D/S Askeladden
Updated Dec. 11-2012

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

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

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

Please follow the convoy links provided - some listings are incomplete (where the "Convoy" column is left blank, it means that convoy is not known).

Errors do exist, and some voyages are missing.

	Departure	From	To	Arrival	Convoy	Remarks
1940	May 25	Chatham, C.B.	Halifax	May 28	Independent	–
	June 2	Halifax	Weymouth Bay	June 16	HX 47	To Portland for degaussing (see also narrative below & Page 1).
	June 30	Portland	Downs	July 1	Independent	–
	July 1	Southend	Sunderland	July 3	FN 210	Convoy available at FN 210 (external link)
	July 3	Sunderland	Methil	July 3	Independent	Voyage not included, Page 1
	July 10	Methil	–	–	OA 182	Dispersed July 14 Convoy available at OA 182 (external link)
	July 14	Dispersed from OA 182	Nelson, N.B.	–	Independent	Page 1 gives arrival July 27
	July 27	Nelson, N.B.	Newcastle, N.B.	–	Independent	–
	Aug. 9	Newcastle, N.B.	Sydney, C.B.	Aug. 10	Independent	–
	Aug. 15	Sydney, C.B.	Clyde	Aug. 30	SC 1	See also narrative & Page 1
	Oct. 11	Clyde	Lisbon	Oct. 23	OG 44	Convoy will be added. See ships in OG convoys
	Nov. 15	Lisbon	Gibraltar	Nov. 17	Independent	–
	Nov. 20	Gibraltar	Oban	Dec. 3	HG 47	–
	Dec. 4	Oban	Methil	Dec. 8	WN 49	Convoy available at WN 49 (external link)
	Dec. 10	Methil	Shields	Dec. 11	FS 358	Convoy available at FS 358 (external link)
1941	March 11	Tyne	Southend	March 12	FS 433T	Convoy available at FS 433T (external link) See also Page 1
	March 20	Southend	Methil	March 22	FN 436	Convoy available at FN 436 (external link) Missing movements, Page 1.
	Apr. 3	Methil	Southend	Apr. 5	FS 454	Convoy available at FS 454 (external link) Again, see also Page 1.
	Apr. 11	Southend	Methil	Apr. 13	FN 452	Convoy available at FN 452 (external link)
	Apr. 26	Methil	Shields	Apr. 26	FS 474	Convoy available at FS 474 (external link) See also Page 2
	June 24	Shields	Southend	June 26	FS 524	Convoy available at FS 524 (external link) Also, Page 2.
	June 29	Southend	Tyne	July 1	FN 486	Convoy available at FN 486 (external link)
	July 2	Tyne	Leith	July 4	FN 487	Convoy available at FN 487 (external link) Left Leith July 8 (Page 2).
	July 10	Methil	Loch Ewe	July 12	EC 43	Convoy available at EC 43 (external link)
	July 13	Loch Ewe	Reykjavik	July 17	A. Hague says: Possibly in OB 345	Convoy available at OB 345 (external link)
	July 31	Reykjavik	–	–	ON 1	Dispersed in 42 29N 45 45W, Aug. 9
	Aug. 9	Dispersed from ON 1	Yarmouth, N.S.	Aug. 13	Independent	–
	Aug. 28	Yarmouth, N.S.	Sydney, C.B.	Aug. 29	Independent	–
	Aug. 30	Sydney, C.B.	Loch Ewe	Sept. 18	SC 42	–
	Sept. 19	Loch Ewe	Methil	Sept. 21	WN 182	Convoy available at WN 182 (external link)
	Sept. 24	Methil	Southend	Sept. 26	FS 603	Convoy available at FS 603 (external link) Compare w/Page 2
	Oct. 6	Southend	Tyne	Oct. 8	Independent	–
	Oct. 13	Tyne	Loch Ewe	Oct. 15	A. Hague says: Possibly EC 84	Convoy available at EC 84 (external link)
	Oct. 18	Loch Ewe	–	–	ON 27	For Sydney, C.B. Dispersed Nov. 2. Convoy will be added. See ships in ON convoys
	Nov. 2	Dispersed from ON 27	Sydney, C.B.	Nov. 3	Independent	–
	Nov. 4	Sydney, C.B.	Port Alfred	Nov. 7	Independent	–
	Nov. 17	Port Alfred	Sydney, C.B.	Nov. 20	Independent	–
	Nov. 22	Sydney, C.B.	Clyde	Dec. 9	SC 56	See also narrative below
1942	Jan. 10	Liverpool	Huelva	Jan. 24*	OG 78	Convoy will be added. See ships in OG convoys
	Jan. 24*	Loch Ewe	Methil	Jan. 27	WN 236	Convoy available at WN 236 (external link)
* She could not have been at Huelva and Loch Ewe on the same date. The Loch Ewe-Methil voyage should probably be deleted. According to Page 2, she left Clyde on Jan. 11 and arrived Huelva on the 24th.
	Jan. 31	Huelva	Gibraltar	Febr. 1	Independent	–
	Febr. 2	Gibraltar	Oban	Febr. 13	HG 78	–
	Febr. 16	Oban	Methil	Febr. 19	WN 246	Convoy available at WN 246 (external link)
	Febr. 19	Methil	Spurn Head	Febr. 20	FS 730	Convoy available at FS 730 (external link) Missing movements, Page 3
	March 15	Spurn Head	Methil	March 16	FN 655	Convoy available at FN 655 (external link)
	March 18	Methil	Loch Ewe	March 20	EN 60	Convoy available at EN 60 (external link)
	March 22	Loch Ewe	New York City	Apr. 9	ON 78	Convoy will be added See ships in ON convoys
	May 1	New York City	Halifax	May 5	Independent	–
	May 7	Halifax	Belfast Lough	May 21	SC 83	Again, see Page 3
	May 23	Belfast Lough	Holyhead	May 23	BB 177	Convoy available at BB 177 (external link)
	May 26	Holyhead	Swansea	May 27	A. Hague says: Possibly in BB 177	–
	May 30	Swansea	Southampton	June 1	WP 164	Convoy available at WP 164 (external link)
	June 6	Southampton	Swansea	June 8	PW 167	Convoy available at PW 167 (external link)
	June 14	Swansea	Milford Haven	June 14	Independent	–
	June 15	Milford Haven	Boston(*)	July 2	ON 104	For St. John, N.B. Convoy will be added See ships in ON convoys
	*Convoy ON 104 did arrive Boston on July 2, but Askeladden arrived Halifax (via Belfast Lough) on July 1 - Boston not mentioned, Page 3.
	July 5	Halifax	St. John, N.B.	July 7	XB 28	Convoy available at XB 28 (external link)
	July 29	St. John, N.B.	Halifax	July 31	BX 31F	Convoy available at BX 31F (external link)
	Aug. 4	Halifax	Loch Ewe	Aug. 19	SC 95	–
	Aug. 19	Loch Ewe	Methil	Aug. 21	WN 325	Convoy available at WN 325 (external link)
	Aug. 22	Methil	Spurn Head	Aug. 23	FS 888	Convoy available at FS 888 (external link) To Immingham (Page 3).
	Sept. 9	Spurn Head	Methil	Sept. 10	FN 808	Convoy available at FN 808 (external link)
	Sept. 11	Methil	Loch Ewe	Sept. 13	EN 136	Convoy available at EN 136 (external link)
	Sept. 19	Loch Ewe	Halifax	Oct. 7	ON 132	Convoy will be added See ships in ON convoys
	Oct. 13	Halifax	New York City	Oct. 17	ON 134	Convoy will be added See link above
	Oct. 31	New York City	Gitmo	Nov. 7	NG 318	For Curacao. Convoy available at NG 318 (external link)
	Nov. 7	Gitmo	Curacao	Nov. 10	GAT 20	Convoy available at GAT 20 (external link)
	Nov. 21	Curacao	Trinidad	Nov. 24	GAT 23	Convoy available at GAT 23 (external link)
	Nov. 27	Trinidad	Pernambuco	Nov. 29	–	Compare w/Page 4
	Dec. 4	Pernambuco	Trinidad	Dec. 7	–	–
	Dec. 16	Trinidad	Pernambuco	Dec. 18	–	–
	Dec. 25	Pernambuco	Trinidad	Dec. 27	–	–
1943	Jan. 13	Trinidad	Demerara	Jan. 15	–	–
	Jan. 18	Demerara	Trinidad	Jan. 19	–	–
	Jan. 24	Trinidad	Demerara	Jan. 26	–	–
	Febr. 3	Demerara	Trinidad	Febr. 4	–	–
	Febr. 11	Trinidad	Demerara	Febr. 13	–	–
	Febr. 18	Demerara	Trinidad	Febr. 19	–	–
	Febr. 23	Trinidad	Demerara	Febr. 25	–	–
	March 3	Demerara	Trinidad	March 5	–	–
	March 13	Trinidad	Demerara	March 15	–	–
	March 18	Demerara	Trinidad	March 20	–	–
	March 23	Trinidad	Demerara	March 25	–	–
	Apr. 3	Demerara	Trinidad	Apr. 4	–	–
	Apr. 10	Trinidad	Demerara	Apr. 12	–	–
	Apr. 17	Demerara	Trinidad	Apr. 18	–	–
	Apr. 22	Trinidad	Demerara	Apr. 24	–	–
	Apr. 26	Demerara	Trinidad	Apr. 27	–	–
	May 4	Trinidad	Trinidad	May 5	TAG 58	Returned w/defects Convoy available at TAG 58 (external link)
	May 9	Trinidad	Gitmo	May 14	TAG 59	Convoy available at TAG 59 (external link)
	May 19	Gitmo	Key West	May 22	GK 734	Convoy available at GK 734 (external link)
	May 22	Key West	Mobile	June 23	–	A. Hague says: Several unknown movements here
	June 24	Mobile	Havana	June 26	–	A. Hague says: Sailing date approximate (see also Page 4)
	July 1	Havana	Key West	July 13	–	Sailing date approximate, several movements
	July 13	Key West	Jacksonville	July 16	Probably KN 252	Convoy available at KN 252 (external link)
	July 16	Jacksonville	Baltimore	July 22	Possibly independent	–
	July 24	Baltimore	New York City	July 26	–	–
	Aug. 1	New York City	Boston	Aug. 3	Independent	–
	Aug. 5	Boston	Halifax	Aug. 7	BX 67	Convoy available at BX 67 (external link)
	Aug. 10	Halifax	Sydney, C.B.*	Aug. 12	HS 101	*Compare w/Page 5 Convoy available at HS 101 (external link)
	Aug. 20	Nelson, N.B.	Chatham, N.B.	Aug. 22	Independent	Sailing date estimated
	Aug. 28	Chatham, N.B.	Halifax	Sept. 1	Independent	–
	Sept. 3	Halifax	Liverpool	Sept. 17	SC 141	Missing movements, Page 5.
	Oct. 27	Liverpool	–	–	OS 57 / KMS 31	For Algiers. Convoy split Nov. 9. Available at OS 57/KMS 31 (external link)
	Nov. 9	Convoy split	Gibraltar	Nov. 10	KMS 31	Convoy will be added. See ships in KMS convoys
	Nov. 10	Gibraltar	Algiers	Nov. 13	KMS 31	–
	Nov. 26	Algiers	Bone	Nov. 27	–	–
	Nov. 30	Bone	Bizerta	Nov. 30	–	–
	Dec. 3	Bizerta	Augusta	Dec. 6	–	–
	Dec. 11	Augusta	Salerno	Dec. 13	–	–
	Dec. 14	Salerno	Naples	Dec. ?	–	Dates estimated
	Dec. 19	Naples	Catania	Dec. 21	NV 12A	Convoy available at NV 12A (but incomplete - external link)
	Dec. 31	Catania	Augusta	Dec. 31	–	–
1944	Jan. 3	Augusta	Naples	Jan. 4	VN 14A	Convoy available at VN 14A (external link) Missing movements, Page 5
	Jan. 18	Naples	Augusta	Jan. 19	NV 16	A. Hague says: Passage to and from Torre Annunziata (see Page 5 above). Convoy available at NV 16 (external link)
	Jan. 20	Augusta	Augusta	Jan. 26	–	A. Hague says: Unknown passage here
	Jan. 30	Augusta	Barletta	Febr. 2	AH 21A	Convoy available at AH 21A (external link)
	Febr. 8	Barletta	Augusta	Febr. 11	A. Hague says: Possibly HA 23 (uncertain)	Convoy available at HA 23 (external link)
	Febr. 14	Augusta	Philippeville	Febr. 19	MKS 40	Convoy will be added. See ships in MKS convoys
	Febr. 28	Philippeville	Augusta	March 2	KMS 42	Convoy will be added. See ships in KMS convoys
	March 7	Augusta	Algiers	March 13	Independent?	A. Hague says: A long passage, possibly independent
	March 22	Algiers	Augusta	March 27	UGS 35	Convoy available at UGS 35 (external link)
	March 28	Augusta	Naples	March 29	VN 30	A. Hague says: Thence Torre Annunziata, and return (see Page 5). Convoy available at VN 30 (external link)
	Apr. 7	Naples	Augusta	Apr. 8	NV 31	Convoy available at NV 31 (external link)
	Apr. 9	Augusta	Algiers	Apr. 13	GUS 36	Convoy available at GUS 36 (external link)
	Apr. 27	Algiers	Augusta	May 1	KMS 48	Convoy will be added. See ships in KMS convoys
	May 2	Augusta	Naples	May 3	VN 37	Convoy available at VN 37 (external link)
	May 10	Naples	Augusta	May 12	NV 37A	Convoy available at NV 37A (external link)
	May 14	Augusta	Oran	May 26	–	A. Hague says: Must be 2 passages at least here
	May 29	Oran	Bone	June 1	KMS 51	Convoy will be added. See ships in KMS convoys
	June 4	Bone	Malta	June 6	Possibly independent	–
	June 11	Malta	Augusta	June 11	Independent	–
	June 12	Augusta	Barletta	June 14	AH 48A	Convoy available at AH 48A (external link)
	June 19	Barletta	Brindisi	June 19	–	–
	June 21	Brindisi	Taranto	June 22	–	–
	June 25	Taranto	Brindisi	June 26	Escorted	–
	July 1	Brindisi	Barletta	July 1	–	A. Hague says: Estimated date for input purposes only
	July 28	Barletta	Ancona	July 29	Escorted	–
	Aug. 3	Ancona	Bari	–	Escorted	–
	Aug. 5	Bari	Brindisi	Aug. 5	Escorted	Estimated date
	Aug. 6	Brindisi	Augusta	Aug. 8	HA 59	Convoy available at HA 59 (external link)
	Aug. 8	Augusta	Tripoli, Libya	Aug. 10	Independent	–
	Aug. 12	Tripoli, Libya	Alexandria	Aug. 16	Independent	Sailing date approximate
	Aug. 18	Alexandria	Port Said	Aug. 19	Independent	–
	Aug. 21	Port Said	Haifa	Aug. 22	Independent	–
	Aug. 26	Haifa	Port Said	Aug. 28	Independent	Arrival estimated
It now looks like the next few entries have gone a bit helter/skelter:
	Aug. 27	Port Said	Alexandria (after straggling)	Sept.* 29	MKS 60	*Page 6 gives Aug. 28 Convoy will be added. See ships in MKS convoys
	Aug. 28*	Augusta	Alexandria	Oct. 4	–	–
	*Departure should be Sept. 28 and voyage belongs further down in the record - inserted there.
	Aug. 29	Alexandria	Tripoli, Libya	Sept. 3	Independent	Arrival estimated
	Sept. 5	Tripoli, Libya	Augusta	Sept. 7	Independent	–
	Sept. 8	Augusta	Brindisi	Sept. 10	AH 66	Convoy available at AH 66 (external link)
	Sept. 16	Brindisi	Barletta	Sept. 16	–	–
	Sept. 20	Barletta	Bari	Sept. 20	–	A. Hague says: Estimated dates for input purposes only
	Sept. 26	Bari	Augusta	Sept. 28	HA 69	Convoy available at HA 69 (external link)
	Sept. 27	Bari	Augusta	Sept. 28	HA 69	–
The last entry above should probably be deleted (Convoy HA 69 left Bari on Sept. 26 and arrived Augusta on the 28th). See also Page 6 below.
*	Sept. 28	Augusta	Alexandria	Oct. 4	–	–
	*The above voyage has been taken from entries further up on this page and departure date corrected - see also Page 6.
	Oct. 9	Alexandria	Augusta	Oct. 17	–	A. Hague says: Unusually long passage time (Page 6 indicates voyage to Tobruk in between) Left Augusta same day
	Oct. 22	Naples	Leghorn	Oct. 26	–	Had arrived Naples Oct. 19 (Page 6)
	Nov. 3	Leghorn	Naples	Nov. 5	–	–
	Nov. 7	Naples	Augusta	Nov. 8	–	–
	Nov. 10	Augusta	Port Said	Nov. 16	–	–
	Nov. 17	Port Said	Suez	Nov. 18	Independent	–
	Nov. 24	Suez	Port Said	Nov. 25	Independent	–
	Nov. 25	Port Said	Augusta	Dec. 2	Independent	–
	Dec. 4	Augusta	Bari	Dec. 6	AH 83	Convoy available at AH 83 (external link)
	Dec. 11	Bari	Alexandria	Dec. 17	–	–
	Dec. 23	Alexandria	Augusta	Dec. 29	Independent	–
1945	Jan. 2	Augusta	Brindisi	Jan. 5	Independent	–
	Jan. 13	Brindisi	Piræus	Jan. 17	Escorted	–
	Jan. 23	Piræus	Port Said	Jan. 27	Independent	–
	Jan. 25*	Leghorn	Naples	Febr. 27	NV 108	Convoy available at NV 108 (external link)
* This entry is probably in the wrong place, I believe it belongs further down in the record (Convoy NV 108 departed Leghorn on Febr. 25 and arrived Naples on the 28th).
	Jan. 28	Port Said	Suez	Jan. 29	Independent	–
	Febr. 3	Suez	Port Said	Febr. 4	Independent	–
	Febr. 4	Port Said	Augusta	Febr. 11	Independent	–
	Febr. 11	Augusta	Naples	Febr. 13	Independent	–
	Febr. 17	Naples	Piombino	Febr. 18	VN 106	Convoy available at VN 106 (external link)
	Febr. 18	Piombino	Leghorn	Febr. 18	VN 106	–
*	Febr. 25	Leghorn	Naples	Febr. 27	NV 108	Convoy available at NV 108 (external link)
	*Voyage taken from entries above and departure date corrected - see also Page 7.
	Febr. 28	Naples	Alexandria	March 6	Independent	–
	March 20	Alexandria	Augusta	March 25	Independent	–
	March 26	Augusta	Brindisi	March 28	Independent	–
	March 30	Brindisi	Ancona	Apr. 1	AH 25*	Convoy available at AH 25 (external link)
?	March 31	Bari	Ancona	Apr. 1	AH 25	Should be deleted. See Page 7
* Note that there was also a convoy with this designation the previous year, and Askeladden is included in it on this external page, but I believe this must be an error, beause she sailed in MKS 40 at that time - see the entry for Febr. 14 under 1944 above. Note also that there were 2 convoys with the designation HA 28, one in March-1944, in which Askeladden is listed, and one in Apr.-1945, mentioned in the next entry below, in which Askeladden is not mentioned at all. Again, this might be a mix up; as will be seen under March-1944, there's no mention of the first HA 28 voyage, and I believe she belongs in the 1945 HA 28 convoy instead.
	Apr. 10	Ancona	Brindisi	Apr. 12	HA 28	Convoy available at HA 28 (external link) Askeladden is not listed
	Apr. 15	Brindisi	Patras	Apr. 19	Independent	Sailing date estimated
	Apr. 23	Patras	Piræus	Apr. 25	Independent	–
	May 3	Piræus	Khios	–	Independent	–
	May 8	Khios	Alexandria	May 12	Independent	Sailing date estimated
	May 20	Alexandria	Piræus	May 24	Independent	–
	May 24	Piræus	Alexandria	June 6	Independent	–
	July 20	Alexandria	Malta	July 26	Independent	–
	Aug. 1	Malta	Sfax	Aug. 2	Independent	–
	Aug. 6	Sfax	Gibraltar	Aug. 13	Independent	Subsequent voyages, Page 7

Misc. Convoy 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; several Norwegian ships took part.

Askeladden (having been cancelled from Convoy HX 46) sailed in the Halifax-U.K. Convoy HX 47 in June-1940, in which Italia and others were sunk - follow the links for details. Askeladden was bound for Sunderland, cargo of pit props, station 73. According to her Voyage Record she stopped at Portland for degaussing before proceeding to Sunderland at the beginning of July (see also Page 1). Later that month she joined Convoy OA 182, which left Methil on July 10 and dispersed on the 14th, Askeladden arriving Nelson, N.B. on July 27 - see the external link provided within the Voyage Record. With lumber for London, she was scheduled to return to the U.K. in the Sydney (C.B.) portion of Convoy HX 66 (Norne was sunk, follow the link for info), but instead joined the first, slow Sydney (C.B.)-U.K. Convoy SC 1, which left on Aug. 15, and in which Eva was sunk. Askeladden arrived Clyde on Aug. 30 and subsequently remained in the U.K. for quite a long time.

She was scheduled for Convoy OB 221 (ref. external link at the end of this page), which left Liverpool on Sept. 29, but she did not sail. Her destination is given as Panama. She's later listed in the U.K.-Gibraltar Convoy OG 44*, originating in Liverpool on Oct. 11, arriving Gibraltar on the 24th - Askeladden, however, was bound for Lisbon, where she arrived on the 23rd and again had a long stay in port (Page 1). The following month, she's listed as bound for Tyne with a cargo of pit props in Convoy HG 47 from Gibraltar to the U.K. Via Oban and Methil Roads, she arrived Tyne on Dec. 11 and it'll be noticed, when going back to the archive document, that she remained there for a long time - departure is given as March 11-1941. Another long stay there is shown on Page 2.

In the summer of 1941 she made a voyage to Reykjavik. She's not listed, but A. Hague suggests she may have sailed in Convoy OB 345 for this voyage (link in the table above). From Reykjavik, she later joined the westbound North Atlantic Convoy ON 1, originating in Liverpool on July 26-1941. Askeladden arrived Yarmouth, N.S. on Aug. 13, the convoy having been dispersed Aug. 9. With a cargo of pulpwood, she returned at the end of that month with Convoy SC 42 from Sydney, C.B., which lost several ships (including Stargard). Follow the links for more info. In Oct.-1941 she's listed as bound for Sydney, C.B. in Convoy ON 27*, which originated in Liverpool on Oct. 16 and dispersed Nov. 2, Askeladden arriving her destination the next day. Fanefjeld, Harpefjell, Heina, Inger Elisabeth, Rolf Jarl and Torfinn Jarl are also named in this convoy. Askeladden was scheduled to head back to the U.K. in Convoy SC 55 on Nov. 16 (she was in Port Arthur on that date - see Page 2), but instead joined the next convoy on Nov. 22, SC 56, cargo of aluminium and pulp for Glasgow, with arrival Dec. 9.

At the beginning of 1942 she appears in the U.K.-Gibraltar Convoy OG 78*, which left Milford Haven on Jan. 9 and arrived Gibraltar on the 24th - Askeladden arrived Huelva that day, having sailed from Clyde Jan. 11. At the beginning of the following month, she's listed in the Gibraltar-U.K. Convoy HG 78, bound for Hull with iron pyrites, arriving there (via Oban and Methil Roads) on Febr. 21, remaining for 3 weeks - see Page 2 and Page 3. She later joined the westbound North Atlantic Convoy ON 78*, which originated in Liverpool on March 21 and arrived Halifax on Apr. 9; Askeladden is said to have arrived New York City on that date, having started out from Loch Ewe on March 21. (Fjordheim, Iron Baron and Solitaire are also listed). Following a 3 weeks say in New York, she proceeded to Halifax in order to join Convoy SC 83 back to the U.K. on May 7. She had a cargo of timber for Swansea and Southampton and sailed in station 113 of the convoy, for which Acanthus, Eglantine, Potentilla and Rose served as escorts for a while. Askeladden arrived Swansea on May 27, Southampton on June 1.

We now find her listed as bound for St. John, N.B. in the westbound Convoy ON 104*. The Norwegian Bonde, Ruth I and Veni are also listed in this convoy, which originated in Liverpool on June 16. Askeladden arrived Halifax on July 1, proceeding to St. John, N.B. on July 5, with arrival July 7 and again had quite a long stay in port (Page 3). Early the following month, she joined Convoy SC 95, cargo of lumber for Immingham, where she arrived (via various other ports) on Aug. 23, returning with Convoy ON 132*, which originated in Liverpool on Sept. 19 and arrived New York on Oct. 8; Askeladden, however, was bound for Halifax on that occasion, and arrived there on Oct. 7, but she later joined Convoy ON 134* from there to New York on Oct. 13 (this convoy had sailed from Liverpool on Sept. 26 and arrived New York on Oct. 17). Both these convoys had several other Norwegian ships, namely Borgholm, Gezina, Loke, Pollux (from Halifax), Ravnefjell and Snar in ON 132; Acanthus, Eglantine and Potentilla are again named among the escorts, as is Montbretia (see ON convoy escorts), and Bonneville (Commodore Vessel), Glarona, Grado, Granfoss, Hallfried, Hjalmar Wessel, Loke, Mathilda, Maud, Sir James Clark Ross and Veni in ON 134 (some joining from Halifax). The Panamanian Nortun, which had Norwegian managers and is, therefore, listed under the N's on this website, also took part in the latter. Askeladden's voyages in this period are shown on Page 4.

From New York, she later made a voyage to Curacao (convoy info in Voyage Record above), then made several voyages to Trinidad, Paramaribo and Demerara. She did not head back to the U.K. again until Sept. 3-1943, when I have her in station 115 of Convoy SC 141 from Halifax, bound for Garston with a cargo of lumber, where she arrived on Sept. 17, according to Page 5. She subsequently had a long stay in Liverpool, before heading to Algiers, joining Convoy OS 57/KMS 31, which departed Liverpool on Oct. 27. Askeladden was in the KMS portion*, which arrived Gibraltar on Nov. 10, the convoy having split up the day before. See the link provided in the Voyage Record for more details on the combined convoy; several Norwegian ships are named. Askeladden arrived her destination on Nov. 13. That Christmas she lost a crew member when 1st Engineer Sverre Andersen drowned at Catania on Dec. 24. He had previously served on D/S Ringulv with my father - see the crew list for Ringulv. Askeladden's subsequent voyages are shown on the archive document, with convoy info for some of them in the table above.

In Febr.-1944 she made a voyage from Augusta to Philippeville in Convoy MKS 40* (originated in Port Said on Febr. 9, arrived Gibraltar on the 21st). She returned to Augusta in Convoy KMS 42* (originated in Gibraltar on Febr. 25). At the end of Apr.-1944 she made a voyage from Algiers to Augusta in Convoy KMS 48*, and at the end of May she's listed as bound from Oran to Bone in Convoy KMS 51* (convoy originated in Gibraltar May 28). Again, see Page 5 and the Voyage Record above for info on voyages made in between those mentioned here. Her subsequent voyages are listed on Page 6.

I also have a snippet of information saying that Askeladden was in Augusta in Aug.-1944, departing for Tripoli on Aug. 8. This fits in with details found in her Voyage Record, saying she made this voyage independently, arriving Tripoli on Aug. 10. Later that month she appears in Convoy MKS 60*, which left Port Said on Aug. 27 and arrived Gibraltar Sept. 7. However, it looks like Askeladden went to Alexandria on that occasion, arriving Aug. 28, having become a straggler from the convoy, according to A. Hague.

For information on the rest of her voyages, please go back to Page 6 and the Voyage Record - See also Page 7, which shows that she went home to Norway in Jan.-1946 (as can be seen, she occasionally had long stays in port).

* The ON convoys will be added to individual pages in my Convoys section in due course, with further details on each, but in the meantime, the ships sailing in them (and escorts) are named in the section listing ships in all ON convoys. The MKS, KMS and OG convoys will also be added; for now, see ships in all MKS convoys, ships in all KMS convoys, and ships in all OG convoys.

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:

Sold in 1950, renamed Leonardia. Sold in 1954 to Partenreederei Calliope (manager Hans Kruger GmbH, Hamburg), renamed Calliope. Later owned by Dr Martin Schlusser, Germany when laid up at Hamburg. Sold in Aug.-1961 to Eisen & Metall AG, Hamburg for breaking up. Note that the post war history on this external page is a little different.

Related external link:
OB (& OA) convoys - OB 221 is included.

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