D/S Ask - Norwegian Merchant Fleet 1939-1945

D/S Ask
Updated Febr. 21-2011

To Ask on the "Ships starting with A" page.

A picture is available on this external page (click in it to enlarge).

Manager: August Kjerland, Bergen
Tonnage: 1541 gt

Completed in Nov.-1917 by Dublin Dockyard Co. Ltd., Dublin (92) as Lambeth for the South Metropolitan Gas Company. Sold in 1927 and renamed Lowfield (E. T. Lindley, London). Sold in 1935 to August Kjerland, Bergen and renamed Ask. (This information found at the Riversea International website, which no longer appears to be available).

Please compare the above voyages with Arnold Hague's Voyage Record below.

Voyage Record
From Febr.-1940 to May-1945:

(Received from Don Kindell - His source: The late Arnold Hague's database).

For more information on the convoys mentioned in this table, please follow the links provided.

Errors may exist (this could also mean that she may not have taken part in all the convoys listed here) and some voyages are missing. Where the "Convoy" column is left blank, it means that convoy is not known.

	Departure	From	To	Arrival	Convoy	Remarks
1940	Febr. 9	Methil	Norwegian waters	Febr. 12	ON 11	–
	Febr. 22	Norwegian waters	Bergen	Febr. 22	HN 14	Put back
	Febr. 28	Norwegian waters	Methil	March 1	HN 15	–
	March 11	Shields	Methil	March 12	FN 117	Convoy available at FN 117 (external link)
	March 15	Methil	Norwegian waters	March 18	ON 20	–
	March 27	Norwegian waters	Methil	March 30	HN 22	–
	March 31	Methil	Middlesbrough	Apr. 2	FS 134	Convoy available at FS 134 (external link)
	May 6	Middlesbrough	Southend	May 8	FS 164	Convoy available at FS 164 (external link)
	May 8	Southend	–	–	OA 144	For Rouen - detached May 9 (see also Page 1). Convoy available at OA 144 (external link)
	May 13	Rouen	Downs	May 15	Independent	–
	May 15	Southend	Shields	May 17	FN 172	Convoy available at FN 172 (external link)
	May 18	Tyne	Blyth	May 18	–	–
	May 31	Blyth	Southend	June 2	FS 184	Convoy available at FS 184 (external link)
	June 2	Southend	–	–	OA 160	For St. Nazaire. Dispersed June 4. Convoy available at OA 160 (external link)
	June 4	Dispersed from OA 160	St. Nazaire	June 5	Independent	–
*	June 12	Brest	Casablanca	June 19	49 B	Convoy available at 49 B (external link)
* According to Page 1, she left St. Nazaire on June 10 and arrived Villa Real June 18 (Casablanca not mentioned). Proceeded to Gibraltar June 23. See also narrative below.
	July 2	Gibraltar	Liverpool*	July 14	HG Y	Arrived Manchester, July 12/13 (Page 1* - Also, missing movements)
	July 26	Liverpool	Vila Real	Aug. 5	OG 39	Convoy will be added. See ships in OG convoys
	Aug. 7	Vila Real	Pomaron	Aug. 7	Independent	–
	Aug. 9	Pomaron	Gibraltar	–	Independent	Page 1 gives arrival Aug. 10/11.
	Aug. 11	Gibraltar	Liverpool	Aug. 26	HG 41	On to Garston (Page 1).
	Sept. 4	Liverpool	–	–	OG 42	For Pomaron. Convoy will be added. See link above
	Sept. 15	Detached from OG 42	Pomaron	Sept. 16	Independent	–
	Oct. 7	Pomaron	Gibraltar	Oct. 8	Independent	–
	Oct. 9	Gibraltar	Londonderry	Oct. 26	HG 45	–
	Oct. 29	Londonderry	Liverpool	Nov. 1	Independent	On to Garston, back to Liverpool (Page 1).
	Dec. 13	Liverpool	Clyde	Dec. 14	Independent	–
	Dec. 19	Clyde	Methil	Dec. 22	WN 56	Convoy available at WN 56 (external link)
	Dec. 25	Methil	Southend	Dec. 27	FS 371	Convoy available at FS 371 (external link) Again, see also Page 1
1941	Jan. 6	Southend	Blyth	Jan. 8	FN 377	Convoy available at FN 377 (external link)
?	Jan. 23	Blyth	Southend	Jan. 26	FS 395	Convoy available at FS 395 (external link)
?	Jan. 24	Blyth	Southend	Jan. 25	FS 394	Convoy available at FS 394 (external link)
I belive 1 of the above 2 entries should be deleted. According to Page 2, she left Blyth Jan. 24. (See also narrative below).
	Jan. 31	Southend	Blyth	Febr. 2	FN 396	Convoy available at FN 396 (external link)
	Febr. 13	Blyth	Southend	Febr. 15	FS 411	Convoy available at FS 411 (external link) See also Page 2.
	Febr. 21	Southend	Southend	Febr. 21	FN 412A	Put back Convoy available at FN 412A (external link)
	Febr. 22	Southend	Spurn Head	Febr. 23	FN 414	Convoy available at FN 414 (external link)
	Febr. 25	Spurn Head	Blyth	Febr. 25	FN 416	Again, see also Page 2. Convoy available at FN 416 (external link)
	March 5	Blyth	Southend	March 7	FS 428	(See also Page 2). Convoy available at FS 428 (external link)
	March 12	Southend	Shields	March 13	FN 429	Convoy available at FN 429 (external link)
	March 19	Shields	Southend	March 21	FS 441	Convoy available at FS 441 (external link) See also Page 2
	March 26	Southend	Blyth	March 28	FN 443	Convoy available at FN 443 (external link)
	Apr. 6	Blyth	Southend	Apr. 7	FS 456	(Also, Page 2). Convoy available at FS 456 (external link)
	Apr. 14	Southend	Blyth	Apr. 15	EC 7	Convoy available at EC 7 (external link)
	Apr. 22	Blyth	Southend	Apr. 23	FS 469	Convoy available at FS 469 (external link) Also, Page 2
	Apr. 29	Southend	Sunderland	Apr. 30	FN 460	Convoy available at FN 460 (external link)
	May 7	Sunderland	Southend	May 9	FS 483	See also Page 2 Convoy available at FS 483 (external link)
	May 16	Southend	Shields	May 17	FN 467	Convoy available at FN 467 (external link) On to Blyth May 27 (Page 2).
	May 30	Blyth	Southend	June 1	FS 503	(Also, Page 2). Convoy available at FS 503 (external link)
	June 5	Southend	Blyth	June 6	EC 29	Convoy available at EC 29 (external link)
	June 12	Blyth	Southend	June 13	FS 513	See also Page 3 Convoy available at FS 513 (external link)
	June 16	Southend	Blyth	June 17	EC 34	Convoy available at EC 34 (external link) Left Blyth June 19 (Page 3).
	June 22	Tyne	Southend	June 23	FS 522	Convoy available at FS 522 (external link) See also Page 3.
	June 29	Southend	Tyne	June 30	FN 486	Convoy available at FN 486 (external link)
	July 4	Tyne	Southend	July 6*	FS 533	*Page 3 gives arrival July 8. Convoy available at FS 533 (external link)
	July 10	Southend	Hartlepool	July 11	EC 44	Convoy available at EC 44 (external link)
	July 14	Hartlepool	Southend	July 16	FS 541	(Again, see also Page 3). Convoy available at FS 541 (external link)
	July 20	Southend	Tyne	July 22	EC 48	Convoy available at EC 48 (external link)
	July 24	Tyne	Southend	July 25	FS 549	(Also, Page 3). Convoy available at FS 549 (external link)
	July 29	Southend	Hartlepool	July 31	EC 52	Convoy available at EC 52 (external link)
	Aug. 3	Hartlepool	Southend	Aug. 4	FS 558	Convoy available at FS 558 (external link) See also Page 3
	Aug. 10	Southend	Tyne	Aug. 11	EC 58	Convoy available at EC 58 (external link)
	Aug. 15	Tyne	Southend	Aug. 16	FS 568	(Also, Page 3). Convoy available at FS 568 (external link)
	Aug. 18	Southend	Blyth	Aug. 19	EC 62	Convoy available at EC 62 (external link)
	Aug. 22	Blyth	Southend	Aug. 23	FS 574	(Also, Page 3). Convoy available at FS 574 (external link)
	Aug. 29	Southend	Blyth	Aug. 30	FN 511	Convoy available at FN 511 (external link)
	Sept. 4	Blyth	Southend	Sept. 6	FS 585	Again, Page 3 Convoy available at FS 585 (external link)
	Sept. 11	Southend	Blyth	Sept. 13	EC 72	Convoy available at EC 72 (external link)
	Sept. 17	Blyth	Southend	Sept. 18	FS 596	Also, Page 3. Convoy available at FS 596 (external link)
	Sept. 23	Southend	Blyth	Sept. 24	EC 77	Convoy available at EC 77 (external link)
	Sept. 27	Blyth	Southend	Sept. 28	FS 605	See also Page 4 Convoy available at FS 605 (external link)
	Oct. 14	Southend	Middlesbrough	Oct. 15	FN 532	Convoy available at FN 532 (external link)
	Oct. 24	Middlesbrough	Tyne	Oct. 24	–	–
	Dec. 1	Tyne	Spurn	Dec. 2	FS 661	Convoy available at FS 661 (external link)
	Dec. 6	Spurn	Southend	Dec. 7	FS 665	Compare w/Page 4. Convoy available at FS 665 (external link)
	Dec. 14	Southend	Blyth	Dec. 15	FN 578	Convoy available at FN 578 (external link)
	Dec. 19	Blyth	Spurn	Dec. 22	FS 677	Convoy available at FS 677 (external link)
	Dec. 26	Spurn	Southend	Dec. 27	FS 682	Again, see also Page 4 Convoy available at FS 682 (external link)
1942	Jan. 2	Southend	Blyth	Jan. 4	FN 594A	Convoy available at FN 594A (external link)
	Jan. 9	Blyth	Southend	Jan. 10	FS 694	Convoy available at FS 694 (external link) Also, Page 4.
	Jan. 15	Southend	Blyth	Jan. 17	FN 606	Convoy available at FN 606 (external link)
	Jan. 27	Blyth	Southend	Jan. 28	FS 710	Convoy available at FS 710 (external link) Also, Page 4.
	Febr. 1	Southend	Blyth	Febr. 3	FN 620	Convoy available at FN 620 (external link)
	Febr. 5	Blyth	Southend	Febr. 7	FS 718	Convoy available at FS 718 (external link) Also, Page 4
	Febr. 11	Southend	Blyth	Febr. 13	FN 629	Convoy available at FN 629 (external link)
	Febr. 16	Methil*	Southend	Febr. 18	FS 728	From Blyth. Convoy available at FS 728 (external link) See also Page 4*
	Febr. 19	Southend	Blyth	Febr. 23	FN 636	Convoy available at FN 636 (external link)
	Febr. 27	Blyth	Southend	March 1	FS 737	Convoy available at FS 737 (external link) See also Page 5
	March 4	Southend	Tyne	March 6	FN 647	Convoy available at FN 647 (external link)
	March 8	Tyne	Blyth	March 8	–	–
	March 14	Blyth	Southend	March 16	FS 750	(Also, Page 5). Convoy available at FS 750 (external link)
	March 21	Southend	Blyth	March 23	FN 661	Convoy available at FN 661 (external link)
	March 25	Blyth	Southend	March 27	FS 759	(Again, see also Page 5). Convoy available at FS 759 (external link)
	March 30	Southend	Blyth	March 31	FN 669	Convoy available at FN 669 (external link)
	Apr. 4	Blyth	Southend	Apr. 6	FS 768	Convoy available at FS 768 (external link) See also Page 5
	Apr. 9	Southend	Blyth	Apr. 11	FN 678	Convoy available at FN 678 (external link)
	Apr. 23	Blyth	Southend	Apr. 25	FS 784	(Also, Page 5). Convoy available at FS 784 (external link)
	Apr. 30*	Southend	Blyth	May 1	FN 695	*Page 5 gives departure Apr. 28. Convoy available at FN 695 (external link)
	May 2	Blyth	Southend	May 4	FS 792	Convoy available at FS 792 (external link) See also Page 5.
	May 7	Southend	Blyth	May 8	FN 702	Convoy available at FN 702 (external link)
	May 14	Blyth	Southend	May 16	FS 802	Convoy available at FS 802 (external link) Also, Page 5
	May 20	Southend	Blyth	May 21	FN 713	Convoy available at FN 713 (external link)
	May 28	Blyth	Southend	May 30	FS 814	Convoy available at FS 814 (external link) Also, Page 5.
	June 2	Southend	Blyth	June 4	FN 724	Convoy available at FN 724 (external link)
	June 6	Blyth	Southend	June 8	FS 822	Convoy available at FS 822 (external link) Also, Page 5
	June 10	Southend	Tyne	June 11	FN 731	Convoy available at FN 731 (external link)
	July 4	Tyne	Blyth	July 4	–	–
	July 8	Blyth	Southend	July 10	FS 849	Convoy available at FS 849 (external link) See also Page 6
	July 12	Southend	Blyth	July 13	FN 758	Convoy available at FN 758 (external link)
	July 19	Blyth	Southend	July 21	FS 859	Convoy available at FS 859 (external link) Again, also Page 6.
	July 23	Southend	Blyth	July 24	FN 768	Convoy available at FN 768 (external link)
	Aug. 1	Blyth	Southend	Aug. 3	FS 870	Convoy available at FS 870 (external link) Also, Page 6.
	Aug. 10	Southend	Methil*	Aug. 12	FN 783	Arrived Grangemouth (Page 6*). Convoy available at FN 783 (external link)
	Aug. 19	Methil*	Blyth	Aug. 19	FS 885	*From Grangemouth, Aug. 18 (Page 6). Convoy available at FS 885 (external link)
	Aug. 22	Blyth	Southend	Aug. 24	FS 888	(Also, Page 6). Convoy available at FS 888 (external link)
	Aug. 26	Southend	Blyth	Aug. 27	FN 797	Convoy available at FN 797 (external link)
	Aug. 31	Blyth	Southend	Sept. 2	FS 896	Convoy available at FS 896 (external link) See also Page 6
	Sept. 5	Southend	Blyth	Sept. 7	FN 805	Convoy available at FN 805 (external link)
	Sept. 9	Blyth	Southend	Sept. 11	FS 903	(Also, Page 6). Convoy available at FS 903 (external link)
	Sept. 13	Southend	Blyth	Sept. 14	FN 812	Convoy available at FN 812 (external link)
	Sept. 21	Blyth	Southend	Sept. 23	FS 914	(Also, Page 6). Convoy available at FS 914 (external link)
	Sept. 27	Southend	Blyth	Sept. 28	FN 824	Convoy available at FN 824 (external link)
	Oct. 2	Blyth	Southend	Oct. 4	FS 923	Convoy available at FS 923 (external link) See also Page 6
	Oct. 7	Southend	Blyth	Oct. 9	FN 833	Convoy available at FN 833 (external link)
	Oct. 11	Blyth	Middlesbrough	Oct. 12	FS 931	Convoy available at FS 931 (external link) Compare w/Page 7 (Middlesbrough not mentioned).
	Oct. 12	Middlesbrough	Southend	Oct. 14	FS 932	(Also, Page 7). Convoy available at FS 932 (external link)
	Oct. 18	Southend	Blyth	Oct. 19	FN 842	Convoy available at FN 842 (external link)
	Oct. 22	Blyth	Southend	Oct. 24	FS 940	(Also, Page 7). Convoy available at FS 940 (external link)
	Oct. 28	Southend	Blyth	Oct. 30	FN 851	Convoy available at FN 851 (external link)
	Nov. 1	Blyth	Southend	Nov. 3	FS 949	Also, Page 7. Convoy available at FS 949 (external link)
	Nov. 8	Southend	Blyth	Nov. 9	FN 860	Convoy available at FN 860 (external link)
	Nov. 11	Blyth	Southend	Nov. 13	FS 957	Convoy available at FS 957 (external link) Also, Page 7
	Nov. 17	Southend	Blyth	Nov. 19	FN 868	Convoy available at FN 868 (external link)
	Nov. 22	Blyth	Southend	Nov. 24	FS 967	Convoy available at FS 967 (external link) Also, Page 7.
	Nov. 29	Southend	Blyth	Dec. 1	FN 878	Convoy available at FN 878 (external link)
	Dec. 5	Blyth	Southend	Dec. 7	FS 978	Convoy available at FS 978 (external link) Also, Page 7.
	Dec. 12	Southend	Blyth	Dec. 14	FN 889	Convoy available at FN 889 (external link)
	Dec. 21	Blyth	Southend	Dec. 23	FS 992	Again, see also Page 7. Convoy available at FS 992 (external link)
	Dec. 26	Southend	Blyth	Dec. 28	FN 901	Convoy available at FN 901 (external link)
1943	Jan. 2	Blyth	Southend	Jan. 4	FS 1002	Convoy available at FS 1002 (external link) Also, Page 7.
	Jan. 7	Southend	Blyth	Jan. 9	FN 912	Convoy available at FN 912 (external link)
	Jan. 15	Blyth	Southend	Jan. 17	FS 1013	Convoy available at FS 1013 (external link) See also Page 7
	Jan. 20	Southend	Blyth	Jan. 21	FN 923	Convoy available at FN 923 (external link)
	Jan. 23	Blyth	Southend	Jan. 25	FS 1020	Convoy available at FS 1020 (external link) See also Page 8
	Jan. 28	Southend	Blyth	Jan. 29	FN 930	Convoy available at FN 930 (external link)
	Febr. 5	Blyth	Southend	Febr. 6	FS 1030	(Also, Page 8). Convoy available at FS 1030 (external link)
	Febr. 9	Southend	Blyth	Febr. 11	FN 940	Convoy available at FN 940 (external link)
	Febr. 14	Blyth	Southend	Febr. 16	FS 1039	Convoy available at FS 1039 (external link) Also, Page 8.
	Febr. 22	Southend	Tyne	Febr. 24	FN 951	Convoy available at FN 951 (external link)
	March 23	Tyne	Blyth	March 23	–	–
	March 26	Blyth	Southend	March 28	FS 1073	Convoy available at FS 1073 (external link) See also Page 8
	Apr. 1	Southend	Blyth	Apr. 3	FN 984	Convoy available at FN 984 (external link)
	Apr. 8	Blyth	Southend	Apr. 10	FS 1084	Convoy available at FS 1084 (external link) Also, Page 8.
	Apr. 13	Southend	Blyth	Apr. 15	FN 994	Convoy available at FN 994 (external link)
	Apr. 17	Blyth	Southend	Apr. 19	FS 1092	Convoy available at FS 1092 (external link) Also, Page 8.
	Apr. 24	Southend	Blyth	Apr. 26	FN 1003	Convoy available at FN 1003 (external link)
	May 6	Blyth	Southend	May 8	FS 1108	(Also, Page 8). Convoy available at FS 1108 (external link)
	May 12	Southend	Blyth	May 13	FN 1019	Convoy available at FN 1019 (external link)
	May 15	Blyth	Southend	May 17	FS 1116	Convoy available at FS 1116 (external link) See also Page 8
	May 22	Southend	Blyth	May 24	FN 1027	Convoy available at FN 1027 (external link)
	May 27	Blyth	Southend	May 29	FS 1126	Convoy available at FS 1126 (external link) See also Page 9
	June 2	Southend	Blyth	June 3	FN 1037	Convoy available at FN 1037 (external link)
	June 7	Blyth	Southend	June 9	FS 1136	Convoy available at FS 1136 (external link) Also, Page 9.
	June 12	Southend	Blyth	June 14	FN 1045	Convoy available at FN 1045 (external link)
	June 24	Blyth	Southend	June 26	FS 1150	Convoy available at FS 1150 (external link) Also, Page 9.
	June 29	Southend	Sunderland	July 1	FN 1060	Convoy available at FN 1060 (external link)
	July 3	Sunderland	Southend	July 5	FS 1158	Convoy available at FS 1158 (external link) To London, Page 9
	July 7	Southend	Tyne	July 8	FN 1067	Convoy available at FN 1067 (external link)
	July 23	Tyne	Southend	July 25	FS 1175	(Also, Page 9). Convoy available at FS 1175 (external link)
	July 28	Southend	Blyth	July 29	FN 1085	Convoy available at FN 1085 (external link)
	July 31	Blyth	Southend	Aug. 2	FS 1182	Convoy available at FS 1182 (external link) See also Page 9.
	Aug. 5	Southend	Blyth	Aug. 7	FN 1092	Convoy available at FN 1092 (external link)
	Aug. 20	Blyth	Southend	Aug. 22	FS 1199	(Also, Page 9). Convoy available at FS 1199 (external link)
	Aug. 25	Southend	Blyth	Aug. 26	FN 1109	Convoy available at FN 1109 (external link)
	Sept. 1	Blyth	Southend	Sept. 3	FS 1209	Convoy available at FS 1209 (external link) Also, Page 9.
	Sept. 7	Southend	Blyth	Sept. 9	FN 1120	Convoy available at FN 1120 (external link)
	Sept. 10	Methil*	Blyth?	Sept. 12	FS 1217	From Blyth. Convoy available at FS 1217 (external link) Again, see Page 9*
	Sept. 16	Southend	Blyth	Sept. 18	FN 1128	Convoy available at FN 1128 (external link)
	Sept. 23	Blyth	Southend	Sept. 25	FS 1228	Convoy available at FS 1228 (external link) See also Page 10
	Sept. 28	Southend	Blyth	Sept. 29	FN 1138	Convoy available at FN 1138 (external link)
	Oct. 2	Blyth	Southend	Oct. 4	FS 1236	Convoy available at FS 1236 (external link) Also, Page 10.
	Oct. 9	Southend	Sunderland	Oct. 11	FN 1147	Convoy available at FN 1147 (external link)
	Oct. 14	Sunderland	Southend	Oct. 16	FS 1246	Convoy available at FS 1246 (external link) Also, Page 10.
	Oct. 23	Southend	Blyth	Oct. 26	FN 1159	Convoy available at FN 1159 (external link)
	Oct. 27	Blyth	Southend	Oct. 29	FS 1257	Again, see Page 10. Convoy available at FS 1257 (external link)
	Nov. 3	Southend	Blyth	Nov. 4	FN 1169	Convoy available at FN 1169 (external link)
	Nov. 6	Blyth	Southend	Nov. 8	FS 1266	Convoy available at FS 1266 (external link) Also, Page 10
	Nov. 13	Southend	Blyth	Nov. 15	FN 1177	Convoy available at FN 1177 (external link)
	Nov. 18	Blyth	Southend	Nov. 20	FS 1276	Convoy available at FS 1276 (external link) Also, Page 10
	Nov. 26	Southend	Blyth	Nov. 28	–	–
	Dec. 4	Blyth	Southend	Dec. 6	FS 1290	Convoy available at FS 1290 (external link) Also, Page 10.
	Dec. 9	Southend	Blyth	Dec. 10	FN 1200	Convoy available at FN 1200 (external link)
	Dec. 11	Blyth	Southend	Dec. 13	FS 1297	Convoy available at FS 1297 (external link) Also, Page 10.
	Dec. 19	Southend	Blyth	Dec. 20	FN 1210	Convoy available at FN 1210 (external link)
	Dec. 25	Blyth	Southend	Dec. 27	FS 1311	Convoy available at FS 1311 (external link) Also, Page 10
1944	Jan. 5	Southend	Tyne	Jan. 7	FN 1227	Convoy available at FN 1227 (external link)
	Febr. 4	Tyne	Blyth	Febr. 4	–	Page 11 says: Put back Tyne (arrived Blyth same day).
	Febr. 6	Blyth	Southend	Febr. 8	FS 1354	Convoy available at FS 1354 (external link) Also, Page 11.
	Febr. 12	Southend	Blyth	Febr. 14	FN 1265	Convoy available at FN 1265 (external link)
	Febr. 15	Blyth	Southend	Febr. 17	FS 1363	Convoy available at FS 1363 (external link) Also, Page 11.
	Febr. 23	Southend	Blyth	Febr. 24	FN 1276	Convoy available at FN 1276 (external link)
	Febr. 29	Blyth	Southend	March 2	FS 1377	Convoy available at FS 1377 (external link) Also, Page 11
	March 5	Southend	Blyth	March 6	FN 1287	Convoy available at FN 1287 (external link)
	March 10	Blyth	Southend	March 12	FS 1387	Convoy available at FS 1387 (external link) Also, Page 11.
	March 15	Southend	Tyne	March 16	FN 1297	Convoy available at FN 1297 (external link)
	March 28	Tyne	Blyth	March 28	–	–
	March 31	Blyth	Southend	Apr. 2	FS 1408	Convoy available at FS 1408 (external link) Also, Page 11.
	Apr. 4	Southend	Blyth	Apr. 6	FN 1317	Convoy available at FN 1317 (external link) Missing movements, Page 11
	June 10	Newport	Seine Bay	June 14	EBC 8	(Had arrived Newport, June 1 - Page 11). For Omaha Beach (see also narrative below). Convoy available at EBC 8 (external link)
The rest of these 1944 voyages are not detailed on the archive document and, therefore, comparison cannot be made and accuracy confirmed. Additionally, as already mentioned further up on this page, the scans for Page 12 and Page 13 were corrupt and could not be used. The listing on the next available archive document (Page 14) starts at the end of March-1945.
	June 24	Seine Bay	Barry Roads	June 26	FBC 9	Convoy available at FBC 9 (external link)
	July 4	Barry	Seine Bay	July 6	EBC 31	Convoy available at EBC 31 (external link)
	July 9	Seine Bay	Newport	July 12	FBC 23	Convoy available at FBC 23 (external link)
	July 10	Seine Bay	Newport	July 12	FBC 24	Convoy available at FBC 24 (external link)
One of the above 2 entries is probably an error and should be deleted (or she may initially have joined FBC 23 and returned to port).
	July 18	Newport	Swansea	July 19	Independent	–
	July 24	Swansea	Seine Bay	July 26	EBC 51	Convoy available at EBC 51 (external link)
	Aug. 5	Seine Bay	Swansea	Aug. 7	FBC 45	Convoy available at FBC 45 (external link)
	Aug. 21	Seine Bay	Swansea	Aug. 23	FBC 61	Convoy available at FBC 61 (external link)
There seems to be a voyage missing (from Swansea to Seine Bay) between Aug. 7 and Aug. 21(?)
	Aug. 27	Swansea	Seine Bay	Aug. 29	EBC 85	Convoy available at EBC 85 (external link)
	Sept. 15	Seine Bay	Barry	Sept. 17	FBC 83	Convoy available at FBC 83 (external link)
	Sept. 20	Barry	Seine Bay	–	EBC 110	Convoy available at EBC 110 (external link)
	Oct. 1	Seine Bay	Barry Roads	Oct. 3	FBC 99	Convoy available at FBC 99 (external link)
	Oct. 9	Barry	Seine Bay	–	EBC 128	Convoy available at EBC 128 (external link)
	Oct. 20	Seine Bay	Barry Roads	Oct. 22	EBF 11	Convoy available at EBF 11 (external link)
	Oct. 31	Barry	Seine Bay	–	BEC 23	Convoy available at BEC 23 (external link)
	Nov. 11	Solent	Barry Roads	Nov. 13	EBF 33	Convoy available at EBF 33 (external link)
	Nov. 13	Barry Roads	Belfast	Nov. 15	Independent	–
	Dec. 7	Belfast	Milford Haven	Dec. 9	Independent	–
	Dec. 9	Milford Haven	St. Helens Roads	Dec. 11	BTC 2	Convoy available at BTC 2 (external link)
	Dec. 11	St. Helens Roads	Rouen	Dec. 12	WVC 3	Convoy available at WVC 3 (external link)
	Dec. 20	Havre	Solent	Dec. 21	VWC 11	Convoy available at VWC 11 (external link)
	Dec. 21	St. Helens Roads	Cardiff	Dec. 24	TBC 14	Convoy available at TBC 14 (external link)
Again, the archive document for these first few 1945 voyages is not available, so accuracy cannot be confirmed. The listing on Page 14 starts at the end of March-1945.
1945	Febr. 20	Cardiff	Port Talbot	Febr. 21	Independent	–
	Febr. 24	Port Talbot	Mumbles	Febr. 24	Independent	–
	Febr. 25	Mumbles	St. Helens Roads	Febr. 27	BTC 80	Convoy available at BTC 80 (external link)
	Febr. 27	St. Helens Roads	Rouen	Febr. 28	WVC 78	Convoy available at WVC 78 (external link)
	March 6	Havre	Southampton	March 7	VWC 86	Convoy available at VWC 86 (external link)
	March 12	Southampton	Rouen	March 13	WVC 91	Convoy available at WVC 91 (external link)
	March 22	Havre	Solent	March 23	VWC 103	Convoy available at VWC 103 (external link)
	March 29	St. Helens Roads	Rouen	March 30	WVC 109	Convoy available at WVC 109 (external link)
	Apr. 6	Havre*	Solent	Apr. 7	VWC 118	From Rouen. See also Page 14* Convoy available at VWC 118 (external link)
	Apr. 14	St. Helens Roads	Havre	Apr. 15	WVC 122	Again, compare w/Page 14. Convoy available at WVC 122 (external link)
	Apr. 21	Havre	Solent	Apr. 22	VWC 133	Also, Page 14. Convoy available at VWC 133 (external link)
	Apr. 26	St. Helens Roads	Havre	Apr. 27	WVC 134	Compare w/Page 14. Convoy available at WVC 134 (external link)
	May 1	Havre	St. Helens Roads	May 2	VWC 143	Again, see Page 14 Convoy available at VWC 143 (external link)
	May 2	St. Helens Roads	Southend	May 3	BTC 144	(Also, Page 14). Convoy available at BTC 144 (external link)
	May 13	Southend	Terneuzen	May 13	TAM 167	For Ghent Convoy available at TAM 167 (external link)
	May 17	Scheldt	Downs	May 18	ATM 157	Convoy available at ATM 157 (external link) Subsequent voyages: Page 14 & Page 15

Misc. Voyages:

For information on voyages made in between those mentioned here, please see the documents received from the National Archives of Norway and A. Hague's Voyage Record above. Follow the convoy links provided for further details; escorts' reports are also available for some of them and several Norwegian ships took part.

Ask saved the 15 survivors from the Swedish Lars Magnus Trozelli in the North Sea on Jan 1-1940. A Norwegian seaman, Sverre O. Bergesen, died when this ship sank following an explosion, having been torpedoed by U-58; not sure whether he had worked on board the Swedish ship, or whether he died in the rescue operation. See the link provided at the end of this page for more info on this attack.

According to A. Hague, Ask took part in the U.K.-Norway Convoy ON 11 in Febr.-1940. Later that month she's listed, with a cargo of ore for Middlesbrough, in the original document for Convoy HN 15 from Norway to the U.K. (she had initially started out in Convoy HN 14, but put back). A. Hague now has her returning to Norway in the middle of March with Convoy ON 20, and on March 27, we find her in Convoy HN 22, bound for Tyne in ballast. According to Page 1 of the archive documents, she later arrived Middlesbrough on Apr. 1, and it looks like she was still there when war broke out in Norway on Apr. 9.

In May-1940 she's listed, with destination Rouen, in Convoy OA 144, which left Southend on May 8 and dispersed on the 11th (the Norwegian Kongsgaard is also named, ref. link in the table above). Ask detached from the convoy on May 9; arrival Rouen is not given by A. Hague, but according to the archive document she arrived there that same day. Early the following month she was briefly in Convoy OA 160, which left Southend on June 2 and dispersed 2 days later. She was bound for St. Nazaire on that occasion, and is said to have joined from an FS convoy. This may have been FS 184, in which she's included, together with Diana, Måkefjell and Tautra, at the external site that I've linked to in the Voyage Record. Ask arrived her destination St. Nazaire independently on June 5. Note that she's also listed in Convoy 49 B from Brest to Casablanca shortly thereafter; departure June 12, arrival June 19. If this information is correct, it looks like she barely missed being interned, like so many other Norwegian ships, when France capitulated a few days later. However, this voyage to Casablanca is not mentioned on Page 1, which says she arrived Villa Real on June 18, having started out from St. Nazaire on the 10th.

With iron ore for Hull, she returned in the Gibraltar-U.K. Convoy HG Y, leaving Gibraltar on July 2-1940. Going back to the archive document, we learn that she arrived Manchester on July 12/13. Later that month she appears in Convoy OG 39*, which departed Liverpool on July 26 and arrived Gibraltar on Aug. 6. Ask was again bound for Villa Real, where she arrived on Aug. 5, later returning to the U.K. with Convoy HG 41, departing Gibraltar on Aug. 11. She was bound for Garston with pyrites and arrived there on Aug. 25. The Commodore's narrative is also available for this convoy. The following month, she's listed as bound for Pomaron in Convoy OG 42*, which left Liverpool on Sept. 4 and arrived Gibraltar on the 16th. However, Ask had detached from the convoy the day before, arriving her destination independently on the 16th, remaining there for over 3 weeks. With a cargo of iron ore, she headed back to the U.K. again on Oct. 9 with Convoy HG 45 from Gibraltar, bound for Garston, where she arrived (via Londonderry and Liverpool) on Nov. 1, according to Page 1.

* The OG convoys will be added to my Convoys section in due course, with more information on each; in the meantime, the ships sailing in them (and escorts) are named on the page listing ships in all OG convoys.

Ask was subsequently in service around the U.K. for the rest of 1940, as well as through 1941, 1942, 1943 and well into 1944. It'll be noticed, when going to the various archive documents, that she occasionally had long stays in port.

On Jan. 26-1941, she was in a convoy off Barrow when a Ju 88 attacked, but bombs missed. Checking A. Hague's Voyage Record, we see that he has her on a voyage from Blyth to Southend in Convoy FS 395 on that date (together with Kolsdal, Libra, Ringen, Sitona, Skum and Tautra), but as can be seen, she may also have been in FS 394 (with Spind and Sollund) - had she started out in this convoy and returned to port following the attack, later joining FS 395? According to Page 2, she had left Blyth for London on Jan. 24 and arrived Gravesend on the 28th. The aircraft is said to have been shot down by a British ship sailing in front of Ask.

A report written by the captain of D/S Varøy, states that Ask was in Convoy FN 33, in which Varøy sank following a collision on Oct. 8-1942. This convoy is designated FN 833 (FN 33 / Phase 9) by Arnold Hague - again, see the Voyage Record above. Stirlingville is also included (the listing is incomplete).

Ask took part in "Overlord" (the invasion of Normandie). According to "Nortraships flåte" she arrived Omaha Beach on June 11-1944, leaving again on the 26th. In this time period A. Hague has included her, together with Fagerbro, Jernfjeld, Leka and Lisbeth, in Convoy EBC 8, which left Barry on June 10 (according to Page 11, Ask left Newport that day) and arrived Seine Bay on the 14th, and (with Måkefjell and Torfinn Jarl) in Convoy FBC 9, leaving Seine Bay on June 24, arriving Bristol Channel on June 26. He has also listed her in several subsequent EBC and returning FBC convoys, up to Oct.-1944.

Shortly after VE Day, she's listed as bound for Ghent in the Southend-Antwerp Convoy TAM 167, which departed Southend on May 13-1945 and arrived Antwerp the next day - her voyages in this period can be found on Page 14. She subsequently returned to the U.K. with Convoy ATM 157 on May 17 (links in the table above).

Page 15 shows her voyages to Apr.-1946, and as can be seen, she went home to Norway in the fall of 1945, making another voyage home just before Christmas that year (and again in Febr.-1946).

More information on all the other Norwegian ships mentioned here can be found via the alphabet index at the end of this page, or go to the Master Ship Index.

POST WAR:

Arrived Hamburg on June 29-1959 to be broken up.

Related external links:
The attack on Lars Magnus Trozelli

Stavern Memorial commemoration - This is Sverre O. Bergesen, mention in the above narrative.

Omaha Beachhead

Omaha Beach - includes several Maps