D/S Nordvangen
Updated Jan. 26-2009

To Nordvangen on the "Ships starting with N" page.


Received from Arve Wiborg, Norway.

Her voyages are listed on these original images from the Norwegian National Archives:
Page 1 | Page 2 | Page 3 | Page 4

Notes:

As will be seen when going to Page 1 above, Nordvangen was in New Orleans when war broke out in Norway on Apr. 9-1940.

Final Fate - 1942:

Left Paramaribo on Febr. 18-1942 with a cargo of bauxite for New Orleans via Trinidad, and was expected at Trinidad on the 21st. On March 6 it was reported that parts of a lifeboat marked Nordvangen and deck house scantlings from the ship had been washed ashore in Trinidad.

She had been torpedoed and sunk by U-129 (Clausen) on Febr.20, 10 50N 60 54W. Rohwer adds that wreckage from Nordvangen was found in this position.

For info, this U-boat was also responsible for the attacks on L. A. Christensen, Cadmus, Gundersen, Port Antonio, Trafalgar and Astrell - follow the links for details.

Crew List - No survivors:

Casualties
† Captain Hagbart Karlsen	† 1st Mate John Strømman	† 2nd Mate Jacob Jacobsen	† Boatswain Gerhard Monsen	† Able Seaman Dagfin Hansen	† Able Seaman Jonas Johannessen
† Able Seaman Carlot Gullaksen	† Able Seaman Torbjørn Handeland	† Ordinary Seaman Oddmund Koop	† Ordinary Seaman Egon Svendsen (Danish)	† Ordinary Seaman Ernst Dalen	† 1st Engineer Johannes Antonsen
† 2nd Engineer Gunleif Mitdtbø	† 3rd Engineer Erling Andersen	† Donkeyman Bjarne Skaate	† Stoker Henning Wee	† Stoker Gunnar Kaas	† Stoker Kristian Fjeldet
† Engine Boy Mozes Korsten (Dutch)	† Steward Tor Andersen	† Cook Kristian Sivertsen	† Galley Boy Max Philbert Janssen (Dutch)	† Mess Boy Charlo G. Burside (Dutch)	† Mess Boy André O'Niel (Dutch)

Related external links:
Stavern Memorial commemorations

U-129 | Nicolai Clausen

Back to Nordvangen on the "Ships starting with N" page.

The text on this page was compiled with the help of: "Nortraships flåte", J. R. Hegland, "Sjøforklaringer fra 2. verdenskrig", Norwegian Maritime Museum, Volume II, and misc. (ref. My sources).