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| Built in Moss 1931. Owner: Ole Solbjørg, Ålesund. 232 gt. Seiner. Taken out of Ålesund on June 1-1940 by the owner, she had 5 people on board. Full story under Utvær. Later placed in service for Sea Transport, Iceland. On board Eldøy were: This document from the Norwegian National Archives shows some of her later voyages - I'm assuming this is the same Eldøy, though it seems odd that she would have gone to New York(?). It'll be noticed, on the above document, that she's said to have left Reykjavik in tow on Sept. 14-1942, arriving North Shields on the 19th. A. Hague has included her in Convoy RU 40 for this voyage (external link), adding she was in tow of Empire Bascobel. |
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| Departed Leirvik on Jan. 2-1942 with 7 people, but encountered heavy weather off the coast and had to seek shelter near Brandasund, then left again on the 4th. The weather was still bad, but they set sail and eventually reached Shetland near Lerwick on Jan. 6. The following came along: |
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| Departed the Bergen area, arrived Lerwick on March 29-1945. Skipper was Peder Paulsen who was also part owner of the boat. |
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| Departed Vigra on Aug. 29-1941 and arrived Scotland on Sept. 4.
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| Pre war history: Delievered in 1923 from John Chambers, Lowestoft, UK as fishing vessel / drifter Silver Wave to unknown owner in Lowestoft (fiskery No LT.1277). Wooden hull, 68.2' x ? x ?. Sold to unknown owner in 1938, and by the following year she had been sold to Denmark, possibly used as freighter(?). Sold in 1939 to P/r Ola Øritzland & Lars Eiken jr., Espevær, renamed Enos (H-104-BO), at that time she was 63 gt. Sold again that same year to Johan N. & Rolf J. Blålid, Måløy. WW II: Left Måløy on March 24-1941 with 7 people, arriving Lerwick on the 26th. These came along: POST WAR: Owned in 1954 by Nils J. Blålid, Måløy (SF-20-SV). Sold in 1956 to P/r Harald & Kåre Urdal, Urdal in Hosanger and in local sand trade around Bergen. Registered in Bergen 1961. Sold in 1971 to P/r Hans & Tormod Solhaug, Stamneshella, same service. Sold in 1986 to John Hausberg, Forlandsvågen, Sotra, with the intention of having her restored. Laid up in a buoy in Forlandsvågen and fell into a bad state of repair. Later sold to unknown owner near Stavanger, again with the intention of having her restored. Towed to Engøyholmen, Stavanger. (Pre war and post war details received from T. Eriksen, Norway). |
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| Delivered in 1907 from Ålesund Mek. Verksted, Ålesund as fishing vessel Erkna to Mogstad & Co., Ålesund. Steel hull, steam engine. Sold in 1918 to Oscar Larsen, Ålesund. Owner in 1920 was Oscar Larsen A/S, Ålesund (fishery No. M-69-A). Sold in 1926 to P/r /L. Molværsmyr, langevåg / Åle (M-39-B). Owner in 1939 was Lauritz, Ragnar, Johan & Arthur Molværsmyr, Langevåg / Åle (M-39-B). Sold that year to Mathias Myklebust, Fosnavåg in Herøy / Åle (M-144-HØ). In 1940 a new motor was installed at Hatlø Verksted, Ulsteinvik, and when Norway was invaded on Apr. 9-1940, she was still at the yard. Requisitioned by the Kriegsmarine.
"Stolen" for escape to England, departed Ulsteinvik on Nov. 17-1941 and arrived Lerwick on Nov. 19. This is the largest group (60 people) that crossed the North Sea in one vessel. The following were on board, the majority from Sunnmøre, but also from other areas of Norway: Skipper Petrus Gjørtz, Einar Andreasen, Knut Hermann Åsbjørnsen, Martin Peder Bjørlo, Nils K. Clausen, Olaf Dahl, Karsten Eidem, Lidvard Eiken, Anna Elefsen, Nils Elias Ellefsen, Edmund Elmkvist, Peder Emblemsvaag, Anna Espeland, Inge Finnes, Bersvend Fiskå, Bjarne Florvåg, Anders Forseth, Sigurd Kristoffer Frisvold, Ivar Furseth, Karen Fæstø, Inge Glomseth, Arnold Gustavsen, Herman Døscher Hansen, John Haram, Karl K. Haram, Lorents Henriksen, Finn Hågensen, Boye Jacobsen, Bjørn Jacobsen, Karl Otto Jacobsen, Inger Johannesen, Sigrid Marie Knudtsen, Per Korsnes, Ragnar Kvande, Jon Lied, Kaare Lorgen, John Lysfjord, Åge Løvold, Mathis Mathisen, John Norvik, Knut Olsen, Øivind Olufsen, Torkjel Overå, Louis Pedersen, Bjarne Ramsvik, Otto August Ronn, Thomas Schwartz, Herman Skjølberg, Jon Slinning, Odd Flood Solvang, Peter Sperre, Martin Stave, Ole Stave, Sverre Stokke, Arnulf Thorsen, Birger Tidemand-Johannesen, Knut Toenberg, Erling Vinje, Martin Waksvik, and Otto Øvrevik. In 1942 the vessel made 3 voyages to Norway for the "Shetland Gang". At some point she was in service between the Naval base at Gourock and anchored warships. POST WAR: In 1945 she was picked up at Buckie by the owner then repaired at Hatlø Verksted, Ulsteinvik. Sold in 1950 to P/r /Anton P. Reite, Fosnavåg in Herøy / Åle (fishery No. M-144-HØ). Sold in 1970 to Alfred Remøy, Fosnavåg in Herøy / Åle (M-144-HØ) - this might be identical to the Alfred Remøy who was part owner and skipper of Brattholm? Owned in 1977 by P/r Erkna (Alfred Remøy), Fosnavåg, Herøy / Åle (M-144-HØ) Condemned in 1984 and deleted as fishery vessel. Laid up at Eggesbønes. The intention was to preserve the vessel, one alternative discussed being to beach her for use as a tourist office, but this never came to pass. Sold in 1987 to Arnfinn John Klungsøyr Karlsen, Tjørvåg in Herøy, restored. (The ship's history before the escape from Norway and post war info were received from T. Eriksen, Norway - His source: Thor B. Melhus / Skipet). |
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| Left Florø on Aug. 28-1941 with 13 people, arriving Lerwick on the 31st.
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| This was a motorized lifeboat which departed Strøno in Sunnhordland on Aug. 24-1941 with 11 people, arriving Lerwick on the 27th, having experiend engine failure on the way. Those who came along on the voyage had all belonged to a Milorg organization, the so-called Dyngeland Group.
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