M/T Egda

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Received from, and painted by, Jan Goedhart, Holland.

This was received from John McCreadie, who has also posted this message to my Guestbook, naming other Norwegian seamen (the gravestones are at Cardonald Cemetery in Glasgow, Scotland).
Checking with "Våre falne", a series of 4 books listing Norwegian WW II fatalities, I find that Paul Otto Pedersen died at a hospital in Glasgow on the date given. He served on the Norwegian Strinda at the time.
Able Seaman Joakim Wilhelm Sulen died in an accident in Glasgow, but date of death is given as Jan. 7-1942. At the time, he served on Egda. He's said to have been on board Tancred when that ship was sunk, but I don't see him mentioned in my crew list for Tancred.

Some War Voyages – 1940-1941:

(Complete Voyage Record will be added).

In June-1940 Egda, cargo of gasoline, can be found listed in station 46 of the Halifax-U.K. Convoy HX 47, in which the Norwegian Italia was sunk. Several Norwegian ships took part.

She was 1 of 7 Norwegian ships in Convoy HX 79 in Oct.-1940. The others were Benwood, Sandanger, Triton, Thyra, Høyanger, and Ravnefjell. Egda had station 42 (behind Sandanger in station 41), cargo of gasoline and kerosine, bound for Clyde. This convoy departed Halifax on Oct. 8 and arrived Liverpool on Oct 23 with a loss of 12 ships; all the Norwegian ships made it safely to their destinations.

The first external webste that I've linked to below has her as scheduled for Convoy OB 263, leaving Liverpool on Dec. 23-1940, but did not sail (her destination was Abadan).

The same site has her in station 63 of Convoy SL 70, which left Freetown on March 29-1941 and arrived Liverpool on Apr. 23. Follow the link for names of other Norwegian ships taking part in these 2 convoys.

In June-1941 she was scheduled for Convoy HX 133 (in which Soløy and Vigrid were sunk, and Kongsgaard was torpedoed and damaged), but did not sail. She also cancelled from HX 134 and HX 135, but eventually got away in Convoy HX 136 on June 30, again in the company of several other Norwegian vessels. She was bound for Clyde with a cargo of gasoline, sailing in station 52 of the convoy. She returned across the ocean at the end of the following month with the westbound North Atlantic Convoy ON 1, leaving Liverpool on July 26-1941.

Egda then went back to the U.K. with Convoy HX 148 in Sept.-1941, along with the Norwegian Ørnefjell (55), James Hawson (83), Grey County (93), Stigstad (64), Idefjord (35), Herbrand (52), Vivi (76), and Mirlo (23), as well as the Panamanian Norvinn (Norwegian managers, therefore listed on this website, station 53, between Herbrand and Egda). Some of these ships, including Egda, subsequently returned to the U.S. with the westbound Convoy ON 20 on Sept. 25. Egda was bound for New York, and had station 42.

She must have gone back to the U.K., because in Nov.-1941 she's listed as bound for Aruba in the westbound Convoy ON 40. This convoy is available and will be added to an individual page in my Convoys section in due course, along with further details on it. In the meantime, please go to this convoy in the section listing ships in all ON convoys.

Related external links:
SL convoys - There's also a section the OB (& OA) convoys (and several other series). As can be seen, Egda is mentioned in Convoy OB 263 and SL 70, along with several other Norwegian ships.

HX 79, 19 Oct, 1940 - 20 Oct, 1940

Torpedoed - 1942:

In Jan-1942 she was scheduled for Convoy HX 169, but instead sailed to the U.K. in Convoy HX 170, later joining the westbound Convoy ON 65 which left Liverpool on Febr. 8 (will also be added to my Convoys section, in the meantime, see the link provided above to ships in all ON convoys). Egda had left the convoy and was sailing alone towards the U.S. when she was torpedoed by U-107 (Gelhaus) in the morning of Febr. 21-1942. U-107 was on her way home with two torpedoes left, and only one definite and one doubtful success to her name when the Norwegian ship turned up in position 41 12N 52 55W. The torpedo hit in the port side, but she stayed afloat and reached Halifax safely, then continued to New York for repairs. The repairs must have been completed by May that year because she appears again in Convoy HX 190 which departed Halifax on May 17. She returned with the westbound Convoy ON 101 in June; her destination is given as Boston on that occasion - please scroll down to ON 101 on this page.

More Voyages –1942-1944:

(More will be added).

Egda sailed in Convoy HX 202 in Aug.-1942, bound for Belfast with aviation fuel (station 82). For her return voyage she, and several of the other ships from HX 202, joined Convoy ON 127 on Sept. 4. The following month she was in Convoy HX 213, which departed New York City on Oct. 26-1942 and arrived Liverpool on Nov. 10. Egda had a cargo of aviation fuel for Mersey and had station 93. A week later she joined the westbound Convoy ON 147, bound for Halifax - please scroll down to ON 147 on this page.

Early in Jan.-1943 we find her mentioned in the westbound Convoy ON 155, which had originated in Liverpool on Dec. 19-1942, but Egda only took part from Halifax to New York. Later that month (Jan.-1943) she joined HX 223 in which Kollbjørg and Nortind were lost. The Norwegian Villanger, Brimanger and Brasil also took part. Towards the end of Febr.-1943 she's listed as bound for New York with the westbound Convoy ON 168, as will be seen by following the link in connection with ON 147 above. In Apr. that year she can be found in Convoy HX 233, with several other Norwegian ships. Egda had a cargo of aviation fuel and oil and was sailing in station 64, right next to the Norwegian Villanger on her left and Ivaran on her right, both carrying explosives. The Norwegian Kronprinsen was stationed right behind her. Egda returned across the Atlantic at the end of Apr.-1943 with the westbound Convoy ON 181, station 43, destination New York.

There's a ship listed as Edga in Convoy GUS 33 which I believe must have been Egda(?). This convoy had departed Port Said on March 5-1944 and was bound for Hampton Roads (arrival Apr. 4), but many ships had other destinations and parted company along the way, while others joined. Egda was not present from Port Said, but joined the convoy from Alexandria on March 6, and is said to have parted company for Tunis on March 12. The following month she was scheduled for the New York-U.K. Convoy HX 288, but did not sail and does not show up again until Convoy HX 292 in May. In June-1944 she joined the westbound convoy ON 241 - see this page.

In March-1945 we find her in the westbound Convoy ON 293 and must have gone straight back to the U.K. because at the beginning of May she shows up in the westbound Convoy ON 301 - see this page for both these convoys.

All the ON convoys mentioned here will be added to individual pages in due course, with more information on each. More details on the other Norwegian ships mentioned here can be found with the help of the alphabet index at the end of this page.

POST WAR:

Sold in 1953 to FINAR Financiera Maritima Panamanian Steamship Co. Ltd S/A, Panama. Broken up in 1960 by Omar Bulens, Belgium.

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The text on this page was compiled with the help of: "The World's Merchant Fleets", R. W. Jordan and misc., as well as various sources as named on each convoy page.