Built by Smith's Dock Co. Ltd., Middlesbrough (907) in 1929 as Norrøna for Hvalfang. A/S Vestfold, Sandefjord, 312 gt. Became Panamanian Vestfold I in 1934.

WW II: Hired by Royal Navy in Nov.-1941 for use as minesweeper. Renamed HMS Nebula (J 104) in 1942. Served as danlayer from 1944.

POST WAR: Returned to owners in 1945? (R. Jordan says she was returned in Febr.-1946). Sold to Dutch owners in Nov.-1945, rebuilt and renamed Johanna W. Vinke (AM 5) in Oct.-1946. Laid up in Holland in 1952. Sold on June 3-1953 to B. J. Nijkerk for breaking up, broken up by N.V. De Koophandel, Lekkerkerk.

Built by Smith's Dock Co. Ltd., Middlesbrough (906) as Chr. Castberg in 1929 for Hvalfang. A/S, Sandefjord, 312 gt. Became Panamanian Vestfold II in 1934.

WW II: Hired by Royal Navy in Nov.-1941 for use as a minesweeper. Renamed HMS Nimbus (J 133) in 1942. Served as a danlayer from 1944.

POST WAR: Taken out of service in Febr.-1946, having been sold to Holland in Nov.-1945, rebuilt and renamed Marthe W. Vinke (AM 6) in Oct.-1946. Laid up in 1951, waiting to be sold. Purchased on Febr. 9-1952 by Ballenera Paracas SA, Lima, Peru, renamed Ballenera, later owned by Agencia Maritima de Pisco Ltda., Lima. Rebuilt in 1977 (Empresa Nacianal de Puertas, Lima), renamed La Perla. Ran aground on Apr. 1-1978 near Callao (Lima).

Built by Kaldnes Mekaniske Værksted A/S, Tønsberg, Norway (73) in 1927 as Samson I for Hvalfang. A/S Vestfold, Sandefjord, 273 gt. Became Panamanian Vestfold III in 1934.

WW II: Hired by Royal Navy in Nov.-1941 for use as minesweeper. Renamed HMS Packice (J 80) in 1942. Taken out of service and laid up in May-1944 (Sept.-1944?).

POST WAR: Sold to Holland in Nov.-1945 (R. Jordan says she was returned to owners in Jan.-1946), rebuilt and renamed René W. Vinke (AM 7) in Oct.-1946. Laid up in Kaapstad 1950. Returned to Holland in 1952 and sold on Febr. 3-1953 to Stolk's Handelsonderneming, Hendrik Ido Ambacht. Broken up in 1954 by N.V. De Koophandel, Lekkerkerk.

Built by Smith's Dock Co. Ltd., Middlesbrough (811) in 1925 as Fjord for Hvalfang. A/S Vestfold, Sandefjord, 312 gt. Became Panamanian Vestfold V in 1934.

WW II: Hired by Royal Navy for use as minesweeper in Nov.-1941. Renamed HMS Sandstorm (FY 699) in 1942.

POST WAR: Returned in 1945. Sold in Nov. that year to Holland, rebuilt (for use as whale catcher), renamed Gerrit W. Winke (AM 1) 1946. Sold on Nov. 10-1950 to Ballenera Paracas, Callao (near Lima), Peru. Renamed Helderberg for Donkergat Whaling Co., Kaapstad, South Africa, 1951. Stranded in a heavy storm in Aug.-1958.

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Built by Smith's Dock Co. Ltd., Middlesbrough (812) in 1925 as Rokk for Hvalfang. A/S Vestfold, Sandefjord, 312 gt. Became Panamanian Vestfold VI in 1934.

WW II: Hired by Royal Navy in Nov.-1941 for use as minesweeper; renamed HMS Shooting Star (FY 700) in 1942.

POST WAR: Returned in 1945? (R. Jordan says Jan.1946). Sold to owners in Holland in Nov.-1945, rebuilt and renamed Albert W. Winke (AM 2) in 1946. Sold on Apr. 4-1950 to Donkergat Whaling Co., Kaapstad, South Africa. Sold in 1952 to Ballenera Paracas, Callao, Peru, renamed Cachalote, from 1959 owned by Factoria, Lima, Peru.

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Delivered from Smith's Dock Co. Ltd., Middlesbrough (1011) in 1936 as Vestfold VIII for Vestfold Corp., Panama (Johan Rasmussen & Co., Sandefjord), 355 gt.

WW II: Hired by Royal Navy in 1941 and was fitting out as an anti-submarine vessel during Jan.-1942. Transferred to South African Navy in Aug.-1942 (Jan.-1942?) and renamed Turffontein (T-61). Returned to owner in March-1945.

POST WAR: Sold on Nov. 8-1945 to Dutch owners, rebuilt in Montevideo, renamed Tommy W. Vinke (AM 3) in Apr.-1946. Rebuilt again in 1950. From 1958 to 1959 owned by South African Metal & Machinery Pty. Ltd., Kaapstad, broken up in Oct.-1959.

* I used to have this as Vestfold VII, but I've been told, via a message on my Ship Forum, that various sources list this incorrectly - it should be Vestfold VIII. Vestfold VII was the former Føik built in 1925, which sailed for the Germans during the war as V-1706 (see this posting).

Delivered in Sept.-1936 from Smith's Dock Co. Ltd., Middlesbrough (1010) as Vikingen VII to Vikingen Corp., 355 gt. Owned from 1939 by Vestfold Corp., Panama (Johan Rasmussen & Co., Sandefjord), renamed Vestfold IX.

WW II: Hired by Royal Navy in 1941 and fitting out as anti-submarine vessel in Jan.-1942. Transferred to South African Navy in Jan.-1942 and renamed Vereeniging (T 62). Returned to owner in March-1945.

POST WAR: Sold to Dutch owners in Nov.-1945, rebuilt in Montevideo, renamed Robert W. Vinke (AM 4) in Apr.-1946. Ran aground in Febr.-1951, towed to Montevideo by tanker Barendrecht. Laid up at Kaapstad 1957-1959. Sold on Apr. 9-1959 to South African Metal & Machinery Pty. Ltd., Kaapstad, broken up in Oct.-1959.

Built by Smith's Dock Co. (991) in 1935 as Vikingen VI for Vikingen Corp, 299 gt. Renamed Vestfold X in 1939.

WW II: Hired by Royal Navy in Nov.-1941 for use as a minesweeper. Renamed HMS Squall (J 51) in 1942. Served as a danlayer 1944-45.

POST WAR: Taken out of service in Nov.-1945, having been sold to Holland. Rebuilt, renamed Elly W. Vinke (AM 8) in Oct.-1946. Laid up in 1956. Sold on Apr. 9-1959 to South African Metal & Machinery Pty. Ltd. for breaking up, broken up in 1959.