Posted by Siri on July 05, 2001.

Would anybody know if the whale factory Svend Foyn, which sank(?) near Greenland on March 21-1943 was a Norwegian (or British) vessel?
Siri

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Posted by Roger W Jordan rogwj@aol.com on July 05.
Siri
Please see pages 134 and 484 of "The World's Merchant Fleets 1939". The vessel was still owned by St Helier Shipowners Ltd at the time of loss. Fadum & Wang, as you know, was a Tonsberg whaling concern.
Are you going to extend your coverage to non-Norwegian flag ships that were beneficially owned by Norwegian companies?
Regards
Roger W Jordan
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Posted by Siri on July 05.

Oh dear, I didn't even think to look in that book this time, I don't know what I was thinking - that's usually the first place I go!

As to your question, well, I hadn't really planned to include the ships you mention (though I think I do have some in my lists already). I came across Svend Foyn, and in spite of the Norwegian sounding name I suspected she was a British ship, so didn't want to add it to my list until I was sure. Whether she was sunk or not I don't know, it just said "shipwrecked" near Greenland; I'm often unsure of what that covers exactly. "Foundered" is another expression that leaves me wondering.

Sourabaya was also mentioned, but I did look that one up yesterday in the book referred to in your post :)
Siri
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Posted by Axel van Eesbeeck gemyala@netcologne.de on July 05.

Hallo

Was the ship really sunk ? I thought after being torpedoed she reached after 6 days Iceland. Or was she the later declared as CTL ?

Best regards
Axel
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Posted by Roger W Jordan on July 05.

On 19 March 1943 SVEND FOYN struck an iceberg in 58 05N 44 15W; she sank two days later

RWJ
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Posted by Bill Watt w.p.w@btinternet.com on October 03.

Sank after colliding with iceberg 70 miles south of Cape Farewell whilst on passage from New York to Liverpool, with 195 being lost and 152 men picked up.
Source - From 70 N. to 70 S. A history of the Christian Salvesen Fleet, by Graeme Somner.
Regards,
Bill