Owner: Skibs-A/S Hallbjørg
Manager: P. Kleppe, Oslo
Tonnage: 2850 gt

Delivered in Jan-1919 from Canadian Vickers Ltd., Montreal as Canadian Voyageur for Canadian Gov., Montreal. Purchased in 1931 by Lars Mæland & Co. A/S, Haugesund and renamed Thuhaug, sold that same year to William Hansen, Bergen, then sailed as Hallbjørg for P. Kleppe from 1936.

Some War Voyages:

(More will be added).

"Nortraships flåte" says that Hallbjørg reported being attacked by torpedoes in the Mozambique channel in the morning of Nov. 4-1943 and again the following day. In the first attack 3 torpedoes were seen to have gone in front of the ship, and in the second attack 3 passed behind her, but a sub had not been seen. I-37 (Otani) is suggested as the possible culprit. According to the external website that I've linked to at the end of this page, she was in Convoy DKA 4 in this time period. This convoy had left Lourenço Marques on Oct. 16-1943 and arrived Aden on Nov. 5. Note that the same site also has her in Convoy DKA 5 (originated in Durban Oct. 26-1943, arrived Aden Nov. 15 - Hallbjørg is said to have arrived Mombasa on Nov. 7). The Norwegian Tiradentes, Troubadour and Unita are also listed. In Dec.1943 she's included, together with the Norwegian Norma, in Convoy AKD 9, departing Aden on Dec. 12, arriving Kilindini on the 21st.

The following spring we find her in Convoy DN 63, departing Durban on May 31-1944, dispersed June 2, Hallbjørg arriving Colombo independently on June 21. In July that year she's listed in Convoy JC 55, which left Colombo on July 7-1944 and arrived Calcutta on the 14th. Hallbjørg had started out in Trincomalee on July 9. At the end of the following month she's said to have joined Convoy JC 62; departure Colombo Aug. 31, arrival Calcutta Sept. 7.

For more information on all the other Norwegian ships mentioned on this page, please see the alphabet index below, or go to the Master Ship Index.

POST WAR:

Broken up in West Germany in 1954.

Related external link:
Misc Convoys - By clicking on "Ship Search", using "Hallbjorg" as keyword, some convoys will come up, namely DKA 4, DKA 5, AKD 9, DN 63, JC 55, JC 62, all mentioned in my text above.