M/T Trondheim

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Misc. War Voyages:

(Much more will be added, including information on her westbound North Atlantic convoy voyages).

Trondheim made voyages to places like Valparaiso, Santos, Cristobal, Aruba, Rio, Augusta, Bari, Naples etc. etc. - details on these voyages will be added later.

In Sept.-1941 she was in the Halifax-U.K. Convoy HX 152 (station 95) along with the Norwegian Drammensfjord (106), Beth (44), Evita (93), Høegh Giant (92), Salamis (84), and Storanger (83), all listed on this website. The convoy left Halifax on Sept. 28 and arrived Liverpool on Oct. 14.

In Febr.-1942 she joined Convoy HX 176 from Halifax, with several other Norwegian ships. She can also be found among the ships in Convoy HX 186 in Apr.-1942, and in July she sailed in Convoy HX 199, station 82. A couple of months later, in Sept.-1942, we find her in station 73 of Convoy HX 209, bound for Belfast and Heysham.

In Febr.-1943 she shows up in station 112 of the New York-U.K. Convoy HX 228 in which Brant County was sunk, then in May she's listed in Convoy HX 237 from New York to the U.K. (2 Norwegian ships were sunk, namely Brand and Sandanger). She was scheduled for Convoy HX 247 in July, but instead joined the next convoy, HX 248, leaving New York on July 15-1943. Her destination is given as Grangemouth on that occasion. At the end of Aug. that year she's listed in station 46 of Convoy HX 254, again bound for Grangemouth.

This ship had a Canadion radio operator, Mary McDermott Milne, on board from the fall of 1943 until Sept.-1945. (I believe she was 2nd RO). I'm not 100% sure, but I think she later served on D/S Ravnefjell (1946). My text under M/S Mosdale has the names of the other female Canadian radio operators on Norwegian ships during the war.

In June-1944 Trondheim shows up in Convoy GUS 44 which originated in Port Said on June 24-1944. This convoy was bound for Hampton Roads (arrival July 18), but several ships parted company along the way, while others joined (some Norwegian); in fact, Trondheim is said to have joined from Augusta on June 29, and it looks like she was only bound for Casablanca. Note that she's also mentioned in connection with Convoy GUS 45 and is said to have arrived New York from Naples on July 29-1944.

Trondheim sailed in several westbound North Atlantic convoys. This information will be added; but in the meantime, please see the section listing ships in all ON convoys (go to ON 29, ON 79, ON 95, ON 119, ON 139, ON 141, ON 174, ON 186, ON 196, ON 203 and ON 211).

POST WAR:

Sold 1952 to "Mare Nostrum" SpA, Genoa, Italy, renamed Punta Ronco. Sold to Italian breakers and arrived Spezia Apr. 13-1965 to be broken up.

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