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Hval Whale Catchers Back to Ships starting with Hi through Hy NS = The ship was included in Nortraship's register. NOTE THAT only Hval I and Hval V were included in Nortraship's fleet. There were also more Hval whale catchers than the ones listed here. Catchers managed by Anders Jahre, Blaahval A/S, Sandefjord: Please see this thread on my Ship Forum.
Built in Tønsberg 1927 Previous names: Star X until 1936, Hval I until 1938, Kos III until 1938. I have a little snippet of information saying that she was at Walvis Bay on March 19-1940, and that she left Methil Roads for Scapa on Dec. 30 that same year. Hired by Royal Navy in Oct.-1940 for use as auxiliary patrol vessel; renamed HMS Oryx in 1941 for use as minesweeper. Renamed Gemsbuck in 1944. POST WAR: Returned to Norway in March-1946 and renamed Hval I.
Built in Oslo 1929 Previous name: Star XII until 1936. Delivered in 1929 as Star XII from Nylands mek. Verksted, Oslo. WW II: Requisitioned by the Royal Norwegian Navy in the fall of 1939. Arrived Rosyth on June 18-1940 and converted to minesweeper. Hired by Royal Navy in July-1940 for use as minesweeper J-393 Hval V, with Norwegian crew. There's mention of a Hval V in this posting to my Ship Forum - not sure if that's the same vessel? Together with the Norwegian Annavore, Audun, Don, Gezina, Star and Victo, she's listed in Convoy EN 49 (external link), departing Methil on Dec. 30-1940, arriving Oban Jan. 3-1941. POST WAR: Returned to Norway in 1945, sold by the Norwegian Government to A/S Norsk Hvalfangst (Kr. Gjølberg, Oslo). Renamed Finnhval II in the spring of 1949. Sold in 1954 to Brødrene Drønen, Torangsvåg, renamed Staaløy in 1955, having been converted to fishing vessel/seiner. Renamed Brennholm in 1971, owner P/R Nils O. Sandtorv, Hjellestad (Bergen). Scuttled in Bjørnafjorden in March-1980 (south of Bergen)
Other Norwegian whale Catchers named Hval: The following whale catchers were all owned by Jørgen Krag, Sandefjord:
Built in Tønsberg 1927 Previous name: Star IX until 1936. WW II: Seized by the Germans in Apr.-1940 and renamed Lothringen. POST WAR: According to a message on my Ship Forum, posted by Rolf Kristensen, she was renamed Hval II after the war, later Møgsterøy. R. W. Jordan has told me she had been sold to A/S Blomvaag Hval (manager Joh. A. Højem, Bergen) by 1952, but had been disposed of by 1958.
Built in Oslo 1928 Previous name: Star XI until 1936, renamed Hval III(?). WW II: Seized by the Germans in Horten in Sept.-1940, joined Bewachungs-Abt. Oslofjord. POST WAR: Named Hval III 1945 (Norwegian Government), Terten 1946 (Gjertsen & Co A/S, Bergen), Stril Surveyer 1985. Note that there appears to have been 2 Hval III - again, refer to this forum thread, as well as my text for Star XVI on my page about the Star whale catchers.
Built in Oslo 1929 Previous name: Star II until 1936. Delivererd in Apr.-1929 as Star II from Nylands mek. Verksted, Oslo. WW II: Requisitioned by the Royal Norwegian Navy in the fall of 1939. Seized by the Germans on Apr. 11-1940, renamed Husar. POST WAR: Returned to Norway in May-1945 (Norwegian Government), renamed Hval IV. Sold in 1947 to Herman Christiansen, Oslo. Renamed Whale I in 1949 for A/S Hvalfjord, Oslo. Renamed Hvalur I in 1951, owner Hvalfjørdur, Iceland. Sold in 1969 to United Kingdom for scrapping.
Built in Oslo 1929 Previous name: Star XV until 1936. WW II: Seized by the Germans and renamed V 5305 Jäger (see my text under Ferndale - also, text under Tore Hund). POST WAR: Named Hval VI, Polarbris III, N-35-DA
Built in Oslo 1930 Previous name Star XVII until 1937. WW II: Seized by the Germans, renamed Warthegau. POST WAR: Rolf's posting says she had the names Hval VII, Mjolne, H-503-AU, and Hammerfjord. R. W. Jordan has told me she had been sold to Brødrene Sæbjørnsen A/S, Molde by 1952, but had been disposed of by 1958. Norway had also had a Hval, built in Oslo in 1912, 182 gt, managed by A/S Thor Dahl Sandefjord. Sold in 1916 to Chr. Salvesen & Co., Leith and renamed Shova, Owned by A/S Mexico (Lars Thorsen), Sandefjord in 1931, renamed Hvalen. Taken over by The South Georgia Co. Ltd. in 1934 (a company owned by Chr. Salvesen & Co., Leith), renamed Shova again. ("Damp - Dampskipets æra i Vestfold"). The text on this page was compiled with the help of: E-mails from R. W. Jordan, as well as this thread on my Ship Forum and misc.
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