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D/S Jernland
Updated Nov. 17-2011

To Jernland on the "Ships starting with J" page.

Manager: Thv. Halvorsen, Bergen
Tonnage: 1289 gt

Built in Sunderland in 1905. Previous name: Collingwood.
According to this external page, she was delivered in Oct.-1905 from Osbourne, Graham & Co. Ltd., Sunderland as Collingwood to Furness, Withy & Co. Ltd., Newcastle. From 1910, Furness, Withy & Co. Ltd., West Hartlepool, same name. From 1924, owned by Halvorsen Shipping Co. A/S (Thv. Halvorsen), Bergen, renamed Jernland.

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 | Page 9 | Page 10 | Page 11 | Page 12 | Page 13 | Page 14 | Page 15 | Page 16 | Page 17


Please compare the above voyages with Arnold Hague's Voyage Record below.

Voyage Record
From Jan.-1940 to June-1945:

(Received from Don Kindell - His source: The late Arnold Hague's database).

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

Errors may exist, and some voyages are missing.

Departure From To Arrival Convoy Remarks
1940 Jan. 29 Norwegian Waters Methil Febr. 2 HN 9B See also Page 1
Apr. 14 Amsterdam Downs Apr. 16 Independent –
Apr. 17 Downs Tyne Apr. 19 FN 148 Convoy available at FN convoys
(external link)
Apr. 29 Tyne Downs May 2 – –
May 2 Downs Rouen May 3 Independent –
May 9 Rouen Downs May 14 Independent –
May 15 Southend Tyne May 17 FN 172 Convoy available at link above
June 1 Tyne Tyne June 2 FS 185 Put back, collision Winga which sank
(see narrative below).
Convoy available at FS convoys
(external link)
Page 1 gives arrival Hartlepool, June 2.
July 5 Tyne Southend July 6 FS 214 Again, see also Page 1.
Convoy available at link above
July 20 Southend Tyne July 21 FN 227 Convoy available at FN convoys
(external link)
July 22 Tyne Methil July 23 FN 228 Convoy available at link above
July 26 Methil Clyde July 29 OA 190 Methil to Clyde.
Convoy available at OA 190
(external link - incomplete)
Aug. 12 Clyde Methil Aug. 15* WN 7 Convoy available at WN convoys
(external link)
*Page 1 gives arrival Aug. 17.
Aug. 18 Methil Hartlepool Aug. 18 FS 256 Convoy available at FS convoys
(external link)
Aug. 22 Hartlepool Southend Aug. 24 FS 259 Convoy available at link above
Aug. 28 Southend Hartlepool Aug. 29 FN 265 Convoy available at FN convoys
(external link)
Sept. 4 Hartlepool Southend Sept. 6 FS 272 Convoy available at FS convoys
(external link)
Sept. 15 Southend Hartlepool Sept. 17 FN 281 Convoy available at FN convoys
(external link)
Sept. 26 Hartlepool Middlesbrough Sept. 26 – –
Sept. 27 Middlesbrough Southend Sept. 28 FS 292 Convoy available at FS convoys
(external link)
Oct. 5 Southend Tyne Oct. 7 FN 300 Convoy available at FN convoys
(external link)
Oct. 9 Tyne Methil Oct. 10 FN 303 Convoy available at link above
Oct. 12 Methil – – OA 228 Detached Oct. 15.
Convoy available at OA 228
(external link - incomplete)
Oct. 15 Detached from OA 228 Barry Island Oct. 17 Independent –
Oct. 19 Barry Island Sharpness Oct. 19 Independent –
Oct. 22 Sharpness Plymouth Oct. 24 Independent –
Oct. 30 Plymouth Clyde Oct. 31 Independent A. Hague says:
Seems unlikely for a 1905 9 Kt tramp!
Nov. 15 Clyde Methil Nov. 18 WN 39 (See also Page 2).
Convoy available at WN convoys
(external link)
Nov. 21 Methil Blyth Nov. 21 FS 341 Convoy available at FS convoys
(external link)
Nov. 23 Blyth Hull Nov. 24 – Left Hull Dec. 3
(Page 2).
Dec. 10 Humber Southend Dec. 11 FS 357 Convoy available at link above
See also Page 2
Dec. 20 Southend Tyne Dec. 22 FN 363 Convoy available at FN convoys
(external link)
1941 Jan. 28 Tyne Southend Jan. 30 – Again, see also Page 2
Febr. 4 Southend Tyne Febr. 6 FN 400 Convoy available at link above
Febr. 9 Tyne Southend Febr. 10 FS 407 Convoy available at FS convoys
(external link)
Febr. 15 Southend Tyne Febr. 17 FN 409 Convoy available at FN convoys
(external link)
See also Page 2.
Febr. 18 Tyne Tyne Febr. 23 – A. Hague says:
Returned in tow after striking bouy, Febr. 18
(see also narrative below).
March 13 Tyne Southend March 14 FS 435 Convoy available at FS convoys
(external link)
See Page 2
March 20 Southend Blyth March 21 FN 436 Convoy available at FN convoys
(external link)
March 28 Blyth Southend March 29 FS 449 Convoy available at FS convoys
(external link)
Apr. 3 Southend Blyth Apr. 5 EC 2 Convoy available at EC convoys
(external link)
Apr. 11 Blyth Southend Apr. 13 FS 461 Convoy available at FS convoys
(external link)
Apr. 15 Southend Tyne Apr. 16 FN 454 Convoy available at FN convoys
(external link)
Apr. 21 Tyne Southend Apr. 23 FS 469 Convoy available at FS convoys
(external link)
See also Page 2
May 1 Southend Blyth May 2 EC 14 Convoy available at EC convoys
(external link)
May 6 Blyth Southend May 7 FS 481 Convoy available at FS convoys
(external link)
May 15 Southend Tyne May 16 EC 20 Convoy available at EC convoys
(external link)
June 10 Tyne Seaham June 11 – –
June 12 Seaham Southend June 13 FS 513 Convoy available at FS convoys
(external link)
See also Page 3
June 21 Southend Methil Roads June 23 EC 36 Convoy available at EC convoys
(external link)
June 24 Methil Roads Belfast June 28 EC 37 Convoy available at link above
July 2 Belfast Clyde July 2 Independent –
July 14 Clyde Methil July 18 WN 153 Convoy available at WN convoys
(external link)
July 18 Methil Immingham July 19 FS 545 Convoy available at FS convoys
(external link)
July 23 Immingham Southend July 24 FS 548 Convoy available at link above
(also, see Page 3).
July 29 Southend Methil July 31 EC 52 Convoy available at EC convoys
(external link)
Aug. 2 Methil Clyde Aug. 6 EC 53 Convoy available at link above
Again, see also Page 3.
Aug. 15 Clyde Oban Aug. 16 Independent –
Aug. 17 Oban Methil Aug. 20 WN 169 Convoy available at WN convoys
(external link)
Aug. 23 Methil Roads Southend Aug. 25 FS 576 Convoy available at FS convoys
(external link)
Sept. 2 Southend Methil Roads Sept. 4 EC 68 Convoy available at EC convoys
(external link)
Also, Page 3
Sept. 7 Methil Liverpool Sept. 11 EC 69 Convoy available at link above
Sept. 19 Liverpool Clyde Sept. 20 Independent Left Clyde Sept. 26
(Page 4).
Sept. 27 Oban Methil Oct. 1 WN 186 Convoy available at WN convoys
(external link)
Oct. 2 Methil Southend Oct. 4 FS 610 Convoy available at FS convoys
(external link)
See also Page 4.
Oct. 17 Southend Methil Oct. 19 EC 87 Convoy available at EC convoys
(external link)
Oct. 24 Methil Roads Liverpool Oct. 28 EC 89 Convoy available at link above
Nov. 4 Liverpool Clyde Nov. 5 Independent –
Nov. 18 Clyde Oban Nov. 19 Independent –
Nov. 20 Oban Methil Nov. 23 WN 208 Convoy available at WN convoys
(external link)
Nov. 25 Methil Hull Nov. 27 FS 656 Convoy available at FS convoys
(external link)
Dec. 23 Hull Middlesbrough Dec. 25 – –
1942 Jan. 4 Methil Belfast Lough Jan. 8 EN 28 Missing movements, Page 4
Convoy available at EN convoys
(external link)
Jan. 9 Belfast Lough Mumbles Jan. 10 BB 122 Convoy available at BB convoys
(external link)
Jan. 11 Swansea Bay Falmouth Jan. 12 WP 95 Convoy available at WP convoys
(external link)
Jan. 13 Falmouth Plymouth Jan. 13 Independent –
Jan. 18 Plymouth Falmouth Jan. 18 Independent –
Jan. 19 Falmouth Cardiff Jan. 20 PW 98 Convoy available via this page
(external link)
Jan. 22 Cardiff Milford Haven Jan. 23 Independent –
Jan. 25 Milford Haven Liverpool Jan. 26 – –
Jan. 31 Liverpool Holyhead – Independent –
Febr. 2 Holyhead Barry Febr. 3 BB 132 Convoy available at BB convoys
(external link)
March 1 Barry Milford Haven March 2 Independent –
March 5 Milford Haven Liverpool March 6 – –
March 18 Liverpool Oban March 19 Independent –
March 19 Oban Methil March 22 WN 260 Convoy available at WN convoys
(external link)
Missing voyages:
Page 4 & Page 5
March 30 Methil Belfast Lough Apr. 3 EN 65 Convoy available at EN convoys
(external link)
Apr. 6 Belfast Clyde Apr. 7 Independent –
Apr. 17 Clyde Methil Apr. 22 WN 272 Via Loch Ewe
(Page 5).
Convoy available at WN convoys
(external link)
Apr. 23 Methil Southend Apr. 25 FS 784 Convoy available at FS convoys
(external link)
See also Page 5.
May 2 Southend Methil May 4 FN 697 Convoy available at FN convoys
(external link)
May 6 Methil Clyde May 9 EN 81 Convoy available at EN convoys
(external link)
See also Page 5
May 20 Clyde Loch Ewe May 21 Independent –
May 21 Loch Ewe Methil May 23 WN 286 Convoy available at WN convoys
(external link)
May 24 Methil Southend May 26 FS 811 Convoy available at FS convoys
(external link)
See also Page 5
May 31 Southend Methil June 2 FN 722 Convoy available at FN convoys
(external link)
June 3 Methil Clyde June 5 EN 93 Convoy available at EN convoys
(external link)
June 11 Clyde Workington June 14 Independent –
June 20 Workington Holyhead June 20 Independent –
June 21 Holyhead Milford Haven June 22 BB 189 Convoy available at BB convoys
(external link)
June 23 Milford Haven Plymouth June 24 WP 176 Convoy available at WP convoys
(external link)
June 30 Plymouth Falmouth June 30 Independent –
July 1 Falmouth Avonmouth July 2 PW 179 Convoy available via this page
(external link)
July 8 Avonmouth Barry Island July 8 Independent –
July 9 Barry Island Plymouth July 10 WP 184 Convoy available at WP convoys
(external link)
July 18 Plymouth Falmouth July 18 Independent –
July 19 Falmouth Barry July 20 PW 188 Convoy available via this page
(external link)
July 25 Barry Solent July 28 WP 192 Convoy available at WP convoys
(external link)
See also Page 6
Aug. 1 Cowes Roads Falmouth Aug. 2 PW 195 Convoy available via this page
(external link)
Aug. 7 Falmouth Yarmouth Roads Aug. 8 – Again, see also Page 6.
Aug. 10 St. Helens Roads Southend Aug. 11 – Also, Page 6
Aug. 19 Southend Methil Aug. 21 FN 791 Convoy available at FN convoys
(external link)
Aug. 22 Methil Belfast Aug. 25 EN 127 Convoy available at EN convoys
(external link)
Sept. 4 Belfast Loch Ewe Sept. 5 Independent Compare w/Page 6.
Sept. 5 Loch Ewe Methil Sept. 7 WN 332 Convoy available at WN convoys
(external link)
Missing movements, Page 6
Sept. 11 Methil Belfast Sept. 13 EN 136 Convoy available at EN convoys
(external link)
Sept. 17 Belfast Clyde Sept. 17 Independent See also Page 7
Sept. 24 Clyde Liverpool Sept. 25 Independent Missing movements, Page 7.
Oct. 10 Liverpool Sharpness Oct. 12 – –
Oct. 15 Sharpness Cardiff Oct. 16 Independent –
Oct. 18 Cardiff Liverpool Oct. 20 – On to Garston
(Page 7).
Oct. 23 Liverpool* Cardiff Oct. 24 – *From Garston
(Page 7).
Oct. 27 Cardiff Liverpool Oct. 29 – –
Nov. 2 Liverpool Cardiff Nov. 3 – –
Nov. 6 Cardiff Liverpool Nov. 8 – –
Nov. 11 Liverpool Cardiff Nov. 13 – –
Nov. 15 Cardiff Liverpool Nov. 17 – On to Garston
(Page 7).
Nov. 22 Liverpool* Newport Nov. 24 – *From Garston, via Mumbles
(Page 7)
Nov. 26 Newport Southampton Nov. 29 WP 255 Convoy available at WP convoys
(external link)
Left Southampton Dec. 1
(Page 7).
Dec. 2 Cowes Roads Cardiff Dec. 4 PW 257 Convoy available via this page
(external link)
Dec. 6 Cardiff Liverpool Dec. 8 – –
Dec. 12 Liverpool* Barry Dec. 15 – *From Ellesmere Port
(Page 8).
Dec. 17 Barry Liverpool Dec. 19 – –
Dec. 24 Liverpool Swansea Dec. 25 – –
Dec. 31 Swansea Yarmouth Roads Jan. 2-1943 WP 272 Convoy available at WP convoys
(external link)
1943 Jan. 4 St Helens Roads Southend Jan. 5 CE 144 Convoy available at CE convoys
(external link)
See also Page 8.
Jan. 9 Southend Tyne Jan. 11 FN 913 Convoy available at FN convoys
(external link)
Apr. 2 Tyne Methil* Apr. 2 FN 983 *Arrived Aberdeen, Apr. 3
(Page 8).
Convoy available at link above
Apr. 8 Aberdeen Liverpool Apr. 12 EN 214 Convoy available at EN convoys
(external link)
Apr. 17 Liverpool Methil Apr. 21 – –
Apr. 21 Methil Southend Apr. 23 FS 1095 Convoy available at FS convoys
(external link)
Arrived London Apr. 24, left May 1
(Page 8).
May 2 Southend Tyne May 3 FN 1010 Convoy available at FN convoys
(external link)
May 6 Tyne Blyth May 6 – –
May 13 Blyth Southend May 15 FS 1114 Convoy available at FS convoys
(external link)
May 18 Southend St Helens Roads May 19 CW 179 Convoy available at CW convoys
(external link)
May 21 Solent Plymouth May 21 PW 342 Convoy available via this page
(external link)
May 25 Plymouth Cardiff May 27 PW 344 Convoy available via link above
May 29 Cardiff Liverpool May 30 – Missing movements, Page 8
June 7 Liverpool Loch Ewe – Independent –
June 10 Loch Ewe Methil June 11 WN 439 Convoy available at WN convoys
(external link)
June 12 Methil Middlesbrough June 13 FS 1140 Convoy available at FS convoys
(external link)
June 19 Middlesbrough Southend June 20 FS 1145 Convoy available at link above
June 23 Southend St Helens Roads June 24 CW 188 Convoy available at CW convoys
(external link)
See also Page 9
June 26 Cowes Roads Plymouth June 26 PW 360 Convoy available via this page
(external link)
June 30 Plymouth Cardiff July 2 PW 362 Convoy available via link above
July 4 Cardiff Liverpool July 6 – –
July 8 Liverpool Newport July 9 – –
July 14 Newport Preston July 15 – –
July 18 Preston Clyde July 19 Independent –
July 27 Clyde Methil July 31 WN 461 Convoy available at WN convoys
(external link)
July 31 Methil Southend Aug. 2 FS 1182 Convoy available at FS convoys
(external link)
See also Page 9
Aug. 16 Southend Goole Aug. 17 FN 1101 Convoy available at FN convoys
(external link)
Aug. 20 Goole Southend Aug. 21 FS 1198 Convoy available at FS convoys
(external link)
Also, Page 9.
Aug. 27 Southend Methil Aug. 30 FN 1110A Convoy available at FN convoys
(external link)
Aug. 31 Methil Liverpool Sept. 3 EN 275 Convoy available at EN convoys
(external link)
Missing movements, Page 9
* Sept. 11 Liverpool Loch Ewe Sept. 13 Independent *Compare w/Page 9.
Sept. 13 Loch Ewe Methil Sept. 15 WN 479A A. Hague says:
Sheltered Thurso Bay
(see also Page 9).
Convoy available at WN convoys
(external link)
Sept. 16 Methil Southend Sept. 18 FS 1222 Convoy available at FS convoys
(external link)
See also Page 10
Sept. 28 Southend Goole Sept. 29 FN 1138 Convoy available at FN convoys
(external link)
Oct. 6 Goole Hull Oct. 6 Independent –
Oct. 12 Hull Methil Oct. 14 FN 1148 Convoy available at link above
Oct. 15 Methil Belfast Oct. 18 EN 294A Convoy available at EN convoys
(external link)
Oct. 19 Belfast Holyhead – Independent Page 10 gives arrival Oct. 21.
Oct. 22 Holyhead Cardiff Oct. 23 Independent –
Oct. 26 Cardiff Liverpool Oct. 28 Independent –
Nov. 6 Liverpool Methil Nov. 10 – –
Nov. 11 Methil Southend Nov. 13 FS 1270 Convoy available at FS convoys
(external link)
See also Page 10
Nov. 17 Southend Tyne Nov. 19 FN 1181 Convoy available at FN convoys
(external link)
Nov. 21 Tyne Southend Nov. 23 FS 1279 Convoy available at FS convoys
(external link)
Nov. 26 Southend St Helens Roads Nov. 27 CW 227 Convoy available at CW convoys
(external link)
Nov. 28 Solent Plymouth Nov. 29 PW 437 A. Hague says:
Via Weymouth Bay Nov. 28
(see also Page 10).
Convoy available via this page
(external link)
Dec. 3 Plymouth St Anthony – – (Via Falmouth, see Page 10)
Dec. 7 St Anthony Newport Dec. 9 – (Again, see Page 10).
Dec. 11 Newport Liverpool Dec. 13 Independent Missing movements, Page 10
Dec. 18 Liverpool* Swansea Dec. 20 Independent *See Page 10
Dec. 23 Swansea Liverpool Dec. 24 Independent Missing movements, Page 11
1944 Jan. 8 Liverpool Belfast Jan. 9 Independent –
Jan. 12 Belfast Barry Jan. 14 Independent –
Jan. 17 Barry Island St. Helens Roads Jan. 19 WP 463 Convoy available at WP convoys
(external link)
Jan. 19 St Helens Roads Southend Jan. 20 CE 238 Convoy available at CE convoys
(external link)
Jan. 23 Southend Blyth Jan. 25 FN 1245 Convoy available at FN convoys
(external link)
Jan. 27 Blyth Tyne Jan. 27 – –
Jan. 28 Methil* Southend Jan. 30 FS 1345 *Tyne
Convoy available at FS convoys
(external link)
Jan. 30 Southend St Helens Roads Jan. 31 CW 243 Convoy available at CW convoys
(external link)
Febr. 1 Solent Plymouth Febr. 1 PW 470 Convoy available via this page
(external link)
Febr. 7 Plymouth Barry Febr. 9 PW 473 Convoy available via link above
March 26 Barry Liverpool March 27 Independent Missing movements, Page 11
Apr. 7 Liverpool* Belfast Apr. 8 Independent *See Page 11.
Apr. 14 Belfast Methil Apr. 18 – –
Apr. 19 Methil Southend Apr. 21 FS 1427 Convoy available at FS convoys
(external link)
See also Page 11.
May 7 Southend Aberdeen May 9 FN 1350 Convoy available at FN convoys
(external link)
Left Aberdeen May 25
(Page 11).
Some of these 1944 voyages are not detailed on the archive documents and, therefore, comparison cannot be made and accuracy confirmed.
June 5 Southend Seine Bay June 6 ETC 2Z Convoy available at ETC convoys
(external link)
June 9 Seine Bay Southend June 10 FTC 3 Convoy available at FTC convoys
(external link)
June 10 Southend Seine Bay June 12 ETC 6 Convoy available at ETC convoys
(external link)
June 15 Seine Bay Southend June 16 FTC 8 Convoy available at FTC convoys
(external link)
June 20 Seine Bay Southend June 21 FTC 13 Convoy available at link above
June 26 Southend Seine Bay June 27 ETC 19 Convoy available at ETC convoys
(external link)
June 30 Seine Bay Southend July 1 FTC 22 Convoy available at FTC convoys
(external link)
See also Page 12
July 9 Southend Seine Bay July 10 ETC 32 Convoy available at ETC convoys
(external link)
July 14 Seine Bay Southend July 15 FTC 36 Convoy available at FTC convoys
(external link)
July 16 Southend Grimsby July 17 FN 1420 Convoy available at FN convoys
(external link)
July 28 Grimsby Southend July 29 FS 1526 Convoy available at FS convoys
(external link)
Aug. 2 Southend Solent Aug. 3 ETC 56 Convoy available at ETC convoys
(external link)
Aug. 12 Solent Seine Bay Aug. 12 EBC 68 Convoy available at EBC convoys
(external link)
Aug. 21 Seine Bay Solent Aug. 21 – –
Aug. 22 Solent Southend Aug. 23 FTC 74 Convoy available at FTC convoys
(external link)
Aug. 24 Southend Grimsby Aug. 25 FN 1459 Convoy available at FN convoys
(external link)
Aug. 31 Grimsby Southend Sept. 2 FS 1561 Convoy available at FS convoys
(external link)
Sept. 7 Southend Seine Bay Sept. 8 ETC 91 Convoy available at ETC convoys
(external link)
Sept. 17 Seine Bay Southend Sept. 18 FTC 11A Convoy available at FTC convoys
(external link)
Sept. 21 Southend Seine Bay Sept. 22 ETC 105 Convoy available at ETC convoys
(external link)
Oct. 2 Seine Bay Cowes Roads Oct. 3 FTC 26A Convoy available at FTC convoys
(external link)
Oct. 4 St. Helens Roads Newhaven Oct. 11 – A. Hague says:
Then sheltered Pevensey Bay.
Oct. 11 Pevensey Bay Southend Oct. 12 – See also Page 13
Oct. 13 Southend Grimsby Oct. 14 FN 1509 Convoy available at FN convoys
(external link)
Oct. 17 Grimsby Humber Oct. 18 – Put back
(see also Page 13).
Oct. 18 Humber Southend Oct. 19 FS 1608 Convoy available at FS convoys
(external link)
Oct. 20 Southend Southend Oct. 28 – A. Hague says:
Voyage data unknown
(see Page 13).
Oct. 28 Southend Grimsby Oct. 30 FN 1524 Convoy available at FN convoys
(external link)
Nov. 4 Grimsby Southend Nov. 6 FS 1626 Convoy available at FS convoys
(external link)
Nov. 9 Southend St Helens Roads Nov. 10 TMC 31 Convoy available via this page
(external link)
Nov. 17 St Helens Roads Southend Nov. 18 MTC 39 Convoy available via link above
Nov. 22 Southend St Helens Roads Nov. 23 TMC 44 Convoy available via link above
Nov. 29 St Helens Roads Southend Nov. 30 MTC 51 Convoy available via link above
Dec. 1 Southend Hull Dec. 2 FN 1558 Convoy available at FN convoys
(external link)
Dec. 5 Hull Southend Dec. 7 FS 1657 Convoy available at FS convoys
(external link)
See also Page 13
Dec. 7 Southend St Helens Roads Dec. 8 TMC 59 Convoy available via this page
(external link)
Dec. 8 St Helens Roads Seine Estuary Dec. 9 – Left for Rouen, Dec. 12
(Page 13).
Dec. 17 Havre Solent Dec. 18 VWC 8 Compare w/Page 13.
Convoy available via link above
Dec. 18 St Helens Roads Southend Dec. 18 BTC 8 Again, see Page 13.
Convoy available at BTC convoys
(external link)
Dec. 22 Downs Hull Dec. 23 – –
Dec. 29 Hull Downs Dec. 31 FS 1681 Convoy available at FS convoys
(external link)
1945 Jan. 1 Southend* St Helens Roads Jan. 2 TBC 25 *From Downs.
Convoy available at TBC convoys
(external link)
Arrived Cherbourg, Jan. 4
(Page 13).
Jan. 5 St Helens Roads Plymouth Jan. 6 TBC 28 Convoy available at link above
Jan. 6 Plymouth Morlaix Jan. 7 COC 42 Convoy available via this page
(external link)
Jan. 13 Morlaix Plymouth Jan. 13 – Left Plymouth Jan. 14
(Page 13 & Page 14).
Jan. 15 Falmouth Swansea Jan. 16 TBC 37 Convoy available at TBC convoys
(external link)
Jan. 19 Swansea Mumbles Jan. 19 Independent –
Jan. 20 Mumbles St Helens Roads Jan. 22 BTC 44 Convoy available at BTC convoys
(external link)
Jan. 22 St Helens Roads Havre Jan. 23 WVC 45 Convoy available via this page
(external link)
See also Page 14
Jan. 28 Rouen Caen Jan. 29 – –
Febr. 4 Caen Downs Febr. 5 – –
Febr. 5 Southend* Ostend Febr. 6 TAC 128 *From Downs.
Convoy available via link above
Febr. 9 Ostend Antwerp Febr. 9 – –
March 4 Antwerp Southend March 5 ATM 82 Convoy available at ATM convoys
(external link)
Again, see also Page 14.
March 5 Southend Seaham March 6 FN 1652 Convoy available at FN convoys
(external link)
March 10 Seaham Tyne March 10 – –
March 11 Tyne Southend March 13 FS 1753 Convoy available at FS convoys
(external link)
March 13 Southend St Helens Roads March 13 TBC 96 A. Hague says:
Onward to Rouen, arr. March 14. WVC 92?
(see also Page 14).
Convoy available at TBC convoys
WVC 92 is available via this page, incomplete
(external links)
March 25 St Helens Roads Downs March 25 BTC 105 A. Hague says:
Rouen to St Helens Roads convoy unknown.
Convoy available at BTC convoys
(external link)
See also Page 14.
March 27 Southend Hull March 28 FN 1674 Convoy available at FN convoys
(external link)
March 29 Hull Downs March 31 FS 1771 Convoy available at FS convoys
(external link)
Apr. 3* Downs Dieppe Apr. 3 – *Page 14 gives departure Apr. 1.
Apr. 4 Dieppe Southend Apr. 5 – –
Apr. 6 Southend Tyne Apr. 7 FN 1683 Convoy available at FN convoys
(external link)
Apr. 13 Tyne Southend Apr. 15 FS 1782 Convoy available at FS convoys
(external link)
Apr. 16 Southend St Helens Roads Apr. 16 TBC 130 A. Hague says:
Thence to Seine Estuary, possibly in WVC 124.
(See also Page 14).
Convoy available at TBC convoys
WVC 124 is available via this page
(external links)
Apr. 25 St Helens Roads Downs Apr. 26 BTC 137 A. Hague says:
From Seine Estuary in a VWC convoy to join.
Convoy available at BTC convoys
VWC convoys are available via this page
(external links)
Again, see Page 14
Apr. 26 Downs Blyth Apr. 28 FN 1697 See also Page 15
Convoy available at FN convoys
(external link)
May 2 Methil* Downs May 4 FS 1795 *From Blyth to Southend
(Page 15).
Convoy available at FS convoys
(external link)
May 4 Southend St Helens Roads May 5 TBC 148 A. Hague says:
Thence Seine Estuary, possibly in WVC 142
(see Page 15).
Convoy available at TBC convoys
WVC 142 is available via this page, incomplete
(external links)
May 14 Seine Estuary Downs May 15 BTC 156 See also Page 15.
Convoy available at BTC convoys
(external link)
May 16 Southend Hull May 17 FN 1712 Convoy available at FN convoys
(external link)
May 22 Hull Downs May 24 FS 1810 Convoy available at FS convoys
(external link)
May 24 Downs Dieppe May 25 – –
May 29 Dieppe Southend May 30 – –
May 31 Southend Goole June 1 FN 1722 Convoy available at FN convoys
(external link)
Subsequent voyages:
Page 15, Page 16 & Page 17


 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.

Jernland is listed among the ships in Convoy HN 9B from Norway to the U.K. in Jan.-1940; she arrived Sunderland on Febr. 3. Several Norwegian ships took part in this convoy; follow the link for more info.

From Page 1 of the archive documents, we learn that she was in Amsterdam when war broke out in Norway on Apr. 9-1940, having arrived there from Ballangen (Norway) on Apr. 5.

On June 2-1940, she collided with the British S/S Winga, which sank. Note that A. Hague has included Jernland in Convoy FS 185 on this date (external link - incomplete listing. The Norwegian Regin is also named, while Winga was on an independent voyage at the time). "Nortraships flåte" gives the location as off Rosyth and says Winga's survivors (entire crew) were picked up by Jernland, but this information appears to be incorrect. Ron Young, England has told me that according to British sources, 14 died - the collision happened 5 miles east of West Hartlepool, Winga being on a voyage from Santander to Tyne with iron ore. Jernland returned to port after the collision. The archive document mentioned above states that she had left Shields on June 1 and arrived Hartlepool on June 2, remaining there for about a month before proceeding to London on July 5.

I've also found the following under Sunday, June 2-1940 in a diary for the northeast of England (both these links are external, and go to a site by Roy Ripley and Brian Pears):
"Sunday, 2nd June, 1940 - 'SS Winga' (1,500t) a British ship was involved in a collision with the Norwegian ship 'Jernland'. The 'Winga' was bound for the Tyne with a cargo of iron ore from Santander, she sank with the loss of fourteen lives, 4 miles E of Hartlepool at 54°42'54"N - 01°02'06"W. She lies in 40 metres of water. She was built in 1924". (For info, Britain had lost another Winga to a collision on Jan 29-1918, northeast of Spurn Point, voyage Hull-Sunderland in ballast).

Jernland is later listed in Convoy OA 190, but was only bound for Glasgow, where she arrived July 29. This convoy left Methil on July 26 and dispersed on the 29th; several Norwegian ships took part, namely Bonde, Galatea, Hjalmar Wessel, Kul, Siak and Tai Ping Yang, all of which were bound for ports across the Atlantic. With Atle Jarl and Selvik, Jernland is also included in Convoy OA 228, which left Methil on Oct. 12 and dispersed on the 16th. According to A. Hague, she was detached from the convoy the day before dispersal and arrived Barry Island Oct. 17, proceeding to Sharpness independently on Oct 19, with arrival that same day. Again, see also Page 1. (Direct links to these convoys have been provided in the Voyage Record).

Jernland lost her propeller in Febr.-1941, and was towed in to Tyne. According to Page 2 of the archive documents, she arrived Shields in tow on Febr. 23, remaining there until March 13, when she proceeded to London (A. Hague says she had struck a buoy on Febr. 18).

When going to Page 8, it'll be noticed that she spent a long time at Tyne (or Shields), where she had arrived on Jan. 11-1943. Departure is given as Apr. 2, when she proceeded to Aberdeen. The reason for this long stay is not known.

She was used as supply ship in Operation Neptune (Overlord, the Normandy invasion), unloading from June 6 until June 9-1944, returning with more supplies on June 12, according to "Nortraships flåte" - these voyages are not included on the archive document; see Page 11.

From Page 15, we learn that she got to go home to Norway already in June-1945.

More details on the other Norwegian ships named here can be found with the help of the alphabet index at the end of this page, or go to the Master Ship Index.

 POST WAR: 
According to this external page

From 1947, sailed as Nagu for Paulins Rederi A/B Østra Nagu, Åbo, Finland. From 1948, Paulins Rederi AB Østra Nagu (Oliver Borg), Åbo. From 1953, Paulins Rederi AB Østra Nagu, Åbo. From 1954, Paulins Rederi AB, Åbo. Broken up in Finland in 1960.

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

Bergen had previously had another ship by this name, originally delivered in 1880 as Solon for Robinson & Roland, Whitby, 1375 gt. From 1907 under Norwegian flag as Locksley (Trondheim), then from 1913 as Jernland. Purchased by J. Ringen A/S, Haugesund as Starefos on June 9-1917, sold in 1918 to D/S A/S Seglfos, Christiania, sailed as Nordpol from 1921 for Gørrisen & Co. A/S. Sold in 1924/'25 to A/S Inger (Jacob Kjøde A/S), Bergen. Ran aground on July 27-1926 near the west coast of Iceland on a voyage Marmelstrand (Denmark)-Iceland with general cargo.

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