Owner: A/S D/S Jan
Manager: Johan Eliassen, Bergen
Tonnage: 1946 gt

Built by T. van Dijvendijk, Lekkerkerk, Holland in 1920 (possibly 1921). Previous names: Ledaal 1922, Targis 1922, Albert Sauber until 1926, Torsol until 1936.
According to the external page above, whe was ordered by Brødrene Olsen, Stavanger as Ledaal. Delivered in Febr.-1921 as Targis to Roland Linie A/G, Bremen. From 1922, sailed as Albert Sauber for Sauber Gebr., Hamburg. From 1925, owned by A/S Chr. Christensen Rederi (Chr. Christensen), Oslo, renamed Torsol. From Aug.-1934, A/S Chr. Christensen Rederi (Chr. Christensen jr.), Oslo, no name change. Owned from March-1936 by A/S D/S Jan (Johan Eliassen), Bergen, renamed Jan.

Captain from Apr. until Sept.-1941 was Karl Helmer Henriksen (previously of M/S Vinni which had been sunk by the German raider Komet - M/S Vinni's Story has more details on this). See also this external page.

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.-1941 to May-1945:

Follow the convoy links provided for more information on each (it'll be noticed that some of the external convoys are incomplete. Where the "Convoy" column is left blank, it means that convoy is not known).

Errors may exist, and several voyages are missing.

	Departure	From	To	Arrival	Convoy	Remarks
1941	Oct. 23	Sydney, C.B.	Belfast Lough	Nov. 9	SC 51	A. Hague says: Previously traded E Coast Can/USA & Caribbean Earlier voyages: Page 1 & Page 2
	Nov. 9	Belfast Lough	Holyhead	Nov. 10	Independent	A. Hague says: Degaussing at Holyhead
	Nov. 12	Holyhead	Bristol	Nov. 15	BB 99	Convoy available at BB convoys (external link)
	Nov. 22	Bristol	Milford Haven	Nov. 23	Independent	A. Hague says: Arrived with propeller defects
1942	Jan. 1	Milford Haven	Barry	Jan. 1	Independent	–
	Jan. 8	Barry	Milford Haven	Jan. 8	Independent	–
	Jan. 9	Milford Haven	Loch Ewe	Jan. 12	–	–
	Jan. 12	Loch Ewe	Reykjavik	Jan. 17	UR 7	Convoy available at UR convoys (external link)
	Febr. 8	Reykjavik	Clyde	Febr. 13	RU 11	See also Page 2
	Febr. 28	Clyde	Belfast Lough	March 1	Independent	–
	March 7	Belfast Lough	Milford Haven*	March 8	BB 146	Convoy available at BB convoys (external link)
	March 14	Milford Haven*	Solent	March 16	WP 126	*Compare w/Page 3 Convoy available at WP convoys (external link)
	March 19	Solent	Barry	March 21	PW 128	Convoy available via this page (external link)
	March 24	Barry Roads	Solent	March 26	WP 131	Convoy available at WP convoys (external link)
	March 29	Solent	Barry	March 31	PW 133	Convoy available via this page (external link)
	Apr. 4	Barry Roads	Solent	Apr. 7	WP 136	Again, see Page 3 Convoy available at WP convoys (external link)
	Apr. 15	Solent	Falmouth	Apr. 16	PW 141	Convoy available via this page (external link)
	May 2	Falmouth	Barry	May 3	PW 149	See also Page 3. Convoy available via link above
	May 8	Barry	Milford Haven	May 9	Independent	–
	May 11	Milford Haven	–	–	ON 94	For Parrsboro, NS. Detached May 25. Convoy will be added. See ships in ON convoys
	May 25	Detached from ON 94	Parrsboro	May 27	Independent	–
	June 15	Parrsboro	Halifax	June 20	Independent	–
	July 5	Halifax	Sydney, C.B.	July 7	HS 21	Convoy available at HS convoys (external link)
	July 10	Sydney, C.B.	Loch Ewe	July 23	SC 91	–
	July 23	Loch Ewe	Methil	July 25	WN 313	Convoy available at WN convoys (external link)
	July 25	Methil	Southend	July 27	FS 864	Convoy available at FS convoys (external link) See also Page 3
	Aug. 2	Southend	Tyne	Aug. 4	FN 776	Convoy available at FN convoys (external link)
	Aug. 5	Tyne	Methil	Aug. 6	FN 778	Convoy available at link above
	Aug. 7	Methil	Loch Ewe	Aug. 9	EN 121	Convoy available at EN convoys (external link)
	Aug. 15	Loch Ewe	Halifax	Sept. 1	ON 122	For Herring Cove
	Sept. 6	Halifax	Herring Cove	Sept. 8	XB 37	Convoy available at XB convoys (external link)
	Sept. 12	Herring Cove	Windsor, NS	Sept. 14	Independent	–
	Sept. 20	Windsor, NS	St. John, N.B.	–	Independent	See also Page 4
	Sept. 23	St. John, N.B.	Halifax	Sept. 25	FH 2	Convoy available at FH convoys (external link)
	Sept. 29	Halifax	Oban	Oct. 14	SC 103	Convoy will be added. See ships in SC convoys
	Oct. 14	Oban	Methil	Oct. 17	WN 349	Convoy available at WN convoys (external link)
	Oct. 18	Methil	Ipswich	Oct. 23	FS 937	Convoy available at FS convoys (external link)
	Nov. 1	Ipswich	Tyne	Nov. 4	FN 855	Convoy available at FN convoys (external link) See also Page 4
	Dec. 17	Tyne	Methil	Dec. 18	FN 893	Convoy available at link above
	Dec. 19	Methil	Loch Ewe	Dec. 21	EN 175	Convoy available at EN convoys (external link)
	Dec. 24	Loch Ewe	Reykjavik	Dec. 29	UR 55	Convoy available at UR convoys (external link)
1943	Jan. 19	Reykjavik	Loch Ewe	Jan. 25	RU 58	Missing movements, Page 4 Convoy available at RU convoys (external link)
	Jan. 26	Loch Ewe	Methil	Jan. 28	WN 388	Convoy available at WN convoys (external link) Missing movements, Page 4.
	Febr. 14	Methil	Loch Ewe	Febr. 17	EN 196	Convoy available at EN convoys (external link)
	Febr. 20	Loch Ewe	Liverpool	Febr. 22	Independent	–
	March 3	Liverpool	Clyde	March 4	Independent	–
	March 6	Clyde	Swansea	March 8	Independent	–
	March 11	Swansea	Loch Ewe	March 15	Independent	–
	March 24	Loch Ewe	Reykjavik	March 28	UR 68	Convoy available at UR convoys (external link)
	Apr. 7	Reykjavik	Belfast Lough	Apr. 11	RU 69	Convoy available at RU convoys (external link)
	Apr. 11	Belfast Lough	Barry	Apr. 13	Independent	–
	May 12	Barry	Barry Roads	–	Independent	Page 5 gives arrival same day
	May 17	Barry Roads	Milford Haven	May 17	Independent	–
	May 19	Milford Haven	Clyde	May 22	KX 10	A. Hague says: Put back with broken pump. Convoy available at KX convoys (external link)
	June 4	Clyde	–	–	OS 49/KMS 16	Convoy split, June 13. Available at OS 49/KMS 16 (external link)
	June 13	Convoy split	Gibraltar	June 15	KMS 16G	Convoy will be added. See ships in KMS convoys
	June 16	Gibraltar	Algiers	June 18	KMS 16	Convoy will be added. See link above
	June 27	Algiers	Oran	June 28	–	–
	July 13	Oran	Bizerta	July 16	–	–
	Sept. 24	Bizerta	Malta	Sept. 26	Independent	–
	Oct. 10	Malta	Naples	Oct. 14	–	Notional sailing date.
	Oct. 29	Naples	Augusta	Oct. 31	NV 6	Convoy available at NV convoys (external link)
	Nov. 2	Augusta	Bizerta	Nov. 4	–	See also Page 5
	Nov. 8	Bizerta	Bizerta	Nov. 19	–	Voyage data unknown.
	Nov. 25	Bizerta	Philippeville	Nov. 27	–	–
	Dec. 5	Philippeville	Augusta	–	–	–
	Dec. 10	Augusta	Catania	Dec. 10	–	–
	Dec. 14	Catania	Augusta	Dec. 14	–	–
	Dec. 15	Augusta	Naples	Dec. 17	VN 12	Convoy available at VN convoys (external link)
1944	Jan. 14	Naples	Torre Annunzio	Jan. 14	–	–
	She had arrived Naples on Dec. 17, as noted above, but it looks like she may have made another voyage, then returned to Naples, with arrival Jan. 12-1944 - see Page 5.
	Jan. 19	Torre Annunziata	Naples	Jan. 19	–	–
	Febr. 10	Naples	Bizerta	Febr. 15	–	Notional sailing date.
	Febr. 26	Bizerta	Augusta	–	–	–
	Febr. 29	Augusta	Barletta	March 2	–	–
	March 3	Barletta	Bari	March 8*	–	A. Hague says: Voyage data unknown *but Page 5 gives arrival Bari same day
	March 8	Bari	Brindisi	March 8	–	–
	March 11	Brindisi	Taranto	March 13	Escorted	–
	Apr. 14	Taranto	Augusta	Apr. 16	HA 36	Convoy available at HA convoys (external link)
	Apr. 19	Augusta	Algiers	Apr. 23	GUS 37	Augusta to Algiers. Convoy available at GUS convoys (external link)
	May 4	Algiers	Bizerta	May 6	KMS 48A	Algiers to Bizerta. Convoy will be added. See ships in KMS convoys
	May 7	Bizerta	Augusta	–	–	–
	May 12	Augusta	Torre Annunzio	May 13	VN 39	Via Naples (Page 5). Convoy available at VN convoys (external link)
	May 17	Torre Annunziata	Naples	May 18	–	–
	June 5	Cagliari	San Antioco	Oct. 19*	–	*This date must be an error (arr. date not given on Page 6)
	June 13	San Antioco	Bizerta	June 17	–	–
	June 20	Bizerta	Algiers	June 22	GUS 43	Bizerta to Algiers. Convoy available at GUS convoys (external link)
	July 7	Algiers	Gibraltar	July 10	MKS 54	Algiers to UK. Convoy will be added. See ships in MKS convoys
	Aug. 7	Gibraltar	Loch Ewe	Aug. 20	XK 18	Convoy available via this page (external link)
	Aug. 22	Loch Ewe	Methil	Aug. 24	WN 624	Convoy available at WN convoys (external link)
	Aug. 25	Methil	Middlesbrough	Aug. 26	FS 1555	Convoy available at FS convoys (external link)
	Sept. 30	Middlesbrough	Sunderland	Sept. 30	–	–
	Oct. 4	Sunderland	Southend	Oct. 6	FS 1595	Convoy available at link above
	Oct. 9	Southend	Methil	Oct. 11	FN 1505	Convoy available at FN convoys (external link) See also Page 6 (also, missing movements)
	Oct. 24	Methil	Southend	Oct. 26	FS 1615	Convoy available at FS convoys (external link)
	Oct. 28	Southend	Tyne	Oct. 30	FN 1524	Again, see Page 6 above. Convoy available at FN convoys (external link)
	Nov. 6	Tyne	Southend	Nov. 9	FS 1628	Convoy available at FS convoys (external link)
	Nov. 14	Southend	Methil	Nov. 16	FN 1541	Convoy available at FN convoys (external link)
	Nov. 19	Methil	Londonderry	Nov. 22	EN 455	Via Loch Ewe (Page 6). Convoy available at EN convoys (external link)
	Nov. 28	Londonderry	Cardiff	Nov. 30	Independent	–
	Dec. 4	Cardiff	Belfast	Dec. 7	Independent	–
	Dec. 10	Belfast	Barry	Dec. 12	Independent	–
	Dec. 16	Barry	Southend	Dec. 19	BTC 9	Convoy available at BTC convoys (external link) See also Page 7
1945	Jan. 4	Southend	Middlesbrough	Jan. 6	FN 1592	Convoy available at FN convoys (external link)
	Jan. 16	Middlesbrough	Downs	Jan. 19	FS 1699	Convoy available at FS convoys (external link)
	Jan. 20	Southend*	Plymouth	Jan. 22	TBC 44	*From Downs. Convoy available at TBC convoys (external link)
	Febr. 5*	Plymouth	Barry	Febr. 6	TBC 58	*Page 7 gives departure Febr. 3. Convoy available at link above
	Febr. 10	Barry Island	Belfast	Febr. 12	MH 20/2	Again, see also Page 7 above. Convoy available via this page (external link)
	Febr. 17	Belfast Lough	Barry	Febr. 19	BB 27/2	Convoy available at BB convoys (external link)
	Febr. 23	Barry Island	Liverpool	Febr. 24	MH 33/2	Convoy available via this page (external link)
	March 4	Liverpool	Barry	March 5	BB 41/2	Convoy available at BB convoys (external link)
	March 9	Barry	Southend	March 12	BTC 92	Convoy available at BTC convoys (external link) See also Page 7
	March 23	Southend	Sharpness	March 26	TBC 106	Convoy available at TBC convoys (external link)
	Apr. 10	Sharpness	Barry Island	–	Independent	–
	Apr. 11	Barry Island	Belfast	Apr. 12	MH 80/2	Convoy available via this page (external link)
	Apr. 29	Belfast	Newport	May 1	–	Subsequent voyages: Page 7 & Page 8

Some Convoy Voyages:

For information on voyages made in between those mentioned here, please see the documents received from the Norwegian archives and A. Hague's Voyage Record above. Follow the convoy links provided for more details on them, several Norwegian ships took part.

As will be seen when going to Page 1 of the archive documents, Jan was on her way from Cienfuegos to New Orleans when war broke out in Norway on Apr. 9-1940. It looks like she made a voyage to Greenland later that year; arrival/departure Ivigtut is not given, but she was back in the U.S. on Dec. 9. Her 1941 voyages also start on this document.

With a cargo of lumber for Bristol, she's listed in the slow Sydney (C.B.)-U.K. Convoy SC 51 on Oct. 23-1941. She arrived her destination, via Belfast Lough and Holyhead, on Nov. 15 - see Page 2. It'll also be noticed that she later spent a long time at Milford Haven, where she arrived from Bristol on Nov. 23; departure is given as Jan. 1-1942 - according to A. Hague, she had arrived Milford Haven with propeller defects.

In Febr.-1942, we find her in Convoy RU 11 from Reykjavik to the U.K., bound for Clyde. In May that year she shows up in the westbound North Atlantic Convoy ON 94, which originated in Liverpool on May 12 and arrived Halifax on the 25th; Jan's destination is given as Parrsboro, N.S., where she arrived on May 27. Her voyages in this period are shown on Page 3. This convoy will be added to an individual page in my Convoys section, but for now, the ships sailing in it are named on this page. The Norwegian Carmelfjell (returned), Dux, Evanger (Commodore Vessel), Ingertre, Mathilda, Norelg (returned) and Torfinn Jarl are also listed.

With a cargo of lumber for London, Jan headed back across the Atlantic on July 10 with the slow Sydney (C.B.)-U.K. Convoy SC 91; several Norwegian ships took part, as will be seen when following the link. Some of them, including Jan, returned the following month with Convoy ON 122 (in which the Norwegian Trolla was sunk). Acanthus, Eglantine, Montbretia and Potentilla were among the escorts - see also the Commodore's report, which says that Jan and another ship were "pouring out volumes of smoke, they were told that they would be reported, and both Masters replied that they were doing their best but had bad coal" (he even considers that "in great measure the subsequent loss of at least four ships and the loss of life entailed was due to whoever was responsible for the coal supplied to these ships"). Jan was bound for Herring Cove, arriving there, via Halifax, on Sept. 8, according to Page 4. Arnold Hague has her returning to the U.K. in Convoy SC 103*, which originated in New York on Sept. 26 and arrived Liverpool on Oct. 14, but Jan joined this convoy from Halifax, stopping at Oban on the 14th. The Norwegian Ada, Boreas (to Halifax only), Ingerfire, Rio Branco, Rolf Jarl, Solitaire, Carmelfjell, Norfalk, Pan Aruba, Solhavn, Solstad and Vinland are also listed in this convoy.

Skipping now to June-1943, when she's included in Convoy OS 49/KMS 16, which departed Liverpool on June 4 and split up on the 13th. Jan was in the Gibraltar portion, KMS 16*, which arrived there on June 15, however, she continued to Algiers, where she arrived on June 18 - again, several Norwegian ships took part, ref. external link in the table above. Her subsequent voyages (including some 1944 voyages) are shown on Page 5, while convoy information for some of them can be found in the Voyage Record above.

In May-1944, we find her in Convoy KMS 48A*, which left Gibraltar on May 1 and arrived Augusta on the 6th, Jan, however, joined this convoy from Algiers (left Algiers May 4, having previously arrived there from Augusta on Apr. 23 with Convoy GUS 37) and was bound for Bizerta, where she arrived May 6. In July that same year she's listed in Convoy MKS 54*, originating in Port Said on June 28, arriving Gibraltar on July 10, but Jan again joined from Algiers (left July 7), where she had arrived from Bizerta on June 22 with Convoy GUS 43 (both the GUS convoys mentioned here are available at the external website that I've linked to in the Voyage Record; these convoys had originated in Port Said and had the U.S. as their final destination).

The following month she travelled from Gibraltar to the U.K., subsequently making voyages around the U.K. - see Page 6 and Page 7. From the latter document, we also learn that she got to go home to Norway in July-1945. Page 8 shows her voyages to Febr.-1946.

* The entire SC series will be updated and completed, but for now, please go to ships in all SC convoys for the names of other ships sailing in SC 103. All the KMS and MKS convoys will also be added to individual pages in my Convoys section; in the meantime, the ships sailing in them are named in the section listing ships in all KMS convoys and ships in all MKS convoys.

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

POST WAR:

Again from this external page

Sailed as Sula G from 1958 for Caribbean Sea Corp. (Time & Fright Chart.), Monrovia. From 1959, Caribbean Sea Corp., Monrovia, no name change. From 1962, Vialeal Comp. Nav. S.A., Beirut, Lebanon, renamed Marina. Sold for breaking up in Denmark in 1964.

Back to Jan on the "Ships starting with J" page.

A fishing vessel, M/B Jan (H 135 S) escaped from Tælavåg on Oct. 5-1941 with 19 people on board.