Posted by Bob Joly bbjoly@home.com on March 31, 2001 - transferred from old Forum.

I am looking for information on a Norwegian transport
ship which was converted into a troop carrier towards
the end of WW2. Not sure about spelling, but sounds
like "Utvikken".

Can anyone assist?
Bob Joly

RESPONSES:

From Siri siri@lawson.net, Apr. 2-2001:
Utviken was owned by Wallem & Co. A/S, (Haakon J. Wallem, Bergen - manager). The company had all kinds of ...viken ships, Daviken, Erviken, Inviken etc. Utviken was brand new during the war. She struck a mine on March 23-1945 and sank off Sjællands Odde.
What kind of information are you in need of, tonnage and dimensions, or other?

From Roger W Jordan rogwj@aol.com, Apr. 2-2001:

Bob
UTVIKEN was requisitioned by the German military as a transport when completed by the Fredrikstad shipyard in 1942. She was 3502 tons gross, 5170 tons deadweight, length 351.1 ft, breadth 52.25 ft, depth 17.8 ft, and was powered by a compound steam engine of 372 nominal horsepower which gave a speed of 12 knots.
She was involved in voyages from Germany to Norway until 23 March 1945 when she struck a mine and was sunk off Schultzgrund/Sjaellands Odde. Her signal letters were LKTD. Because of wartime constraints, she did not appear in Lloyd's Register, and details of the vessel are a little sparse.

From Bob Joley, Apr. 2-2001:
Thank you Roger. much appreciated!

Bob Joly