M/T Lind
Updated Dec. 10-2009
To Lind on the "Ships starting with L" page.
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Owner: Skips-A/S Oljetransport
Manager: A/S Rederiet Odfjell, Bergen
Tonnage: 461 gt
Delivered in March-1938 from NV Scheepsbouwwerf de Groot & van Vliet, Slikkerveer (216) as Lind to Skips-A/S Oljetransport (A/S Rederiet Odfjell), Bergen. 461 gt, 186 net, 600 tdwt, 168.3' x 25.9' x 10', 8 cyl. 4 T single acting DM (Khd A/G, Köln), 500 bhp.
According to R. W. Jordan, she was Managed by Anglo-American Oil Co. Ltd., London during the war.
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
Please compare the above voyages with Arnold Hague's Voyage Record below.
Voyage Record
From May-1942 to Febr.-1945:
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(Received from Don Kindell - His source: The late Arnold Hague's database).
Follow the convoy links provided for more information on each (some listings are incomplete).
The question marks have been added by me. Please be aware that errors may exist - this could also mean that she may not have sailed in all the convoys listed here. Also, several voyages are missing.
| 1942 |
May 6 |
Methil |
Inverness |
May 9 |
EN 81 |
See also narrative below & Page 1
Convoy available at EN convoys
(external link) |
| |
May 11 |
Kirkwall |
Oban |
May 13 |
EN 83 |
Compare w/Page 1.
Convoy available at link above |
| |
June 3 |
Loch Ewe |
Scapa Flow |
June 5* |
WN 291 |
Loch Ewe to Scapa Flow.
*Page 1 gives arrival June 3.
Convoy available at WN convoys
(external link) |
| |
June 18 |
Loch Ewe |
Stromness |
June 20 |
WN 298 |
Convoy available at link above |
| ?* |
June 23 |
Aberdeen |
Clyde |
June 25 |
EN 101 |
*Again, compare w/Page 1.
Convoy available at EN convoys
(external link) |
| |
July 2 |
Loch Ewe |
Scapa Flow |
July 3 |
WN 304 |
Convoy available at WN convoys
(external link)
Missing voyages, Page 1. |
| |
July 20 |
Holyhead |
Avonmouth |
July 21 |
HM 15 |
Convoy available at HM 15
(external link)
Missing voyages, Page 1 |
| |
Aug. 6 |
Loch Ewe |
Kirkwall |
Aug. 7 |
WN 319 |
Convoy available at WN convoys
(external link)
See also Page 2 |
| |
Aug. 12 |
Aberdeen(?) |
Clyde(?) |
Aug. 14 |
EN 123 |
Compare w/Page 2.
Convoy available at EN convoys
(external link) |
| |
Oct. 14 |
Oban |
Methil* |
Oct. 17 |
WN 349 |
*Page 2 gives arrival Kirkwall, Oct. 16
(also, missing voyages).
Convoy available at WN convoys
(external link) |
| |
Oct. 31 |
Oban |
Scapa Flow |
Nov. 2 |
WN 356 |
Convoy available at link above
(more missing voyages, Page 2) |
| |
Nov. 15 |
Loch Ewe |
Scapa Flow |
Nov. 16 |
WN 361 |
(See also Page 2).
Convoy available at link above |
| |
Nov. 19 |
Kirkwall |
Loch Ewe |
Nov. 20 |
EN 163 |
Compare w/Page 2
(also, missing movements).
Convoy available at EN convoys
(external link) |
| |
Dec. 31 |
Loch Ewe |
Scapa Flow |
Dec. 31 |
WN 378 |
Convoy available at WN convoys
(external link) |
| 1943 |
Jan. 6 |
Kirkwall |
Clyde |
Jan. 7 |
EN 181 |
Compare w/Page 2
Convoy available at EN convoys
(external link) |
| |
Jan. 15 |
Loch Ewe |
Scapa Flow |
Jan. 16 |
WN 384 |
Convoy available at WN convoys
(external link)
Missing voyages:
Page 2 & Page 3 |
| |
Febr. 24 |
Loch Ewe |
Scapa Flow |
Febr. 25 |
WN 398 |
Convoy available at link above
Missing voyages, Page 3 |
| |
Apr. 28 |
Loch Ewe |
Scapa Flow |
Apr. 29 |
WN 421 |
Convoy available at link above |
| |
May 5 |
Loch Ewe |
Lerwick |
May 7 |
WN 423A |
Via Kirkwall, May 6
(Page 3).
Convoy available at link above
Missing voyages, Page 3 |
| |
May 27 |
Loch Ewe |
Kirkwall |
May 28 |
WN 433 |
Convoy available at link above
(more missing voyages, Page 3) |
| |
June 10 |
Loch Ewe |
Scapa Flow |
June 10 |
WN 439 |
Convoy available at link above
Missing movements, Page 4 |
| |
Aug. 3 |
Loch Ewe |
Lerwick |
Aug. 4 |
WN 462 |
Convoy available at link above
(missing movements, Page 4) |
| |
Aug. 13 |
Loch Ewe |
Scapa Flow |
Aug. 14 |
WN 466 |
Again, see also Page 4.
Convoy available at link above
(missing voyages, Page 4) |
| |
Sept. 13 |
Loch Ewe |
Scapa Flow |
Sept. 14 |
WN 479A |
Convoy available at link above
(missing voyages, Page 4) |
| |
Sept. 26 |
Loch Ewe |
Kirkwall* |
Sept. 27 |
WN 484A |
*Page 4 gives arrival Scapa Sept. 27.
Convoy available at link above |
| |
Sept. 28 |
Loch Ewe(?) |
Lerwick |
Sept. 30 |
WN 485 |
Convoy available at link above
Missing voyages:
Page 4 & Page 5 |
| |
Oct. 23 |
Loch Ewe |
Lerwick |
Oct. 24 |
WN 496A |
Page 5 gives arrival Kirkwall, Oct. 24, Lerwick Oct. 25
(also, more missing voyages).
Convoy available at link above |
| ? |
Dec. 26 |
Loch Ewe |
Methil |
Dec. 28 |
WN 523 |
Suspect not with this convoy.
Available at link above |
| 1944 |
June 21 |
Loch Ewe |
Kirkwall |
June 22 |
WN 598 |
Missing 1944 voyages:
Page 5, Page 6, Page 7 & Page 8
Convoy available at link above |
| 1945 |
Febr. 4 |
Loch Ewe(?) |
Scapa Flow |
Febr. 5 |
WN 672 |
Earlier 1945 movements, Page 8.
Convoy available at link above
Subsequent voyages:
Page 8, Page 9, Page 10 & Page 11 |
Lind was one of the well known "Kvarstad ships" that attempted to break out from Sweden on March 31/April 1-1942 following a long court case there. Only 2 out of a total of 10 ships involved managed to reach their destination, Lind being one of them, B. P. Newton the other (Operation Performance, Sir George Binney). Please continue now to my page "Kvarstad Ships & Men" below for background facts and details on the breakout and all ships involved, with a crew list for Lind at the time.
For details on the breakout from Sweden, see Kvarstad Ships & Men 
She was subsequently mostly in service around the U.K. Please see the documents received from the Norwegian archives for more details on her various war voyages, and compare these with the convoy information provided by Arnold Hague in the Voyage Record.
As will be seen when going to Page 10 of the archive documents, she got to go home to Norway in Oct.-1945.
Sold in the summer of 1947 and renamed St. Guenole for Cie. Des Transportes Maritime de Goudron, Paris. Ran aground on Nov. 1-1948, voyage Nantes-Irvine (see also this external page and scroll down to Lind).
Related external link:
Odfjell
Back to Lind on the "Ships starting with L" page.
Other ships by this name: Rederiet Odfjell A/S had a steamship named Lind in 1916, see "Other ships by this name" in my text for Falkanger. Also, the company had a tanker named Lind delivered to them in 1949, 1219 gt. Sold to France that same year and renamed Zit. Sailed as Italian Zitmar from 1957, Stella di Lipari from 1982. Yet another Lind, also a tanker, was delivered to the company in 1950, 1250 gt. Sold to Brasil in 1959 and renamed Amazonia. Another Lind, 1855 gt, was delivered in 1960. Later names: Porto de Aviero 1968 (Lisbon), Porto Leone 1978 (Piræus), Somcol 1 1981 (still Greek). Sank off Jeddah in Sept.-1985.
The text on this page was compiled with the help of: "Nortraships flåte", J. R. Hegland, E-mails from Roger W. Jordan - and misc.
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