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Knut Knutsen O. A. S., Haugesund
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4908 gt
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| Built in Seattle, WA 1917. Previous name: Key West.
Please see D/T Suderholm.
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Knut Knutsen O. A. S., Haugesund
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7592 gt
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| Built in Newcastle 1913. Previous name: Kim until 1917, Balto until 1924.
For more information on this factory and all the whale catchers listed below, please continue to my page Suderøy factory and whale catchers. The page also has details on several other vessels with the Suderøy name.
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Knut Knutsen O. A. S., Haugesund
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220 gt
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| Built in Tønsberg 1925. Previous name: Lobito until 1929.
See link above.
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Knut Knutsen O. A. S., Haugesund
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228 gt
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Built in Porsgrunn 1925. Previous names: Margarita Mollins until 1928, Mossamedes until 1929.
See link under the Suderøy factory.
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Knut Knutsen O. A. S., Haugesund
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252 gt
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| Built in Oslo 1930.
See link under the Suderøy factory.
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Knut Knutsen O. A. S., Haugesund
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252 gt
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Built in Oslo 1930.
See link under the Suderøy factory.
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Knut Knutsen O. A. S., Haugesund
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254 gt
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Built in Middlesbrough 1929. Previous name: Southern Gem until 1936.
See link under the Suderøy factory.
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251 gt
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| Built 1928.
Trawler. (When I first listed this ship I thought it was a regular merchant vessel - will leave it on the list in case someone is looking for this info).
Possibly torpedoed on March 30-1942. On checking with Rohwer I find that he says in a footnote with regard to the Honduran tanker Mana (Convoy PQ 13) that "U-456 (Teichert) observed one hit after 55 sec, after which the ship was seen to be listing". He goes on to say that "the xB-Dienst reported this ship as the Honduran tanker Mana but it may have been the Sulla, on transfer to the Soviet Northern Fleet as an auxiliary minesweeper". Position given for Sulla's sinking on March 30 is Bären I (Bear Island) - no convoy mentioned, but "Convoys to Russia" by Bob Ruegg and Arnold Hague lists her among the escorts for Convoy PQ 13, though it mentions nothing about her being torpedoed, nor does it say anything at all about Mana being hit. A thread on my Ship Forum has some more details about Sulla. One of the responses suggests she may have been sunk by surface craft on March 25-1942.
Related external links:
2 who died-Sulla - Both engineers, Lars Jan Kufås and Jakob Madsen. This site also says the incident took place on March 25, but no further information.
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Det Nordenfjeldske Dampskibsselskab, Trondheim
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1908 gt
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| Built in Trondheim, delivered on Dec. 12-1919.
Follow this link to D/S Svein Jarl for more information, incl. details on her loss and a crew list at the time.
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S. Ugelstad, Oslo
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7616 gt
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| Built in Sunderland 1931.
Please continue to my page M/T Svenør for further details (incl. crew list at time of loss).
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- D/S Sverre Helmersen NS *
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Nortraship
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7209 gt
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| Built in Baltimore 1944. Prevous name: William Hodson.
See D/S Sverre Helmersen.
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Wilh. Jebsen, Bergen
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6313 gt
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| Built in Sunderland 1930.
More information is provided on my page about M/T Sveve (w/crew list).
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C. A. Olsen, Oslo
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1174 gt
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| Built in Skien 1925. Previous names: Skagatind 1936, ex Hovland.
Please see D/S Svint (includes crew list).
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William Hansen, Bergen
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1267 gt
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| Built in Alblasserdam 1916.
Svinta is listed in Convoy HN 10B from Norway to the U.K. in Febr.-1940 - follow link for more convoy info; several Norwegian ships took part.
Attacked by German aircraft and damaged in the North Sea on March. 20-1940 - Convoy ON 21. See also my page about Convoys attacked by aircraft. Some (old) sources say she was torpedoed the next day by U-57 (Korth) and sunk, Copinsay bearing 40° 4.75 m, however, there's now some disagreement on this. Jürgen Rohwer says that U-57 did not report an attack on March 21. He suggests U-22 (Jenisch) may have given Svinta a coup de grâce on the 21st, 4.8 n. miles east of Copinsay, Orkneys, adding that the U-boat was lost on March 23 that year in position 57 30N 9 00E. But it looks like U-22 could not have been the culprit either; according to Roland Berr's response to a query on the Uboat. net forum (both are external links), it would have been impossible for U-22 to have been in the area where Svinta was lost.
A visitor to my site has told me that "Shipwreck Index of the British Isles" says Svinta was abandoned by the crew in 59N 02W following the aircraft attack, taken in tow by a tug and headed for Orkney, but a single torpedo sank her 4.75 miles NE by N of Copinsay (this souce also gives U-57). Jan-Olof, Sweden, says in this posting to my own forum that "the explosion which sank the vessel occured at 22:10 hours on March 20. She was under tow by the tug St Mellons at the time. The wreck lies in position 58 59N 02 35 30W. This according to Bob Baird's "Shipwrecks of the North of Scotland". So, perhaps she had struck a mine?
There were no casualties. One of my Norwegian sources ("Skip og Menn", Birger Dannevig) says the survivors were picked up by D/S Cygnus (also in Convoy ON 21) but I'm wondering if this is a mix-up - ref. my text for Tora Elise, unless Cygnus picked up survivors from Svinta as well as Tora Elise?
According to Uboat.net U-57 sank on 3 Sept, 1940 at Brunsbüttel, after an accidental collision with the Norwegian steamship Rona, but was raised that same month, repaired and returned to service in Jan.-1941.
Related external links:
U-57 | Claus Korth
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E. B. Aaby, Oslo
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9472 gt
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| Built in Sunderland 1939.
SOLD IN 1939 to Sweden (C. L. Schonmeyer, Stockholm) and renamed Atlantides.
A posting to my Ship Forum has some more details on this ship (went to German ownership 1941, became Norwegian Jaguar of Sandefjord post war - This external page has a lovely picture of her when named Jaguar - 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.).
Norway had previously had another Svolder - sailed as Arena during the war.
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John K. Haaland & Co. A/S, Haugesund
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2434 gt
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| Built in Rotterdam 1918.
Pre war history ("Våre gamle skip", Leif M. Bjørkelund & E. H. Kongshavn): Delivered in Apr.-1918 from Machf. & Sheebswerf v P. Smit jr., Rotterdam as Sydfold to Martin Clausen, Haugesund. 2434 gt, 1430 net, 3950 tdwt, 287.1' x 45.2' x 20.6', Triple exp. (by yard). Transferred to D/S A/S Fold in May-1920, management of this company and the ship transferred to John K. Haaland, Haugesund in Febr.-1929, Trygve Eriksen (John K. Haaland & Co.) from 1934.
Picture of Sydfold - Source: Sverre Johansen's postcard collection.
WW II: Torpedoed on Jan. 22-1940 by U-61 (Oesten) and sunk 58 40N 00 30W when on a voyage from Kristiansand to Newcastle in ballast. 5 died, 19 survived. Captain at the time was Gunnar Egge who later joined Anna Sofie. The Norwegian website that I've linked to below states that the survivors were picked up by the Haugesund ship Rona, which reported to have seen the lights from a U-boat. Date is given as Jan. 21 here, and the site adds that a fire erupted in the after part of the ship where 4 men were presumed killed immediately.
In my Find old Shipmates Forum there's a note from someone whose great grandfather served on Sydfold at some point (Bjarne Martin Høgenæs). He's looking for more information - I can provide his contact address.
Related external links:
Casualties - The following are commemorated at this memorial for seamen in Stavern, Norway: Stoker Arthur Nikolai Andersen, Stoker Rudolf Hovland Gihl, Ordianry Seaman Arne Martinsen, Stoker Ole Stenberg, and Stoker Hans Tveitastøl.
U-61 | Jürgen Oesten
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Trygve Lodding, Oslo
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7587 gt
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| Built in Sunderland 1929.
My page M/T Sydhav has more details (and a crew list at the time of loss).
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- D/S Sygna NS (till Aug. 1941)
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J. Ludwig Mowinckels Rederi, Bergen
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3881 gt
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| Built in Middlesbrough 1907.
Delivered from Sir Raylton Dixon & Co. Ltd., Middlesbrough (525) in Apr.-1907, 3881 gt, 2464 net, 7400 tdwt, 360.1' x 52.1' x 23.9'.
WW II: On charter to The Ministry of War Transport from Aug, 14-1941 to Oct. 23-1945 (managed by British India SN Co. Ltd.).
The external website that I've linked to below has information on some of her convoy voyages.
POST WAR: Returned Oct. 23-1945. Sold in 1946 to Bharat Steamship Co. Ltd., Bombay and renamed Bharatmata. Sold for breaking up in Dec.-1954.
Related external link:
Misc. convoys - By clicking on "Ship Search", typing "Sygna" as keyword, some of her convoy voyages will come up.
Other ships by this name: This company had another Sygna after the war, originally delivered in Oct.-1943 as Cape Pillar to the U.S. War Administration, built in Beaumont, Texas, 5158 gt. Sold to J. Ludwig Mowinckels Rederi in Dec.-1946 and renamed Sygna. Sold in Jan.-1966 to the Philippines and renamed Manila Bay. Broken up in 1973. In Nov.-1967 another Sygna was delivered to this company, built in Sunderland, 30 503 gt. Ran aground in a hurricane on May 26-1974 off Newcastle (NSW), broke in two, crew saved. Foreship arrived Kaohsiung in tow on Febr. 26-1975 for breaking up, while the after part was sold to J. Scrusse and broken up.
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A/S Thor Dahl, Sandefjord
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307 gt
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| Built in Sandefjord 1937.
Whale catcher owned by A/S Odd, Sandefjord. Hired by Royal Navy as anti-submarine vessel in Oct.-1940. Sunk between Crete and Alexandria on May 27-1941 during air attack.
Related external link:
The Battles for Crete - Syvern is mentioned, as well as a couple of the Kos whalers. Main page is at Warships1.
Thor Dahl later had another whale catcher by this name, built 1948, 441 gt, sold to Kristiania Spigerverk on Dec. 18-1963 (for breaking up?).
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Gunnar Knudsen, Porsgrunn
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4965 gt
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| Built in Vegesack, Germany 1935.
I've come across an article which suggests this ship was at Bombay in Apr.-1944 when Fort Stikine caught on fire - Read the details from this article.
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S. Holter-Sørensen, Oslo
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4801 gt
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| Built in Malmö, Sweden 1939.
Information on this ship and its final fate can be found on a separate page, M/S Sørholt (includes a picture of survivors in the lifeboat and a crew list).
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Gørrisen & Co. A/S. Oslo
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2400 gt
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| Built in Danzig 1929.
See D/S Sørvangen.
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Lauritz Kloster, Oslo
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3673 gt
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| Built in Copenhagen 1925.
See M/S Sørvard.
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