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Tonnage
  • N. T. Nielsen-Alonso NS *
Melsom & Melsom, Larvik
9348 gt
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.

  • D/S Nandi NS
Øyvind Scott-Hansen, Oslo
1999 gt
Built in Lorient, France 1920. Previous names: Député Josselin de Rohan until 1936, Alga 1937, Alba until 1937.

Please continue to D/S Nandi.

  • M/S Nansen NS
Sverdrup & Sverdrup, Reine
96 gt
Built Rosendal 1889.

See M/S Nansen.

  • M/S Narvik NS
Nortraship
5241 gt
Built Beaumont, Texas 1943. Previous name: Cape River until 1944.

Please continue to M/S Narvik for more details.

  • D/S Navarra * neutral
Fearnley & Eger, Oslo
2118 gt
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).

Ne - Ng
  • D/S Nea NS
Otto Grundtvig/Bachke & Co., Trondheim
1877 gt
Built in Trondheim 1921. Previous name: Ragnvald Jarl until 1936.

See D/S Nea for more information.

  • D/S Nebb NS
A/S Thor Dahl, Sandefjord
250 gt
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.

  • D/S Needwood *
Wallem & Co., Hong Kong
(Panamanian flag)
2042 gt
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

  • D/S Nesttun NS
Birger Jorkjend, Tvedestrand
1271 gt
Built in Dordrecht 1917.

See D/S Nesttun (incl. a picture).

  • M/T New Zealand NS
Erling H. Samuelsen, Oslo
9311 gt
Built in Glasgow 1930.

See M/T New Zealand for more.

  • D/S Ngow Hock NS *
Arne Sveen, Oslo
1329 gt
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
  • D/S Nidardal NS *
Krogstad Shipping Agencies Ltd. A/S
(Geo. Hansen, Oslo)
2368 gt
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.

  • D/S Nidareid NS
Krogstad Shipping Agencies Ltd. A/S
(Geo. Hansen, Oslo)
1321 gt
Built in Sunderland 1924.

My page about D/S Nidareid has information on some of her voyages.

  • D/S Nidarholm * neutral
Krogstad Shipping Agencies Ltd. A/S
(Geo. Hansen, Oslo)
3482 gt
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.

  • D/S Nidarland NS *
Krogstad Shipping Agencies Ltd. A/S
(Geo. Hansen, Oslo)
6132 gt
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.

  • D/S Nidarnes NS *
Geo. Hansen, Oslo
2647 gt
Built in Toledo, Ohio 1920. Previous name Santa Isabel until 1940.

See D/S Nidarnes (w/crew list at the time of loss).

  • D/S Nidaros NS
Krogstad Shipping Agencies Ltd. A/S
(Geo. Hansen, Oslo)
2353 gt
Built Wyandotte, Michigan 1918. Previous name: Lake Benbow until 1937.

Please continue to D/S Nidaros.

  • M/T Nina Borthen NS *
Harry Borthen & Co. A/S, Oslo
6123 gt
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
  • M/T Noravind NS
Anders Jahre, Sandefjord
8234 gt
Built in Gothenburg 1930. Previous name: Nordanvik until 1934.

My page M/T Noravind has more.

  • M/T Norbris
Johan Rasmussen & Co., Sandefjord
(Panamanian flag)
7619 gt
Built at Wallsend 1930.

See M/T Norbris.

  • M/S Norbryn NS
Lundegaard & Sønner, Farsund (from 1937)
5089 gt
Built in Sunderland 1922. Previous names: Dominion Miller until 1925, Pacific Commerce until 1937.

See M/S Norbryn (w/picture).

  • D/S Nord *
Wallem & Co., Hong Kong
(Panamanian flag)
3193 gt
Built in Sunderland 1904. Previous names: Nord until 1932, Hai Shang until 1937.

Please continue to D/S Nord.

  • T/T Nordahl Grieg NS
Nortraship
10 172 gt
Built in Mobile, Alabama 1944.

My page about T/T Nordahl Grieg has more information, including some of her convoy voyages.

  • D/S Nordal *
Johan Rasmussen & Co., Sandefjord
(Panamanian flag)
3845 gt
Built in Fredrikstad 1939. (Owned by Viking Corp., Panama).

See D/S Nordal.

  • M/T Nordanger NS
Westfal-Larsen & Co. A/S, Bergen
9297 gt
Built in Amsterdam, Holland 1925.

My page M/T Nordanger has more info.

  • M/T Norden NS
H. Kuhnle, Bergen
8440 gt
Built in Hamburg 1931.

See M/T Norden.

  • D/T Nordhav NS *
Trygve Lodding, Oslo
5574 gt
Built in Sunderland 1919. Previous names: War Khan, Capsa.

D/T Nordhav has more.

  • M/S Nordhav II *
Jan L. Backer, Kristiansund
425 gt
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. Please go to Nordhav II for more information (the page also has some details on Nordhav I).

  • M/S Nordnes NS
Halfdan Kuhnle, Bergen
4059 gt
Built in Gothenburg 1932. Previous name: Aurora until 1936.

Please continue to M/S Nordnes.

  • D/S Nordvangen NS *
Gørrisen & Co. A/S, Oslo
2400 gt
Built in Danzig 1929.

D/S Nordvangen has the details on her loss and a crew list at the time.

  • M/S Nordvard NS *
Lauritz Kloster, Oslo
4111 gt
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 crew list for Nordvard, as well as info on Pinguin.

Her voyages prior to being captured are listed on this original document from the National Archives of Norway.

Related external link:
Nordvard - Some details on her final fate, from a Norwegian website for divers (Norwegian text). Also has pictures of her.

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Nore - Norj
  • M/T Nore
Johan Rasmussen & Co., Sandefjord
(Panamanian flag)
7619 gt
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. - Includes Nore. Here is the main page.

  • D/S Norefjord NS
Den norske Amerikalinje A/S, Oslo
3082 gt
Built in Newcastle 1920. Previous names: War Glade, Norefos.

D/S Norefjord has more information.

  • M/T Noreg NS
H. M. Wrangell & Co. A/S, Haugesund
7605 gt
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).

  • D/S Norelg NS
Nortraship
6103 gt
Built in Vancouver, Washington 1920. Previous names: Abercos until 1941, Empire Ptarmigan until 1942.

My page about D/S Norelg has more details.

  • D/S Norfalk NS *
Nortraship
5674 gt
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.

  • D/T Norfjell NS
Nortraship
8129 gt
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.

  • M/T Norfold NS
Johan Rasmussen & Co., Sandefjord
6370 gt
Built in Glasgow 1930.

Please see M/T Norfold.

  • D/S Norhauk NS *
Nortraship
6038 gt
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.

  • D/T Norheim NS
Nortraship
9816 (9881?) gt
Built in Sunderland 1941. Previous name: Empire Pearl.

Please continue to D/T Norheim.

  • D/T Norholm NS
Nortraship
9813 (9829?) gt
Built in Sunderland 1941. Previous name: Empire Druid until 1942.

More details are available at D/T Norholm.

  • D/S Norjerv NS *
Nortraship
5582 (5775?) gt
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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Norl - Norn
  • M/T Norland NS *
Nortraship
8134 gt
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.

  • D/S Norlom NS *
Nortraship
6326 gt
Built Seattle, WA 1919. Previous names: Editor, Empire Dunlin until 1942.

See my page D/S Norlom (w/crew list).

  • M/T Norlys
Johan Rasmussen & Co., Sandefjord
(Panamanian flag)
9892 gt
Built in Hamburg 1936.

More info is available at M/T Norlys.

  • M/S Norma NS
A/S J. Ludwig Mowinckels Rederi, Bergen
4487 gt
Built in Oslo 1930.

M/S Norma has a picture and some more info.

  • M/S Norne NS *
H. Kuhnle, Bergen
3971 gt
Built in Gothenburg 1930.

Read more about this ship at M/S Norne - includes crew list at the time of loss.

  • M/T Norness *
Johan Rasmussen & Co., Sandefjord
(Panamanian flag)
9577 gt
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.

Nors
  • D/S Norse Carrier *
Wallem & Co., Hong Kong
(Panamanian flag)
3365 gt
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.

  • D/S Norse King NS *
Odd Godager, Oslo
5701 gt
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.

  • M/S Norse Lady NS
Odd Godager, Oslo
3489 gt
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.

  • M/S Norseland
Odd Godager, Oslo
(Panamanian flag)
4349 gt
Built in Glasgow 1915. Previous names: Falstria until 1936, Olymp for Einar Lange until 1938, Matros until 1940.

See M/S Norseland.

  • M/S Norseman *
Odd Godager, Oslo
(Panamanian flag)
4950 gt
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:
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.

  • D/S Norse Trader *
Wallem & Co., Hong Kong
(Panamanian flag)
3507 gt
Built in Sunderland 1912. Previous name: Fotis until 1937.

According to A. Hague, Norse Trader sailed in Convoy DN 17, which left Durban on Febr. 13-1943 and dispersed 2 days later; the Norwegian Cypria is also listed. See the external link below.

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).

  • M/T Norsktank NS
Nortraship
9720 gt
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.

  • M/T Norsol NS
Nortraship
8236 gt
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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Nort - Norv
  • M/T Nortind NS *
Nortraship
8221 gt
Built in 1941. Previous name Empire Onyx until 1942.

Please see M/T Nortind for more info, incl crew list.

  • D/S Nortun *
Johan Rasmussen & Co., Sandefjord
Panamanian flag
3663 gt
Built in Fredrikstad 1940.

My page about D/S Nortun has some info on her final fate.

  • D/S Norvarg NS
Nortraship
4748 gt
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.

  • M/T Norvik *
Johan Rasmussen & Co., Sandefjord
Panamanian flag
9555 gt
Built in Hamburg 1938.

Please continue to M/T Norvik.

  • D/S Norviken NS *
Haakon J. Wallem, Bergen
2924 gt
Built Port Glasgow in 1925.

Follow this link to D/S Norviken for more details on her loss.

  • M/T Norvinn
Johan Rasmussen & Co., Sandefjord
(Panamanian flag)
6322 gt
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.

Not - Ny
  • D/S Notos NS
Valdemar Skogland A/S, Haugesund
2713 (2792?) gt
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.

  • D/S Nova NS
Det Bergenske Dampskibsselskab, Bergen
1382 gt
Built in Le Trait 1925.

See D/S Nova for more.

  • D/S Novasli NS *
Jens Samuelsen, Farsund
3204 gt
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.

  • M/T Nueva Andalucia NS * repaired
The Texas Company (Norway) A/S, Oslo
10 044 gt
Built in Hamburg 1940.

Please continue to M/T Nueva Andalucia for more details (w/crew list).

  • M/T Nueva Granada NS
The Texas Company (Norway) A/S, Oslo
9968 gt
Built in Hamburg 1937.

More info is available at M/T Nueva Granada (incl. convoy voyages).

  • D/S Nurgis NS *
Karl M. Thuestad, Haugesund
700 gt
Built at Leeuwen, the Netherlands 1919. Previous name: Oranjepolden.

See D/S Nurgis (w/crew list).

  • D/S Nyco NS
Sverre Blix, Oslo
1345 gt
Built in Oslo 1938.

Please continue to my page D/S Nyco (incl. picture).

  • D/S Nydalen * neutral
Th. Simonsen, Odda(?)
625 gt
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.

  • M/T Nyholm NS
Christian Haaland, Haugesund
5843 gt
Built in Odense, Denmark 1927.

Please see M/T Nyholm for some more details (incl. a picture).

  • M/T Nyholt NS *
Christian Haaland, Haugesund
8087 gt
Built in Odense 1931.

M/T Nyholt has more details on this ship and its final fate (incl. a picture and crew list).

  • M/S Nyhorn NS
Christian Haaland, Haugesund
4494 gt
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.

  • D/S Nyland NS *
Vilhelm Torkildsen, Bergen
1374 gt
Built in Oslo 1940.

See D/S Nyland for information on her final fate and a crew list.

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