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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.
Høyanger was in the Bermuda portion of Convoy HX 47 in June-1940 (in which the Norwegian Italia was sunk). Several Norwegian ships took part in this convoy, as can be seen by following the link. 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; no Norwegian ships were lost. It appears Høyanger (and Triton) had joined from Bermuda in station 81 of the feeder convoy, BHX 79, and later took station 85 of the main convoy, carrying lumber and general for Liverpool. At the beginning of Dec. that same year she was scheduled for Convoy OB 256, leaving Liverpool on Dec. 8-1940, but she did not sail. She shows up again, with destination Cristobal and Los Angeles, in OB 259, leaving Liverpool on Dec. 14 - the first external website that I've linked to at the end of this page has more on these 2 convoys. In March-1941 she was scheduled for Convoy HX 117, but instead joined the next convoy, HX 118, which arrived Liverpool on Apr. 18-1941. The following month she was in Convoy OB 318 which was attacked in May-1941, but she made it safely to Sydney N.S. See also D/S Borgfred and D/S Eastern Star, and the related external link below for more on this convoy battle. Another Norwegian ship in this convoy was M/T Sommerstad. In Aug.-1941 Høyanger was in Convoy HX 145 (in station 95 with 3 bombers on deck) along with the Norwegian Annavore (station 122), Maridal (station 83), Leikanger (station 64, lumber), Vav (station 114), Charles Racine, Kaia Knudsen (station 73), and Slemdal. In the middle of the following month she joined the westbound Convoy ON 17, leaving Liverpool on Sept. 17-1941. Christmas that year was spent in Convoy HX 166, departing Halifax on Dec. 21-1941, arriving Liverpool on Jan. 5-1942. In Jan.-1942 she's listed as bound for Vancouver in the westbound Convoy ON 61*. Later that year she can be found in Convoy HX 213, which left New York City on Oct. 26-1942 and arrived Liverpool on Nov. 10. Cargo is given as "valuables and explosives" and she had station 63 of the convoy, bound for Belfast and Swansea. She returned to New York with the westbound Convoy ON 149* at the end of Nov., and by Dec. 29 she was ready to join Convoy HX 221 from New York, general cargo for Liverpool, station 51. This convoy 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. She must have gone back to the U.K. because she's also listed in the westbound Convoy ON 179* in Apr. that year, bound for New York. In May-1943, she sailed in Convoy HX 240, departing New York on May 19. Her destination is given as Glasgow, general cargo, station 73. She returned across the Atlantic towards the end of June with the westbound Convoy ON 190*, and the following month she can be found in Convoy HX 249, leaving New York on July 23-1943. She was bound for Cardiff with general cargo, station 93. Early in Sept. that year she joined the westbound Convoy ON 199*, again bound for New York. In Jan.-1944 she's listed in the westbound Convoy ON 219*. 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 departed Liverpool on Apr. 7, arriving New York on the 24th. In May-1944 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 10-1944 and arrived Liverpool on the 27th; Høyanger was bound for Liverpool with a general cargo. Some of these ships, including Høyanger, subsequently returned in June with the westbound Convoy ON 240*. In July of that same year she sailed in Convoy HX 299, again as Vice Commodore's ship, bound for Middlesbrough with general cargo, then went back across the ocean in Aug. with the westbound Convoy ON 249*. She was also the Vice Commodore's ship in Convoy HX 310 from New York in Sept., bound for Liverpool with general cargo, returning in the middle of Oct. with the westbound Convoy ON 260*. She now went back to the U.K. with HX 321 in Nov.-1944, again bound for Liverpool with general cargo, and Christmas that year was spent in Convoy ON 274*. 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 9 other Norwegian ships; Villanger, Viggo Hansteen, Tanafjord, Slemmestad, G. C. Brøvig, Dageid, Heranger, Harald Torsvik and Polartank. This convoy departed Southend on March 2-1945 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 - she shows up instead in the next convoy, ON 289*. She must have gone back to the U.K. again, because in May-1945 we find her listed in the westbound Convoy ON 301*. Follow the convoy links provided for further dates and info on these convoys. *All the ON convoys mentioned here are available and will be added to individual pages in my Convoys section in due course, along with further details on each. In the meantime, please go to these convoys in the section listing ships in all ON convoys.
Important: From Jan.-1956 until March-1956 a British able seaman by the name Thomas Patrick Shaw sailed with 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. 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 1 who died on board - This is 2nd Mate Asbjørn Stangeland who, according to this website, died in an accident at sea on May 26-1944. Picture of Høyanger and Villanger 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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