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M/S Brimanger To Brimanger on the "Ships starting with B" page. Manager: Westfal-Larsen & Co., Bergen Delivered in Nov.-1929 from Sir W. G. Armstrong, Whitworth & Co., Newacstle.
(Received from Don Kindell - His source: The late Arnold Hague's database). Follow the convoy links provided for more information on each. Compare Arnold Hague's information with these original images from the Norwegian National Archives:
Follow the convoy links provided for more information on them; some also include the Commodore's notes. Note that only a selection of her voyages are discussed here. Also, see Page 1, Page 2 and Page 3 of the documents received from the National Archives of Norway for information on her earlier voyages. Brimanger appears to have been scheduled for Convoy HX 168 in Jan.-1942, but instead joined the next convoy, HX 169, a few days later. A. Hague suggests she may have joined the westbound Convoy ON 68* the following month, but returned to port, later joining Convoy ON 70*, which left Liverpool on Febr. 25-1942 and dispersed on the 15th. The Norwegian Benwood and Ingerto are also listed. Brimanger returned to the U.K. in Apr.-1942 in Convoy HX 186, later joining the westbound Convoy ON 97*, departing Liverpool on May 22, arriving New York June 7. She had again been in the company of several other Norwegian ships, namely B.P. Newton, Brant County, Cetus, Gallia, Norfjell, and Nortind, as well as the Panamanian Norvik, which is listed under the N's of this website because she had Norwegian managers. Brimanger headed back to the U.K. again at the end of June in Convoy HX 196 from Halifax, and the following month we find her in the westbound Convoy ON 115*, together with Emma Bakke, Herbrand, Høegh Hood, Katy, Norsktank, Ørnefjell, Solfonn, and Topdalsfjord. Brimanger was bound for New York and had station 12 of the convoy, which originated in Liverpool on July 24-1942. At the end of Aug.-1942 she joined Convoy HX 205, which left Halifax on Aug. 30 and arrived Liverpool on Sept. 11, then on the 25th of that month she left Liverpool for New York again, joining the westbound Convoy ON 133*, which also included Anna Knudsen, Athos, Bello, Emma Bakke, Garonne, Grey County, Kosmos II, Minerva, Molda, Noreg, Nueva Granada, Petter II (returned), Polarsol, Polartank, Sandanger, Skandinavia, Thorshavet, Thorshov, and the Panamanian Norbris (Norwegian managers). At the beginning of Nov.-1942 she headed back to the U.K. with Convoy HX 214, leaving New York City on Nov. 3-1942. Brimanger had a general cargo for Liverpool and sailed in station 72 of the convoy. She had time for one more voyage to New York before the year was over, and she left Liverpool again on Dec. 3 in Convoy ON 151*, which arrived New York on Dec. 23, and also included Atlantic, Brasil, Gefion, Geisha, Kaia Knudsen, Molda, Skandinavia, Stigstad, and Thorshov. Brimanger returned to the U.K in Jan.-1943 in Convoy HX 223 in which Kollbjørg and Nortind were lost; follow the links to my pages about these ships for more details. The Norwegian Villanger, Egda, Norfalk, and Brasil also took part in this convoy. The following month she joined the westbound Convoy ON 168*, which originated in Liverpool on Febr. 21-1943 and had Brajara, Egda, Gallia, Heranger, Lynghaug, Maud, Meline, Morgenen, Reinholt, Slemmestad, and Tigre among its ranks. She subsequently returned in Convoy HX 233 (departure New York Apr. 6, arrival Liverpool Apr. 21), again with several other Norwegian ships, and in May she travelled to New York again, having joined the wesbound Convoy ON 183* from Liverpool on May 10, arriving New York on the 25th. Other Norwegian ships in this convoy were Gefion, Laurits Swenson, Noreg, Santos, Tungsha, Vinga and Washington Express. In June-1943 she can be found in the slow Convoy SC 135 from Halifax, having originally started out in the faster Convoy HX 244 from New York on June 15, but lost touch in fog and put into Halifax. She had a general cargo for Liverpool. (Note that she's also listed as cancelled from HX 245). She now headed back to New York again with the westbound Convoy ON 194*, originating in Liverpool on July 24-1943, arriving New York on Aug. 7, and had among its ranks the Norwegian Anna Odland, Belinda, Dagrun, Fernmoor, G. C. Brøvig, Germa, Heimvard, Kaia Knudsen, Lista, Morgenen, Noreg, Norheim, and Skandinavia, the Norwegian corvettes Acanthus, Potentilla and Rose being among the escorts. In Sept.-1943 she acted as the Vice Commodore's ship for Convoy HX 256 (in which Topdalsfjord was Commodore Vessel), and on Oct. 11-1943 we find her in the westbound Convoy ON 206* from Liverpool, together with Nueva Granada, Skiensfjord, and Stiklestad, again with Potentilla and Rose among the escorts. Brimanger had a general cargo as well as incendiary bombs, sailing in station 102 of the convoy. The following month she was the Commodore Vessel for Convoy HX 266. This convoy, which left New York on Nov. 13-1943 and arrived Liverpool on the 27th, is not available among the HX convoys included on my own website, but I've linked directly to it within the table above, and as can be seen, the Norwegian Fernwood, Idefjord, Morgenen, Mosli, and Thorhild are also listed. Brimanger carried a general cargo and explosives and had station 71. That year was rounded off by sailing back to New York in the westbound Convoy ON 217*, originating in Liverpool on Christmas Eve, arriving New York on Jan. 10-1944. Duala, Fagerfjell, John Bakke, Norheim, Pan Scandia, and Reinholt also took part. In Febr.-1944 she's listed in Convoy HX 278, bound for Liverpool with general cargo, returning to New York with the westbound Convoy ON 227*, which left Liverpool on March 8 and arrived New York on the 22nd. This time, only Elisabeth Bakke and Ivaran were in company. The following month she shows up in Convoy HX 287, again with general cargo for Liverpool, where she arrived on Apr. 26, the convoy having departed New York on Apr. 12. With Emma Bakke, Ferncourt, Glarona, Herbrand, Laurits Swenson, Maud, Mosli, Norefjord, Noreg, Norma, Pan Scandia, Skaraas, and Velma, she subsequently joined the westbound Convoy ON 237*, departing Liverpool on May 19, arriving New York June 3. Later that month she served as Commodore Vessel for Convoy HX 297 from New York, general cargo for Liverpool, w/arrival July 11. On the 25th of that month, we find her in station 71 of the westbound Convoy ON 246*, which arrived New York on Aug. 9 and included Abraham Lincoln, Alaska, Atlantic, Dageid, Dalfonn, Danio, Fernwood, Ivaran, James Hawson, Kaldfonn, Leiv Eiriksson, Ørnefjell, Petter, Skotaas, Strinda, Thorhild, Tiradentes, Toronto, Vardefjell and Velox. Brimanger headed back to the U.K. later that month in Convoy HX 305, again with general cargo for Liverpool, where she arrived on Sept. 9. She left Liverpool again on Sept. 22-1944 in Convoy ON 255* in order to return to New York, arriving there on Oct. 9. Fernwood and Ivaran had again been in company, as had Herbrand, Solfonn, Solør, and Stiklestad. Brimanger now served as the Vice Commodore's ship for Convoy HX 316, departing New York on Oct. 25, and towards the end of Nov.-1944 she joined the westbound Convoy ON 268*, which arrived New York on Dec. 10 and also included Emma Bakke, Marit II, Montevideo, Strinda, and Topdalsfjord. Brimanger left New York again on Christms Eve in Convoy HX 328, again serving as the Commodore's Vessel, and again bound for Liverpool with general cargo. She departed Liverpool on Febr. 1-1945 and arrived New York on Febr. 19, Convoy ON 282*. Egerø, Ferncourt, Fjordaas, Frontenac, Kaldfonn, and Topdalsfjord are also included. From New York she subsequently joined Convoy HX 343 back to the U.K. (departure March 9-1945), together with Biscaya (returned), Katy, Noreg, Skaraas, Skotaas, and Tai Shan, as will be seen when clicking on the external link provided within the above table. Two more Trans-Atlantic convoy voyages were made that year, the first in Apr.-1945 when she joined the westbound Convoy ON 297*, arriving New York on May 2, the second when she returned to the U.K. in Convoy HX 357, arriving Liverpool on June 2. Other Norwegian ships in the ON convoy were Abraham Lincoln, Brasil, Emma Bakke, Fernwood, Geisha, Norsktank, and Topdalsfjord. Abraham Lincoln also took part in the HX convoy, as did Fagerfjell, Jotunfjell, Kaldfonn, Montevideo, Østhav, Thorshavn and Tungsha (ref. link provided in the Voyage Record). When she again headed to New York, she could sail alone and with all lights lit. Again, follow the convoy links for more info on each. *All the ON convoys mentioned here will be added to individual pages in my Convoys section; in the meantime, the ships sailing in them (and escorts) are named in the section listing ships in all ON convoys. For more details on all the other Norwegian ships named on this page, please see the alphabet index below, or go to the Master Ship Index. In the Norwegian magazine "Krigsseileren", No. 1/1985 I've found the names of 16 Norwegians who are buried at Pine Ridge Cemetery, Saranac, NY. One of them was Trygve Magnussen from Brimanger, who is listed as having died in July-1945. Checking with "Våre falne", a series of 4 books listing all Norwegian WW II casualties, I find that he served as cook on Brimanger until he became ill and had to pay off on June 13-1944. He died on July 25-1945 at Gabriels Sanatorium, New York. According to a message in my Guestbook, Gabriels is a tiny town seven miles north of Saranac Lake. The sanitorium was founded and run by the Catholic "Sisters of Mercy" and was named for a Catholic leader, Bishop Gabriels. The sanitorium was for tuberculosis patients, and the building still stands. See also my Memorials page for the names of others who died at this sanatorium.
Sold in July-1959 to Olivistim Navigation Co, Panama, renamed Helen. Broken up in Yugoslavia in 1963. Related external link: Back to Brimanger on the "Ships starting with B" page. Other ships by this name: Another Brimanger was delivered to Westfal-Larsen in Oct.-1960 from Bergens Mek. Verksteder, Bergen, 5604 gt. Sold to Monrovia in Nov.-1973, renamed Karana Ampat. Sold to Indonesia in 1975. Condemned in 1981 following a fire. In March-1977 the company received another Brimanger, built in Poland, 17 057 gt. This ship sailed as Bow Solar for Skibs-A/S Storli, Bergen from 1990, renamed Ncc Tihamah that same year - sold for breaking up in 2004 (majority of info from Westfal-Larsen fleet list).
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