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Melsom & Melsom, Larvik
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9348 gt
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| Built in Glasgow 1900. Previous names: Custodian until 1923, Polcevera 1926 (converted from general cargo 1926).
Whale factory. N. T. Nielsen Alonso has information on some her convoy voyages as well as details on her loss and a crew list at the time.
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Øyvind Scott-Hansen, Oslo
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1999 gt
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| Built in Lorient, France 1920. Previous names: Député Josselin de Rohan until 1936, Alga 1937, Alba until 1937.
According to a thread on my Ship Forum this ship ran aground in thick fog early in the morning of Aug. 5-1940, south of Höganäs, when on a voyage Germany-Horten with cargo of coal. Salvaged by Rödabolaget, aided by Switzer.
In German control, but recaptured on Svalbard on Aug. 5-1941. D/S Dagny I has the details.
There's a ship listed as Nanbi in the westbound North Atlantic Convoy ON 31 in Nov.-1941, and I believe this is a misspelling of Nandi (she joined this convoy from Iceland on Nov. 4).
In Jan.-1942 she sailed in the slow Halifax-U.K. Convoy SC 65, cargo of pulp wood for Grimsby (she had been cancelled from the previous convoy, SC 64).
In June-1943 we find her in Convoy RU 76 from Reykjavik to the U.K., together with Erica, Heien and Lyra. She's also listed in a few other convoys from Reykjavik and back (see external website below)
Related external link:
Misc. convoys - By clicking on "Ship Search", using "Nandi" as keyword, several convoys will come up.
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Sverdrup & Sverdrup, Reine
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96 gt
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Built Rosendal 1889.
Pre war history (from T. Eriksen, Norway): Brig built 1889 at Rosendal Båtbyggeri, Rosendal for unknown owner in Bergen, wooden hull. Sold around 1899? to A. Dahl, Stavanger, somewhat rebuilt? Sold 1917? to Olaf Chr. Ellingsen, Kristiansund N (possibly fishing at Lofoten). At some point owned by Roald Jensen, Kabelvåg, converted to motorized freighter, dimensions in 1954 were 96’ x 22’ 2,71’, in 1939 & 1954 she was 96 gt , indicating that not many changes had taken place in this period. As of 1954 the vessel had a 132 bhk Wichmann from 1933. He does not know for sure when this was installed, but believes it could have been her first engine. As of 1939 she was owned by S. & C. Sverdrup, Reine, Lofoten.
WW II: Included in Nortraship's fleet on Dec. 29-1941, after having escaped to British port. In allied service for the rest of the war.
POST WAR (T. Eriksen): Returned in 1945 and in 1949 she was owned by A/S m/g Nansen /Hartvig Sverdrup, Reine, Lofoten with fishing No. N-121-MS, but probably not used for fishing. (At that time vessels transporting fish also had to have numbers). Nansen sank after having run aground off Trøndelag in 1951, raised and taken to Lysøysund, repaired. New engine installed in 1956, Jönköbing 150 bhk (from 1948). Ran aground in March-1958 near Florø. Drifted ashore near Agdenes in 1959, voyage Lofoten-Trondheim with dried fish, and sank in shallow water, no casualties - repaired. In 1960 tonnage was 112,50 gt (might be due to conversions when new engine was installed in 1956 or the repairs in 1958 or 1959). Sold in 1960 to Morten Seines, Bodø, in coastal service. New engine in 1961, 280 bhk Caterpillar. Collided in 1972 with unknown vessel, due to maneuvering error. Sold around 1975 to Stiftelsen Vår Neste /Else Kolsflaath /Ragnar Kolsflaath, Oslo. Intentions for use unknown, but she remained idle at unknown location and quickly fell into disrepair. Taken over in 1981 by Nordmøre Forening for Bevaring av Eldre Båter & Fartøyer, Kristiansund N (Nordmøre Association for the Preservation of Old Vessels) with the intent of restoring her back to an operable brig, but this project was eventually given up. Deleted from the Norwegian register on Aug. 19-1991.
(There's a whale catcher by this name mentioned in "Damp - Dampskipets æra i Vestfold", built 1897, 98 gt, owned by a Tønsberg company and used off Iceland).
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Nortraship
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5241 gt
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| Built Beaumont, Texas 1943. Previous name: Cape River until 1944.
Please continue to M/S Narvik for more details.
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Fearnley & Eger, Oslo
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2118 gt
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| Built in Sunderland 1921.
Torpedoed on Apr. 6-1940 by U-59 (Jürst), sunk 59N 04W, when on a voyage from Swansea to Oslo with a cargo of coal. Continue reading about her loss (w/crew list).
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Otto Grundtvig/Bachke & Co., Trondheim
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1877 gt
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| Built in Trondheim 1921. Previous name: Ragnvald Jarl until 1936.
See D/S Nea for more information.
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A/S Thor Dahl, Sandefjord
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250 gt
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| Built in Oslo 1930. Previous name: Hektor 11 until 1934.
Whale catcher owned by A/S Ørnen, Sandefjord as Nebb from 1934.
Hired by Royal Navy in 1941 for use as a minesweeper.
See also this posting to my Ship Forum, which has some details on various ships named Nebb, including this one built in 1930.
POST WAR: Used as a danlayer 1945-46. Returned in 1946. Sold on Oct. 20-1951 to C. Rosas, Lima (Concorcio Ballenero SA, Callao?), renamed Norman I. Still in Lloyd's Register in 1988, further fate unknown.
Other vessels by this name: Thor Dahl later had another whale catcher named Nebb, built 1952, sold in 1965, renamed Astrid Bakk, later Vestviking. The company had also had two whale catchers by the name Neb, one was built in 1910, 122 gt, sold in 1915 and named Backe, later Trygg. The other was built 1924, 225 gt and sold to Norske Hvalprodukter A/S Oslo in Oct. 1934, renamed Isfem. They also had a Neb II, built in Sandefjord 1912 as Pequeña for Hvalfangerselskapet Quelimane A/S (Thøger Andresen), Larvik, 175 gt. Sold in 1913 to A/S Ørnen, Sandefjord, renamed Neb II - later became seiner and freighter Sibaldi.
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Wallem & Co., Hong Kong
(Panamanian flag)
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2042 gt
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| Built in Sunderland 1904. Previous names: Needwood until 1905, Kaituna until 1937.
Seized by the Japanese at Tsingtao in Dec. 1941, named Kaiyo Maru in 1942. Wrecked on Dec. 22-1942, Inland Sea, Japan.
Related external link:
Wallem Group Ltd. - Hong Kong
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Birger Jorkjend, Tvedestrand
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1271 gt
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| Built in Dordrecht 1917.
See D/S Nesttun (incl. a picture).
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Erling H. Samuelsen, Oslo
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9311 gt
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| Built in Glasgow 1930.
Built by Barcley Curle & Co., Glasgow in 1930, 9311 gt, 13 500 tdwt. Picture is available by clicking on this external link, which goes to the Clydebuilt Ships website.
According to the 2nd external site that I've linked to below, she took part in Convoy PG 63, which left Caloundra on Aug. 16-1943 and arrived Sydney, N.S.W. on the 18th. The Norwegian Fenris is also listed. The site has also included her in a few other convoys, namely QL 25 (Oct.-1943, Caloundra-Townsville), LQ 27 (Nov.-1943, Gladstone-Brisbane), QL 30 (Nov.-1943, Caloundra-Townsville), TN 181 (Nov.-1943: Townsville - Port Moresby), GI 18B (March-1945, Hollandia-Leyte) and IG 21 (May-1945, Leyte-Hollandia); follow the instructions at the link to find them.
POST WAR: Sailed as Panamanian Sea Fortune from 1950, Aspirant from 1951, arrived ast Osaka for breaking up on May 1-1954 (received from George Robinson, webmaster of Riversea International).
Related external links:
The Clydebuilt Ships website has some info on this ship.
Convoy PG 63 - By going to this page and clicking on "Ship Search", using "New Zealand" as keywords, the other convoys mentioned above will come up.
The Australian War Memorial also has a picture. It can be found by running a search through their collection search page.
Norway had lost a ship by this name in the early 1900's, built in 1883 for owners in Arendal, 681 gt, ran aground in May-1902.
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Arne Sveen, Oslo
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1329 gt
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| Built in Oslo 1920.
See my page D/S Ngow Hock for more info on this ship and her fate.
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Ni
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Krogstad Shipping Agencies Ltd. A/S
(Geo. Hansen, Oslo)
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2368 gt
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| Built in Wyandotte, Michigan 1918. Previous name: Lake Gorin until 1937.
Please continue to D/S Nidardal for more information, includes a crew list at the time of loss.
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Krogstad Shipping Agencies Ltd. A/S
(Geo. Hansen, Oslo)
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1321 gt
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| Built in Sunderland 1924.
According to Robert Cressman ("The Official Chronology of the U.S. Navy in World War II") Nidareid was involved in a collision with the American freighter Norwalk north of Cuba, 28 18N 80 00W on Jan. 10-1943. The American ship sank with the loss of 1 of her 30 crew. Charles Hocking also mentions this incident, adding that it happened about 50 miles north of Sagua la Grande and that Norwalk sank in over 100 fathoms.
Information on her war voyages will be added (some convoy voyages have been noted at the external website below).
POST WAR: Sold to China in 1946 and renamed Way Tung.
Related external link:
Misc. convoys - By clicking on "Ship Search", using "Nidareid" as keyword, a few of her convoy voyages will come up.
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Krogstad Shipping Agencies Ltd. A/S
(Geo. Hansen, Oslo)
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3482 gt
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| Built U.S.A. 1919. Previous names: Bethnor 1922, Irene until 1939 (American).
Captain John Blakseth. Torpedoed by U-26 (Scheringer) on Febr. 12-1940. Continue reading about the loss of this ship.
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Krogstad Shipping Agencies Ltd. A/S
(Geo. Hansen, Oslo)
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6132 gt
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| Built in Vancouver, WA, 1919. Previous names Wawalona until 1928, Wisconsin until 1939.
Follow this link to D/S Nidarland for information on her fate and a crew list.
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Geo. Hansen, Oslo
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2647 gt
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| Built in Toledo, Ohio 1920. Previous name Santa Isabel until 1940.
See D/S Nidarnes (w/crew list at the time of loss).
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Krogstad Shipping Agencies Ltd. A/S
(Geo. Hansen, Oslo)
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2353 gt
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| Built Wyandotte, Michigan 1918. Previous name: Lake Benbow until 1937.
Pre war history: Built by Detroit Ship Building Co., Wyandotte, MI. The following is in reply to a query on Nidaros posted on my Ship Forum: "1918 Lake Benbow of US Naval Overseas Transportation Service, 1925 to Ford Motor Corp, same name, USA flag, 1937 to Rederi A/S Nidaros, renamed Nidaros, Norw. Flag". (A picture of this ship when named Lake Benbow is available by clicking on this external link, which goes to Historical Index of the Great Lakes).
The first external site that I've linked to below has a Nidaros in Convoy DN 16, which departed Durban on Febr. 10-1943 and diserpsed on the 12th, but no nationality or tonnage has been given. (The Norwegian Danio and Karmt are also listed).
POST WAR:
In 1946 to Eastern Shipping & Trading Co, renamed Eastern Trader, Panamanian Flag, In 1948 to RymoPanama, S.A. Panama, 1950 to Great Southern Steamship Co. Panama, 1956 to Panamanian Oriental Steamship Corp Panama, renamed Santa Dolores, 1959 broken up at Hong Kong. (The last external website below adds that she had been sold in Apr.-1959 to Hong Kong Shipbreakers and arrived Hong Kong on Dec. 13 that year - follow the link for further details on this ship).
Related external links:
Convoy DN 16
A Stavern commemoration - Able seaman Birger Hjørnevåg is commemorated, however, this appears to be an error (as well as a mis-spelling of the name). "Våre falne", a series of 4 books listing Norwegian WW II casualties, names a Birger Hjønnevåg with the same birtdate as a casualty of Nidarnes when sunk on June 3-1942, and he's indeed included in the crew list for that ship, as will be seen when going to my page about Nidarnes.
Historical Index of the Great Lakes - To find the picture of her when named Lake Benbow, type "Nidaros" (or Lake Benbow) in the search field for 'vessel', then on the page that comes up, click in the little box with the item number for Lake Benbow. It has quite a bit of information on this ship.
As can be seen, the 2nd search result for Nidaros on the above site shows that Norway also had a ship by this name later on, built in 1919 as War Timiskaming, then became French Oise 1919 (Cie Generale Transatlantique, St.Nazaire), Estonian Kotkas 1929 (Kronstrom & Kowamees, Tallinn, Estonia), Panamanian Farida 1941, Panamanian Nidaros 1946, Norwegian Nidaros 1946 (Rederi A/S Nidaros, Oslo), Chinese Kien Yuan 1948 (Kien Yuan SS Co, Shanghai). Her fate is given as "sunk, January 27, 1949, in collision with str. Tai Ping, both vessels sinking, off Wenchow, in position 30 degrees 37N x 112 degrees 25E. Vessel bound from Keelung for Shanghai with coal."
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Harry Borthen & Co. A/S, Oslo
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6123 gt
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| Built in Newcastle 1930.
Read more about this ship at M/T Nina Borthen. Includes a picture and details on her final fate, w/casualty list.
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Nora - Nord
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Anders Jahre, Sandefjord
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8234 gt
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| Built in Gothenburg 1930. Previous name: Nordanvik until 1934.
Pre war history: Built by A/B Götaverken, Gothenborg as Nordavik for Norrköpings Rederi A/B, Norrköping. 8234 gt, 4864 net, 11 420 tdwt, 451' 1" x 59' 3" x 35' 9", 2 x 7 cyl. diesel engines, 11 knots. Sold in 1934 to Skips-A/S Noravind (Anders Jahre), Sandefjord.
WW II: In Aug.-1944 Noravind was in Convoy HX 303 with 16 other Norwegian ships, namely Tanafjord, Dalfonn, Romulus, Atlantic, Sommerstad, Skotaas, Geisha, Thorhild, Petter, Stirlingville, Rena, Para, Titanian, Mui Hock, Fjordaas and Norse Lady, all listed on this website.
More voyage information will be added.
Note that the external website that I've linked to below also has her in a few other convoys; follow the instructions to find them. As can be seen, she appears (among others) in some Aden to Bandar Abbas and returning convoys in 1943 (AP and PA convoys). She's also included in a Melbourne to Newcastle, N.S.W. convoy in Nov.-1943, Convoy OC 146.
POST WAR (according to 2nd website below): Belonged to Fratelli d’Amico, Rome from 1951 to 1954, same name. Owners from 1957 were Soc di Nav per Azioni (Fratelli d’Amico), Rome, renamed Normanna. Laid up in Naples from March-1958 until June 1962, then towed to Trieste for breaking up.
Related external links:
Misc. convoys - By clicking on "Ship Search", using "Noravind" as keyword, a few more convoy voyages will come up.
Pictures of Noravind - The site also has pictures and information on several other Norwegian ships; here's a list, and here's the main page. Text is in Norwegian.
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Johan Rasmussen & Co., Sandefjord
(Panamanian flag)
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7619 gt
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| Built at Wallsend 1930.
See M/T Norbris.
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Lundegaard & Sønner, Farsund (from 1937)
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5089 gt
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| Built in Sunderland 1922. Previous names: Dominion Miller until 1925, Pacific Commerce until 1937.
See M/S Norbryn (w/picture).
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Wallem & Co., Hong Kong
(Panamanian flag)
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3193 gt
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| Built in Sunderland 1904. Previous names: Nord until 1932, Hai Shang until 1937.
On a voyage from Calcutta to Rangoon with a cargo of 2500 tons of coal when she was torpedoed by the Japanese submarine I-66 on Jan. 21-1942 and sunk 15 28N 94 36E, no casualties.
Charles Hocking simply gives the position as "Preparis North Channel" and adds that a few survivors were reported to have landed in Burma. Rohwer lists the submarine I-166 (Yoshitome). In a footnote he explains that the Japanese fleet submarines 1-53 to 1-75 were renumbered in May of 1942 and became I-153 to I-175. To avoid confusion with the war built submarines he refers to those boats using their later numbers; in other words I-66 and I-166 is one and the same boat.
Related external links:
Japanese submarines
Panamanian and Honduran Ships
This page contains a summary and account of 67 Panamanian and Honduran flag merchant ships lost or damaged during World War II, and lists the names of a number of Norwegian seamen who were on board these ships (a section of the U.S. Armed Guard website).
Norway had previosuly had another ship named Nord, see Arcturus in the Homefleet.
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Nortraship
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10 172 gt
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| Built in Mobile, Alabama 1944.
My page about T/T Nordahl Grieg has more information, including some of her convoy voyages.
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Johan Rasmussen & Co., Sandefjord
(Panamanian flag)
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3845 gt
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| Built in Fredrikstad 1939. (Owned by Viking Corp., Panama).
Torpedoed by U-404 on June 25-1942 and sunk 34 20 (30?)N 75 40W, all 32 survived. She was on a voyage from Calcutta & Bahia for Baltimore with a cargo of 6675 tons of manganese ore, burlap, gunny bales, hides, coffee, castorseeds etc. (Info from Jan-Olof, Sweden, from "Lloyd's War Losses, Vol I British, Allied and Neutral Merchant Vessels Sunk or Destroyed by War Causes", 1989 reprint).
Related extrnal links:
U-404 | Otto von Bülow
Other ships owned by Johan Rasmussen & Co. - Here is the main page.
Historical Collections of the Great Lakes has a lot of information and a nice picture of an early Norwegian Nordal, lost as Bergensgut in WW I. Type "Nordal" in the field for 'vessel', then on the page that comes up, click in the little box with the item number. The next page has technical details on the ship and a picture thumbnail - clicking on the thumbnail will bring up a larger photo. Typing 'Norway" in the search field for 'Registry' on the main search page will bring up other vessels registered in Norway.
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Westfal-Larsen & Co. A/S, Bergen
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9297 gt
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| Built in Amsterdam, Holland 1925.
My page M/T Nordanger has more info.
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H. Kuhnle, Bergen
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8440 gt
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| Built in Hamburg 1931.
See M/T Norden.
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Trygve Lodding, Oslo
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5574 gt
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| Built in Sunderland 1919. Previous names: War Khan, Capsa.
Pre war history: Laid down as War Khan for The Shipping Controller (Stephens, Sutton & Stephens), delivered in March-1919 from Sir J. Laing & Sons Ltd., Sunderland (674). 400' x 52.4' x 25.6', Triple exp., 2500 ihp (G. Clark Ltd., Sunderland). Owned from 1919 by Anglo-Saxon Petroleum Co, renamed Capsa in 1921 (same owners). Sold in 1927 to Skibs A/S Nordhav (Trygve Lodding), Oslo, renamed Nordhav.
WW II: According to "The World's Merchant Fleets" she was seized by the Japanese in Yokohama in 1940, where she had been laid up since 1938, renamed Daishin Maru in 1941 (Oiwa Tokujiro, Kobe). Torpedoed by the American submarine USS Harder (SS 257) on Sept. 23-1943 and sunk 34 15N 137E (south of Honshu).
Another source ("Sjøforklaringer fra 2. verdenskrig") indicates she was sold on Nov. 3-1941.
Related external link:
Harder - SS 257 - the attack on Daishin Maru is mentioned briefly.
Other ships by this name: There was later another ship by the name Nordhav, 12 656 gt, managed by Per Lodding, launched May 3-1958 at Bergen, completed July that year. This ship was purchased by Wilh. Wilhelmsen in Sept.-1966 and renamed Tobruk, but sold to Italy in Nov.-1968, renamed Cielo Azzurro, then Molara in 1974. Broken up in Chittagong in Aug.-1985. Another Nordhav was delivered in Apr.-1967, also managed by Per Lodding, Oslo, built in Denmark, 52 664 gt. This ship was sold in 1975 to Monrovia and renamed Fanari, broken up in 1985. Norway had also lost a sailing ship named Nordhav in WW I, built 1893, 2846 gt - sunk by a German U-boat in the western Atlantic on Aug. 17-1918.
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Jan L. Backer, Kristiansund
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425 gt
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| Built in Beverley 1913. Previous name: Sweeper until 1936.
Trawler.
NOTE: When I first included this ship, I thought it was a regular merchant ship; strictly speaking, this vessel does not belong in my list, but I'll leave it in case someone is looking for information on her.
Pre war history: Delivered in 1913 from Cook, Welton & Gemmell Ltd., Beverley (262) as Sweeper to Thomas S. Bascomb, Grimsby, 425 gt, 217 net, 150' x 25.1' x 13.5', Triple expansion (Amos & Smith Ltd., Hull), 514 ihp. Requisitioned by the Royal Navy in 1914 as minesweeper HMS Sweeper. Sold in Apr.-1936 to A/S Nordhavet (Jan L. Backer), Kristiansund, renamed Nordhav.
WW II: Requisitioned by the Royal Norwegian Navy in Sept.-1939 and used in Finnmark. Arrived Rosyth in June-1940. Converted to minesweeper May 6-1942.
Torpedoed and sunk by U-714 (Schwebke) on March 10-1945 at Dundee, when in Convoy FS 1753d. U-714 was sunk just 4 days later. According to a posting to my Ship Forum this was a Norwegian auxiliary trawler (1914 is given as year built) serving with the 71st Minesweeper Group, Dundee. The poster says she was torpedoed at 12.02 and lost with 5 men (6? 4?), including the CO (Lt. A. L. Olsen), who was on his first voyage with her after being transferred from more dangerous duty on MTB's. The survivors were rescued by the Norwegian minesweeper Syrian, and taken to Dundee. Served as a RN minesweeper 1914-1919 (HMT Sweeper FY-54). Follow the link for more replies to the query about this ship on my Ship Forum (there's also a note from someone whose British brother was lost). A more recent Forum thread can be found at this link. More details on Syrian can be found under this thread on the forum.
Other known casualties:
Odd Hansen, A. N. Korneliussen, R. P. Meyer. 5 were injured.
A visitor to my website has told me that "Shipwreck Index of the British Isles" says she was a fishing trawler impounded by the British, hired by the RN in June-1940 and converted to a minesweeper. Position for her sinking given by this source is 2 miles north of buoy No 25, off Montrose, Scotland.
Nordhav I:
The same visitor also mentions a Nordhav I, saying this was a 644 gt trawler, built 1915 as French Ocean, had misc. owners and names (Spanish Meliton D. Dominguez 1924, French Ocean II 1929, Nordhav I for Jan L. Backer 1935). Nordhav I is listed as sailing in Convoy HN 20 from Norway to the U.K. in March-1940, bound for Hull in ballast. Hired by Royal Navy in June-1940 as HMS Nordhav I and became A/P Avalon in Sept. that year. Purchased Sept.-1940, renamed Adonis in July-1941. Sunk Apr. 15-1943 by E-boat off Lowestoft, 21 of 32 crew lost. Originally Hull trawler H 308.
Related external links:
U-714
1 who died - The ship's name is given as Nordhav of 8400 dwt (T. Lodding) but the date 10.03.1945 is written under the heading "wrecked", so I believe this is a case of mistaken identity (of ship). The Nordhav I have listed above was 8440 dwt, 5574 gt. This is a mix up of the 2 ships, and this seaman, Odd Hansen, died on the trawler Nordhav II.
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Halfdan Kuhnle, Bergen
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4059 gt
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| Built in Gothenburg 1932. Previous name: Aurora until 1936.
The mate on this ship, Olav Bruaasdal had been on board for 10 years, with no leave during the war years, until he could finally go home in Sept.-1946.
According to this posting on my Ship Forum, Nordnes was involved in the search for survivors from HMAS Sydney in Nov.-1941. See also Hermion, Herstein, Ohio and Pan Europe
More information on her war voyages will be added. She's listed in Convoy KMS 52 (June-1944) and KMS 67 (Nov.-1944) and in MKS 49 (May-1944), MKS 63 (Sept.-1944) and MKS 65 (Oct.-1944), all of which will be added to individual pages in my Convoys section; in the meantime, please go to these convoys in the section listing ships in all KMS convoys and ships in all MKS convoys.
Note also that the external site that I've linked to below has included her in several convoys - follow the instructions at the link to find them. For instance (among others ) she appears in a few Newcastle, N.S.W. to Melbourne and return convoys (CO and OC convoys, 1942 and 1943)
POST WAR: Sold in 1954 to H. Gjerpen, Oslo, and renamed Gudveig. Here's a picture of Gudveig (from Sverre Johansen's postcard collection). On fire off Great Yarmouth on Febr. 24-1961. Towed in to Immingham on Febr. 25 and found to be beyond economical repair. (A message in my Guestbook indicates that the vessel towing her to Immingham may have been the Gudvor, and that she was taken into the pool where her cargo was discharged as water was poured into her engine room. She sank in the pool and was later refloated). Sold to NV Holland, Hendrik-Ido-Ambacht, for breaking up.
There was also a Norness, listed further down on this page.
Related external links:
Misc. convoys - By clicking on "Ship Search", using "Nordnes" as keyword, some of her convoy voyages will come up.
The Australian War Memorial also has a picture. It can be found by running a search through their collection search page.
This company had another Nordnes post war, built in Port Glagow in 1956. The Clydebuilt Ships website has more info.
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Gørrisen & Co. A/S, Oslo
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2400 gt
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| Built in Danzig 1929.
D/S Nordvangen has the details on her loss and a crew list at the time.
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Lauritz Kloster, Oslo
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4111 gt
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| Built in Malmö, Sweden 1925.
Captain Henry M. Hansen. On a voyage from Bunbury, Australia to Port Elizabeth with a cargo of 7000 tons wheat when she was captured on Sept. 16-1940, 30S 60E, by auxiliary cruiser Pinguin. Please go to my page Norwegian Victims of Pinguin for more details on this event and the events surrounding the capture of other Norwegian ships by this raider. There's also a picture of, and a crew list for Nordvard, as well as info on Pinguin.
Nordvard was later used as target ship by the Kriegsmarine, then as a U-boat supply / depot ship 1943. Attacked by British aircraft Dec. 28/29-1944 and sunk, Moss Sound. 9 died. (According to Charles Hocking 116 died? when she blew up and sank).
Related external link:
Nordvard - Some details on her final fate, from a Norwegian website for divers (text in English and Norwegian). Also has a small picture of her.
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Johan Rasmussen & Co., Sandefjord
(Panamanian flag)
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7619 gt
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| Built in Sunderland 1930.
Owned by Tanker Corp., Panama, a subsidiary of Viking Tanker Co. Ltd., London, associated with Johan Rasmussen & Co.
Picture of Nore - Source: Sverre Johansen, Norway.
SOLD IN 1939 to France and renamed Limousin.
Related external link:
Other ships owned by Johan Rasmussen & Co. - Here is the main page.
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Den norske Amerikalinje A/S, Oslo
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3082 gt
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| Built in Newcastle 1920. Previous names: War Glade, Norefos.
D/S Norefjord has more information.
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H. M. Wrangell & Co. A/S, Haugesund
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7605 gt
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| Built in Copenhagen 1931, delivered in July to Skibs-A/S Corona (H. M. Wrangell).
All available information for this ship has been assembled on a separate page, M/T Noreg (she was in several convoys to Russia).
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Nortraship
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6103 gt
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Built in Vancouver, Washington 1920. Previous names: Abercos until 1941, Empire Ptarmigan until 1942.
My page about D/S Norelg has more details.
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Nortraship
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5674 gt
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| Built in Seattle 1919. Previous names: War Hector, Western Ally until 1929, Forbes Hauptman until 1940, Empire Kittiwake until 1942
A separate page about D/S Norfalk has more information on this ship. The page also has details on her loss, with a complete crew list at the time.
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Nortraship
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8129 gt
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| Built in Newcastle 1942. Launched as Empire Saxon on Dec. 2-1941, completed Febr.-1942.
Follow this link to D/T Norfjell for more information, incl. crew list.
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Johan Rasmussen & Co., Sandefjord
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6370 gt
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| Built in Glasgow 1930.
Built by Barclay Curle Co., Glasgow, launched in Sept.-1930.
WW II: Mate until Aug.-1941 was Karl M. Walløe Valsberg - see my text for Anglo Maersk on my page about D/S Alaska.
More information on Norfold's war voyages will be added.
At the external site about the OB convoys that I've linked to below there's a ship listed as Norwold in Convoy OB 279, which left Liverpool on Jan. 28-1941, and I'm wondering if this might be Norfold(?).
On Oct. 6-1941 she was damaged during an air attack in the Suez Canal - no further details.
At the end of Sept.-1942, Norfold is listed, with destination Abadan, in Convoy AP 3 from Aden. The Norwegian Britannia, bound for Bahrein, is also listed.
In Sept.-1943 she shows up in station 52 of Convoy PA 54/PB 57. Nortraship's Norfjell, listed above, also sailed in this convoy, as did the Norwegian Torborg, Havkong, Ima and Europe.
Going back to the website that I've linked to below, Norfold shows up in Convoy OS 60/KMS 34 in Nov.-1943, voyage Aultbea-Sicily with stores, vehicles and coal in station 85. (The Gibraltar portion, KMS 34, will also be added to my own Convoys section in due course; in the meantime, see the section listing ships in all KMS convoys). Note also that another section of the same site has her in several other convoys; follow the instructions at the link to find them.
George Monk, England has told me that Captain Karl Edward Gran received the British "HonOBE(Civ.)" and Able Seaman Hans Vaggestad received the BEM(Civ) - his source: Seedies List of awards to the British Merchant Navy which includes awards to Allied merchant seamen.
Here is a Forum posting from the son of Ken Fabian, who served on Norfold (as well as Toulouse, Sjøbris and Heimvard), and would like to get in touch with someone who knew him.
Related external links:
OS and OS/KMS Convoys - As can be seen, Norfold is listed in Convoy OS 60/KMS 34, as are several other Norwegian ships. There's also a section on OA /OB convoys, and OB 279 is included. By going to this section of the same site and clicking on "Ship Search", using "Norfold" as keyword, several of her other convoy voyages will come up.
The Clydebuilt Ships website has some technical details on this ship, and says she later had the name Canopo, registered in Genoa, where she's said to have been scrapped in Oct.-1965.
Other ships owned by Johan Rasmussen & Co. - Here is the main page.
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Nortraship
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6038 gt
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| Built in Vancouver, WA 1919. Previous names: Waban, Empire Sambar, Empire Beaver until 1942.
D/S Norhauk has more - incl. details on her loss and a crew list.
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Nortraship
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9816 (9881?) gt
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| Built in Sunderland 1941. Previous name: Empire Pearl.
Please continue to D/T Norheim.
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Nortraship
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9813 (9829?) gt
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| Built in Sunderland 1941. Previous name: Empire Druid until 1942.
More details are available at D/T Norholm.
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Nortraship
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5582 (5775?) gt
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| Built in Seattle 1919. Previous names: West Islip until 1928, Golden Rod until 1935, Willhilo until 1937, Indianan until 1940, Empire Eagle until 1942.
Please continue to D/S Norjerv for more information (w/crew list).
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Nortraship
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8134 gt
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| Built in Glasgow 1941. Previous name Empire Pict until 1942.
Again, please continue to a separate page for more information, M/T Norland, which includes details on her loss and a crew list at the time.
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Nortraship
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6326 gt
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| Built Seattle, WA 1919. Previous names: Editor, Empire Dunlin until 1942.
See my page D/S Norlom (w/crew list).
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Johan Rasmussen & Co., Sandefjord
(Panamanian flag)
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9892 gt
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| Built in Hamburg 1936.
More info is available at M/T Norlys.
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A/S J. Ludwig Mowinckels Rederi, Bergen
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4487 gt
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| Built in Oslo 1930.
M/S Norma has a picture and some more info.
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H. Kuhnle, Bergen
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3971 gt
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Built in Gothenburg 1930.
Read more about this ship at M/S Norne - includes crew list at the time of loss.
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Johan Rasmussen & Co., Sandefjord
(Panamanian flag)
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9577 gt
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| Built in Hamburg 1939.
Owned by Tanker Corp., Panama, a subsidiary of Viking Tanker Co. Ltd., London, associated with Johan Rasmussen & Co.
Follow this link to M/T Norness for more details.
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Wallem & Co., Hong Kong
(Panamanian flag)
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3365 gt
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| Built Quincy, Massachusetts 1913. Previous names: Frieda 1937, Peh Shan until 1937.
Seized by the Japanese at Shanghai on Dec. 8-1941, renamed Sana Maru in 1942. Torpedoed by USS Kingfish (SS-234) on Oct. 20-1943 and sunk 12 36N 109 30E (Banbon Bay, French Indochina).
Related external link:
DANFS - Submarines - The Dictionary of American Naval Fighting ships. Kingfish is listed.
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Odd Godager, Oslo
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5701 gt
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| Built in Seattle, WA 1920. Previous name: West Mahwah until 1937.
All my available information on this ship, incl crew list, has been assembled on a separate page about Norse King.
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Odd Godager, Oslo
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3489 gt
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| Built in Jacksonville, Florida 1919. Converted from steamer 1923, previous names: Ashbee until 1927, Silverspruce until 1936, Samoan until 1937.
My page about this ship has more details, including convoy voyages.
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Odd Godager, Oslo
(Panamanian flag)
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4349 gt
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| Built in Glasgow 1915. Previous names: Falstria until 1936, Olymp for Einar Lange until 1938, Matros until 1940.
See M/S Norseland.
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Odd Godager, Oslo
(Panamanian flag)
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4950 gt
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| Built in Copenhagen 1912. Previoous name: Selandia until 1936.
Pre war: Selandia, East Asiatic Co. of Denmark, was the first ocean going motor ship. Purchased by Odd Godager in Nov.-1936, registered in Panama and renamed Norseman. Stopped by Spanish nationalist warships in the Mediterranean in Nov.-1938 on a voyage from Novorossisk to Oslo with a cargo of grain. Allowed to proceed after a long delay, but suffered leaks in bad weather in the Bay of Biscay. Repaired at Brest, then went to Oslo where a fire broke out in one of the holds, causing considerable damage. She was again repaired and at the same time passenger berths were reduced (12). Due to lack of available work she was laid up in Oslo.
WW II: Sold in Oct.-1940 to Finland-Amerika Linjen and renamed Tornator. Stranded on Jan. 26-1942 (1941?) at Omaisaki (between Nagoya and Yokohama) on a voyage from China to Japan with a cargo of salt, broke in two on Jan. 30 and became a total loss.
Related external link:
A lovely picture of Selandia
Ships of the East Asiatic Line (Selandia is included)
Other vessels by this name: Norway had a trawler named Norseman back in the late 1880's/early '90's, built 1898, 185 gt. A fishing vessel, M/B Norseman (H 128 BO) escaped from Bømlo on Oct. 8-1941 with 17 people, arriving Lerwick on Oct. 10.
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Wallem & Co., Hong Kong
(Panamanian flag)
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3507 gt
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| Built in Sunderland 1912. Previous name: Fotis until 1937.
There's a Norse Trader included in Convoy DN 17 at the external website that I've linked to below, but no nationality is given. The convoy left Durban on Febr. 13-1943 and dispersed 2 days later; the Norwegian Cypria is also listed.
She was badly damaged at Bombay on Apr. 14-1944 when the British cargo ship Fort Stikine started burning in Victoria Dock. The final result was 11 ships completely ruined, nine damaged, and many people on shore killed or injured (a four digit number). Norwegian ships present were M/S Belray, D/S Graciosa, and M/S Braganza, as well as Wallem & Co.'s Iran (Panamanian flag). See also M/S Sønnavind. Norse Trader had no casualties, but was a total loss. The wreck was broken up.
Related external links:
Convoy DN 17
The Bombay Explosion - Details of the events and marvellous pictures.
The First and Last Voyage of the Fort Crevier - Bombay explosion.
List of some Ships lost
Epilogue - The story of a gunner (Fort Crevier).
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Nortraship
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9720 gt
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| Built in Gothenburg 1928. Previous names Nike until 1938, Jaguar until 1939, Janko until 1942.
Follow this link to M/T Norsktank for more information.
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Nortraship
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8236 gt
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| Built in Belfast 1941. Previous name Empire Diamond until 1942.
One of the 19 ships transferred to Nortraship in 1942. See Empire Ships on my page "Ship Statistics & Misc." for the names of the other 18. Norsol was taken over at Newport on March 30-1942. Please continue to my page about M/T Norsol for more on this ship.
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Nortraship
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8221 gt
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| Built in 1941. Previous name Empire Onyx until 1942.
Please see M/T Nortind for more info, incl crew list.
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Johan Rasmussen & Co., Sandefjord
Panamanian flag
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3663 gt
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| Built in Fredrikstad 1940.
My page about D/S Nortun has some info on her final fate.
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Nortraship
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4748 gt
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| Built at Tacoma (Washington) 1920. Previous names: Rotarian until 1923, Condor until 1940, Empire Elk until 1942.
Please continue to D/S Norvarg for more.
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Johan Rasmussen & Co., Sandefjord
Panamanian flag
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9555 gt
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| Built in Hamburg 1938.
Please continue to M/T Norvik.
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Haakon J. Wallem, Bergen
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2924 gt
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| Built Port Glasgow in 1925.
Follow this link to D/S Norviken for more details on her loss.
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Johan Rasmussen & Co., Sandefjord
(Panamanian flag)
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6322 gt
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| Built Glasgow 1930.
A separate page on M/T Norvinn has info on some of her convoy voyages, as well as a picture of the ship.
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Valdemar Skogland A/S, Haugesund
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2713 (2792?) gt
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| Built West Hartlepool, U.S.A. 1898. Previous names: Laura until 1913, Laura Mærsk until 1917, Knut Jarl until 1933.
Please see D/S Notos.
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Det Bergenske Dampskibsselskab, Bergen
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1382 gt
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| Built in Le Trait 1925.
See D/S Nova for more.
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Jens Samuelsen, Farsund
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3204 gt
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| Built in Sunderland 1920. Previous names: Ronalee until 1922, Maplewood until 1929.
A separate page about D/S Novasli has more, incl. crew list at the time of loss.
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The Texas Company (Norway) A/S, Oslo
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10 044 gt
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| Built in Hamburg 1940.
Please continue to M/T Nueva Andalucia for more details (w/crew list).
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The Texas Company (Norway) A/S, Oslo
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9968 gt
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| Built in Hamburg 1937.
More info is available at M/T Nueva Granada (incl. convoy voyages).
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Karl M. Thuestad, Haugesund
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700 gt
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| Built at Leeuwen, the Netherlands 1919. Previous name: Oranjepolden.
See D/S Nurgis (w/crew list).
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Sverre Blix, Oslo
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1345 gt
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| Built in Oslo 1938.
Please continue to my page D/S Nyco (incl. picture).
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Th. Simonsen, Odda(?)
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625 gt
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| Built Sliedrecht 1920. Previous names: Kong Frode 1938, Sunnland 1937, Carham, Grevelingen.
Built by Gebr. Volker, Sliedrecht. Owned by A/S D/S Nydalen, Odda and registered in Odda.
WW II: Nydalen is listed in Convoy HN 8 from Norway to the U.K. in Jan.-1940.
On a voyage from Runcorn to Methil in ballast, lost 1 mile from Arinagour, east side of Coll, Inner Hebrides on March 31-1940.
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Christian Haaland, Haugesund
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5843 gt
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| Built in Odense, Denmark 1927.
Please see M/T Nyholm for some more details (incl. a picture).
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Christian Haaland, Haugesund
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8087 gt
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| Built in Odense 1931.
M/T Nyholt has more details on this ship and its final fate (incl. a picture and crew list).
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Christian Haaland, Haugesund
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4494 gt
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| Built Copenhagen 1929.
M/S Nyhorn has information on this ship and crew, including a picture, details on various escapes from internment in Africa etc.
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Vilhelm Torkildsen, Bergen
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1374 gt
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| Built in Oslo 1940.
See D/S Nyland for information on her final fate and a crew list.
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