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D/S Heire To Heire on the "Ships starting with H" page. Owner: D/S A/S Heitmanns Rederi Delivered in June-1917 from Pusnes Støberi & mek. Verksted, Arendal (38) as Stend to Laur. Christiansens Rederi, Bergen, but sold to Skibs-A/S Nordsjø- & Baltic Linje (Jervell & Co. A/S), Ålesund upon delivery. "Våre gamle skip" by Leif M. Bjørkelund & E. H. Kongshavn gives tonnages as 896 gt, 456 net, 1250 tdwt, 210.5' x 33.2' x 13.3', Triple exp. 115 nhp (Pusnes MV). In Nov.-1917 she was sold to A/S Borch (A. F. Borch & Sønner A/S), Drammen. Sold in Nov.-1924 to D/S A/S Heitmanns Rederi (H. Heitmann & Søn), Oslo and renamed Heire.
In Apr.-1940 Heire was in Convoy HN 24, which arrived Methil from Norway on Apr. 7-1940; in other words, she got out of Norway just before the German invasion. Several other Norwegian ships also took part, as will be seen when following the link. In Aug.-1940 she's listed, together with the Norwegian Lom, Solitaire and Svint, in Convoy OA 204, which left Methil on Aug. 25 and dispersed on the 29th - ref. external link provided below. A little snippet from "Nortraships flåte"; Heire lost her propeller in Febr.-1941 and was towed to Blyth. She took part in Operation Neptune, the maritime side of the invasion of Normandy in June-1944, arriving Omaha Beach on June 12, departing June 19. The first external website that I've linked to below has information on some of the convoys she was in during this time period.
Sold in 1949 to D/S A/S Svanholm (Trygve Matland), Haugesund and renamed Svanholm. Modernized in 1951, in North Sea service and seasonal lumber trade. Sold in Aug.-1960 to Finnish owners and sailed as Svanholm for Gösta Sigfred Lindström, Borgå, then from 1963 as Panamanian Bamby (South Star Corp. Panama). Arrived Gijon, Spain on Aug.-17-1965 (1967?) for breaking up. Related external links Omaha Beach - includes several Maps Back to Heire on the "Ships starting with H" page. The text on this page was compiled with the help of: "Nortraships flåte", J. R. Hegland, "Våre gamle skip", Leif M. Bjørkelund & E. H. Kongshavn, and misc.
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