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Tonnage
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Nortraship
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10 297 gt
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| Built in Chester, Pa. 1944.
Please continue to M/T Hegra for further details, including convoy voyages.
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H. Heitmann & Søn, Oslo
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995 gt
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| Built in Larvik 1926.
See D/S Heien.
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A/S Torghatten Dampskipsselskap, Brønnøysund
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192 gt
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| Built in Trondheim 1908.
According to this message posted to my Ship Forum, she was built by Ørens mek. Verksted, Trondheim for A/S Torghatten D/S, Brønnøysund, 101' x 18.1' x 8.3', triple exp. steam engine by builders, 225 ihp.
WW II: Requisitioned in the fall of 1939 for use as guardship for the 2nd Naval Defence District, 14th Guarddivision Agdenes. Escaped to Iceland in June-1940, and later under Nortraship control.
POST WAR: Returned to owners in 1946. Owned from 1958 or 1959 by Vang Sørensen Copenhagen, Denmark. Scrapped in 1961.
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H. Heitmann & Søn, Oslo
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992 gt
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| Built in Larvik 1921. Previous name: Kristine Tysland.
Pre war: Delivered from Hølens Verksted, Larvik (25) in June-1921 as Kristine Tysland to A/S Tyslands Rederi (Jacob Tysland), Bergen. Sold in the spring of 1924 to D/S A/S Heilo, Oslo and renamed Heilo, managed by H. Heitmann & Søn, Oslo. From the summer of 1938 she was owned by D/S A/S Heitmanns Rederi, same managers.
WW II: Heilo is listed in the U.K.-Norway Convoy ON 17A early in March-1940. At the end of that month Heilo, with a general cargo for Liverpool, joined Convoy HN 22 from Norway to the U.K. She must have returned to Norway at some point, because she had been requisitioned by Nortraship, but intercepted and seized by the Germans near Henningsvær while attempting to escape from Norway on June 9-1940 - in other words, she ended up in the Homefleet.
In Warsailor Stories I've included the personal story of someone who was on board Heilo at the time - the first story on that page (there's also a link to the Norwegian version). He says nothing about Heilo trying to escape, just that she was seized by the Germans. It's the story of 5 brothers and a sister who served outside of Norway during the war; the brothers on 17 different ships altogether. Another sister was involved in "illegal" activities in Norway, as was the father.
POST WAR: Sold in 1950 to C. Koehn Reederei, Hamburg, Germany and renamed Carl. Owned from the spring of 1954 by Koehn & Bohlmann Reederei KG, Hamburg. Sold for breaking up in 1960 (Germany).
This company also had a Heilo post war, originally built as Tully Crosby for The United States War Shipping Administration in 1943, 1791 gt. Became British Baltic Jeep that same year, then Alexander T in 1949. Jacob Salvesen, Farsund took over in 1951 and named her Spind. Renamed Heilo in 1953for H. Heitmann, Oslo. Later names: Capetan Vassilis 1956 (Costa Rica), Christina 1959 (Beirut), Capetan Vassilis again in 1961. Lost in Apr.-1965, following a fire in her cargo, voyage Madras-Rotterdam.
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Claus Stamer, Bergen
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2978 gt
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| Built in Landskrona, Sweden 1921. Previous names: Sulina until 1927, Sparreholm until 1936.
A separate page about Heimgar has info on some of her convoy voyages during the war.
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Lauritz Kloster, Oslo
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4851 gt
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| Built in Malmö, Sweden 1930.
For more information on this ship (and a picture), please follow this link to M/S Heimvard.
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A/S J. Ludwig Mowinckels Rederi, Bergen
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4028 gt
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| Built in Copenhagen, Denmark 1925.
M/S Heina has more information on this ship and details on her final fate (and crew list).
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H. Heitmann & Søn, Oslo
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807 gt
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| Built in Arendal 1917. Previous name: Stend.
Pre War history: Delivered in June-1917 from Pusnes Støberi & mek. Verksted, Arendal (38) as Stend to Laur. Christiansens Rederi, Bergen, but sold to Skibs-A/S Nordsjø- & Baltic Linje (Jervell & Co. A/S), Ålesund upon delivery. "Våre gamle skip" by Leif M. Bjørkelund & E. H. Kongshavn gives tonnages as 896 gt, 456 net, 1250 tdwt, 210.5' x 33.2' x 13.3', Triple exp. 115 nhp (Pusnes MV). In Nov.-1917 she was sold to A/S Borch (A. F. Borch & Sønner A/S), Drammen. Sold in Nov.-1924 to D/S A/S Heitmanns Rederi (H. Heitmann & Søn), Oslo and renamed Heire.
WW II: In Apr.-1940 Heire was in Convoy HN 24, which arrived Methil from Norway on Apr. 7-1940; in other words, she got out of Norway just before the German invasion. Several other Norwegian ships also took part.
A little snippet from "Nortraships flåte"; Heire lost her propeller in Febr.-1941 and was towed to Blyth.
Took part in Operation Neptune, the maritime side of the invasion of Normandy in June-1944, arriving Omaha Beach on June 12, departing June 19.
POST WAR: Sold in 1949 to D/S A/S Svanholm (Trygve Matland), Haugesund and renamed Svanholm. Modernized in 1951, in North Sea service and seasonal lumber trade. Sold in Aug.-1960 to Finnish owners and sailed as Svanholm for Gösta Sigfred Lindström, Borgå, then from 1963 as Panamanian Bamby (South Star Corp. Panama). Arrived Gijon, Spain on Aug.-17-1965 (1967?) for breaking up.
Related external link:
Omaha Beachhead
Omaha Beach - includes several Maps
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N. Bugge, Tønsberg
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315 & 233 gt
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| Whale catchers. This company was associated with Hector Whaling Ltd., Gr. Britain.
Hektor 6 - built 1929, 315 gt. Hired by South African Navy in May-1941 for use as an anti-submarine vessel and renamed Roodepoort on Jan 30-1942. Later in service as a minesweeper.
Post war: Returned on Febr. 9-1946 and renamed Hektor 6.
Hektor 7 - 233 gt. Hired by Royal Navy on Nov. 20-1940 for use as a minesweeper.
Post war: Returned Nov. 25-1945. Sold in 1947 to Olsen Whaling Co., Newfoundland and renamed Olaf Olsen. Lost while in tow to Australia in 1957, off Cape Breton (Source: Ulf W. Gustavsen, Norway).
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Erling H. Samuelsen, Oslo
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5614 gt
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| Built in Copenhagen 1920. Previous name: Theodore Roosevelt until 1936.
Please continue to M/S Helgøy.
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Bruusgaard, Kiøsterud & Co., Drammen
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1922 gt
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| Built in Fredrikstad, Norway 1925.
Captured by the Japanese on Dec. 8-1941 off Saigon. Continue reading about this incident..
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Bruusgaard, Kiøsterud & Co., Drammen
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1921 gt
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| Built in Fredrikstad 1925.
More information is available at D/S Hellas.
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Thoralf Holta, Porsgrunn
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2467 gt
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| Built in Wilmington, Delaware 1918. Previous names: War Nurse, then Piqua until 1920, Marconier until 1929, Ganda until 1932.
My page D/S Helle has more details on the history of this ship, as well as her final fate and a crew list at the time.
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Bruusgaard, Kiøsterud & Co., Drammen
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5289 gt
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| Built in Hong Kong 1921.
See D/S Hellen for info on her final fate and a crew list.
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Bruusgaard, Kiøsterud & Co., Drammen
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1350 gt
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| Built in Shanghai 1920.
Again, please go to a separate page, D/S Henrik for more info and a crew list.
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A. Gowart Olsen, Stavanger
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4671 gt
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| Built in Middlesbrough 1906.
D/S Henrik Ibsen has info on some of her war voyages.
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Westfal-Larsen & Co. A/S, Bergen
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4877 gt
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| Built in Copenhagen 1930
More details (and a picture) can be found at M/S Heranger
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Sigurd Herlofsen & Co. A/S, Oslo
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7892 gt
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| Built in Copenhagen 1931.
See M/T Herborg, as well as Norwegian victims of Thor for more information on this ship.
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Sigurd Herlofsen & Co. A/S, Oslo
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9108 gt
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| Built in Copenhagen 1935. Previous name: Mosvold until 1937.
Read more about Herbrand by following this link.
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Sigrud Herlofsen & Co. A/S, Oslo
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4928 gt
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| Built in Sweden 1940, launched Sept. 9.
Laid up at Landskrona, Sweden under Allied control for the duration of the war, returned in 1945.
Other ships by this name: Bachke & Co., Trondheim had also had a ship by this name. Built 1911, 1157 gt. Requisitioned by the British government, torpedoed in convoy near South Cheek, Robin Hood Bay on June 29-1918 by the German UB-40, while on a voyage from Tyne to Rouen with a cargo of coal. Helge Myhre A/S, Oslo managed a tanker by this name in 1991, originally delivered as Lord Kelvin in 1978 to owners in London, 21 374 gt. Misc. owners till 1987, when she became Norwegian Helios (Helge R. Myhre A/S, Oslo), renamed Herdis in 1991 for Kamur Lease A/B, Gothenburg, managed by Helge R. Myhre A/S, Oslo. Had various Norwegian managers until 1997 when she was sold to India and renamed Jag Vayu.
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O & H Holta A/S, Skien
Panamanian flag
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1893 gt
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| Built Grangemouth 1914. Previous names: Venice until 1922, Wigmore until 1926, Mai until 1931.
Sailed under the Panamanian flag in 1940. Seized in Bangkok by the Japanese on Dec. 8-1941 and renamed Yulin Maru in Jan.-1942. Damaged by TF 38 aircraft (Vice Admiral John S. McCain) off Takao, Formosa on Jan.21-1945, then sank after having run aground on Febr.24, position 13 48N 109 14E (near Qui Nohn, French Indochina).
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Leif Erichsen, Bergen
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2406 gt
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| Built in Newcastle upon Tyne 1924. Previous names: Beldis 1936, Beldisa until 1937.
Please continue to M/S Herma for details on her history, including some war voyages.
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Bruusgaard, Kiøsterud & Co., Drammen
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1683 gt
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| Built in Hong Kong 1940.
Managed by John Bruce & Co, Glasgow during the war.
Arrived Singapore in Convoy BM-10 in Jan-1942 with war materials.
In Sept-1943 she made a voyage from Alexandria to Malta with Convoy MKS 24. This convoy left Alexandria on Sept. 4, arrived Gibraltar on the 13th, then continued to the U.K., after having joined up with Convoy SL 136 (from Freetown) on Sept. 14. (Hermelin, however, being bound for Malta, was not part of the Gibraltar-U.K. convoy).
A message in my Guestbook states that Hermelin was present at Bari on Dec. 2-1943, but quickly got away - see Bollsta for further details.
According to the first external website that I've linked to below, Hermelin sailed in Convoy SL 163/MKS 54 in July-1944, joining with the Gibraltar portion (MKS) which merged with the SL portion (from Freetown) on July 11, the combined convoy arriving Liverpool on July 22-1944. The Norwegian Snar and Vigsnes were also scheduled, but did not sail. Follow the link for more info. (The Gibraltar portion, MKS 54, will also be added to my own site).
POST WAR: Arrived at Hong Kong for the first time after war's end in September 1945 (sometime between 11th and 18th). On March 2-1953 she was in a collision with French passenger liner La Marseillaise at Yokohama and sustained some damage. Sold in 1972 to Kwok Wah Shipping Co, Panama, and renamed Treasure Country. Sold to Fuji Marden & Co for scrap and in April-1977 breaking up commenced at Hong Kong.
Related external links
SL/MKS convoys - As can be seen, Hermelin is listed in Convoy SL 163/MKS 54.
1 who died - This page says Captain John A. Pedersen died during an air attack while at Penang on Dec. 8-1942.
Jan Visser, webmaster of
Royal Netherlands Navy Warships of World War II has listed all the ships in Convoy BM 10 on his page The Singapore Convoys.
This company also had a ship named Hermelin post war, originally built in 1955 as Bow Plate for Rederiet Odfjell, Bergen, 4621 gt. From 1964 she sailed as Sunndalsfjord for Den Norske Amerikalinje, then managed by Bruusgaard Kiøsterud & Co. from July-1973, renamed Hermelin. Later names: Arafura Dua (Panama) 1979, Fullwind Lucky 1980, sold for breaking up that same year.
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Bruusgaard, Kiøsterud & Co., Drammen
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5202 gt
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| Built in Vegesack 1937.
All available information and a picture has been added to M/S Hermion.
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Bruusgaard, Kiøsterud & Co., Drammen
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1515 gt
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| Built in Danzig, Germany 1925.
Sunk by Japanese warship in Apr.-1942, see D/S Hermod.
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Sigurd Herlofson & Co. A/S, Moss
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4953 gt
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| Built at Landskrona, Sweden - launched in May-1942 and laid up unfinished.
POST WAR: Building completed after the war and the ship delivered as Hermund in Aug.-1945 to Skibs-A/S Oilexpress (Sigurd Herlofsen & Co.). Sailed as Black Condor between May-1950 and March-1962 for Black Diamond Line; managed by Herlofson & Hvattum, Oslo from 1957, renamed Hermund again in March-1962. Purchased by Egil Næsheims Rederi-A/S, Haugesund in Apr.-1965 and renamed Vardal. In trade between Canada and Soviet-Russia for a while. Sold in Dec.-1968 to Italian interests and registered in Febr.-1969 as Monica D, Black Diamond Navigation Co. S. A., Panama. Arrived Thos. W. Ward Ltd., Briton Ferry on July 31-1972 for breaking up.
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Bruusgaard, Kiøsterud & Co., Drammen
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1376 gt
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| Built at Shanghai 1918.
Please see D/S Hero, includes details on her loss and a crew list.
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S. H. Smith Sørensen, Arendal until 1939
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5540 gt
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| Built in Port Glasgow 1919. Previous names: War Shikari until 1921, Chiton until 1926.
SOLD IN 1939 to Germany and renamed Rekum. Sunk by gunfire from British coastal batteries on March 20th, 1944 off Boulogne.
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S. H. Smith Sørensen, Arendal
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8484 gt
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| Built in Malmö, Sweden 1940.
Laid up under Allied control (left Malmö on Febr. 16-1944 for Karlshamn).
POST WAR: Sold by S. H. Sørensen to Spanish breakers and arrived at Santander in tow on Jan. 30-1965.
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Sigurd Herlofsen & Co. A/S, Oslo
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5100 gt
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| Built in Copenhagen 1939.
Please follow this link to M/S Herstein for more information on this ship. Includes a link to a complete crew list (most of whom died on Montevideo Maru) and links to information on the sinking of Montevideo Maru.
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Thoralf Holta, Porsgrunn until 1939
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3323 gt
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| Built in Landskrona, Sweden 1921. Previous name: Adour until 1934.
SOLD IN 1939 to Germany and renamed Iris. Sunk by allied aircraft on March 17-1945. See also D/S Log.
Picture of this ship when Adour - From Gunnar Skiold's photo archive
Norway had a Herøy (motor vessel) as late as 1992, 1041 gt, originally the Danish Carl Jacob, built 1970, 299 gt. Became Stenfoss of Bergen in 1974, 414 gt 1980, then Herøy of Sandnessjøen 1992, Harding Falcon of Haugesund 1998.
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Vesteraalens Dampskipsselskab, Stokmarknes
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979 gt
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| Built at Laxevaag (Bergen), Norway 1911.
Please continue to D/S Hestmanden.
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