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D/S Edle
Updated Apr. 25-2009

To Edle on the "Ships starting with E" page.

Manager: A. Salvesen, Oslo
Tonnage:
654 gt

Built in Larvik 1917 (1916?). Ex Exmona (1935), ex Kolsaas, ex Spero.

Captein: Thor Olav Thorsen.

Her voyages are listed on these original images from the Norwegian National Archives:
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Please compare the above voyages with A. 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).

Follow the convoy links provided for more information on each.

Errors may exist, and many voyages are missing (ref. archive docs above).

Departure From To Arrival Convoy Remarks
1940 Febr. 8 Norwegian Waters Methil Febr. 11 HN 10
March 3 Methil Norwegian Waters March 7 ON 17
March 30 Norwegian Waters Methil Apr. 3 HN 23A
Oct. 19 Clyde Methil Oct. 22 WN 24 Convoy available at WN convoys
(external link)
Nov. 11 Southend Methil Nov. 14 FN 332 Convoy available at FN convoys
(external link)
Nov. 17 Methil Oban Nov. 21 EN 27/1 Convoy available at EN convoys
(external link)
1941 Jan. 4 Methil Southend Jan. 6 FS 379 Convoy available at FS convoys
(external link)
Jan. 31 Methil Oban Febr. 4 EN 65/1 Did not sail.
Convoy available at EN convoys
(external link)
Febr. 4 Methil Belfast Febr. 8 EN 67/1 Convoy available via link above
1942 May 10 Loch Ewe Methil May 12 WN 281 Convoy available at WN convoys
(external link)
1944 May 30 Barry St Helens Roads June 1 WRECKER Convoy available at Convoy Wrecker
(external link)
June 12 Seine Bay Fowey June 14 FBC 2 Convoy available at FBC convoys
(external link)
June 18 Falmouth Seine Bay June 19 EBC 14 Convoy available at EBC convoys
(external link)
June 26 Seine Bay Bristol Channel June 28 FBC 11 Convoy available at FBC convoys
(external link)
July 8 Barry Seine Bay July 10 EBC 35 Convoy available at EBC convoys
(external link)
July 12 Seine Bay Fowey July 14 FBC 25 Convoy available at FBC convoys
(external link)
Aug. 5 Seine Bay Fowey Aug. 6 FBC 45 Convoy available via link above
Aug. 9 Fowey Seine Bay Aug. 10 EBC 66 Convoy available at EBC convoys
(external link)
Aug. 19 Seine Bay Fowey Aug. 20 FBC 59 Convoy available at FBC convoys
(external link)
Aug. 26 Solent Seine Bay Aug. 26 EBC 82 Convoy available at EBC convoys
(external link)
Sept. 1 Seine Bay Fowey Sept. 2 FBC 70 Convoy available at FBC convoys
(external link)
Sept. 10 Solent Seine Bay Sept. 10 EBC 97 Convoy available at EBC convoys
(external link)
Sept. 16 Seine Bay Plymouth Sept. 17 FBC 84 Convoy available at FBC convoys
(external link)
Nov. 1 Solent Barry Roads Nov. 3 EBF 23 Convoy available via this page
(external link)
Nov. 9 Plymouth St Malo Nov. 10 COC 4 Convoy available via link above
Nov. 16 Falmouth Barry Nov. 17 EBF 37 Convoy available via link above
Nov. 23 Plymouth St Malo Nov. 24 COC 10 Convoy available via link above
Nov. 27 Granville Falmouth Nov. 29 Escorted
Dec. 6 Plymouth Granville Dec. 8 COC 17 Convoy available via link above
Dec. 10 Granville Falmouth Dec. 11 Escorted
1945 Jan. 15 Plymouth Granville Jan. 16 COC 51 Convoy available via this page
(external link)
Jan. 21 Cancale Roads Barry Roads Jan. 23 TBC 44 Joined off Lizard.
Convoy available at TBC convoys
(external link)
Febr. 19 Plymouth Granville Febr. 20 COC 81 Convoy available via this page
(external link)
Febr. 22 Granville Barry Roads Febr. 25
Febr. 28 Plymouth Granville March 1 COC 90 Convoy available via link above
March 3 Granville Port Talbot March 5 TBC 85 Joined off Lizard.
Convoy available at TBC convoys
(external link)
March 8 Plymouth St Malo March 9 COC 98 Convoy available via this page
(external link)
March 12 St Malo Cardiff March 14 TBC 94 Joined off Lizard.
Convoy available at TBC convoys
(external link)
March 17 Plymouth Granville March 18
March 21 Cancale Roads Falmouth March 22
March 23 Falmouth Swansea March 24 TBC 104 Convoy available via link above
Apr. 6 St. Helens Roads Havre Apr. 7 WVC 116 Convoy available via this page
(external link)
Apr. 15 St. Helens Roads Cardiff Apr. 17 TBC 128 Convoy available at TBC convoys
(external link)
May 12 Havre St. Helens Roads May 12 VWC 154 Convoy available via this page
(external link)
May 22 Falmouth Granville May 23 COC 172 Convoy available via link above

Again, please see the archive documents for information on further voyages.

 Notes: 

Edle is listed in the Norway-U.K. Convoy HN 10 in Febr.-1940. Early in March we find her in the U.K.-Norway Convoy ON 17, and at the end of that month she joined Convoy HN 23A. Follow the links for more details; several Norwegian ships took part.

She was mostly in service around the U.K. during the war.

Edle was on a voyage from Swansea to Southampton with a cargo of coal when German aircraft attacked the convoy she was in (end of Jan.-1942?). The captain got the impression that the aircraft were concentrating on 2 Norwegian tankers sailing nearby, so he decided to pull Edle out of danger, but while maneuvering out of the rear of the convoy an aircraft came in from the starboard side. The gunner waited until it was 70 ft above before firing at it with one of the Marlins. The aircraft was observed crashing into the sea and cries for help were heard, but the captain did not find it advisable to launch a boat to rescue the pilots.

She took part in the invasion of Normandy, "Operation Neptune" as the maritime side of the operation was called, involving around 7000 vessels of all types and sizes. Edle arrived on June 7-1944, unloaded ammunition until June 12 and later continued delivering 9 more loads of ammunition to the American beachheads. Other Norwegian ships arriving on June 7 were D/S Skarv, D/S Stadion, D/S Thore Hafte and D/S Vestmanrød, all listed on this website (see alphabet index).

Related external link:
Normandy - 6 June/24 July-1944

Back to Edle on the "Ships starting with E" page.

Norway had previously had a whale catcher by the name Edle, built in Bergen 1912, 156 gt., renamed Windau in 1928, Gun 3 in 1931.

The text on this page was compiled with the help of: "Nortraships flåte", J. R. Hegland, and misc.

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