Manager: Det Nordenfjeldske Dampskibsselskab, Trondheim
Tonnage: 1514 gt, 886 net, 2470 dwt.
Dimensions: 243' (lpp) x 39' 3" x 19' 3".
Machinery: Triple exp. steam engine by yard, 850 ihp.
Service Speed: 10 knots.
Delivered from Fredriksstad Mek. Verksted as Tore Jarl (234) to Det Nordenfjeldske Dampskibsselskab, Trondheim on Jan. 12-1920. Cargo liner for the Mediterranean service.
Captain: F. Møller.
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
Please compare the above voyages with Arnold Hague's Voyage Record below.
Voyage Record From March-1940 to June-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 (where the "Convoy" column is left blank, it means that convoy is not known).
Errors may exist, and some voyages are missing.
1940 |
March 14 |
Norwegian Waters |
Methil |
March 17 |
HN 19 |
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March 18 |
Methil |
Blyth |
March 19 |
MT 33 |
Convoy available via this page
(external link) |
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Apr. 27 |
Blyth |
Tyne |
Apr. 27 |
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May 3 |
Tyne |
Downs |
May 5 |
FS 161 |
Convoy available at FS convoys
(external link) |
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May 5 |
Downs |
Rouen |
May 6 |
Independent |
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May 10 |
Rouen |
Brest |
May 13 |
Independent |
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May 13 |
Brest |
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44 B |
Dispersed.
Convoy available at 44 B
(external link) |
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May 16 |
Dispersed from 44B |
Salonika |
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Independent |
See also Page 1 |
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June 1 |
Salonika |
Gibraltar |
June 10 |
Independent |
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June 16 |
Gibraltar |
Weymouth Bay |
June 26 |
HG 34 |
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July 9 |
Weymouth Bay |
London |
July 10 |
Independent |
(See also Page 1). |
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Aug. 1 |
Southend |
Tyne |
Aug. 2 |
FN 239 |
Convoy available at FN convoys
(external link) |
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Aug. 3 |
Tyne |
Methil |
Aug. 3 |
FN 239 |
Convoy available at link above |
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Aug. 5 |
Methil |
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OA 194 |
Dispersed Aug. 9.
Convoy available at OA 194
(external link) |
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Aug. 9 |
Dispersed from OA 194 |
Sydney, C.B. |
Aug. 16 |
Independent |
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Aug. 17 |
Sydney, C.B. |
Halifax |
Aug. 19 |
Independent |
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Sept. 7 |
Halifax |
Sydney, C.B. |
Sept. 8 |
Independent |
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Sept. 10 |
Sydney, C.B. |
Preston |
Sept. 29 |
SC 4 |
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Oct. 11 |
Preston |
Cardiff |
Oct. 12 |
Independent |
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Oct. 26 |
Cardiff |
Milford Haven |
Oct. 27 |
Independent |
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Oct. 28 |
Milford Haven |
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OB 236 |
For Levis.
Dispersed Nov. 2.
Convoy available at OB 236
(external link) |
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Nov. 2 |
Dispersed from OB 236 |
Mt Louis |
Nov. 10 |
Independent |
(See also narrative below) |
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Nov. 23 |
Mt Louis |
Halifax |
Dec. 4 |
Independent |
A. Hague says:
Arrived Halifax in tow, lost rudder |
1941 |
June 10 |
Halifax |
Loch Ewe |
June 26 |
HX 132 |
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June 29 |
Loch Ewe |
Methil |
July 1 |
WN 146 |
Convoy available at WN convoys
(external link) |
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July 1 |
Methil |
Grimsby |
July 3 |
FS 530 |
Convoy available at FS convoys (external link) |
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July 15 |
Grimsby |
Loch Ewe |
July 19 |
EC 46 |
Convoy available at EC convoys
(external link) |
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July 23 |
Loch Ewe |
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OB 349 |
For St. John, N.B.
Dispersed 50N 49W, Aug. 1.
Convoy available at OB 349
(external link) |
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Aug. 1 |
Dispersed from OB 349 |
St. John, N.B. |
Aug. 6 |
Independent |
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Aug. 17 |
St. John, N.B. |
Hampton Roads |
Aug. 21 |
Independent |
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Aug. 21 |
Hampton Roads |
Bathurst |
Sept. 16 |
Independent |
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Oct. 1 |
Bathurst |
Freetown |
Oct. 4 |
Independent |
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Oct. 20 |
Freetown |
Freetown |
Oct. 26 |
Independent |
A. Hague says:
Voyage data unknown
(Page 2 indicates Sherbro). |
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Nov. 6 |
Freetown |
Freetown |
Nov. 7 |
SL 92 |
Returned.
Convoy available at SL 92
(external link)
See also narrative. |
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Nov. 24 |
Freetown |
St Thomas |
Dec. 13 |
Independent |
(See also Page 2). |
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Dec. 17 |
St Thomas |
Hampton Roads |
Dec. 28 |
Independent |
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1942 |
Jan. 5 |
Hampton Roads |
Halifax |
Jan. 10 |
Independent |
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Jan. 17 |
Halifax |
Halifax |
Jan. 19 |
SC 65 |
Put back |
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Jan. 30 |
Halifax |
Halifax |
Jan. 30 |
SC 67 |
Put back
(see also narrative below). |
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Febr. 10 |
Halifax |
Loch Ewe |
Febr. 26 |
SC 69 |
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Febr. 28 |
Loch Ewe |
Methil |
March 2 |
WN 251 |
Convoy available at WN convoys (external link) |
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March 2 |
Methil |
Middlesbrough |
March 3 |
FS 740 |
Convoy available at FS convoys (external link) |
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March 4 |
Middlesbrough |
Hull |
March 7 |
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Left Hul March 21
(Page 2). |
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March 23 |
Spurn |
Methil |
March 24 |
FN 662 |
Convoy available at FN convoys (external link) |
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March 24 |
Methil |
Loch Ewe |
March 26 |
EN 63 |
Convoy available at EN convoys
(external link) |
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March 27 |
Loch Ewe |
Halifax |
Apr. 15 |
ON 80 |
For Halifax. Convoy will be added.
See ships in ON convoys |
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Apr. 16 |
Halifax |
St. John, N.B. |
Apr. 18 |
XB 10 |
For St. John, N.B.
Convoy available at XB convoys
(external link) |
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Apr. 24 |
St. John, N.B. |
Halifax |
Apr. 25 |
BX 10 |
Convoy available at BX convoys
(external link) |
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Apr. 30 |
Halifax |
Preston |
May 16 |
SC 82 |
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May 31 |
Preston |
Liverpool |
June 1 |
Independent |
Notional dates |
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June 2 |
Liverpool |
Sydney, C.B. |
June 16 |
ON 100 |
Convoy will be added.
See ships in ON convoys |
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June 17 |
Sydney, C.B. |
Halifax |
June 20 |
SH 15 |
Convoy available at SH convoys
(external link) |
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June 23 |
Halifax |
Sydney, C.B. |
June 25 |
HS 16 |
Convoy available at HS convoys
(external link) |
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June 26 |
Sydney, C.B. |
Belfast Lough |
July 10 |
SC 89 |
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July 11 |
Belfast Lough |
Swansea Bay |
July 12 |
BB 197 |
Convoy available at BB convoys
(external link) |
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July 13 |
Swansea Bay |
Southampton |
July 15 |
WP 186 |
See also Page 2
Convoy available at WP convoys
(external link)
Left Southampton July 21. |
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July 22 |
Solent |
Falmouth |
July 23 |
PW 190 |
Convoy available via this page (external link) |
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July 24 |
Falmouth |
Swansea |
July 25 |
PW 191 |
Convoy available via link above |
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July 29 |
Swansea |
Milford Haven |
July 30 |
Independent |
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July 31 |
Milford Haven |
Halifax |
Aug. 18 |
ON 118 |
For Halifax
(via Belfast Lough - Page 3). Convoy will be added.
See ships in ON convoys |
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Sept. 12 |
Halifax |
Loch Ewe |
Sept. 28 |
SC 100 |
See also narrative below |
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Sept. 30 |
Loch Ewe |
Methil |
Oct. 2 |
WN 343 |
Convoy available at WN convoys (external link) |
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Oct. 2 |
Methil |
Grimsby |
Oct. 4 |
FS 923 |
Convoy available at FS convoys (external link) |
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Oct. 14 |
Grimsby |
Immingham |
Oct. 14 |
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Oct. 25 |
Immingham |
Blyth |
Oct. 27 |
FN 848 |
Convoy available at FN convoys (external link) |
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Nov. 1 |
Blyth |
Methil |
Nov. 2 |
FN 853 |
Convoy available at link above |
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Nov. 4 |
Methil |
Oban |
Nov. 7 |
EN 158 |
Convoy available at EN convoys (external link) |
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Nov. 8 |
Oban |
Loch Ewe |
Nov. 8 |
Independent |
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Nov. 10 |
Loch Ewe |
Reykjavik |
Nov. 16 |
UR 49 |
Convoy available at UR convoys
(external link)
See also Page 3 |
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Nov. 26 |
Reykjavik |
Loch Ewe |
Dec. 1 |
RU 50 |
Convoy available at RU convoys
(external link) |
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Dec. 3 |
Loch Ewe |
Methil |
Dec. 6 |
WN 368 |
Convoy available at WN convoys (external link) |
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Dec. 6 |
Methil |
Blyth |
Dec. 7 |
FS 979 |
Convoy available at FS convoys (external link) |
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Dec. 17 |
Blyth |
Methil |
Dec. 18 |
FN 893 |
Convoy available at FN convoys (external link) |
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Dec. 19 |
Methil |
Loch Ewe |
Dec. 21 |
EN 175 |
Convoy available at EN convoys (external link) |
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Dec. 24 |
Loch Ewe |
Reykjavik |
Dec. 29 |
UR 55 |
Convoy available at UR convoys (external link)
On to Hvalfjord
(Page 3). |
1943 |
Jan. 19 |
Reykjavik |
Oban |
Jan. 27 |
RU 58 |
Convoy available at RU convoys (external link) Left Oban same day
(Page 3) |
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Jan. 28 |
Belfast Lough |
Mumbles |
Jan. 30 |
BB 257 |
Convoy available at BB convoys (external link) |
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Jan. 31 |
Mumbles |
Barry |
Febr. 1 |
Independent |
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Febr. 25 |
Barry |
Liverpool |
Febr. 27 |
Independent |
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March 1 |
Liverpool |
Cardiff |
March 5 |
Independent |
See also Page 4 |
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March 13 |
Cardiff |
Liverpool |
March 14 |
Independent |
On to Manchester
(Page 4) |
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March 17 |
Liverpool |
Cardiff |
March 19 |
Independent |
Again, see also Page 4. |
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March 27 |
Cardiff |
Clyde |
March 29 |
Independent |
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March 31 |
Clyde |
Passed Gibraltar |
Apr. 12 |
KMS 12G |
Page 4 gives arrival Bougie Apr. 15.
Convoy will be added.
See ships in KMS convoys |
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Apr. 23 |
Bougie |
Algiers |
Apr. 24 |
MKS 12 |
Bougie to Algiers. Convoy will be added.
See ships in MKS convoys |
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Apr. 28 |
Algiers |
Philippeville |
Apr. 29 |
KMS 13 |
A. Hague says: Oran to Philippeville
(probably means Algiers to P'ville, Oran not mentioned, Page 4). Convoy will be added.
See ships in KMS convoys |
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May 10 |
Philippeville |
Algiers |
May 11 |
ET 20 |
Convoy available via this page (external link) |
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May 17 |
Algiers |
Bougie |
May 17 |
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May 20 |
Bougie |
Bizerta |
May 22 |
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See also narrative below |
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May 25 |
Bizerta |
Philippeville |
May 28 |
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May 28 |
Philippeville |
Bougie |
May 29 |
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June 1 |
Bougie |
Algiers |
June 2 |
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June 24 |
Algiers |
Bizerta |
June 29 |
GTX 3 |
Convoy available via link above |
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Aug. 6 |
Bizerta |
Syracuse |
Aug. 10 |
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Sept. 4 |
Syracuse |
Augusta |
Sept. 4 |
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Notional sailing date. |
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Sept. 11 |
Augusta |
Malta |
Sept. 12 |
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Notional sailing date. |
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Sept. 14 |
Malta |
Bizerta |
Sept. 19 |
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Notional sailing date
(Page 4 gives Sept. 15). |
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Sept. 20 |
Bizerta |
Bougie |
Sept. 21 |
MKS 25 |
Bizerta to Bougie |
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Sept. 27 |
Bougie |
Algiers |
Sept. 28 |
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Nov. 26 |
Algiers |
Gibraltar |
Nov. 29 |
GUS 22 |
Algiers to Gibraltar.
Convoy available at GUS convoys
(external link) |
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Dec. 23 |
Gibraltar |
Milford Haven |
Jan. 3-1944 |
XK 13 |
Convoy available via this page (external link) |
1944 |
Jan. 4 |
Milford Haven |
Sharpness |
Jan. 5 |
Independent |
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March 20 |
Sharpness |
Milford Haven |
March 21 |
Independent |
Page 5 gives arrival Belfast Lough, March 23, left March 24. |
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March 22 |
Milford Haven* |
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OS 72/KMS 46 |
*Milford Haven not mentioned, Page 5.
For Taranto.
11 tons potatoes.
Convoy split Apr. 5.
Available at OS 72/KMS 46
(external link) |
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Apr. 5 |
Convoy split |
Gibraltar |
Apr. 6 |
KMS 46G |
For Augusta. Convoy will be added.
See ships in KMS convoys |
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Apr. 9 |
Gibraltar |
Philippeville |
Apr. 15 |
UGS 37 |
Gibraltar to Philippeville via Algiers
(see Page 5).
Convoy available at UGS convoys
(external link) |
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Apr. 16 |
Philippeville |
Augusta |
Apr. 19 |
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Notional sailing date. |
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Apr. 22 |
Augusta |
Torre Annunzio |
Apr. 23 |
VN 34A |
Again, see also Page 5.
Convoy available at VN convoys
(external link) |
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Apr. 27 |
Torre Annunziata |
Naples |
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May 7 |
Naples |
Augusta |
May 8 |
NV 37 |
Convoy available at NV convoys
(external link)
Missing movements, Page 5 |
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May 12 |
Augusta |
Naples |
May 14 |
VN 39A |
Convoy available at VN convoys
(external link)
Missing movements, Page 5 |
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May 17 |
Naples |
Augusta |
May 18 |
NV 39 |
Did not sail.
Convoy available at NV convoys
(external link) |
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May 22 |
Naples |
Augusta |
May 23 |
NV 40 |
Convoy available at link above |
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May 24 |
Augusta |
Bizerta |
May 26 |
MKS 50 |
Convoy will be added.
See ships in MKS convoys |
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May 31 |
Bizerta |
Augusta |
June 2 |
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June 3 |
Augusta |
Taranto |
June 4 |
AH 47 |
Convoy available at AH convoys
(external link) |
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June 10 |
Taranto |
Augusta |
June 12 |
HA 48 |
Convoy available at HA convoys
(external link) |
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June 13 |
Augusta |
Bizerta |
June 15 |
MKS 52 |
Augusta to Bizerta. Convoy will be added.
See ships in MKS convoys |
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June 23 |
Bizerta |
Augusta |
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June 25 |
Augusta |
Taranto |
June 26 |
AH 51 |
Convoy available at AH convoys (external link) |
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July 2 |
Taranto |
Crotone |
July 4 |
HA 52 |
Convoy available at HA convoys (external link) |
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July 8 |
Crotone |
Augusta |
July 10 |
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Notional sailing date. |
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July 11 |
Augusta |
Licata |
July 11 |
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July 17 |
Malta |
Augusta |
July 19 |
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July 31 |
Augusta |
Barletta |
Aug. 2 |
AH 58 |
Convoy available at AH convoys (external link) |
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Aug. 14 |
Bari |
Augusta |
Aug. 16 |
Escorted |
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Aug. 19 |
Augusta |
Naples |
Aug. 20 |
Escorted |
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Aug. 21 |
Naples |
Piombino |
Aug. 22* |
VN 60A |
*Page 5 gives arrival Aug. 24.
Convoy available at VN convoys (external link) |
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Aug. 26 |
Piombino |
Naples |
Aug. 27 |
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Sept. 11 |
Naples |
Augusta |
Sept. 12 |
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Sept. 14 |
Augusta |
Brindisi |
Sept. 16 |
Escorted |
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Sept. 26 |
Barletta |
Ancona |
Sept. 28 |
Escorted |
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Oct. 2 |
Ancona |
Brindisi |
Oct. 4 |
Escorted |
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Oct. 13 |
Barletta |
Ancona |
Oct. 14 |
Escorted |
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Oct. 17 |
Ancona |
Bari |
Oct. 19 |
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Oct. 21* |
Bari |
Brindisi |
Oct. 21 |
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*Page 6 gives departure Oct. 19. |
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Oct. 23 |
Brindisi |
Syracuse |
Oct. 25 |
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Nov. 1 |
Syracuse |
Taranto |
Nov. 3 |
Independent |
Via Augusta
(see Page 6). |
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Nov. 3 |
Taranto |
Brindisi |
Nov. 4 |
Independent |
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Nov. 6 |
Brindisi |
Barletta |
Nov. 7 |
Independent |
Again, see also Page 6. |
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Nov. 9 |
Barletta |
Ancona |
Nov. 11 |
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Nov. 15 |
Ancona |
Brindisi |
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Nov. 18 |
Brindisi |
Bizerta |
Nov. 24 |
Independent |
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1945 |
Febr. 5 |
Bizerta |
Bone |
Febr. 6 |
Independent |
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Febr. 7 |
Bona |
Philippeville |
Febr. 8 |
Independent |
A. Hague says: Then coastal traffic central Med.
See Page 6 |
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June 5 |
Leghorn |
Genoa |
June 5 |
Escorted |
Subsequent voyages:
Page 6 above & Page 7 |
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. Please follow the convoy links provided for more details; the Commodore's notes are also available for some of them and several Norwegian ships took part.
Tore Jarl is listed as sailing in Convoy HN 19 from Norway to the U.K. in March-1940, bound for Blyth in ballast. She arrived her destination on March 19, having sailed from Bergen on the 13th, according to Page 1 of the archive documents. She subsequently remained in Blyth for several weeks.
In May that year, she made a voyage to Rouen and Brest, and a French visitor to my website has told me that she sailed from Brest on May 13-1940 in convoy 44 B under French escort, to Casablanca or Oran (the archive document gives departure Brest as May 14, with destination Greece; Casablanca and Oran are not mentioned). Torfinn Jarl was also in this convoy, which is available via the external link provided within the Voyage Record above. In June, we find her in Convoy HG 34 from Gibraltar to the U.K., cargo of manganesite for Portland, then London, where she arrived July 9.
The following month she's listed, along with Atle Jarl, in Convoy OA 194, which departed Methil on Aug. 5 and dispersed on the 9th. Her destination is not given, but from Page 1, we learn that she arrived Sydney, C.B. on Aug. 16, heading back to the U.K. on Sept. 10 with Convoy SC 4. Tore Jarl was bound for Preston with a cargo of lumber on that occasion and arrived there on Sept. 29. With Boreas, Ingerfire and Olaf Fostenes (Commodore Vessel), she later appears in Convoy OB 236, originating in Liverpool on Oct. 29, dispersed Nov. 2, Tore Jarl arriving Mont Luis on Nov. 10 (having started out from Milford Haven on Oct. 28). See the external links provided in the table above for more information on the OA and OB convoys mentioned here (though it'll be noticed that the listings are incomplete). She was scheduled for Convoy SC 13 from Sydney, C.B. to the U.K. on Nov. 22, but did not sail (she was still at Mont Luis on that date).
As can be seen when going back to Page 1, there's now a long gap in her voyages; According to A. Hague, she had arrived Halifax from Mont Luis in tow on Dec. 4-1940, having lost her rudder. She did not leave again until June 10-1941, when she's listed in Convoy HX 132, bound for Grimsby with a cargo of lumber, arriving that destination, via Loch Ewe and Methil, on July 3. With Benwood, Gallia, Gard, Lise, Thode Fagelund and Vav, she later joined Convoy OB 349, which originated in Liverpool on July 21 and dispersed Aug. 1 (link in table above). This time, she was bound for St. John, N.B., arriving there on Aug. 6 (having sailed from Loch Ewe July 23). From St. John, she subsequently proceeded to Hampton Roads, then on to Bathurst and Freetown. Her voyages in this period are shown on Page 2. Arnold Hague mentions her, along with Lynghaug (see also Montbretia) in Convoy SL 92, departing Freetown on Nov. 6 (link in Voyage Record), but she returned to port the next day, agreeing with the information found on the archive document. According to the external website that I've linked to at the end of this page, she was scheduled for Convoy SL 93 from Freetown on Nov. 19, but did not sail (her captain's name is given as O. Harfjord). She eventually left Freetown on Nov. 24, arriving St. Lucia on Dec. 13, and it looks like she made this voyage independently. On Dec. 17, she headed back to Hampton Roads, with arrival Dec. 28, later proceeding to Halifax on Jan. 5-1942 in order to join a convoy to the U.K.
With a cargo of palm nuts for Hull, we now find her in the slow Convoy SC 65 from Halifax on Jan. 17-1942. However, she returned to port, subsequently joining Convoy SC 67 on Jan. 30, but returned again (Heina was sunk - follow link for details). It looks like she may have been scheduled for Convoy SC 68 on Febr. 4 but finally got away on Febr. 10 with Convoy SC 69 and arrived Hull, via Loch Ewe, Methil and Middlesbrough, on March 7. She returned to Halifax again with Convoy ON 80*, departing Liverpool on March 27, arriving Halifax Apr. 15 (Tore Jarl had sailed from Loch Ewe, March 27). Novasli and Para are also listed. At the end of that month, she can be found in Convoy SC 82 back to the U.K., and in June she's listed, together with Borgfred, Kirsten B (joined from Halifax) and Rio Branco (returned), in the westbound North Atlantic Convoy ON 100*, which left Liverpool on June 2. No destination is given for Tore Jarl, but from Page 2, we learn that she arrived Sydney, C.B. on June 16, heading back to the U.K. on June 26 in the slow Convoy SC 89, cargo of wood pulp. She arrived Southampton, via various other ports, on July 15.
Together with with Dux, Evanger (Commodore Vessel), Nea, Norvarg, Rio Verde and Spero, she later joined the westbound Convoy ON 118*, originating in Liverpool on Aug. 1-1942. Tore Jarl arrived Halifax on Aug. 18 (she had started out from Milford Haven on July 31). With lumber for London, she was scheduled for Convoy SC 97 a few days later (in which Bronxville was sunk; follow the link for more info - Vice Commodore was in Bonneville), but did not sail, and was also cancelled from the next convoy, SC 98. According to Arnold Hague, she joined Convoy SC 100 on Sept. 12. Her subsequent voyages are shown on Page 3 and Page 4 - convoy information for some of these can be found in the Voyage Record above.
Skipping now to March-1943, when she's listed in Convoy KMS 12*, departing Clyde on March 31, arriving Bone Apr. 15 - her destination is not given, but according to Page 4 above, she arrived Bougie that day. She left Bougie again on Apr. 23 and arrived Algiers on the 24th, having sailed in Convoy MKS 12*. On Apr. 28, she left Algiers for Philippeville, joining Convoy KMS 13* (which had sailed from Gibraltar on Apr. 26) and arrived her destination on Apr. 29.
She's said to have shot down an enemy aircraft while in Convoy KM 11(?) on the coast between Bougie and Philippeville on May 21-1943. This convoy designation (from "Nortraships flåte") does not make sense, but I'm not sure which convoy she was in. Gunners were Rolf Caspersen and Viktor Solberg, and 2nd mate E. Olifsen also took part in the defence against the attacker. The aircarft fell in the sea about 100 yards behind Tore Jarl, and it appears the pilots of the downed plane were picked up from the water by a corvette. At that time, she was on her way from Bougie to Bizerta, having left Bougie on May 20, arriving Bizerta May 22 (according to A. Hague).
Together with Bruse Jarl, she's said to have had the honour of being the first merchant ship to arrive Bizerta after the allied landings there.
In Sept.-1943, she made a voyage from Bizerta to Bougie with Convoy MKS 25 - scroll down to the second table on my page about this convoy. She had departed Bizerta on Sept. 20 and arrived her destination the next day. As can be seen, when going back to Page 4, she proceeded to Algiers a few days later, remaining there for a long time and also had a long stay in Gibraltar, before returning to the U.K. (convoy details in the table above). Page 5 shows another long stay in Sharpness at the beginning of 1944.
In March-1944, Tore Jarl is listed in Convoy OS 72/KMS 46, voyaging from Belfast to Taranto with general cargo in station 31 (A. Hague gives her cargo as 11 tons potatoes). This convoy left Liverpool on March 23 and split up on Apr. 5, the Gibraltar portion (KMS 46*, in which Tore Jarl took part) arriving there on Apr. 6, while the OS convoy continued to Freetown. Follow the link provided within the Voyage Record for more convoy details; Bosphorus (Commodore Vessel), Mathilda and Troubadour are also named. According to Page 5, Tore Jarl had sailed from Belfast Lough on March 24 (initially bound for Taranto), and from Gibraltar, she proceeded to Algiers and Philippeville, then on to Augusta and Naples. Convoy info for some of her subsequent voyages can be found in the table above.
In May that same year she's listed in Convoy MKS 50*, originating in Port Said on May 19, arriving Gibraltar May 31; Tore Jarl, however, was on a voyage from Augusta to Bizerta, where she arrived May 26, having left Augusta on May 24. Having made another voyage to Augusta and on to Taranto, she returned to Augusta, leaving on June 13, joining Convoy MKS 52*, which had started out from Port Said on June 8 and arrived Gibraltar June 20, but Tore Jarl's destination was again Bizerta, where she arrived June 15. Again, please see Page 5 for a listing of her subsequent voyages, with convoy information for some of them in the Voyage Record.
Her 1945 voyages start on Page 6 (as can be seen, she had had a long stay in Bizerta), while the rest are listed on Page 7. The latter document also shows that she went home to Norway in Oct.-1945.
* The ON convoys will be added to individual pages in my Convoys section in due course, along with further details on each. In the meantime, the ships sailing in them (and escorts) are named in the section listing ships in all ON convoys. The MKS and KMS convoys will also be added, but for now, see ships in all MKS convoys and ships in all KMS convoys.
More info on the other Norwegian ships mentioned here is available via the alphabet index at the end of this page, or go to the Master Ship Index.
Tore Jarl was in for repairs and modernizing in Nov.-1945, completed in July 1946 (possibly in Haugesund? Again, see
Page 7). Sold in Jan.-1950 to Nivaldi & Giacomini S.A.L., Transport Maritimi & Terresti, Genoa, Italy and renamed
Valgardena, delivered on March 17. Sold again in 1953 to Ligure Veneta di Navigatione S.A., Genoa. Sold in 1956 to Captain Salvatore Lofaro, Naples, Italy. Broken up in Italy in 1972.
Related external link:
SL/MKS Convoys - As can be seen, Tore Jarl is mentioned in SL 93.