D/S Harpefjell
Updated Oct. 5-2011

To Harpefjell on the "Ships starting with H" page.


Source: Bjørn Milde's postcard collection.

Received from and painted by Jan Goedhart, Holland.
More pictures are available on this external page (click in them to make them larger).

Her voyages are listed on these original images from the Norwegian National Archives:
Page 1 | Page 2 | Page 3 | Page 4 | Page 5 | Page 6 | Page 7 | Page 8

Please compare the above voyages with Arnold Hague's Voyage Record below.

Voyage Record From Oct.-1939 to Nov.-1945:

Follow the convoy links provided for more information on each (where the "Convoy" column is left blank, it means that convoy is not known).

Errors may exist, and some voyages are missing.

	Departure	From	To	Arrival	Convoy	Remarks
1939	Oct. 11	Port Alfred	Gibraltar	Nov. 18	Independent	–
	Nov. 19	Gibraltar	Genoa	Nov. 23	Independent	–
	Dec. 4	Itea	Gibraltar	Dec. 11	Independent	–
	Dec. 12	Gibraltar	Kirkwall	Dec. 21	Independent	–
	Dec. 25	Kirkwall	Gibraltar	Jan. 18-1940	Independent	A. Hague says: Probably a passage to & from Norway
1940	Jan. 19	Gibraltar	Jaffa	–	Independent	–
	Febr. 15	Jaffa	Gibraltar	Febr. 25	Independent	–
	Febr. 25	Gibraltar	Liverpool	March 6	HG 20	–
	March 9	Liverpool	Glasgow	March 13	Independent	–
	March 18	Clyde	Passed Gibraltar	Apr. 1	Independent	–
	Apr. 1	Passed Gibraltar	Jaffa	Apr. 5	Independent	–
	Apr. 6	Jaffa	Algiers	Apr. 14	Independent	–
	Apr. 15	Algiers	Gibraltar	Apr. 18	Independent	–
	Apr. 18	Gibraltar	Liverpool	Apr. 27	HG 27F	–
	May 10	Liverpool	London	May 18	Independent	A. Hague says: "Probably via Lands End" See also Page 1
	June 5	Southend	–	–	OA 162	For St. John's, N.F. Dispersed June 8 (June 7?). Convoy available at OA 162 (external link)
	June 8	Dispersed from OA 162	St. John's, N.F.	June 15	Independent	–
	June 21	St. John's, N.F.	Montreal	June 24	Independent	(Also, Quebec - Page 1).
	July 21	Montreal	Halifax	July 27	Independent	A. Hague says: Possibly a passage beyond Montreal (again, see Page 1 above)
	July 31	Halifax	Methil	Aug. 15	HX 62	See also narrative below
	Aug. 24	Methil	Southend	Aug. 26	FS 261	Convoy available at FS convoys (external link)
	Sept. 11	Southend	Methil	Sept. 13	FN 278	Convoy available at FN convoys (external link)
	Sept. 14	Methil	Clyde	Sept. 18	OA 214	Methil to Clyde. Convoy available at OA 214 (external link) See also Page 1
	Sept. 26	Clyde	–	–	OB 219	Dispersed 57 11N 29 32W, Sept. 30. Convoy available at OB 219 (external link)
	Sept. 30	Dispersed from OB 219	St. John's, N.F.	Oct. 5	Independent	–
	Oct. 6	St. John's, N.F.	Montreal	Oct. 10	Independent	–
	Nov. 14	Montreal	Quebec	Nov. 16	Independent	–
	Nov. 17	Quebec	Sydney, C.B.	Nov. 19	Independent	–
	Nov. 22	Sydney, C.B.	Liverpool	Dec. 5	HX 90	(See also narrative below). Missing movements, Page 1
	Dec. 16	Liverpool	Clyde	Dec. 17	Independent	See also Page 1 & Page 2
1941	Jan. 14	Clyde	–	–	OB 274	Dispersed Jan. 19. Convoy available at OB 274 (external link)
	Jan. 19	Dispersed from OB 274	Freetown	Jan. 31	Independent	–
	Febr. 2	Freetown	Lagos	Febr. 7	Independent	–
	Febr. 10	Lagos	Forcados	Febr. 15	Independent	–
	Febr. 16	Forcados	Port Harcourt	Febr. 17	Independent	–
	Febr. 19	Port Harcourt	Freetown	Febr. 27	Independent	–
	March 1	Freetown	Oban	March 25	SL 67	Convoy available at SL 67 (external link)
	March 27	Oban	Methil	March 30	WN 105	Convoy available at WN convoys (external link)
	Apr. 1	Methil	Spurn Head for Hull	Apr. 3	FS 452	Convoy available at FS convoys (external link) Page 2 gives arrival Hull Apr. 4.
	Apr. 18	Spurn Head from Hull	Southend	Apr. 19	FS 466	Convoy available at link above (see also Page 2).
	Apr. 28	Southend	Methil*	Apr. 30	EC 13	Convoy available at EC convoys (external link) *Arrived Leith, on to Methil May 6 (Page 2).
	May 7	Methil	Loch Ewe	May 8	EC 16	Convoy available at link above
	May 10	Loch Ewe	–	–	OB 320	For St. John's, N.F. Dispersed May 14. Convoy available at OB 320 (external link)
	May 14	Dispersed from OB 320	St. John's, N.F.	May 19	Independent	–
	May 22	St. John's, N.F.	Montreal	May 26	Independent	–
	June 22	Montreal	–	–	Independent	A. Hague says: Ashore Sorel, June 22
	June 27	Sorel, after grounding	Sydney, C.B.	June 30	Independent	–
	June 30	Sydney, C.B.	Liverpool	July 18	HX 136	(See also narrative below). Missing movements, Page 2
	July 27	Liverpool	Clyde	July 28	ON 2	–
	July 31	Clyde	–	–	ON 3	For St. John's, N.F. Detached Aug. 11 (see also narrative below).
	Aug. 11	Detached from ON 3	St. John's, N.F.	Aug. 13	Independent	–
	Aug. 16	St. John's, N.F.	Montreal	Aug. 20	Independent	–
	Sept. 5	Montreal	Sydney, C.B.	Sept. 8	Independent	–
	Sept. 8	Sydney, C.B.	Halifax	Sept. 9	Independent	–
	Sept. 10	Halifax	Liverpool	Sept. 25	HX 149	Missing movements, Page 3
	Oct. 6	Liverpool	Clyde	Oct. 6	Independent	Compare w/Page 3 above
	Oct. 17	Clyde	–	–	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. 5	Sydney, C.B.	Montreal	Nov. 8	Independent	–
	Nov. 27	Montreal	Halifax	Dec. 1	Independent	–
	Dec. 3	Halifax	Liverpool	Dec. 19	HX 163	Missing voyages, Page 3
1942	Jan. 18	Liverpool	Freetown	Febr. 8	OS 17	Earlier 1942 movements, Page 3 above. For Freetown. Convoy available at OS 17 (external link)
	Febr. 11	Freetown	Lagos	Febr. 17	Independent	–
	Febr. 17	Lagos	Calabar	Febr. 20	Independent	–
	Febr. 24	Calabar	Lagos	Febr. 27	Independent	–
	March 4	Lagos	Freetown	March 10	Independent	–
	March 14	Freetown	Liverpool	Apr. 2*	SL 103	Convoy available at SL 103 (external link) *Page 3 gives arrival March 31
	Apr. 10	Liverpool	–	–	ON 85	A. Hague says: Returned Apr. 12 (not included, Page 3). Convoy will be added. See ships in ON convoys
	Apr. 14	Liverpool	–	–	ON 86	For Cornerbrook. Detached Apr. 25. Convoy will be added. See link above
	Apr. 25	Detached from ON 86	Cornerbrook	Apr. 30	Independent	–
	May 2	Cornerbrook	Montreal	May 6	Independent	Left Montreal June 6 (Page 3).
	June 7	Father Point	Sydney, C.B.	June 10	QS 7	Convoy available via this page (external link)
	June 11	Sydney, C.B.	Halifax	June 12	SH 13	Convoy available at SH convoys (external link)
	June 14	Halifax	Clyde	June 25	HX 194	–
	July 17	Clyde	St. John's, N.F.	July 27	ON 113	For Sydney, C.B. Convoy will be added. See ships in ON convoys
	July 29	St. John's, N.F.	Sydney, C.B.	Aug. 1	CL 48	Convoy available via this page (external link)
	Aug. 6	Sydney, C.B.	Father Point	Aug. 10	SQ 26	Convoy available via link above. Missing movements, Page 3
	Aug. 30	Father Point	Sydney, C.B.	Sept. 2	QS 31	Convoy available via link above
	Sept. 2	Sydney, C.B.	Halifax	Sept. 4	SH 40	Convoy available at SH convoys (external link)
	Sept. 5	Halifax	Clyde	Sept. 20	SC 99	–
	Oct. 11	Clyde	Halifax	Oct. 31	ON 138	Convoy will be added. See ships in ON convoys
	Nov. 2	Halifax	New York City	Nov. 7	ON 140	Convoy will be added. See link above
	Nov. 25	New York City	Halifax	Nov. 29	SC 111	Arrived Halifax, lost convoy due weather. Convoy will be added. See ships in SC convoys
	Dec. 6	Halifax	Preston	Dec. 25	SC 112	Convoy will be added. See link above
1943	Jan. 9	Preston	Liverpool	Jan. 9	Independent	–
	Jan. 11	Liverpool	New York City	Febr. 5	ON 160	–
	Febr. 23	New York City	Liverpool	March 14	SC 121	Missing voyages, Page 4
	March 28	Liverpool	Halifax	Apr. 19	ONS 2	Convoy will be added. See ships in ONS convoys
	Apr. 24	Halifax	Boston	Apr. 26	XB 47	Convoy available at XB convoys (external link) See also Page 4.
	Apr. 26	Boston	New York City	Apr. 27	Independent	–
	May 15	New York City	Boston	May 17	Independent	–
	May 18	Boston	Halifax	May 20	BX 52	Convoy available at BX convoys (external link)
	May 26	Halifax	Belfast Lough	June 11	SC 132	–
	June 11	Belfast Lough	Bristol	June 13	BB 299	Convoy available at BB convoys (external link)
	June 29	Bristol	Swansea	June 30	Independent	A. Hague says: Engine defects
	July 12	Swansea	Milford Haven	July 13	Independent	–
	July 13	Milford Haven	–	–	ONS 13	For Boston, detached July 29 (28?). Convoy will be added. See ships in ONS convoys
	July 28(?)	From ONS 13	New York City*	July 31	ON 193	*Arrived Boston, July 30 (Page 4). Convoy will be added. See ships in ON convoys
	Aug. 24	Boston	Halifax	Aug. 26	BX 70	Convoy available at BX convoys (external link)
	Aug. 28	Halifax	Sydney, C.B.	Aug. 30	HS 104	Convoy available at HS convoys (external link)
	Sept. 1	Sydney, C.B.	St. John's, N.F.	Sept. 3	BW 57	Convoy available via this page (external link)
	Sept. 9	St. John's, N.F.	Greenland	Sept. 15	SG 30	Convoy available via link above
	Oct. 8	Ivigtut	Unknown port	–	–	–
	Oct. 25	Greenland	Argentia	Nov. 1	GS 34	Convoy available via link above
	Nov. 4	Argentia	Sydney, C.B.	Nov. 6*	WB 70	*Page 4 gives arrival Nov. 9. From Argentia. Convoy available via link above
	Nov. 9	Sydney, C.B.	Halifax	Nov. 11	SH 111	Convoy available at SH convoys (external link)
	Nov. 11	Halifax	Cape Cod Canal	Nov. 13	XB 82A	Convoy available at XB convoys (external link)
	Nov. 13	Cape Cod Canal	New York City	Nov. 15	Independent	–
	Nov. 24	New York City	Gitmo	Nov. 30	NG 400	Convoy available at NG convoys (external link)
	Dec. 2	Gitmo	San Juan, P.R.	–	–	–
	Dec. 12	San Juan, P.R.	Gitmo	Dec. 14	–	–
	Dec. 15	Gitmo	Key West	Dec. 18	GK 776	Convoy available at GK convoys (external link)
	Dec. 18	Key West	Pilottown	Dec. 20	KH 467	Convoy available at KH convoys (external link) See also Page 5
1944	Jan. 21	Pilottown	Key West	Jan. 24	HK 183	Pilottown to Key West. Convoy available at HK convoys (external link)
	Jan. 24	Key West	Gitmo	Jan. 27	KG 684	Convoy available at KG convoys (external link)
	Febr. 3	Gitmo	Cristobal*	Febr. 7	GZ 58	*Cartagena (Page 5). Convoy available at GZ convoys (external link)
	Febr. 9	Cartagena, Col	Barranquilla	Febr. 9	Independent	–
	Febr. 15	Barranquilla	Cristobal	Febr. 16	Independent	–
	Febr. 18	Cristobal	Gitmo	Febr. 22	ZG 59	Convoy available at ZG convoys (external link)
	Febr. 24	Gitmo	Key West	Febr. 27	GK 790	Convoy available at GK convoys (external link)
	Febr. 27	Key West	Pilottown	Febr. 29	KH 495	Convoy available at KH convoys (external link)
	March 6	Pilottown	Key West	March 9	HK 201	Convoy available at HK convoys (external link)
	March 9	Key West	Gitmo	March 12	KG 693	Convoy available at KG convoys (external link)
	March 15	Gitmo	Cristobal	March 19	GZ 62	Convoy available at GZ convoys (external link) Compare w/Page 5
	March 19	Panama	Cartagena, Col	March 20	Independent	–
	March 21	Cartagena, Col	Barranquilla	March 22	Independent	–
	March 27	Barranquilla	Cristobal	March 29	Independent	–
	March 29	Cristobal	Gitmo	Apr. 2	ZG 63	Convoy available at ZG convoys (external link)
	Apr. 3	Gitmo	New York City	Apr. 10	GN 124	Convoy available at GN convoys (external link)
	Apr. 15	New York City	Key West	Apr. 21	NK 608	Convoy available at NK convoys (external link)
	Apr. 21	Key West	Havana	Apr. 22	KH 517	Key West to Havana. Convoy available at KH convoys (external link)
	Apr. 25	Havana	Carditas	Apr. 25	Independent	–
	Apr. 27	Carditas	Key West	Apr. 27	Independent	–
	Apr. 28	Key West	New York City	May 4	KN 310	Convoy available at KN convoys (external link)
	May 16	New York City	Gitmo	May 22	NG 435	Convoy available at NG convoys (external link)
*	May 28	Gitmo	New York City	June 4	GN 135	Convoy available at GN convoys (external link) *Page 5 gives departure May 26, arrival NY June 6.
	June 14	New York City	Key West	June 20	NK 620	Convoy available at NK convoys (external link)
	June 20	Key West	Havana	June 21	Independent	(Stop at Key West not mentioned, Page 5).
	June 25	Havana	Carditas	June 25	Independent	–
	June 26	Carditas	Key West	June 27	Independent	–
	June 27	Key West	New York City	July 1	KN 322	Convoy available at KN convoys (external link)
	July 9	New York City	Key West	July 15	NK 625	Convoy available at NK convoys (external link)
	July 15	Key West	Havana	July 16	Independent	(Stop at Key West not mentioned, Page 5).
	July 19	Havana	Carditas	July 19	Independent	–
	July 21	Carditas	Key West	July 21	Independent	–
	July 22	Key West	New York City	July 28	KN 327	Convoy available at KN convoys (external link)
	Aug. 3	New York City	Havana	Aug. 10	Independent	–
	Aug. 17	Havana	Caibarien	Aug. 17	Independent	–
	Aug. 19	Caibarien	Key West	Aug. 20	Independent	–
	Aug. 22	Key West	New York City	Aug. 27	KN 333	Convoy available at link above
	Sept. 2	New York City	Key West	Sept. 7	NK 636	Convoy available at NK convoys (external link)
	Sept. 8	Key West	Havana	Sept. 9	Independent	(Stop at Key West not mentioned, Page 6).
	Sept. 12	Havana	Carditas	Sept. 12	Independent	–
	Sept. 14	Carditas	Key West	Sept. 14	Independent	–
	Sept. 15	Key West	Boston	Sept. 22	Independent	–
	Sept. 27	Boston	New York City	Sept. 28	Independent	–
	Oct. 22	New York City	Key West	Oct. 27	NK 646	Convoy available at link above
	Oct. 27	Key West	Havana	Oct. 28	Independent	–
	Nov. 4	Havana	Carditas	Nov. 4	Independent	–
	Nov. 7	Carditas	Key West	Nov. 7	Independent	–
	Nov. 9	Key West	Hampton Roads	Nov. 14	KN 349	Convoy available at KN convoys (external link)
	Nov. 16	Hampton Roads	New York City	Nov. 18	Independent	–
	Nov. 26	New York City	Havana	Dec. 2	Independent	–
	Dec. 6	Havana	Carditas	Dec. 6	Independent	–
	Dec. 7	Carditas	Key West	Dec. 8	Independent	–
	Dec. 9	Key West	New York City	Dec. 15	KN 355	Convoy available at link above
	Dec. 21	New York City	Key West	–	NK 658	Convoy available at NK convoys (external link) Page 6 gives arrival Havana Dec. 27 (stop at Key West not mentioned).
	Dec. 30	Havana	Carditas	Dec. 30	Independent	–
1945	Jan. 1	Carditas	Key West	Jan. 1	Independent	–
	Jan. 3	Key West	New York City	Jan. 8	KN 360	Convoy available at KN convoys (external link)
	Jan. 18	New York City	Boston	Jan. 20	Independent	–
	Jan. 20	Boston	Halifax	Jan. 22	BX 142	Convoy available at BX convoys (external link)
	Jan. 31	Halifax	Loch Ewe	Febr. 13	SC 166	–
	Febr. 15	Loch Ewe	Methil*	Febr. 17	WN 674	Convoy available at WN convoys (external link) *Arrived Grangemouth, on to Methil Febr. 26, Dundee Febr. 28 (Page 6).
	March 9	Methil*	Southend	March 11	FS 1751	*From Dundee. Convoy available at FS convoys (external link)
	March 17	Southend	Methil*	March 19	FN 1664	*Arrived Leith, on to Methil March 25 (Page 6). Convoy available at FN convoys (external link)
	March 26	Methil	Southend	March 28	FS 1768	Convoy available at FS convoys (external link)
	Apr. 1	Southend	Methil*	Apr. 3	FN 1679	Convoy available at FN convoys (external link) *Arrived Leith, on to Methil Apr. 12 (Page 7).
	Apr. 13	Methil	Southend	Apr. 15	FS 1782	Convoy available at FS convoys (external link)
	Apr. 24	Southend	Methil*	Apr. 26	FN 1695	Convoy available at FN convoys (external link) *Arrived Leith, on to Methil Apr. 29 (Page 7).
	Apr. 29	Methil	Southend	May 1	FS 1793	Convoy available at FS convoys (external link)
	May 11	Southend	Methil*	May 13	FN 1708	Convoy available at FN convoys (external link) *Compare w/Page 7
	May 27	Methil	Southend	May 28	FS 1813	Convoy available at FS convoys (external link)
	May 31	Southend	Tyne	June 1	FN 1722	A. Hague says: Possibly this convoy to The Humber. Available at FN convoys (external link) See also Page 7
	June 10	Tyne	Methil	June 10	Independent	–
	June 13	Methil	Kristiansand, Norway	–	Independent	–
	June 25	Kristiansand	Tyne	June 28	Independent	–
	July 20	Tyne	New York City	Aug. 6	Independent	–
	Aug. 31	New York City	Montreal	Sept. 12	Independent	(Via Hampton Roads - See Page 7)
	Oct. 6	Montreal	Kirkwall	Oct. 20	Independent	–
	Oct. 21	Kirkwall	Oslo	Oct. 23	Independent	–
	Nov. 1	Oslo	Kristiansand	Nov. 2	Independent	–
	Nov. 4	Kristiansand	Stavanger	Nov. 4	Independent	See also Page 8

Misc. Convoy Voyages – 1940-1945:

For information on voyages made prior to and in between those mentioned here, please see A. Hague's Voyage Record above. Follow the convoy links provided for more details; the Commodore's notes and/or narrative are also available for many of them and several Norwegian ships took part.

Harpefjell is listed among the ships in the Gibraltar-U.K. Convoy HG 20 in Febr.-1940.

According to Page 1 of the archive documents, she was on her way from Jaffa to Algiers when war broke out in Norway on Apr. 9-1940. She arrived Algiers on Apr. 14, continuing to Gibraltar the next day, and from there she joined Convoy HGF 27 on Apr. 18, bound for Liverpool, station 33, arriving Liverpool on Apr. 26. The only other Norwegian ship in this convoy was Bruse Jarl. Harpefjell was scheduled for Convoy OB 146, which left Liverpool on May 11, but she did not sail (ref. external link at the end of this page); she was only bound for London on this occasion. Note, however, that she did leave Mersey on May 11, and arrived London May 18. The following month, she appears, together with Bomma and Tiradentes, in Convoy OA 162, which left Southend on June 5 and dispersed 2 days later, Harpefjell arriving St. John's, N.F. on June 15. Having made voyages to Quebec and Montreal (possibly also Chicago? See archive document), she headed back to the U.K. on July 31 in Convoy HX 62 from Halifax (she had been cancelled from the previous convoy, HX 61).

With Benwood (Vice Commodore) and Bruse, she later joined Convoy OA 214, leaving Methil on Sept. 14, dispersed on the 17th; her voyage information is given as "Methil to Clyde" - again, see also Page 1. She now shows up, along with Abraham Lincoln and Buesten, in Convoy OB 219, which originated in Liverpool Sept. 25 and dispersed Sept. 30, Harpefjell arriving St. John's, N.F. on Oct. 5 (ref. external links provided within the Voyage Record above for info on the OA and OB convoys mentioned here). Having made voyages to Montreal and Quebec again, she proceeded to Sydney, C.B., and from there, she joined Convoy HX 90, bound for Manchester with a general cargo in station 72, arriving that destination on Dec. 7. There's a note in the original convoy document stating she had come from Convoy HX 89, however, I don't have the Advance Sailing Telegram for HX 89, so am unable to confirm that she had originally been scheduled for this convoy. The Commodore's report and HMS Laconia's report are also available for HX 90, which lost several ships - followthe links for details.

In Jan.-1941, she's listed, together with Ferncourt, Leiv Eiriksson, Sommerstad, Stigstad and Torfinn Jarl, in Convoy OB 274, which originated Liverpool on Jan. 14 and dispersed on the 19th, Harpefjell arriving Freetown on Febr. 1, according to Page 2. Having made voyages to Lagos, Forcados and Port Harcourt, she returned to Freetown in order to join Convoy SL 67, leaving Freetown on March 1, arriving Liverpool on the 26th (ref. link provided within the record above - Henrik Ibsen, Innerøy and Solfonn are also named. This convoy lost several ships, see the external link at the end of this page) - Harpefjell stopped at Oban on March 25. In May, we find her, with Gallia, Høegh Scout and Thalatta, in Convoy OB 320, which originated in Liverpool on May 8 and dispersed May 14 (link in the table above). Harpefjell was bound for St. John's, where she arrived May 19, having started out from Loch Ewe on the 10th. With a general cargo for Manchester, she was scheduled to return in the Sydney, C.B. section of Convoy HX 135 on June 26, but instead joined Convoy HX 136 a few days later (according to Arnold Hague, she had run aground at Sorel on June 22, and this may have caused the delay; she had not arrived Sydney, C.B. until June 30, too late to join HX 135). She arrived Manchester on July 18/19 and later that month, she can be found in the westbound North Atlantic Convoy ON 2, leaving Liverpool on July 27, but she only went as far as Clyde, subsequently joining the next convoy from there, ON 3, which had started out in Liverpool on July 31. According to the Commodore's notes for this convoy, she broke away in fog at 11:00 on Aug. 11 in 51 20N 45 30W; she arrived St. John's, N.F. Aug. 13, proceeding to Montreal a few days later.

On Sept. 10, we find her Convoy HX 149 from Halifax (station 86), along with the Norwegian Daghild (station 63), Brasil (83), Thorsholm (33), Innerøy (35), Thorshov (64), Somerville (66), Glittre (24), Lise (44), Aristophanes (43), Norvik (Panamanian flag, Norwegian managers and therefore included on this website, in station 84, behind Brasil), Brant County (87) and Kollbjørg (73). A. Hague has also included Abraham Lincoln, President de Vogue and Ringstad. Harpefjell arrived Manchester on Sept. 25/26 - see Page 3. She now made a voyage to Sydney, C.B., having joined the westbound Convoy ON 27*, which originated in Liverpool on Oct. 16 and dispersed Nov. 2, Harpefjell arriving her destination the next day, proceeding to Montreal 2 days later. She headed back to the U.K. again on Dec. 3 in Convoy HX 163 from Halifax, and arrived Manchester on Dec. 20.

In Jan.-1942, Harpefjell is listed in Convoy OS 17, on a voyage in ballast from Liverpool to Freetown in station 43 of the convoy, which left Liverpool on Jan. 18 and arrived Freetown Febr. 7 - again, ref. link within the record above; Carmelfjell and Ørnefjell are also listed. With a cargo of palm kernels, Harpefjell went back in the other direction again the following month in Convoy SL 103, which departed Freetown on March 14 and arrived Liverpool on Apr. 2. The company's Ørnefjell was again in company, as was the Norwegian Tigre. It'll be noticed, when going back to Page 3, that Harpefjell's arrival Liverpool is given as March 31. A. Hague now mentions her in the westbound North Atlantic Convoy ON 85*, which left Liverpool on Apr. 10, however, she returned to port, joining Convoy ON 86* on Apr. 14 - her destination is given as Cornerbrook, where she arrived Apr. 30, having detached from the convoy on the 25th. Acanthus, Eglantine, Potentilla and Rose are named among the escorts for this convoy - see ON convoy escorts.

Harpefjell headed back to the U.K. on June 14 in Convoy HX 194 from Halifax, joining the westbound Convoy ON 113* the following month, again bound for Sydney, C.B. (convoy originated in Liverpool on July 17), but became a straggler in the bad weather, arriving St. John's, N.F. on July 27, continuing to Sydney, C.B. the next day (this convoy also lost some ships - ref. external link at the end of this page). On Sept. 5, I have her in the slow Convoy SC 99 from Halifax, and she returned across the Atlantic with Convoy ON 138*, which originated in Liverpool on Oct. 11 and arrived New York on Nov. 3 (Commodore in Evanger) - Harpefjell, however, stopped at Halifax on Oct. 31, joining Convoy ON 140* from there to continue to New York, with arrival Nov. 7 (this convoy had started out in Liverpool on Oct. 17; Harpefjell sailed from Halifax on Nov. 2). She subsequently joined the slow Convoy SC 111* from New York on Nov. 25, but lost the convoy due to the bad weather and put in at Halifax on Nov. 29, later joining Convoy SC 112* from there in order to complete her voyage to the U.K.; she arrived Preston on Dec. 25 - see Page 4. Harpefjell had a general cargo and also carried explosives on this voyage, sailing in station 123.

In Jan.-1943, we find her in station 23 of the westbound Convoy ON 160, which left Liverpool on Jan. 11 and arrived New York on Febr. 4. On Febr. 23, she headed back in the other direction with Convoy SC 121 from New York, in which the Commodore Vessel Bonneville and several others were sunk - follow the links for much more information, an analysis of attacks is also available. From Liverpool, Harpefjell proceeded to Eastham on March 14, continuing to Manchester that same day, later making voyages to Partington, Ellesmore Port and Stanlow, before returning across the Atlantic with Convoy ONS 2*, departing Liverpool on March 28, arriving Halifax on Apr. 19 (Ingerfire was sunk - follow the link for details). In May that same year, she can be found among the ships in Convoy SC 132 from Halifax, and in July, she's listed in the westbound Convoy ONS 13* (Commodore in Geisha), which left Liverpool on July 14 - Harpefjell sailed from Milford Haven on the 13th. According to A. Hague, she detached from this convoy on July 29 in order to join up with Convoy ON 193*, and arrrived New York July 31, but going back to Page 4, we learn that she arrived Boston on July 30 (ON 193 had started out in Liverpool July 16).

The rest of her 1943 voyages are shown on Page 4 and Page 5. The latter document also has some of her 1944 voyages, while her remaining voyages that year (and some of her 1945 voyages) are listed on Page 6 - convoy information for some of them can be found in A. Hague's Voyage Record above.

At the end of Jan.-1945, I have her in the slow Halifax-U.K. Convoy SC 166, bound for Grangemouth with lumber, arriving that destination on Febr. 17.

From Page 7, we learn that she got to go home to Norway already in June-1945, and again in Oct.-1945. Page 8 shows some of her early 1946 voyages.

* The ON and ONS convoys mentioned here also had several other Norwegian ships. These convoys will be added to individual pages in my Convoys section in due course, along with further details on each. In the meantime, the ships sailing in them (and escorts) are named in the section listing ships in all ON convoys and on the page for ships in all ONS convoys. The entire SC series will also be updated and completed, but for now, please go to ships in all SC convoys for the names of other ships sailing in SC 111 and SC 112. (Additionally, the HX series will be updated with information from A. Hague's database, see ships in all HX convoys).

More information on the other Norwegian ships named here is available via the alphabet index at the end of this page, or go to the Master Ship Index.

POST WAR:

According to this external page, she was sold in Febr.-1948 to Kristiansands Tankrederi II A/S (Einar Rasmussen), Kristiansand and renamed Polycrest. Sold in Dec.-1955 to Poseidon Schiffahrts GmbH, Hamburg, renamed Transontario. Sold in Apr.-1963 to "Mesco" Mediterranean Shipping Co. (P. Vrangos), Piræus and renamed Tavros. Arrived Avilés, Spain for breaking up on Aug. 31-1970.

Related external links:
OB (& OA) convoys - As mentioned, Harpefjell is listed as scheduled for OB 146.

Ships hit from Convoy SL 67

Ships hit from Convoy ON 113

The Battle for Convoy ON 113 - A description of this convoy battle.

Back to Harpefjell on the "Ships starting with H" page.

Olsen & Ugelstad had another ship by this name, built in Fredrikstad in 1936. Sold to Holland in 1937 and renamed Prins Maurits (N.v. Mij. Zeetransport, Rotterdam). Sold in 1956 to Germany and renamed Carl Levers, sold in 1959 to Gill Amin, Bombay, no name change. Damaged in a storm in Aug.-1964 off Bombay, on fire, broken up in 1966.