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M/T Krossfonn To Krossfonn on the "Ships starting with K" page. Owner: Skibs-A/S Dalfonn Delivered in Aug.-1935 as Krossfonn from Odense Staalskibsværft, Odense (56) to Skibs-A/S Dalfonn (Sigval Bergesen), Stavanger, 9323 gt, 5550 net, 14 225 tdwt, 480.5' x 65' x 35.6', two 7 cyl. 4T EV DM (B & W, Copenhagen), 4700 bhp. Captain: Simon Svendsen.
Krossfonn had been to Kingston, Jamaica in Apr.-1940, and travelled from there to Galveston, with arrival Apr. 29. She subsequently proceeded to Bermuda, where she arrived on May 21, and 2 days later she joined the Bermuda portion of the eastbound North Atlantic Convoy HX 45 - several Norwegian ships took part, as can be seen by following the link. She arrived Brest on June 12-1940, departing for Casablanca* the following day, then left Casablanca alone on June 19 in ballast for Fort de France, but never reached her destination. She was captured on June 26 by the German auxiliary cruiser Widder (von Ruckteschell) off the West Indies, camouflaged as the Swedish Narvik for the occasion. Please continue to my page Norwegian Victims of Widder for more details on her final fate (includes a crew list).
Krossfonn was sent to France, arriving Lorient on July 7. She was in service under the German flag with the name Spichern; bombed and badly damaged by allied aircraft at Brest on Aug. 9-1944, scuttled as blockship on Aug. 31.
Raised in two parts in 1947, towed to Kieler Howaldtswerke A/G, Kiel and repaired. Entered service in May-1949 as Ringfjell for Ringdals Rederi A/S (Olav Ringdal), Oslo, 9640 gt. Converted to bulk carrier in Rouen in 1955, 9789 gt. Sold in 1961 to Sameiet Ringsaker (Elisabeth Bruun & Co.), Tønsberg, renamed Ringsaker. Sold to German breakers in Febr.-1964. Related external link: Back to Krossfonn on the "Ships starting with K" page. This company later had another Krossfonn, originally delivered in 1979 as Normand Ross for Johs. Solstad, Skudeneshavn, sold to Sig. Bergesen in 1984 and renamed Krossfonn. Later had misc. owners and names (Kongsbu 1985, Krossfonn 1986, Scan Partner 1986) until she was lost in 1988 when Iraqian aircraft sank the tanker Barcelona. The text on this page was compiled with the help of: "Nortraships flåte", J. R. Hegland, and misc.
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