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M/S Høyanger To Høyanger on the "Ships starting with H" page.
Manager: Westfal-Larsen & Co. A/S, Bergen Delivered in Aug.-1926 from Burmeister & Wain, Copenhagen. From Jan.-1956 until March-1956 a British able seaman by the name Thomas Patrick Shaw served on this ship - see my text for Hallfried for a picture and more details on him, including some of his WW II and other post war ships. If anyone remembers this man, please contact me via the address provided at the end of this page. Her voyages are listed on these original images from the Norwegian National Archives: Please compare the above voyages with Arnold Hague's Voyage Record below.
(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 some voyages are missing.
Høyanger was in the Bermuda portion of Convoy HX 47 in June-1940 (in which the Norwegian Italia was sunk). Later that month, she joined Convoy OB 176, which left Liverpool on June 29 and dispersed July 2. Her destination is given as San Pedro; according to Page 1 of the archive documents, she arrived Cristobal on July 18, proceeding to Los Angeles the next day - see the external link provided within the table above for more on this convoy. In Oct.-1940, she was 1 of several Norwegian ships in Convoy HX 79. Others were Benwood, Sandanger, Egda, Triton, Thyra and Ravnefjell. This convoy departed Halifax on Oct. 8 and arrived Liverpool on Oct 23 with a loss of 12 ships, but no Norwegian ships were lost. Høyanger had joined from Bermuda in station 81 of the feeder convoy, BHX 79, later taking station 85 of the main convoy, carrying lumber and general for Liverpool. Ships sunk are named on my page about this convoy; see also the external link at the end of this page. She was scheduled for Convoy OB 256, leaving Liverpool on Dec. 8-1940, but she did not sail (going back to the archive document mentioned above, we see that she was in Garston on Dec. 7, departing that day for Liverpool). She shows up again, with destination Cristobal and Los Angeles, in OB 259, leaving Liverpool on Dec. 14, but note that she's also listed in OB 260, departing Liverpool on Dec. 16, dispersed on the 19th, so probably did not join OB 259 either - see the external website that I've linked to at the end of this page. She arrived Cristobal on Jan. 7-1941, proceeding to Los Angeles a few days later. On March 27-1941, she was scheduled for the Halifax-U.K. Convoy HX 117, but instead joined the next convoy on March 31, HX 118, carrying a general cargo and lumber, as well as 8 bombers, station 73. In May that year, she was in Convoy OB 318 in which Eastern Star was sunk, but Høyanger is said to have made it safely to Sydney, C.B. (note that this port is not mentioned on Page 2 of the archive documents, which says she arrived Cristobal on May 27, later continuing to Los Angeles). My page about D/S Borgfred and the external website that I've linked to at the end of this page have more on this convoy battle. Another Norwegian ship in this convoy was M/T Sommerstad. In Aug.-1941, Høyanger was in Convoy HX 145 from Halifax (in station 95 with 3 bombers on deck), subsequently joining the westbound Convoy ON 17, leaving Liverpool on Sept. 17, dispersed Sept. 29, Høyanger arriving Cristobal on Oct. 11, before proceeding to Los Angeles. Christmas that year was spent in Convoy HX 166, departing Halifax on Dec. 21-1941. In Jan.-1942, she's listed as bound for Vancouver in the westbound North Atlantic Convoy ON 61* (left Liverpool Jan. 27, dispersed Febr. 10). According to Page 2 of the archive docs, she stopped at Bermuda (Febr. 14), Cristobal (Febr. 23), and Los Angeles (March 8) before proceeding to Vancouver, where she arrived March 13. When on an independent voyage from Cristobal to Halifax in May, she's said to have been involved in a collision with the British Toorak, and was beached at Shelbourne on May 27. She was refloated on June 11 and later underwent repairs in New York, where she arrived Aug. 5. Departure is given as Oct. 26, when she joined Convoy HX 213. Høyanger stopped at Belfast Lough Nov. 9, continuing to Swansea 2 days later, with arrival there Nov. 12 - see Page 3. Cargo is given as "valuables and explosives" and she had station 63 of the convoy. She headed back to New York with the westbound Convoy ON 149* at the end of that month, and on Dec. 29 she was ready to join Convoy HX 221 from New York, general cargo for Liverpool, station 51. The Commodore's narrative is also available for this convoy (the Commodore was in Abraham Lincoln). HX 221 arrived Liverpool on Jan. 14-1943, and on Febr. 1 she joined the westbound Convoy ON 164 in order to go back to New York, arriving there on Febr. 19. According to A. Hague, she returned with Convoy HX 230*, departing New York on March 18, arriving Liverpool Apr. 2. Later that month, she joined the westbound Convoy ON 179*, again bound for New York, where she arrived on May 6, subsequently joining Convoy HX 240, departing New York on May 19. Her destination is given as Glasgow (arrived June 4), general cargo, station 73. She returned across the Atlantic towards the end of June with the westbound Convoy ON 190*, and the following month, we find her in Convoy HX 249, leaving New York on July 23. She was bound for Cardiff with general cargo, station 93. At the end of Aug.-1943, she joined the westbound Convoy ON 199*, again bound for New York, and according to A. Hague she later joined Convoy HX 265*, which left New York on Nov. 6, but she returned to port with engine defects, joining Convoy HX 270* the following month (departure New York Dec. 10). On Jan. 8-1944, she's listed in the westbound Convoy ON 219*, arriving New York on Jan. 27. In March we find her in Convoy HX 282, bound for Avonmouth, returning the following month with the westbound Convoy ON 231* along with 14 other Norwegian ships, namely Bernhard, Ferncourt, Haakon Hauan, Spinanger, Vav, Solstad, Idefjord, President de Vogue, Heranger, Kong Haakon VII, Thorsholm, Skaraas, Østhav and Nordanger. This convoy originated in Liverpool on Apr. 7 and arrived New York on the 24th - see also Page 4. In May, she acted as Vice Commodore ship (Reidar G. Bruusgaard) for Convoy HX 291, which included several other Norwegian vessels, among them Heranger, Vav, O. B. Sørensen, Para, Villanger, Stirlingville, Minerva, Velox and others (follow convoy link). This convoy departed New York on May 10; Høyanger was bound for Liverpool with a general cargo (according to the Stavern Memorial, which I've linked to at the end of this page, 2nd Mate Asbjørn Stangeland died in an accident at sea on May 26-1944, the day Høyanger arrived Liverpool). Some of these ships, including Høyanger, subsequently returned in June with the westbound Convoy ON 240*, and in July she sailed in Convoy HX 299, again as the Vice Commodore's ship, bound for Middlesbrough with general cargo. She went back across the ocean in Aug.-1944 with Convoy ON 249*, later serving as the Vice Commodore's ship in Convoy HX 310 from New York on Sept. 21, bound for Liverpool with general cargo. She subsequently joined the westbound Convoy ON 260*, then went back to the U.K. with HX 321 on Nov. 19, again bound for Liverpool with general cargo. Christmas that year was spent in Convoy ON 274*. Please see the Voyage Record above for further dates and info on these voyages. Early in Febr.-1945, she joined the New York-U.K. Convoy HX 336, general cargo for London. According to "Nortraship's flåte" she headed back in the other direction the following month with convoy ON 288*, together with Villanger, Viggo Hansteen, Tanafjord, Slemmestad, G. C. Brøvig, Dageid, Heranger, Harald Torsvik and Polartank. This convoy departed Southend on March 2 and arrived New York on March 19. The Norwegian R. G. Bruusgaard was Commodore in the British Port Fremantle. All the other ships mentioned here are indeed listed in that convoy, but Høyanger is not - A. Hague instead has her in the next convoy, ON 289*, which left Southend on March 7 and arrived New York on the 25th. He now has her returning with Convoy HX 349* (departure New York Apr. 8, arrival Liverpool Apr. 23), and the following month, we find her in the westbound Convoy ON 301*, which arrived New York on May 22, having left Liverpool on the 6th; in other words, she was at sea when the news of peace in Europe was received. As will be seen when going to Page 5 of the archive documents, she got to go home to Norway in Nov.-1945.
Høyanger was sold in June-1958 to Ole T. Flakke, Kristiansund N, and renamed Orkla. Arrived at Hamburg March 18-1961 to be broken up by Walter Ritscher.
External links related to the text on this page: See also this chronological Convoy HX 79, 19 Oct, 1940 - 20 Oct, 1940 Convoy OB-318, 7-10 May 1941 Stavern Memorial commemoration - This is 2nd Mate Asbjørn Stangeland who, according to this memorial, died in an accident at sea on May 26-1944. From Page 4 of the archive documents, we learn that Høyanger arrived Liverpool from New York on that date. Picture of Høyanger and Villanger Back to Høyanger on the "Ships starting with H" page. Westfal-Larsen had another Høyanger post war, delivered in March-1959, built in Amsterdam, 9477 gt. Sold to Arne Teigens Rederi/Bruusgaard Kiøsteruds Rederi, Drammen in Apr.-1974, renamed Hermion. Taken over by p/r Hermion (Thoresen International), Drammen in 1977, then by Bruusgaard Kiøsteruds Skibs-A/S, Panama in 1981. The text on this page was compiled with the help of: Misc. sources, incl. "Nortraships flåte", J. R. Hegland, "The Allied Convoy System" Arnold Hague, and Westfal-Larsen fleet list - ref. My sources.
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