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A/S Thor Dahl, Sandefjord
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248 gt
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| Built in Oslo 1929.
Whale catcher owned by A/S Odd, Sandefjord. Transferred to the control of Royal Netherlands Navy on July 5-1940, then hired by Royal Navy for use as minesweeper in 1942.
POST WAR: Returned in 1946. Sold on Dec. 18-1951 to Cheynes Beach Whaling Co., Albany. Renamed Cheynes.
Related external Link: - Jan Visser has some information on
Enern and Femern as well as a picture of Toern. (These names simply mean, directly translated The One'er, The Fiver, and The Two'er).
Thor Dahl later had another whale catcher by this name, built 1951, sold 1963.
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Wilh. Wilhelmsen, Tønsberg
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4598 (4563?) gt
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| Built in Odense, Denmark 1926.
Follow this link to M/S Toledo for some more details.
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Fearnley & Eger, Oslo
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1974 gt
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| Built in Middlesbrough 1930.
Disappeared in Febr.-1942. See D/S Tolosa (w/crew list).
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Eyvind Marcussen, Askerøy
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434 gt
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| Built in Groningen 1916.
Built by J. Th. Wilmink, Groningen, The Netherlands in 1916 for Sigurd Helmers Olsens Rederi, Bergen, who owned her until 1925. Subsequently had 2 more owners before Eyvind Marcussen took over in 1939.
Voyage information will be added.
POST WAR: Sold abroad in 1949 and deleted from Norwegian registers.
Picture of Tommeliten - Source: Bjørn Milde's postcard collection, who has also provided me with the above information (his source: Bergen Maritime Museum).
Another picture - Received from Kor Kok, who in turn received it from the grandson of the original owner of the shipyard (the picture is taken in front of the shipyard).
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H. M. Wrangell & Co. A/S, Haugesund
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3268 gt
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| Built in Middlesbrough 1920.
Pre war: Delivered in Aug.-1920 from Smith's Dock & Co. Ltd., Middlesbrough as Tonjer to D/S A/S Corona (H. M. Wrangell & Co. A/S) Haugesund. "Våre gamle skip" by Leif M. Bjørkelund and E. H. Kongshavn gives tonnages as 3269 gt, 1949 net, 5500 tdwt, 334.2' x 48' x 22.7', Triple exp. 313 nhp (S. D. & Co.). In service to The Far East from 1923. Captain in the period 1922-1939 was Ole Henrik Rasmussen.
WW II voyage information will be added. (In service to places like Singapore, Calcutta, Colombo, Aden, Durban, Mombasa, Penang, Haifa, Lourenco Marques, Karachi, etc. etc.).
POST WAR: Sold on Nov. 5-1951 to Mitsui Line K. K., Kobe, Japan and renamed Mandasan Maru. Broken up early 1961.
Related external link:
Misc. convoys - By clicking on "Ship Search", typing "Tonjer" as keyword, some of her convoy voyages will come up.
Other ships by this name: Haugesund had a small steamship by this name from 1911, originally delivered in 1890 as Victor for a Swedish company (built in Gothenburg), 238 gt. Purchased in 1893 by Lars Riisdahl, D. Gjessen and K. J. Kjeldsen, Skudeneshavn, used for herring trade. Sold in 1900 to B. Stolt-Nielsen, Haugesund, continuing in the same trade. Registered under the Icelandic flag in 1908, but back to the Norwegian flag in 1910 (B. Stolt-Nielsen). Sold in 1911 to Johs. Fresvig, Haugesund and sailed as Tonjer, then in 1916 to Hekla Silde- og Fiskekompagnie (H. Henriksen), Haugesund. Sailed as Material, Christiania from 1918, sank as Erling of Oslo on Dec. 2-1938 while laid up at Hovedøy in Oslofjord. ("Våre gamele skip", Leif. M. Bjørkelund & E. H. Kongshavn). Haugesund also had a passanger/car ferry named Tonjer, built 1953, 332 gt, lengthened in 1955, 341 gt. Rammed by M/S Nordlys in Bergen harbour on July 20-1960, rammed again by M/S Corvus in Stavanger harbour on Dec. 26-1960. Repaired and back in service, taken out of service and laid up in Haugesund in June-1968. Sold to Italy in Dec.-1969, taken over in Jan.-1970 and renamed Espresso Giglio, renamed Giglio Espresso 1971, sunk in shallow water near Napoli in 1999. ("Våre motorskip", same authors as "Våre gamle skip").
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Den Norske Amerikalinje A/S, Oslo
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4271 gt
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| Built in Montreal, Canada 1921.
All available information on this ship has been assembled on a separate page about D/S Topdalsfjord.
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A. Hauge, Arendal
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851 gt
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| Built in Wesermünde 1918. Previous names: Paula until 1920, Dorrit until 1937.
Pre war history: Ordered in 1915 at Schiffbau Ges. Unterweser, Lehe, Wesermünde, Germany (10) as a cargo vessel for J. Lauritzen, Copenhagen, Denmark. Completed as Paula in Oct.-1918 but not delivered to owner at that time. Steel hull, 212.9' x 31.4' x 13.2', 851gt, 493 net, 1400 tdwt, Triple Expansion (Christensen & Meyer, Harburg) 90nhp, 478 ihp. Delivered in 1920 to A/S D/S Vesterhavet (J. Lauritzen), Copenhagen and entered service as cargo vessel Dorrit. Sold in Oct.-1937 to Skibs-A/S Hauges Rederi (Adolph Hauge), Arendal, renamed Tora.
WW II: Tora is listed in Convoy HN 10B from Norway to the U.K. in the middle of Febr.-1940, bound for Dundee with general cargo. Early in March we find her in the U.K.-Norway Convoy ON 17A, and at the end of that month, shortly before the German invasion of Norway, she joined Convoy HN 22, bound for Blyth in ballast - follow links for more info; several Norwegian ships took part in all these convoys.
More voyage information will be added (mostly in service around the U.K.).
POST WAR: Sprang a leak on Nov. 2-1946 and sank 21 n. miles off Almagrunden outside Sandshamn in the Baltic, voyage Kotka-Stavanger with lumber. Crew was saved.
(Info from Jan-Olof Hendig, Sweden and from T. Eriksen, Norway - his source: Article by Dag Bakka Jr. about A. Hauges Rederi in "Skipet" 3.2003).
Other ships by this name: This company had previously had another Tora, originally delivered as Greek Aspasia in 1920, 574 gt. Became Lilly Margrethe of Bergen in 1925, Bessegg 1929, then Tora in 1932 for Skibs-A/S Hauges Rederi (A. Hauge), Arendal in 1932. Sold to Latvia in 1937 and renamed Aija, seized by the Germans in 1939, renamed Ingeborg in 1941, lost in 1944. The company also had a ship named Tora later on, see post war information under Kong Bjørn.
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Martin Mosvold, Farsund
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6042 gt
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| Built at Sparrow's Point, Maryland 1921. Previous name: Henry Deutsch de la Meurthe until 1930.
D/T Torborg has details on her war voyages.
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Trygve Matland, Haugesund
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308 gt
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| Built in La Seyne, France 1918. Previous name: Merlé until 1928.
Pre war: Delivered in 1918 from Ste. Ame. des Forges & Chiantiers, La Seyne, France as Merlè to French owners, 308 gt, 114 net, 365 tdwt, 133.3' x 24' x 11', compound (Forges & Chiantiers). Purchased by A/S Torbrand (Trygve Matland), Haugesund in 1928, renamed Torbrand.
WW II: Torbrand is is listed in the Norway-U.K. Convoy HN 8 in Jan.-1940. Early in Febr. she shows up in the U.K.-Norway Convoy ON 10.
Lost on Febr. 23-1940 after having run ashore in heavy snow near Skudenes on a voyage from Hirtshals in ballast. No casualties. (All info on this ship, except convoy info, is from "Våre gamle skip").
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Det Nordenfjeldske Dampskibsselskab, Trondheim
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921 gt
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| Built in Trondhjem 1906.
Learn more about the history of this ship, including some WW II and post war info.
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Rasmus F. Olsen, Bergen
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575 gt
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| Built in Bergen 1889.
Pre war: Delivered in July-1889 from Bergens mek. Verksted, Bergen as Tordenskjold to Rasmus F. Olsen, Bergen, 575 gt, 340 net, 730 tdwt, 169.4' x 26.3' x 11', Triple exp. 79 nhp (Bergen mek. Verksted).
WW II: Tordenskjold, in ballast for Sunderland, is listed as sailing in Convoy HN 15 from Norway to the U.K. in Febr.-1940. At the end of March-1940 we find her in Convoy HN 23B, again in ballast for Sunderland. (See also Convoy HN 25). Note, however, that there seems to be some confusion as to the identity of this ship in HN 23B, in that the Advance Sailing Telegram says it was the 575 gt Tordenskjold, while Arnold Hague claims it was the ship above of 921 gt - follow the link provided to my page about that ship.
In Aug.-1943 we find her in Convoy RU 85 from Reykjavik to the U.K., together with Galtesund.
More voyage information will be added.
POST WAR: Purchased in 1948 by A/S Tankfart (Erik Lindøe), Haugesund. Sold in 1950 to Ths. Smedsvig & Co. A/S, went to Erik Smedsvig that same year. Delivered in 1952 to O. Bulens, Hoboken, Antwerp for breaking up. At the time she was Norway's oldest ship in foreign trade. (All info on this ship is from "Våre gamle skip", Leif M. Bjørkelund & E. H. Kongshavn).
The book "Damp - Dampskipets æra i Vestfold" mentions a whale catcher by this name, built 1899, no tonnage given. Owned by Th. Laurantson, Tønsberg, then by Durban Whaling Co. from 1913 (Mackeurtan), whose Norwegian representative was Johs. Bruu, Tønsberg. Owned by The Grinrod Whaling Co., Cape Town in 1928. Also, this book lists a D/S Tordenskjold, built 1889, 1186 gt - for Wilh. Wilhelmsen, Tønsberg. Sold to Japan in 1903, renamed Chiyoda Maru 2, aground 1917, but refloated and repaired, sank near Iwate Apr. 11-1920. Another D/S Tordenskjold was built for Wilh. Wilhelmsen in Newcastle in 1903, 3572 gt. Had owners in Stettin from 1922, renamed Hunding, then Katharina Dorothea Fritzen of Emden 1924-1925 - lost near Skudenes on voyage Rotterdam-Narvik in ballast. (Wilh. Wilhelmsen fleet list).
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A/S Thor Dahl, Sandefjord
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314 gt
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| Built in Middlesbrough 1925.
Whale catcher owned by A/S Odd, Sandefjord. Hired by South African Navy in Nov.-1940 for use as a minesweeper.
POST WAR: Returned in May-1946. Sold on March 30-1947 to Waldemar Skogland, Haugesund, renamed Varangis, later Eidsværing.
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Det Nordenfjeldske Dampskibsselskab, Trondheim
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1514 gt
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| Built in Fredrikstad 1920.
Find out more about this ship (incl. picture).
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Det Nordenfjeldske Dampskibsselskab, Trondheim
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1481 gt
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| Built in Fredrikstad 1922.
D/S Torfinn Jarl has some more details and a picture.
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A/S Thor Dahl, Sandefjord
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247 gt
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Built in Oslo 1929.
Whale catcher owned by Bryde & Dahls Hvalfangerselskap A/S.
Seized by Pinguin on Jan. 14-1941. Norwegian Victims of Pinguin has more details on what happened on the herding grounds that day. There's also a crew list for Torlyn, as well as more facts about Pinguin.
After capture, Torlyn becme UJ 1112 (ii), later UJ 1218 (ii). (Star XXIII became UJ 1112 (iii) ).
POST WAR: Renamed Finnhval III in 1950, later Lafjord, then Sælodden.
In 1957 the company bought a whaler, which it named Thorlyn (spelt with the h), built 1940, refitted 1951, 710 gt, ex Otori Maru No. 8, Olympic, Conquerer and Tulip, sold Sweden 1964. There's further info on this vessel on my Ship Forum, in the thread starting with this message (Thorlyn is mentioned in a couple of the follow up messages).
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Eilert Lund, Bergen
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2424 gt
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| Built in Wilmington, Delaware 1919. Previous names: Launched as War Crater, then Marshall until 1923 (1927?).
Please continue to D/S Torny for more information on this ship and her loss in May-1942, includes a crew list.
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Wilh. Wilhelmsen, Tønsberg
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5018 gt
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| Built at Rouen 1928.
Follow the link to M/S Toronto for war details and a picture of the ship.
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Wilh. Wilhelmsen, Tønsberg
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6713 (6692?) gt
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| Built in Malmö 1939.
Captain Thor Bruu. Served as troopship between 1942 and 1946 (U.S.A.T. 25), operating on behalf of the United States War Shipping Administration by Barber Steamship Lines and the American West African Line. Read more about this ship and her war voyages.
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Wilh. Wilhelmsen, Tønsberg
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4697 gt
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| Built in Hamburg 1923.
Please continue to my page M/S Tortugas for more information, with details on her loss and a crew list.
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Bertrand Jacobsen, Arendal
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1948 gt
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| Built in Trondheim 1931.
Lost in Febr.-9142, no survivors. More details and a casualty list are available at D/S Torungen.
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Westfal-Larsen & Co. A/S, Bergen
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6568 gt
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| Built in Sunderland 1920. Previous name: Grande Gaard.
For more information (and a picture), follow this link to D/S Torvanger. (Incl. crew list).
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Knut Knutsen O. A. S., Haugesund
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5128 gt
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| Built in Amsterdam 1920
Please continue to my page M/S Tosca for more information, incl. crew list.
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Wilh. Wilhelmsen, Tønsberg
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7027 gt
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| Built in Kiel 1934.
This page has 2 pictures of Toulouse and some more info.
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Wilh. Wilhelmsen, Tønsberg
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5811 gt
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| Built in Odense, Denmark 1925.
More information is available at M/S Touraine (w/crew list).
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