Owner: Bryde & Dahls Hvalfangerselskap A/S
Manager: A/S Thor Dahl, Sandefjord
Tonnage: 2671 gt

Built by Sir W. G. Armstrong, Mitchell & Co. Ltd., Walker, Newcastle in 1893. Previous names: Snowflake until 1913, Kremlin until 1922, Velløy until 1925, purchased Aug. 24-1925 and renamed Thorøy.
According to the 2nd external page that I've linked to above, she was delivered in Dec.-1893 as Snowflake to Bearcreek Oil & Shipping Co. Ltd. (C.T. Bowring & Co.), Liverpool. From 1912, sailed as Kremlin for Soc. Anon d'Arm. d'Industrie & de Commerce, Antwerp. From 1914, The Admirality, London, no name change. Owned from 1918 by Soc. Anon d'Arm. d'Industrie et de Commerce, Antwerp, same name. Renamed Velløy for Hvalfanger A/S Vestfold (J. Rasmussen & A. Lange), Sandefjord in 1922. From 1923, Hvalfanger A/S Vestfold (J. Rasmussen & Co.), Sandefjord, same name. Owned from July-1925 by Bryde & Dahls Hvalfangerselskap A/S, Sandefjord, renamed Thorøy. From 1933, Bryde & Dahls Hvalfangerselskap A/S (A/S Thor Dahl), Sandefjord.

Related items on this website:
A Guestbook message from someone whose father, Carsten Isaac Andersen, served as radio operator on Thorøy. Here's another message and a more recent entry.

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 | Page 18 | Page 19 | Page 20 | Page 21

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

Voyage Record From May-1940 to Oct.-1944:

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

Errors may exist - this could also meant that she may not have sailed in all the convoys mentioned here. Also, several voyages are missing from this record.

	Departure	From	To	Arrival	Convoy	Remarks
1940	May 1	Halifax	Reykjavik	May 13	Independent	See also Page 1
	May 17	Reykjavik	Kirkwall	May 22	Independent	–
	May 25	Kirkwall	Methil Roads	May 27	Independent	–
	May 27	Methil	Tyne	May 27	MT 75	Convoy available via this page (external link)
	June 13	Tyne	Southend	June 15	FS 194	Convoy available at FS convoys (external link)
	June 17	Southend	Falmouth	June 24	OA 169	A. Hague says: Voyage record unknown. Convoy available at OA 169 (external link)
	July 14	Falmouth	Bristol	July 17	–	–
	July 22	Bristol	Cardiff	July 23	Independent	–
	Aug. 26	Cardiff	Milford Haven	Aug. 27	Independent	–
	Aug. 28	Milford Haven	–	–	OB 205	Dispersed Aug. 30. Convoy available at OB 205 (external link)
	Aug. 30	Dispersed from OB 205	Curacao	Sept. 20	Independent	–
	Sept. 22	Curacao	Sydney, C.B.	Oct. 3	Independent	–
	Oct. 5	Sydney, C.B.	Clyde	Oct. 22	SC 7	–
	Oct. 24	Clyde	Liverpool	Oct. 25	Independent	–
	Oct. 28	Liverpool	Liverpool	Nov. 3	–	A. Hague says: Put back with defects. See also Page 1 (also, missing movements).
	Dec. 9	Liverpool	Swansea	Dec. 11	Independent	(See also Page 1).
	Dec. 19	Swansea	Southampton	Dec. 21	–	A. Hague says: Via Dartmouth & Portsmouth. Compare w/Page 1.
	Dec. 24	Southampton	Swansea	Dec. 29	–	Via Dartmouth.
1941	Jan. 2	Swansea	Avonmouth	Jan. 3	Independent	A. Hague says: Air raid damage Jan. 17.
	March 6	Avonmouth	Swansea	March 8	Independent	(See also Page 1).
	March 14	Swansea	Avonmouth	March 15	Independent	See also Page 2
	March 18	Avonmouth	Swansea	March 18	Independent	–
	March 21	Swansea	Avonmouth	March 22	Independent	(See also Page 2)
	March 26	Avonmouth	Swansea	March 27	Independent	–
	Apr. 2	Swansea	Falmouth	Apr. 5	Independent	(See also Page 2).
	Apr. 25	Falmouth	Milford Haven	Apr. 26	Independent	–
	May 7	Milford Haven	Swansea	May 7	Independent	–
	May 11	Swansea	Milford Haven	May 12	Independent	–
	May 30	Milford Haven	Port Talbot	May 30	Independent	–
	June 4	Port Talbot	Milford Haven	June 4	Independent	–
	June 7	Milford Haven	Avonmouth	June 8	Independent	–
	June 18	Avonmouth	Belfast	June 19*	Independent	Page 2 gives arrival June 21 (via Milford Haven).
	June 25	Belfast Lough	Swansea	June 27	BB 39	Convoy available at BB convoys (external link)
	June 30	Swansea	Milford Haven	June 30	Independent	–
	July 1	Swansea*	Belfast Lough	July 3	OB 341A	*From Millford Haven. Convoy available at OB 341A, but see narrative below and OB 341 (external links)
	July 8	Belfast Lough	Swansea	July 9	BB 44	Convoy available at BB convoys (external link)
	July 12	Swansea	Milford Haven	–	Independent	Arrived same day (Page 2).
	July 13	Milford Haven	Belfast	July 15	OB 346	For Belfast. Convoy available at OB 346 (external link)
	July 18	Belfast Lough	Swansea	July 19	BB 49	Convoy available at BB convoys (external link)
	July 26	Swansea	Hamble	July 30	WP 10	A. Hague says: Via Falmouth & Dartmouth. See also Page 3 Convoy available at WP convoys (external link)
	Aug. 1	Solent	Falmouth	Aug. 2	PW 12	Convoy available via this page (external link) On to Swansea Aug. 3 (Page 3).
	Aug. 7	Swansea	Hamble	Aug. 11	WP 16	A. Hague says: Via Falmouth & Dartmouth. Again, see also Page 3 Convoy available at WP convoys (external link) Missing movements, Page 3
	Aug. 17	Falmouth	Swansea	Aug. 18	PW 20	Convoy available via this page (external link)
	Aug. 21	Swansea	Solent	Aug. 24	WP 23	Via Falmouth & Dartmouth. Convoy available at WP convoys (external link) Compare w/Page 3 (also, missing movements).
	Aug. 27	Solent	Milford Haven	Aug. 30	–	Missing stops, Page 3
	Aug. 30	Milford Haven	Liverpool	Aug. 31	MH 17	Convoy available via this page (external link) Missing movements, Page 3
	Sept. 15	Liverpool	Holyhead		Independent	–
	Sept. 18	Holyhead	Swansea Bay	Sept. 19	BB 77	Convoy available at BB convoys (external link)
	Sept. 20	Swansea Bay	Falmouth	Sept. 21	WP 38	Convoy available at WP convoys (external link)
	Oct. 1	Falmouth	Swansea	Oct. 2	PW 43	Convoy available via this page (external link)
	Oct. 5	Swansea	Falmouth	Oct. 6	WP 46	Convoy available at WP convoys (external link)
	Oct. 9	Falmouth	Swansea	Oct. 10	PW 47	Convoy available via this page (external link)
	Oct. 13	Swansea	Solent	Oct. 15	WP 50	Convoy available at WP convoys (external link) See also Page 4
	Oct. 19	Solent	Swansea	Oct. 21	PW 52	Convoy available via this page (external link)
	Oct. 25	Mumbles	Solent	Oct. 27	WP 56	Convoy available at WP convoys (external link) Again, see also Page 4
	Oct. 30	Solent	Swansea	Nov. 1	PW 58	Convoy available via this page (external link)
	Nov. 4	Swansea	Solent	Nov. 6	–	See also Page 4
	Nov. 10	Solent	Swansea	Nov. 12	–	–
	Nov. 14	Swansea	Solent	Nov. 16	–	Missing movements: Page 4 & Page 5
	Dec. 9	Solent	Swansea	Dec. 11	PW 78	Convoy available via link above
	Dec. 16	Swansea	Solent	Dec. 19	–	(See also, Page 5).
	Dec. 23	Solent	Falmouth	Dec. 24	PW 85	Convoy available via link above
1942	Jan. 31	Falmouth	Swansea	Febr. 1	PW 103	Convoy available via link above
	Febr. 4	Swansea	Avonmouth	Febr. 5	Independent	–
	Febr. 7	Avonmouth	Swansea	Febr. 8	Independent	–
	Febr. 11	Swansea	Avonmouth	Febr. 12	Independent	–
	Febr. 14	Avonmouth	Swansea	Febr. 14	Independent	–
	Febr. 16	Swansea	Avonmouth	Febr. 17	Independent	–
	Febr. 19	Avonmouth	Swansea	Febr. 19	Independent	–
	Febr. 21	Swansea	Milford Haven	Febr. 21	Independent	–
	Febr. 22	Milford Haven	Clyde	Febr. 24	OG 80	A. Hague says: Possibly this convoy to Clyde. Convoy will be added. See ships in OG convoys
	Febr. 26	Clyde	Belfast	Febr. 27	Independent	–
	March 1	Belfast Lough	Swansea	March 3	BB 144	Convoy available at BB convoys (external link)
	March 5	Swansea	Avonmouth	March 5	Independent	–
	March 8	Avonmouth	Swansea	March 8	Independent	–
	March 12	Swansea	Swansea	March 12	Independent	A. Hague says: Put back after collision
	March 21	Swansea	Avonmouth	March 23	Independent	–
	March 25	Avonmouth	Swansea	March 25	Independent	–
	March 27	Swansea	Milford Haven	March 27	Independent	–
	March 30	Milford Haven	Clyde	March 31	–	A. Hague says: Possibly ON 81 to Clyde (see ships in all ON convoys).
	Apr. 3	Clyde	Belfast Lough	Apr. 4	Independent	–
	Apr. 5	Belfast Lough	Swansea	Apr. 8	BB 158	Convoy available at BB convoys (external link)
	Apr. 13	Swansea	Milford Haven	Apr. 13	Independent	–
	Apr. 15	Milford Haven	Clyde	Apr. 16	–	A. Hagues says: Possibly ON 7 to Clyde He might mean ON 87? (see ships in all ON convoys).
	Apr. 19	Clyde	Belfast Lough	Apr. 19	Independent	–
	Apr. 21	Belfast Lough	Swansea	Apr. 23	BB 165	Convoy available at BB convoys (external link)
	Apr. 25	Swansea	Milford Haven	Apr. 26	Independent	See also Page 6
	Apr. 27	Milford Haven	Clyde	Apr. 29	–	A. Hague says: Possibly ON 90 to Clyde (see ships in all ON convoys).
	May 1	Clyde	Belfast Lough	May 1	Independent	–
	May 2	Belfast Lough	Swansea	May 3	BB 169	Convoy available at BB convoys (external link)
	May 5	Swansea	Milford Haven	May 5	Independent	–
	May 6	Milford Haven	Liverpool*	May 7	Independent	*Arrived Stanlow (Page 6)
	May 9	Liverpool*	Holyhead	May 10	Independent	*From Stanlow
	May 11	Holyhead	Swansea	May 13	BB 173	Convoy available at link above
	May 15	Swansea	Avonmouth	May 15	Independent	–
	May 16	Avonmouth	Swansea	May 17	Independent	–
	May 18	Swansea	Avonmouth	May 19	Independent	See also Page 7
	May 22	Avonmouth	Swansea	May 22	Independent	–
	May 24	Swansea	Avonmouth	May 25	Independent	–
	May 26	Avonmouth	Swansea	May 27	Independent	–
	May 28	Swansea	Milford Haven	May 28	Independent	–
	May 30	Milford Haven	Liverpool	May 31	Independent	–
	June 2	Liverpool	Holyhead	June 3	Independent	–
	June 5	Holyhead	Swansea	June 6	BB 182	Convoy available at link above Missing movements, Page 7
	June 21	Holyhead	Swansea	June 22	BB 189	Convoy available at link above
	June 23	Swansea	Avonmouth	June 24	Independent	–
	June 25	Avonmouth	Swansea	June 26	Independent	–
	June 29	Swansea	Liverpool	June 30	Independent	Later arrived Stanlow July 1, left July 3 (Page 7)
	July 2	Liverpool*	Holyhead	July 3	Independent	*See also Page 8
	July 4	Holyhead	Swansea	July 6	BB 195	Convoy available at link above
	July 8	Swansea	Liverpool	July 9	MH 124	Convoy available via this page (external link)
	July 11	Liverpool	Holyhead	July 11	Independent	–
	July 13	Holyhead	Swansea	July 14	HM 14	Convoy available via link above
	July 16	Swansea	Milford Haven	July 17	Independent	–
	July 17	Milford Haven	Liverpool	July 18	Independent	–
	July 20	Liverpool	Holyhead	July 21	Independent	–
	July 21	Holyhead	Swansea	July 22	BB 200	Convoy available at BB convoys (external link)
	July 25	Swansea	Avonmouth	July 25	Independent	–
	July 28	Avonmouth	Plymouth	July 30	WP 194	Convoy available at WP convoys (external link)
	Aug. 5	Plymouth	Solent	Aug. 6	WP 197	Compare w/Page 8 Convoy available at link above
	Aug. 10	Solent	Plymouth	Aug. 12	PW 200	Via Portland (Page 8). Convoy available via this page (external link)
	Aug. 15	Plymouth	Solent	Aug. 16	WP 202	Compare w/Page 8. Convoy available at WP convoys (external link)
	Aug. 20	Solent	Swansea	Aug. 22	PW 205	Via Dartmouth (Page 8). Convoy available via this page (external link)
	Aug. 29	Swansea	Avonmouth	Aug. 29	Independent	–
	Sept. 2	Avonmouth	Swansea	Sept. 3	Independent	–
	Sept. 4	Swansea	Avonmouth	Sept. 5	Independent	–
	Sept. 7	Avonmouth	Swansea	Sept. 7	Independent	–
	Sept. 9	Swansea	Milford Haven	Sept. 9	Independent	–
	Sept. 11	Milford Haven	Avonmouth	Sept. 11	Independent	–
	Sept. 14	Avonmouth	Newport	Sept. 14	Independent	–
	Sept. 15	Newport	Swansea	Sept. 16	Independent	–
	Sept. 19	Swansea	Liverpool	Sept. 20	Independent	Compare w/Page 9
	Sept. 23	Liverpool	Holyhead	Sept. 24	Independent	–
	Sept. 24	Holyhead	Milford Haven	Sept. 25	HM 27	Convoy available via this page (external link)
	Sept. 27	Milford Haven	Liverpool	Sept. 28	Independent	Missing movements, Page 9
	Oct. 5	Liverpool	Ardrossan	Oct. 6	Independent	–
	Oct. 9	Ardrossan	Liverpool	Oct. 9	Independent	Missing movements, Page 9
	Oct. 27	Liverpool	Holyhead	Oct. 27	Independent	–
	Oct. 28	Holyhead	Milford Haven	Oct. 29	HM 51	Convoy available via link above. See also Page 9
	Nov. 1	Milford Haven	Liverpool	Nov. 2	Independent	Via Dingle (Page 10).
	Nov. 5	Liverpool	Holyhead	Nov. 6	Independent	–
	Nov. 6	Holyhead	Milford Haven	Nov. 7	HM 59	Convoy available via link above
	Nov. 9	Milford Haven	Liverpool	Nov. 10	Independent	–
	Nov. 13	Liverpool	Holyhead	Nov. 13	Independent	–
	Nov. 14	Holyhead	Swansea	Nov. 15	HM 66	Convoy available via link above
	Nov. 17	Swansea	Avonmouth	Nov. 18	Independent	–
	Nov. 20	Avonmouth	Barry Roads	Nov. 20	Independent	–
	Nov. 21	Milford Haven*	Southampton	Nov. 23	WP 252	*From Barry Roads (Page 10). Convoy available at WP convoys (external link)
	Nov. 26	Solent	Falmouth	Nov. 27	PW 254	Convoy available via this page (external link)
1943	Jan. 2	Falmouth	Swansea	Jan. 3	PW 272	Convoy available via link above
	Jan. 5	Swansea	Avonmouth	Jan. 6	Independent	–
	Jan. 8	Avonmouth	Cardiff	Jan. 9	Independent	(See also Page 10)
	Jan. 10	Cardiff	Avonmouth	Jan. 10	Independent	–
	Jan. 14	Avonmouth	Southampton	Jan. 16	WP 279	Convoy available at WP convoys (external link)
	Jan. 18	Southampton	Portland	Jan. 19	–	–
	Jan. 21	Portland	Avonmouth	Jan. 23	PW 282	Convoy available via this page (external link)
	Jan. 26	Avonmouth	Clyde	Jan. 27	Independent	See also Page 10
	Febr. 11	Clyde	Loch Ewe	Febr. 13	Independent	–
	Febr. 15	Loch Ewe	Kirkwall	Febr. 17	WN 395	Convoy available at WN convoys (external link)
	Febr. 18	Kirkwall	Methil	Febr. 19	WN 396	Convoy available at link above Page 11 says: put in, lost convoy
	Febr. 19	Methil	Tyne	Febr. 20	FS 1043	Convoy available at FS convoys (external link)
	Febr. 25	Tyne	Methil*	Febr. 26	FN 953	*Arrived Grangemouth (Page 11). Convoy available at FN convoys (external link)
	Febr. 28	Methil	Tyne	Febr. 28	FS 1051	Convoy available at FS convoys (external link)
	March 3	Tyne	Methil	March 4	FN 958	Again, compare w/Page 11 Convoy available at FN convoys (external link)
	March 8	Methil	Tyne	March 9	FS 1058	Convoy available at FS convoys (external link)
	March 10	Tyne	Methil	March 11	FN 964	Compare w/Page 11 Convoy available at FN convoys (external link)
	March 14	Methil	Tyne	March 15	FS 1063	Convoy available at FS convoys (external link)
	March 19	Tyne	Methil	March 20	FN 972	Convoy available at FN convoys (external link) Missing movements, Page 11.
	March 24	Methil	Southend	March 26	FS 1071	Convoy available at FS convoys (external link) See also Page 11.
	March 29	Southend	Methil	March 31	FN 981	Compare w/Page 11 Convoy available at FN convoys (external link)
	Apr. 6	Methil	Salt End	Apr. 8	FS 1082	Again, see Page 11. Convoy available at FS convoys (external link)
	Apr. 10	Salt End	Methil	Apr. 12	FN 991	Compare w/Page 11. Convoy available at FN convoys (external link)
	Apr. 16	Methil	Southend	Apr. 18	FS 1091	Convoy available at FS convoys (external link) See also Page 11
	Apr. 22	Southend	Methil	Apr. 24	FN 1002	Convoy available at FN convoys (external link) Missing movements, Page 12
	Apr. 30	Methil	Southend	May 2	FS 1103	Convoy available at FS convoys (external link) See also Page 12
	May 5	Southend	Methil	May 7	FN 1013	Compare w/Page 12. Convoy available at FN convoys (external link)
	May 13	Methil	Southend	May 15	FS 1114	Convoy available at FS convoys (external link) Also, Page 12.
	May 25	Southend	Middlesbrough	May 27	FN 1030	Convoy available at FN convoys (external link)
	July 1	Middlesbrough	Methil	July 2	FN 1061	Compare w/Page 12. Convoy available at link above
	July 4	Methil	Southend	July 6	FS 1159	Convoy available at FS convoys (external link)
	July 8	Southend	Methil	July 10	FN 1068	Compare w/Page 12. Convoy available at FN convoys (external link)
	July 13	Methil	Southend	July 15	FS 1166	Convoy available at FS convoys (external link) Also, Page 12.
	July 18	Southend	Methil	July 20	FN 1076	Compare w/Page 12. Convoy available at FN convoys (external link)
	July 22	Methil	Southend	July 24	FS 1174	Convoy available at FS convoys (external link) To Coryton (Page 12).
	July 27	Southend	Methil	July 29	FN 1084	Convoy available at FN convoys (external link)
	July 31	Methil	Kingsnorth	Aug. 4	FS 1182	Missing stops, Page 12. Convoy available at FS convoys (external link)
	Aug. 7	Southend	Immingham	Aug. 8	FN 1093	Convoy available at FN convoys (external link)
	Aug. 9	Immingham	Methil	Aug. 11	FN 1095	Compare w/Page 13 Convoy available at link above
	Aug. 20	Methil	Kingsnorth	Aug. 23	FS 1199	Via Sheerness (Page 13). Convoy available at FS convoys (external link)
	Aug. 24	Kingsnorth	Methil	Aug. 27	FN 1109	Compare w/Page 13. Convoy available at FN convoys (external link)
	Aug. 30	Methil	Sheerness	Sept. 1	FS 1208	Convoy available at FS convoys (external link) Missing movements, Page 13.
	Sept. 5	Southend	Methil	Sept. 7	FN 1118	Compare w/Page 13. Convoy available at FN convoys (external link)
	Sept. 9	Methil	Kingsnorth	Sept. 12	FS 1216	Via Sheerness (Page 13). Convoy available at FS convoys (external link)
	Sept. 14	Kingsnorth	Tyne	Sept. 16	FN 1127	Via Southend (Page 13). Convoy available at FN convoys (external link)
	Sept. 18	Tyne	Methil	Sept. 18	FN 1128	Compare w/Page 13. Convoy available at link above
	Sept. 26	Methil	Kingsnorth	Sept. 29	FS 1231	Compare w/Page 13. Convoy available at FS convoys (external link)
	Oct. 1	Kingsnorth	Methil	Oct. 4	FN 1141	Compare w/Page 13 Convoy available at FN convoys (external link)
	Oct. 7	Methil	Kingsnorth	Oct. 9	FS 1240	Convoy available at FS convoys (external link)
	Oct. 11	Kingsnorth	Methil	Oct. 14	FN 1148	Compare w/Page 13. Convoy available at FN convoys (external link)
	Oct. 17	Methil	Kingsnorth	Oct. 20	FS 1249	Convoy available at FS convoys (external link)
	Oct. 22	Kingsnorth	Tyne	Oct. 25	FN 1159	Convoy available at FN convoys (external link)
	Oct. 26	Tyne	Methil	Oct. 27	FN 1161	Compare w/Page 13 & Page 14 Convoy available at link above
	Oct. 29	Methil	Clyde	Nov. 1	EN 300	Convoy available at EN convoys (external link)
	Nov. 4	Clyde	Loch Ewe	Nov. 5	Independent	–
	Nov. 19	Loch Ewe	Clyde	Nov. 21	Independent	See also Page 14
	Nov. 24	Clyde	Liverpool	Nov. 26	Independent	Missing movements, Page 14
	Dec. 1	Liverpool	Clyde	Dec. 2	Independent	(Again, see Page 14).
	Dec. 7	Clyde	Avonmouth	Dec. 9	Independent	–
	Dec. 11	Avonmouth	Swansea	Dec. 12	Independent	–
	Dec. 14	Swansea	Clyde	Dec. 16	Independent	Also, Page 14
1944	Jan. 7	Clyde	Swansea	Jan. 9	Independent	–
	Jan. 11	Swansea	Clyde	Jan. 13	Independent	–
	Jan. 15	Clyde	Avonmouth	Jan. 17	Independent	A. Hague says: Then B Channel/Liverpool/Clyde until July 26-1944. Compare w/Page 14, Page 15 & Page 16
	July 26	Avonmouth	Loch Ewe	–	Independent	–
	July 30	Loch Ewe	Methil	July 31	WN 613	Convoy available at WN convoys (external link)
	Aug. 1	Methil	Tyne	Aug. 2	FS 1531	Convoy available at FS convoys (external link)
	Sept. 25	Tyne	Salt End	Sept. 26	FS 1586	Convoy available at link above See also Page 17
	Sept. 28	Salt End	Southend	Sept. 30	FS 1589	Convoy available at link above (to Thames Haven - Page 17).
	Oct. 5	Southend	Southampton	Oct. 6	ETC 119	Convoy available at ETC convoys (external link)
	Oct. 10	Southampton	Falmouth	Oct. 11	EBF 1	Convoy available via this page (external link)
	Oct. 12	Falmouth	Swansea	Oct. 13	EBF 2	Convoy available via link above
	Oct. 15	Swansea	Cardiff	Oct. 15	Independent	–
	Oct. 18	Cardiff	Newport	Oct. 18	Independent	A. Hague says: Then within the B Channel to August 44 (he probably means 45?). Subsequent voyages: Page 17, Page 18, Page 19, Page 20 & Page 21

Some Convoy Voyages:

For information on voyages made in between those mentioned here, please see the documents received from the National Archives of Norway and A. Hague's Voyage Record above.

As will be seen when going to Page 1 of the archive documents, Thorøy was en route from Aruba to Halifax when war broke out in Norway on Apr. 9-1940. From Halifax, she proceeded to Reykjavik on May 1.

The following month, she's listed in Convoy OA 169, which left Southend on June 17 and was dispersed 2 days later, Thorøy arriving Falmouth on June 24. This convoy was composed of 2 parts, OA 169(1) and OA 169(2), Thorøy being in station 52 of Part 2, with Balder, Gulhaug, Lom, Roy, Røyksund and Varegg (Vinland is listed in Part 1). It'll be noticed, when going back to Page 1, that Thorøy later spent a long time in Cardiff. Along with Bestum, Evanger, Olaf Fostenes and Solhavn, she's subsequently listed in Convoy OB 205, originating in Liverpool on Aug. 29, dispersed the next day. This convoy lost several ships; ref. external link at the end of this page. Her destination is not given, but from the archive document, we learn that she arrived Curacao on Sept. 20, having started out from Milford Haven on Aug. 28 (the external website that I've linked to within the Voyage Record has more on these convoys). She headed back to the U.K. again on Oct. 5 in Convoy SC 7 from Sydney, C.B., in which Snefjeld and several other ships were sunk - follow the links for more info. The Local Escort's report is also available for this convoy.

Thorøy was subsequently mostly in service around the U.K.

On Jan. 17-1941, she was hit and damaged by a bomb at Avonmouth. No further details are available on this incident, but it looks like repairs were necessary, because according to Page 1, she did did not leave Avonmouth until March 6 (she had arrived there on Jan. 3). That summer, A. Hague says she joined a convoy designated OB 341A, which left Liverpool on July 2, but as can be seen when following the link in the table above, escorts only are named. Instead, she has been included among the ships in Convoy OB 341, which originated in Liverpool on June 30; it looks like the ships in these 2 convoys, many of which were Norwegian, have been listed on the same page (it'll be noticed that there are too many ships). No destination is given for Thorøy, but according to Page 2, she arrived Belfast on July 3, having started out from Milford Haven on July 1. Later that month we find her, with destination Belfast, in Convoy OB 346, which originated in Liverpool July 14. She arrived Belfast on July 15, and had again started out from Milford Haven (July 13). Belnor and Drammensfjord are also listed - again, ref. link in the table above for more convoy info.

Skipping now to Febr.-1942, when she's mentioned in Convoy OG 80, departing Milford Haven on Febr. 22, arriving Gibraltar on March 8. A. Hague has attached a note saying "possibly this convoy to Clyde" (in other words, if she was in this convoy, she was not bound for Gibraltar). OG 80 will be added to an individual page in my Convoys section; in the meantime, the ships sailing in it are named on the page listing ships in all OG convoys. Thorøy arrived Clyde on Febr. 23/24, according to Page 6.

More convoy details can be found in A. Hague's Voyage Record - compare these with the information found on the various archive documents. As will be seen, she occasionally had long stays in port.

She finally got to go home to Norway in Sept.-1945 - see Page 21.

More info on all the other Norwegian ships mentioned here can be found via the alphabet index at the end of this page, or go to the Master Ship Index.

POST WAR:

Sold on Apr. 8-1947 to Laurent Reboul & Gabriel Couteaux, Istanbul, renamed Anne de France. This external page gives owners as Cia. Panamena de Nav. Santa Anna S.A, Panama and adds that she was sold in Jan.-1953 to Metal Industries Ltd., Rosyth for breaking up, arriving Jan.12.

Related external link:
Ships hit from convoy OB 205