day and then sailing to the Cape Cod Canal, joining Convoy BX 23B, which departed from Boston on 8 June and arrived at Halifax on 10 June. She then joined Convoy HS 13, which departed the next day and arrived at Sydney on