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Please note
that the Norwegian alphabet has 3 "extra" letters, namely Æ, Ø and Å. They are the last 3 letters of the alphabet. In other words, Ø is not the same as O.
Link to ships starting with Ø can be found in the alphabet index at the end of this page.
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Knut Knutsen O. A. S., Haugesund
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11 007 gt
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| Built in Hamburg 1938. Delivered in Aug. as O. A. Knudsen to Skibs-A/S Marie Bakke, Haugesund.
All my information on this ship (incl crew list) has been assembled on a separate page - see M/T O. A. Knudsen.
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S. H. Smith Sørensen, Arendal
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7919 gt
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| Built in Malmö, Sweden 1931.
See M/T O. B. Sørensen (incl. a picture).
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Hilmar Reksten, Bergen
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1345 gt
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| Built in Oslo 1938.
See D/S Octavian (w/crew list).
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A/S J. Ludwig Mowinckels Rederi, Bergen
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4998 gt
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| Built at Vegesack, Germany 1939.
Delivered in Nov.-1939 from Bremer Vulcan Schiffbau & Maschinenfabrik, Bremen-Vegesack (723) as Ogna to A/S J. Ludwig Mowinckels Rederi, Bergen (had originally been ordered by Standard Oil, New Jersey, U.S., launched for H. M. Wrangell & Co, A/S, Haugesund). 4998 gt, 2957 net, 8682 tdwt, 430.9' x 55.8' x 25.6', 5 cyl. 2 TDV MAN DM (builders), 3400 bhp.
In service between North and South America. More information on her war voyages will be added.
Note that the external website that I've linked to below has included her in several convoys; follow the instructions provided at the link to find them.
POST WAR: Renamed Ogna County in Jan.-1953. Renamed Ogna in 1961. Sold in June-1963 to N.A. Valmas, Athens (manager Lemos & Pateras Ltd, London), and renamed Marianna. Aground at Finsnesrenna, south of Tromsø on Nov. 21-1965 on a voyage from Archangel to Hartlepool with lumber. Refloated Dec. 5-1965. Found to be beyond economical repair in 1966 and sold to Norwegian breakers. Sailed from Bergen on Apr. 2-1966 for Kristiansand S for breaking up.
Related external link:
Misc. convoys - By clicking on "Ship Search", using "Ogna" as keyword, some of her convoy voyages will come up.
This company later had another Ogna, delivered in Febr.-1974, built in Bergen, 19 173 gt. Sold in 1982 to Hong Kong, renamed Fjord Thistle. Sold to the Philippines in 1987, renamed Visayas Victory. Sailed as Panamanian Norsul Parana from 2000. Sold to owners in Nassau in 2004, renamed Linnet Arrow. Sold again in 2005 to new owners in Nassau, renamed Palua Pearl.
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Leif Høegh & Co. A/S, Oslo
Panamanian flag
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10 191 gt
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| Built in Hamburg 1938. Previous name: Le Havre until 1939.
See M/T Ohio. (w/pictures of the ship).
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Bergh & Helland, Bergen
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5811 gt
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| Built in Middlesbrough 1921. Previous name: Rigi until 1929.
My page about D/S Olaf Bergh has details on some of her convoy voyages.
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Lars Fostenes & O. A. Knutsen, Haugesund
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2994 gt
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| Built in Helsingør, Denmark 1936.
M/S Olaf Fostenes has more information on this ship, as well as an account of her final fate with a crew list at the time.
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Knut Knutsen O. A. S., Haugesund
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5868 gt
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| Built in Gothenburg 1943/'45 (ordered 1938).
Launched in 1943 but laid up in Juvik unfinished (sister ship of Sofie Bakke and Knut Bakke).
Picture of Olav Bakke - Source: Bjørn Milde's postcard collection.
POST WAR: Delivered on Sept. 10-1945 from A/B Götaverken, Gothenburg as Olav Bakke to D/S A/S Jeanette Skinner, Haugesund (Knut Knutsen O.A.S.). 5868 gt, 8570 tdwt, 456.8' x 58.7' x 26.5', 7 cyl. 2 tdv Götaverken-B&W, 8000 bhp, 16.75 knots. Aground on Oct. 27-1959 at Negritas Rock off Buenaventura, on a voyage from Antwerp to Valparaiso with general cargo, later broke in two. ("Våre motorskip", Leif M. Bjørkelund & E. H. Kongshavn).
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Nortraship
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7176 gt
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| Built in Wilmington 1943. Previous name Sallie S. Cotton until 1943.
See D/S Ole Bull.
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Johs. Hansen, Arendal
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8306 gt
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Built in Gothenburg 1939.
Captein Leif Christian Krogh. On a voyage from Singapore to Suez with a cargo of 10 000 tons aviation fuel when she was captured by the German auxiliary cruiser Atlantis on Nov. 10-1940, position 06 30N 90 13E. Please go to my page Norwegian Victims of Atlantis for a lot more details on this incident, including crew list, excerpts from the maritime hearings, and her subsequent history and fate, as well as information on all the other Norwegian ships captured by this raider.
NOTE: Norwegian sources state that the crew from Ole Jacob (and M/T Teddy, captured by the same raider) were freed through diplomatic avenues (again, there's more details on the page mentioned above). However, I've been contacted by an Australian man who says his Norwegian father, who was on board Ole Jacob, was definitely not freed, but ended up in Japanese camps. His message can be found in my Guestbook. If anyone can shed some light on what happened to the crews of Teddy and Ole Jacob, please contact me (my contact address is at the end of this page).
Related external link:
S.S. Automedon - The Ship That Doomed A Colony - Details on events surrounding final fate of this ship, as well as the role Ole Jacob played in connection with the secret documents found on board Automedon (the main page is Force Z Survivors Association which also has a lot of information on the fate of HMS Prinse of Wales and HMS Repulse with crew lists, online forum and much more.
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A/S Thor Dahl, Sandefjord
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12 201 gt
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| Built in Newcastle 1914. Previous name: San Lorenzo 1928 (tanker).
Here is some pre war history, while details on her WW II fate can be found on my page Norwegian Victims of Pinguin, which inlcudes a crew list at the time of capture in Jan.-1941, and 2 pictures, 1 of which shows her under German control.
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Rasmus F. Olsen, Bergen
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1005 gt
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| Built in Bergen, Norway 1906.
Ophir is listed in Convoy ON 12, which left Methil for Norway on Febr. 13-1940. Later that month we find her in Convoy HN 15 from Norway to the U.K., in ballast for Sunderland. In March she's listed in Convoy ON 21 to Norway, and is said to have gone back to the U.K. at the end of March with Convoy HN 23B, again in ballast for Sunderland, however, she may have returned, because she shows up again in Convoy HN 25 on Apr. 7 (the Germans invaded Norway shortly thereafter).
In Sept.-1940, she's listed in Convoy OG 42, which left Liverpool on Sept. 4 and arrived Gibraltar on the 16th. This convoy will be added to an individual page in my Convoys section; in the meantime, the ships sailing in it are named on my page listing ships in all OG convoys. She returned to the U.K. the following month with Convoy HG 45 from Gibraltar, bound for Methil and Sunderland, cargo of pit props - follow links for more info, several Norwegian ships took part in all the convoys mentioned here.
In coal service on the U.K. coast. See the external website below for information on the convoys she was in.
A Guestbook message from someone who served as a gunner on this ship states that she was severely damaged by bombs dropped by a Focke Wolf Condor in Oct.-1940 in the Pentland Firth. Later docked at the Cambrian Dry Docks.
Picture of Ophir - From Bjørn Milde's postcard collection.
Related external link:
Misc. convoys - By clicking on "Ship Search", using "Ophir" as keyword, some of her convoy voyages will come up (be aware that a Dutch ship by the same name will also appear in the search results).
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O. B. Sørensen & Co., Arendal
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9537 gt
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| Built in Malmö, Sweden 1937.
Among other convoys, Ora is listed as sailing in some Bandar Abbas, Aden and Bombay convoys - see the first external website that I've linked to below.
More voyage information will be added.
She rescued 37 men from the British Fort Buckingham which had been torpedoed and sunk by U-188 on Jan. 20-1944. The last link below has an account of the rescue.
In my Guestbook there's a message from someone whose father served on this ship from Febr.-1941 until Jan.-1943.
Related external links:
Misc. convoys - By clicking on "Ship Search", using "Ora" as keyword, some of her convoy voyages will come up - scroll down almost to the end of the page to "Shorter convoy series".
Fort Ships of WW II - Fort Buckingham is listed here.
A WW2 survival story of the U-Boat U188 and two of her victims (details of Ora's rescue of survivors from Fort Buckingham are included in this account. The page also has a narrative of the time spent in lifeboats).
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O. B. Sørensen & Co., Arendal
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1182 gt
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| Built in Moss, Norway 1919. Previous name: Avilesino until 1926.
See D/S Orania.
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Sigurd Herlofsen & Co. A/S, Oslo
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3642 gt
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| Built in Odense, Denmark 1933.
Fruit carrier, which operated for Skibs-A/S Fruit Express Line.
Read more about Oregon Express, includes a picture and information on her final fate (w/crew list) in the battle for convoys ON 202 and ONS 18.
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Fearnley & Eger, Oslo
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2127 gt
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| Built in Sunderland 1920.
See D/S Oria.
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Westfal-Larsen & Co. A/S Bergen
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8030 gt
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| Built in France 1928.
All information available to me on this ship has been assembled on the page M/T Orkanger (w/crew list)
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Det Nordenfjeldske Dampskibsselskab, Trondheim
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1849 gt
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| Built in Fredrikstad, Norway 1922.
Delivered in Aug.-1922 from Fredrikstad Mek. Verksted as Orm Jarl (236) to Det Nordenfjeldske Dampskibsselskab, 1849 gt, 1093 net, 2830 tdwt, 277' 9 1/8"/265' (loa/lpp) x 42' x 20'/27' (D/D1), 2 steam turbines by Krupp A/G, 900 ehp. Placed in the company's Mediterranean Line. Sister ship of Einar Jarl (II) and Ottar Jarl. (Nordenfjeldske D/S fleet list, Finn R. Hansen).
In collision with the French steamer D'entrecastaux (misspelling of D'Entrecasteaux?) and sank on March 4-1939 off Kruisshaus Sluice, River Schelde, when on voyage from Ghent and Antwerp to Piræus with a cargo of copper. The wreck was later removed.
Picture - Source: Bjørn Milde's postcard collection.
Nordenfjeldske's other ships by this name (info from "Nordenfjeldske - 1857-1985", by Finn R. Hansen):
Their first Orm Jarl was built in Sunderland in 1888, delivered as Hamburg to Førnyade Ångfartygs A/B (Svenska Lloyd), Gothenburg, 799 gt; sold to Nordenfjeldske on Febr. 12-1913 and renamed Orm Jarl. Ran aground near Alden on Dec. 31-1919 and broke in two, total loss (some sources say Dec. 30). After the war Nordenfjeldske had another ship by this name, built in 1939 as Haga (Mathies Reederei KG, Hamburg), 1309 gt, in Hamburg-Stockholm service. Taken over by Ministry of War Transport, London in 1945 and renamed Empire Consumer. Handed over to the Norwegian State in July 1946 as a replacement for war losses, renamed Hauknes. Sold to Nordenfjeldske on Febr. 10-1947 and renamed Orm Jarl (III), placed in the company's Mediterranean service, later in service to Hamburg. Had 3 more owners between 1958 and 1967 and the names Travnik (Yugoslavian), Komovi (Yugoslavian) and Moschoula (Greek) - deleted from register in 1970. Orm Jarl (IV) was delivered in May-1961 (bulk carrier, built Malmö), 16 450 gt. Sold in Febr.-1966 and renamed Star Geranta, then Geranta in 1968. Sold again in 1975 and renamed Regal Sword. Collided on June 18-1979 with T/T Exxon Chester and sank off Cape Cod, when on a voyage from Portsmouth N.H. to Philadelphia. No casulaties. Orm Jarl (V) was built in Emden in 1967, 29 966 gt. Sold in 1969 and renamed Narottam Morajee, sold again in 1984 and renamed Continental Lotus; still in register in 1990, but no longer registered in 1996.
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Tønsberg Hvalfangerselskap A/S, Tønsberg
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7920 gt
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| Built in Glasgow 1905. Previous name: Knight Templar until 1925, converted from general cargo in 1925.
Please continue to D/T Orwell.
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Den norske Amerikalinje A/S, Oslo
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18 673 gt
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| Built in Germany 1938. (Launched on Dec. 29-1937, delivered in May-1938).
For more details on this ship, incl. crew list, please go to M/S Oslofjord.
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A/S Thor Dahl, Sandefjord
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364 gt
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| Built Middlesbrough 1937.
Delivered in Nov.-1937 from Smiths Dock Co. Ltd., Middlesbrough (1082) as whale catcher Ottern to A/S Odd (A/S Thor Dahl), Sandefjord. Steel hull, 147.5' x 26.4' x 14.8', 364 gt, tr. exp.
WW II: Ulf W. Gustavsen, Norway has told me that she was involved in whale catching for most of the war, but in the period 1942-Nov.-1943 she was requisitioned by the U.S. Navy for use by the Coast Guard as guardboat, while the external site that I've linked to below says she was in the Coast Guard (as WYP 379) from Apr. 5-1943 till July 7 that same year, at which point she was returned to owner. The site adds that she was assigned to the Westseafron, stationed at Monterey, California and used for patrol duty.
POST WAR: Returned to owners in May-1945. Trygve Eriksen, Norway has informed me that she was sold in 1961 to Skjelnan Kvalstasjon & Co. A/S, Tromsdalen, and in 1966 to Brødrene Anda, Hundvåg (Stavanger), renamed Jadar. Rebuilt in 1968, a 6cyl 4t single acting MWM dm 900bhp motor installed. Sold in 1970 to P/r Olaf Moflag, Stokkøy, Fosen, renamed Moflag Senior (fishery No. ST-50-AA). Converted to seiner at Frengen Slipp & Motorverksted, Fevåg in 1971, 499 gt. In 1973 a 2t single acting Wichmann of 1750bhp was installed. Owners later became P/r Moflag (Olav Moflag jr.), Stokkøy, Fosen. Sold in June-1985 to KS Torfin Gangstad A/S, Midsund, renamed Midøy Viking (M-55-MD). Renamed May in 1988, condemned that same year, and deleted from Norwegian registers on Nov. 10-1988. Later sold to Sjuve Ship Gjennvinning, Kristiansand, "de-rigged" by owner in Kristiansand. Towed from Kristiansand to Nedstrandsfjorden by tug Lofjell, June 3-1989, and sunk there together with tug Fram II the next day. (Trygve's sources: Thor B. Melhus in "Skipet" and Alf Johan Kristiansen). See also this thread on my Ship Forum.
Related external link:
Ottern 1943 - (U.S. Coast Guard).
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