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D/S Pollux
Updated Febr. 19-2009

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Source: Bjørn Milde's postcard collection.

Manager: Det Bergenske Dampskibsselskab, Bergen
Tonnage:
1676 gt

Delivered in Jan.-1921 from Helsingørs Jernskibs & Maskinbyggeri, Helsingør (162) as Gulfaxe for A/S D/S Primula (Schach Steenberg & Co.), Copenhagen. 1676 gt, 2400 tdwt, 249.3' x 38.2' x 15.4', triple exp. 600 ihp, 9 knots. Purchased by Bergenske D/S in Dec.-1922 for service between the Baltic and London and renamed Pollux. Later mostly in general tramping.

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

The above are the originals of the documents used for the Voyage Record below. Please compare with Arnold hague's voyage Record on Pollux - Page 2, which includes convoy information for some of these voyages.

Voyages – 1940-1945:
As can be seen, she made no voyages to Europe at all after March-1940. Note that she's listed as scheduled for, but cancelled from, convoys HX 49, HX 50, HX 51 and HX 52 in the summer of 1940.

Date
Sailed
Date
Arrived
Voyage
1940
March 20
Rotterdam
Rotterdam for New York & Norfolk
March 22
Antwerp
Apr. 12
New York
Apr. 13
New York
Apr. 14
Norfolk
Apr. 20
Norfolk
Apr. 25
Halifax
Trading between U.S. Atlantic & Canadian ports
May 2
Halifax
May 6
Norfolk
May 14
Norfolk
May 14
Baltimore
May 18
Baltimore
May 24
Souris
May 25
Souris
May 26
Summerside
May 28
Summerside
June 5
Norfolk
June 15
Norfolk
(for Windsor, N.S.)
June 21
Sherbrooke
June 22
Sherbrooke
June 24
Bucksport
June 24
Bucksport
June 30
Bucksport
July 2
Bucksport
July 9
Bucksport
July 15
Bucksport
July 16
Bucksport
For Sherbrooke
July 21
Bucksport (Me)
July 22
Bucksport (Me)
For Sherbrooke
July 28
Bucksport (Me)
July 29
Bucksport (Me)
For Sherbrooke
Aug. 5
Bucksport (Me)
Aug. 6
Bucksport (Me)
For Sherbrooke
Aug. 11
Bucksport (Me)
Aug. 13
Bucksport (Me)
For Sherbrooke
Aug. 19
Bucksport (Me)
Aug. 20
Bucksport (Me)
For Sherbrooke
Aug. 26
Bucksport (Me)
Aug. 27
Bucksport (Me)
For Sherbrooke
Sept. 3
Bucksport (Me)
Sept. 4
Bucksport (Me)
For Sherbrooke
Sept. 10
Bucksport (Me)
Sept. 11
Bucksport (Me)
For Sherbrooke
Sept. 17
Bucksport (Me)
Sept. 19
Bucksport (Me)
For Sherbrooke
Sept. 27
Bucksport (Me)
Oct. 7
Bucksport (Me)
Oct. 9
New York
For New York
Oct. 11
New York
Oct. 18
Quebec
For Quebec
Oct. 19
Quebec
Oct. 27
Hampton Roads
For Norfolk & Vera Cruz
Oct. 28
Hampton Roads
Nov. 5
Vera Cruz
For Vera Cruz
Nov. 8
Tampico
Nov. 9
Tampico
Nov. 24
Pensacola
For Pensacola
Nov. 26
Pensacola
Dec. 4
Philadelphia
For Wilmington
Dec. 7
Philadelphia
Dec. 17
Botwood
For Botwood
Dec. 28
Botwood
Jan. 5-1941
Hampton Roads
For Newport News
1941
Jan. 9
Hampton Roads
For Vera Cruz
Jan. 17
Tampico
Jan. 17
Vera Cruz
Febr. 1
Vera Cruz
Febr. 17
Pensacola
For Ciudad del Carmen
Febr. 18
Pensacola
Febr. 19
Mobile
For Mobile
Febr. 22
Mobile
Febr. 24
Sagua
For Sagua la Grande
March 2
Sagua
March 8
New York
For New York
March ?
New York
For Sagua la Grande
March 21
Sagua la Grande
March 27
New York
For New York
March 29
New York
Apr. 3
Sagua
For Sagua
Apr. 6
Sagua
Apr. 11
New Orelans
For New Orleans
Apr. 14
New Orleans
Apr. 24
Philadelphia
For Peraza, Cuba
Apr. 29
Philadelphia
Apr. 30
Hampton Roads
For Norfolk
Apr. 30
Hampton Roads
May 9
Bucksport
May 10
Bucksport
May 12
Guysborough
For Guysborough, NS
May 14
Guysborough
May 17
Bucksport
For Bucksport
May 18
Bucksport
May 23
Bucksport, Me
For Country Harbour
May 24
Bucksport
May 26
Guysborough
For Guysborough
May 28
Guysborough
May 31
Bucksport, Me
June 1
Bucksport
June 3
Guysborough
For Guysborough
June 5
Guysborough
June 7
Bucksport
June 8
Bucksport
For Guysborough
June 14
Bucksport, Me
June 15
Bucksport
June 18
Guysborough
For Guysborough
June 19
Guysborough
June 21
Bucksport
June 22
Bucksport
For Guysborough
June 28
Bucksport
June 29
Bucksport
For Guysborough
July 5
Bucksport, Me
July 5
Bucksport, Me
For Guysborough
July 12
Bucksport, Me
July 12
Bucksport, Me
For Guysborough
July 19
Bucksport, Me
July 20
Bucksport, Me
For Guysborough
July 26
Bucksport, Me
July 26
Bucksport
July 29
Guysborough
For Guysborough
July 30
Guysborough
Aug. 1
Bucksport
Aug. 3
Bucksport
Aug. 9
Bucksport, Me
For Guysborough
Aug. 10
Bucksport, Me
Aug. 12
Guysborough
For Guysborough
Aug. 13
Guysborough
Aug. 16
Bucksport
For Bucksport
Aug. 17
Bucksport
For Guysborough
Aug. 24
Bucksport
Some dates seem to be out of sequence in the next few rows
Aug. 24
Bucksport
Aug. 19
Guysborough
Aug. 21
Guysborough
For Bucksport
Aug. 24
Bucksport
Aug. 27
Guysborough
Aug. 28
Guysborough
Sept. 7
Bucksport
For Bucksport
Sept. 8
Bucksport
Sept. 14
Bangor, Me
Sept. 14
Bangor, Me
Sept. 10
Guysborough
(dates again out of order)
For Guysborough
Sept. 11
Guysborough
Sept. 21
Bucksport, Me
For Bucksport
Sept. 22
Bucksport, Me
Sept. 24
Guysborough
For Guysborough
Sept. 25
Guysborough
Sept. 28
Bucksport, Me
Sept. 29
Bucksport, Me
For Guysborough
Oct. 5
Bucksport, Me
Oct. 7
Bucksport, Me
For Guysborough
Oct. 14
Bucksport, Me
Oct. 22
Bucksport, Me
Oct. 23
Bucksport, Me
For Guysborough
Oct. 30
Bucksport, Me
Oct. 31
Bucksport
For Country Harbour
Nov. 7
Bucksport, Me
Nov. 9
Bucksport, Me
Nov. 10
Boston
Dec. 8
Boston
Dec. 10
New York
For New York
Dec. 13
New York
Dec. 19
St. John's, N.F.
For St. John's, N.F.
Dec. 31
St. John's, N.F.
Jan. 2-1942
Corner Brook
For Corner Brook
1942
Jan. 7
Corner Brook
Jan. 12
New York
For New York
Jan. 20
New York
Jan. 25
Argentia
For Argentia
Jan. 30
Argentia
Febr. 2
Port aux Basques
For Port aux Basques
Febr. 9
Port aux Basques
Febr. 11
Halifax
Febr. 14
Halifax
Febr. 21
Savannah
For Savannah
Febr. 22
Savannah
Febr. 23
Jacksonville
May 3
Jacksonville
May 3
Savannah
For Savannah
May 8
Savannah
May 13
New York
For St. John's
May 19
St. John's
May 24
St. John's
May 25
Botwood
For Botwood
May 31
St. John's
June 2
St. John's
June 10
New York
For Halifax
June 17
New York
For Argentia
June 27
Halifax
June 29
Sydney, Nova Scotia
For Argentia
July 3
Sydney, N.S.
July 5
Argentia
For Argentia
July 8-9
Argentia
For Sydney, N.S.
July 12
Sydney, N.S.
July 14
Corner Brook
For Corner Brook
July 18-19
Corner Brook
July 20
Sydney, N.S.
For Sydney, N.S. & New York
July 22
Sydney, N.S.
July 24
Halifax
For New York
July 26
Halifax
July 29
New York
For New York
Aug. 13
Cape Cod Bay
Aug. 16
Halifax
For Halifax
Aug. 18
Halifax
For Clarenceville
Aug. 21
Sydney, N.S.
Aug. 24
St. John's
For Clarenceville
Sept. 10
Clarenceville
Sept. 12
Botwood
Sept. 17
Botwood
Sept. 18
St. John's
For New York
Sept. 20
St. John's
Sept. 22
Sydney, N.S.
For New York
Sept. 27
Sydney, N.S.
Sept. 29
Halifax
For New York
Oct. 5
Halifax
Oct. 10
New York
For New York
Oct. 13
New York
Oct. 14
Providence
For Providence
Oct. 19
Providence
Oct. 20
New York
Oct. 24
New York
Oct. 31
St. John's, N.F.
For Argentia
Oct. 31
St. John's, N.F.
Nov. 2
Argentia
For Argentia
The heading now changes to read as follows:
Arrived
Port
Sailed
Destination
Nov. 11
St. John's
Nov. 18
For Quebec
Nov. 21
Sydney, N.C.
Nov. 21
For Gaspe
Nov. 24
Mingan
Dec. 6
For Corner Brook
Dec. 8
Corner Brook
Dec. 13
For New York
Dec. 14
Sydney, N.S.
Dec. 14
For New York
Dec. 17
Halifax
Dec. 18
For New York
Dec. 22
New York
Dec. 30
For Norfolk
1943
Jan. 1
Hampton Roads
Jan. 3
For Charleston & Havana
Jan. 10
Havana
Jan 13
Jan. 13
Matanzas (Cuba)
Jan. 13
For Key West
Jan. 15
Key West
Jan. 16
For New Orleans
Jan. 19
New Orleans
Jan. 27
Jan. 30
Key West
Jan. 30
For Key West
Febr. 3
Kingston, Ja.
Febr. 7
For Guantanamo Bay
Febr. 8
Guantanamo Bay
Febr. 12
For New Orleans
Febr. 18
New Orleans
Febr. 22
For Port Arthur
Febr. 23
Port Neches
Febr. 25
Sabine Bar
Febr. 25
For Ciudad Trujillo
March 2
Key West
March 7
For Ciudad Trujillo
March 10
Guantanamo Bay
March 14
Ciudad Trujillo
March 16
For Sanchez
Sanchez
March 21
March 22
Mayaguez
San Juan P.R.
Apr. 2
For Guantanamo Bay
Apr. 5
Guantanamo Bay
Apr. 5
For New Orleans
Apr. 9
Key West
Apr. 9
For New Orleans
Apr. 13
New Orleans
South West Pass
May 22
For Canal Zone
May 25
Key West
May 25
For Cristobal
May 28
Guantanamo Bay
June 13
For Cristobal
June 17
Guantanamo Bay
June 24
For New Orleans
Key West
June 27
June 29
Tampa
June 30
For New Orleans
New Orleans
July 15
For Cristobal
July 22
Cristobal
Balboa
July 27
For Guayaquil
Aug. 1
Guayaquil
Aug. 6
For Balboa
Aug. 10
Balboa
Cristobal
Aug. 12
For Guantanamo Bay
Aug. 16
Santiago
Aug. 21
For Guantanamo Bay
Balboa
Aug. 27
For Guayaquil
Sept. 1
Guayaquil
Sept. 6
For Balboa
Sept. 10
Balboa
Cristobal
Sept. 11
For Cienfuegos
Sept. 15
Cienfuegos
Sept. 20
For Cristobal
Sept. 25
Cristobal
Balboa
Sept. 26
For Guayaquil
Sept. 30
Guayaquil
Puna
Oct. 9
For Balboa
Oct. 13
Balboa
Cristobal
Oct. 15
For Havana
Oct. 20
Havana
Oct. 27
For Caibarien
Cayo Frances
Oct. 30
For Savannah
Nov. 2
Tybee Roads
Nov. 2
Savannah
Nov. 18
Tybee Roads
Nov. 18
For Vita, Cuba
Nov. 21
Vita
Nov. 24
For Savannah
Nov. 28
Tybee Roads
Nov. 28
Savannah
Dec. 2
For Caibarien
Tybee Roads
Dec. 2
For Caibarien
Dec. 4
Caibarien
Dec. 6
For Savannah
Dec. 9
Tybee Roads
Dec. 17
For Caibarien
Dec. 20
Cayo Frances
Caibarien
Dec. 21
For Savannah
Dec. 24
Tybee Roads
Jan. 1-1944
For Caibarien
1944
Savannah
Jan. 1
For Caibarien
Jan. 4
Cayo Frances
Caibarien
Jan. 5
For New Orleans
Jan. 10
New Orleans
Jan. 18
For Havana
Jan. 21
Havana
Jan. 24
For Matanzas
Jan. 24
Matanzas
Jan. 27
For Charleston
Jan. 30
Charleston
Febr. 11
For Key West & Golfito
Febr. 15
Key West
Febr. 17
For Guantanamo Bay & Golfito
Febr. 22
Guantanamo Bay
Febr. 23
For Cristobal & Golfito
Febr. 27
Cristobal
March 9
Guayaquil
March 12
For Balboa
Cristobal
March 19
For Guantanamo Bay & Havana
Guantanamo Bay
March 25
For Havana
March 28
Havana
Apr. 2
For Puerto Cabezas
Apr. 16
Cristobal
Apr. 18
For Guantanamo Bay
Apr. 22
Guantanamo Bay
Apr. 23
For San Juan
Apr. 26
San Juan
May 2
For Guantanamo Bay
May 5
Guantanamo Bay
May 9
For New Orleans
May 12
Key West
May 12
For New Orleans
May 14
South West Pass
Key West
June 7
For Cristobal
June 10
Guantanamo Bay
June 13
For Cristobal
June 17
Cristobal
June 22
For Kingston, Ja
June 25
Kingston, Ja
July 5
July 6
Guantanamo Bay
July 7
For Philadelphia
July 14
Delaware Capes
July 14
New York
Delaware Capes
July 21
For Walton, N.S.
July 24
Walton, N.S.
July 25
For New York
July 28
New York
July 30
For Norfolk
Aug. 1
Hampton Roads
Aug. 6
Aug. 7
New York
Aug. 9
For San Juan
Aug. 16
Guantanamo Bay
Aug. 17
For San Juan
Aug. 20
San Juan
Roosevelt Roads
Aug. 28
For New Orleans
Sept. 4
New Orleans
Pilot Town
Sept. 13
For Progreso
Sept. 20
Cristobal
Sept. 26
Guayaquil
Oct. 1
For Havana
Oct. 5
Balboa
Cristobal
Oct. 6
For Havana
Guantanamo Bay
Oct. 10
For Havana
Oct. 13
Havana
Oct. 28
For Santa Lucia
Oct. 30
Key West
Oct. 30
For Charleston
Charleston
Nov. 3
For New York
Nov. 7
New York
Nov. 10
For Baltimore
Nov. 12
Baltimore
Nov. 24
For Norfolk
Nov. 25
Hampton Roads
Nov. 26
For Key West
Key West
Dec. 1
Dec. 5
Kingston, Ja
Savannah la Mar
Dec. 21
For Philadelphia
Dec. 30
Hampton Roads
Dec. 31
1945
Jan. 3
Philadelphia
Jan. 11
Baltimore
Jan. ?
For St. John, N.B.
Jan. 15
Boston
Jan. 20
Jan. 22
Halifax
Jan. 22
For St. John's
Jan. 24
Sydney, N.S.
Jan. 25
Jan. 27
St. John's
Febr. 3
For Sydney, N.S.
Sydney, N.S.
Febr. 5
For Halifax & New York
Febr. 6
Halifax
Febr. 7
For New York
Febr. 10
Cape Cod Canal
Febr. 12
New York
Febr. 20
For Moa Bay
March 1
Moa Bay
March 2
For Philadelphia
Pd. Cape Henry
March 8
March 10
Philadelphia
Delaware Capes
March 14
For Charleston
March 21
Moa Bay
March 25
For Charleston
March 27
Charleston
Apr. 2
For Antilla
Apr. 7
Antilla
Apr. 9
For Philadelphia
Apr. 16
Philadelphia
Chesapeake Canal
May 1
For Niquero
Pd. Cape Henry
May 2
May 9
Niquero
May 11
Pastelillo
May 13
For Baltimore
Pd. in Cape Henry
May 18
May 19
Baltimore
May 21
For Norfolk
May 22
Hampton Roads
May 23
For Sandwich, Mass. & Halifax
Sandwich
May 25
For Halifax
Halifax
June 1
For Windsor, N.S. & Norfolk
June 4
Windsor, N.S.
June 4
For Norfolk
June 8
Hampton Roads
June 13
For St. John, N.B.
Sandwich, Mass.
June 15
For Halifax
June 17
Halifax
June 19
For Walton, N.S.
Walton, N.S.
June 22
For Wilmington, Del.
June 26
Philadelphia
Hampton Roads
June 29
For St. John, N.B.
July 2
St. John, N.B.
July 7
For Walton, N.S.
July 8
Walton, N.S.
July 9
For Cape Cod Canal
July 12
Philadelphia
July 13
Baltimore
July 16
For Norfolk
July 17
Hampton Roads
July 17
For St. John, N.B.
July 22
St. John, N.B.
July 28
For Walton & Baltimore
July 29
Walton, N.S.
July 29
For Baltimore
Aug. 2
Philadelphia
Aug. 3
Baltimore
Aug. 7
For Yarmouth, N.S.
Aug. 11
St. John, N.B.
Walton, N.S.
Aug. 18
For Wilmington
Aug. 22
Philadelphia
Aug. 24
Hampton Roads
Aug. 25
For Santa Lucia
Aug. 30
Santa Lucia
Aug. 31
For Carteret?
Sept. 6
New York
Sept. 9
For Baltimore
Sept. 10
Baltimore
Sept. 13
For Windsor, N.S.
Sept. 19
Windsor, N.S.
Sept. 26
Sept. 26
Walton, N.S.
Delaware Capes
Oct. 4
For Liverpool, N.S.
Liverpool, N.S.
Oct. 10
For New York
Oct. 12
New York
Oct. 18
For Dingwall, N.S.
Oct. 20
Baltimore
Oct. 22
For St. John, N.B.
Oct. 26
St. John, N.B.
Nov. 1
For New York
Nov. 2
Walton, N.S.
Nov. 6
New York
Nov. 9
For Walton, N.S.
Nov. 12
Walton, N.S.
Nov. 12
For Newark
Nov. 19
Baltimore
Nov. 19
Philadelphia
Baltimore
Nov. 21
For St. John, N.B.
Nov. 25
St. John, N.B.
1946
New York
March 12
For Santa Lucia
March 28
New York
Apr. 7
For Antwerp

Convoy information is available in Arnold Hague's Voyage Record

 POST WAR: 

Sold in Nov.-1948 by S/S Vardal Rederi (Egil Næsheim), Haugesund, delivered in Bergen on Dec. 2 as Vardal. Modernized in Haugesund in 1951. In seasonal lumber trade White Sea-UK. Sold in Jan.-1965 to Hawthorn Co. Inc., Manilla and renamed Patriot. Sailed as San Augustin from 1967 for Alca Shipping Lines Inc., Manilla. Broken up in 1981, possibly in the Phillippines?

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Det Bergenske D/S had lost a ship by this name to WW I, built 1907, 1196 gt - torpedoed and sunk by UC-45 in the North Sea on March 19-1917.

The text on this page was compiled with the help of: "Bergenske - Byen og selskapet", Dag Bakka Jr., "Våre gamle skip", Leif M. Bjørkelund & E. H. Kongshavn. The information on Pollux' war voyages was received from Harald Ness, Norway (Odfjell Seachem AS), who in turn obtained it from the Norwegian National Archives.

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