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Martin Mosvold, Farsund
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6795 gt
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| Built Sunderland 1919.
SOLD IN 1939 to Germany and renamed Tine Asmussen. Seized by Mexico on Apr. 1-1941, renamed Juan Casiano in 1941. Foundered in heavy weather 90 miles off Savannah on Oct. 19-1944, 21 died ("The World's Merchant Fleets").
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Lars L. Eide, Bergen
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610 gt
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Built in Tønsberg 1919. Previous name: Bras.
Pre war history (info from "Våre gamle skip" by Leif M. Bjørkelund and E. H. Kongshavn): Delivered from Kaldnes mek. Verksted, Tønsberg as Bras in May-1919 to Harald Hansens Rederi, Skien. Tonnage is given as 639 gt, 349 net, 930 tdwt, 166.5' x 28.7' x 12.6', Triple exp. 75 nhp (by yard). Sailed as Raftsund for Vesteraalen Dampskibsselskab A/S, Stokmarknes in the period 1922-1938, in generally scheduled service between eastern Norway and Finnmark. Went to Lars Eide e.a., Øystese in1938 and registered as Raftsund of Bergen.
WW II: Raftsund is listed in the Norway-U.K. Convoy HN 10 in Febr.-1940, bound for Rouen with pulp. In the middle of March we find her in the U.K.-Norway Convoy ON 19, and the following month she joined 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 (Apr. 9). Several other Norwegian ships also took part in these convoys.
She took part in Operation Neptune (the maritime side of the invasion of Normandie), arriving June 11-1944, leaving June 23, making 16 trips to Normandie altogether.
POST WAR: Renamed Bras in 1946. Sold in 1953 to Bartz-Johannesen, Bergen and converted to herring meal factory, before being purchased by D/S A/S Magnhild (M. Clausen), Haugesund in 1956, converted to cargo vessel and renamed Magnhild. Sold in 1959 to Wallem & Co., Hong Kong and sailed as Slusken (Panamanian flag) - deleted from Lloyd's register in 1986.
Related external links:
Normandy
The Normandy Invasion - The story in Pictures
Ofoten & Vesteraalens Dampskibsselskab had a very small vessel by this name in the late 1980's, only 23 gt, originally built as Doktor Rølstad for Andre Paulsen, Kjøllefjord and used as ambulance and doctor transport. Renamed Raftsund for OVDS in the fall of 1988. Sold in 1991 and renamed Inger Helene.
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Nortraship
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2866 gt
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Built in West Hartlepool 1942. Previous name Empire Carey until 1942.
See D/S Ragnhild.
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Johan Stenersen, Oslo
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11 163 gt
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| Built in Gothenburg, launched 1941.
Ordered in Oct.-1938 by Stenersen Tank A/S (Johan Stenersen), Oslo to be built at A/B Götaverken, Gothenburg, Sweden (546) for delivery in Febr.-1941. Launched in May-1941 as Ragnhild Stenersen. Laid up unfinished in Gothenburg under Allied control. In June-1943, after the death of Stenersen, management was taken over by Christian Fredrik Bonnevie, Oslo.
POST WAR: In the fall of 1945 the Norwegian State considered converting the ship to a whale factory for Melsom & Melsom, but this did not come to pass. Delivered in Dec.-1945 as tanker Kim, steel hull, 540.6' x 66.5' x 39.9', 11 163 gt, 17 300 tdwt., 8cyl Götaverken. Did not enter service. Sold in Dec.-1945 to Yacimientos Petroliferos Fiscales, Buenos Aires, Argentina, taken over on Dec. 4 at her trials and renamed San Antonio. Sold in 1981 to unknown breakers in Pakistan, arriving Karachi in tow from Montevideo on Febr. 3-1981. (This info from Trygve Eriksen, Norway - His source: Article about Skips-A/S Kim by John M. Gramstad in Skipet 3.98).
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Alf Lindø, Haugesund
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1264 gt
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| Built Campeltown, Scotland 1919. Previous names: Frithjof Eide, Hillbrook, Ebchester.
Pre war history (from "Våre gamle skip", Leif M. Bjørkelund and E. H. Kongshavn): Delivered in Dec.-1919 as Frithjof Eide from Campeltown Shipbuilding Co. Ltd., Campeltown to Birger Pedersen & Søn, Haugesund. 1264 gt, 747 net, 2060 tdwt, 299.4' x 35.8' x 15.5', Triple exp. 825 ihp (Ross & Duncan, Glasgow). Sold to England in 1923 and renamed Hillbrook (of Cardiff), then in 1929 she sailed as Ebchester (of Newcastle). Purchased by Erling Mortensen A/S, Oslo in Oct.-1936 and renamed Ragni. Sold to D/S A/S Alf Lindøs Rederi, Haugesund on Apr. 28-1939.
WW II: Struck a mine near Hartlepool on Dec.15-1939 when on a voyage Hull-Malmö with a cargo of coal and coke. 6 died. Ron Young, England has given me the following:
Depth 52m, Reference: 55 00 505 N 001 12 813 W, Location: 61/2 miles E.S.E. of Tyne, north pier. (See also my text for H.C. Flood).
Related external link:
The 6 who died - The Norwegian text says: "Ragni had taken on a cargo of coke in England for a Swedish port when she was sunk, probably by a mine on Dec. 15-1939 off England's east coast. Out of a crew of 19 she lost 6 men. 13 were rescued and taken to Newcastle". The following are commemorated: Able Seaman Ingvald Kristian Hansen, Donkeyman Jens Birger Jakobsen, Seaman Johan Ingolf Johannessen, Deck Boy Birger Otto Kristensen, Ordinary Seaman Petter Andreas Lund, and Stoker Sigmund Arnold Olsen.
Other ships by this name: Norway later had another ship by this name after the war - follow this link to Gezina for more. The Historical Index of the Great Lakes website also has info on this ship (type "Ragni" in the search field for vessel, then click on the little box with the item No. for Lake Erie). Also, in 1976 a motor vessel by this name was delivered to owners in Oslo, 1589 gt. Later names: Alantes 1980 (of Haugesund), Vibro Star 1988 (Farsund), Danish Birkholm 1998, Cygnus 2000, Dania Kirsten 2002 (still Danish).
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Hagb. Waage, Oslo
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5551 gt
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| Built in Gothenburg 1926.
Sold to Sweden in 1940. Renamed Sigrid Reuter.
Picture of Raila - From Bjørn Milde's postcard collection.
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Hagb. Waage, Oslo
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8200 gt
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| Built in Gothenburg 1940, launched Sept. 18.
Laid up in Gothenburg from Sept.-1940 under Allied control, delivered in May-1945.
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R. Ursin-Smith, Oslo
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2334 gt
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| Built at Willington Quay-on-Tyne 1921. Previous names: Asborg until 1931, Speed until 1933.
Ramø is listed in the slow Sydney (C.B.)-U.K. Convoy SC 63 early in Jan.-1942, cargo of pulp wood. The following month we find her in Convoy RU 10 from Reykjavik to the U.K., bound for Ridham Dock, general cargo. That summer, in June-1942, she acted as the Vice Commodore's ship for the slow Convoy SC 86, cargo of flour for Glasgow.
In Aug.-1942 she's listed in the Sydney, C.B. portion of Convoy SC 96, cargo of flour for Leith. The following month, she was 1 of several Norwegian ships sailing in the westbound North Atlantic Convoy ON 128, bound for Sydney C.B., station 72. In Dec. that same year she was scheduled for the westbound Convoy ON 152 (with coal for Halifax), but is crossed out on the convoy form, which probably means she did not sail. My Convoys section has more info on these convoys, including SC 63 and SC 86 mentioned above. As will be seen, several Norwegian ships sailed in them.
Ramø survived the war but struck a mine on Apr. 21-1946 and blew up, while alongside the quay at Henningsvær, Lofoten, Norway. 14 died out of a complement of 27. According to a book written in 1999 about this incident Ramø had anchored up in a German minefield, which was presumed swept and safe.
"Minner og minnesmerker" by Øistein Wiik lists the following casualties (in alphabetical order):
Stoker Johannes Jensen, Mate Karl Johansen, Stoker Finn Lundberg, Oiler Terje Moen, Able Seaman Ragnar Møyland, Stoker Jens Einar Oskarsen, Seaman Thorbjørn Pedersen, Able Seaman Harry Stenehjem, Deck Boy Frank Svendsen, Stoker Johannes Sæten, Seaman Helge Haakon Wold, Able Seaman Konrad Aarvik.
Related external links:
Stavern Memorial commemorations - 14 are commemorated here.
Ramø - From a Norwegian website for divers. Picture of the ship, details on her demise, and location of the wreck (also in English). Here's the main page for this site.
The Australian War Memorial also has a picture of this ship. It can be found by running a search through their collection search page, with Ramo as keyword and second World War in the other field.
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Wahl & Co., Oslo
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1132 gt
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| Built in Moss, Norway 1917. Previous name: Lillemor until 1935.
Seized by the Japanese in Dec.-1941 - follow this link to D/S Randi for more information.
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Den Norske Amerikalinje A/S, Oslo
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3999 gt
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| Built in Gothenburg 1937.
Read more about this ship on a separate page, M/S Randsfjord, which includes a picture, details on her final fate and a crew list at the time of loss.
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Thomas Andersen, Arendal
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5590 gt
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| Built in Sunderland 1912.
D/T Ranella has more information on her loss as well as a crew list.
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Det Helgelandske Dampskibsselskab, Sandnessjøen
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463 gt
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| Built Kristiansund 1918.
Pre war history (info from the company fleet list by F. R. Hansen): Contracted in March-1914 but due to problems with deliveries of materials the building took a long time, and she was not delivered until March-1918 from Storvik Mek. Verksted, Kristiansund (7), 399 gt, 224 net, 138' 5"/148' 6" (loa/lpp) x 23' x 16' 10", Triple exp. steam engine 463 ihp, 11.5 knots, 177 passengers. In local passenger/cargo service around Helgeland. In 1918 she was hired out to the Norwegian Navy, until the end of the war. In the period 1919-1924 she was on hire to various companies in addition to being used in her regular service, mostly in the Rana route, then in the period June 21-Apr.-1922 she was hired out to Vesteraalens Dampskibsselskab as replacement for Mosken which had been lost. In July-1924 Ranen was placed in the new Trondheim-Harstad route. Ran aground on Nov. 23-1924 near Leikua lighthouse north of Vallersund. Went to Mjellem & Karlsen, Bergen in 1927 in order to be rebuilt and lengthened, but due to a strike at the yard she was completed at Sandnessjøen Slip, 463 gt, 263 net, 168' 9" oa. Ran aground in Sund, Salten on Jan. 23-1933, refloated. Drifted against Kong Harald while at Rørvik on Febr. 9-1934, minor damages.
WW II: Seized by British forces in Harstad on May 19-1940 and taken to England. Under the command of the Royal Navy in the period 1940-Dec.-1943, then transferred to Nortraship's register on Dec. 2-1943.
POST WAR: Returned to owners in June-1945 and placed in service Trondheim-Harstad. In Dec.-1954 she was transferred to Skipsaksjeselskapet Rana. Sold in March-1958 to Angelos P. Venetsanor, Piræus and renamed Panagis Venetsanos. Deleted from register in 1964.
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Hagb. Waage, Oslo
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6355 gt
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| Built in Gothenburg 1928.
Please go to my page about M/T Ranja for more information on this ship. Includes a picture, details on her loss and a crew list at the time.
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Alfred I. Thommesen, Arendal
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714 gt
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| Built Hardinxveld 1916. Previous names (from Jan-Olof, Sweden, using "Lloyd's War Losses"): Porto, then Kong Frode till 1935, Kjørrefjord till 1938, Vesle-Hei 1939.
Rapid II is listed as sailing in the U.K.-Norway Convoy ON 16 at the end of Febr.-1940. The following month we find her in Convoy HN 19 from Norway to the U.K., bound for Dundee with a cargo of paper. She went back to Norway at the end of that month (March) with Convoy ON 23, so that when the Germans invaded Norway on Apr. 9, she was in Halden, Norway, but was able to get to Strømstad, Sweden on Apr. 13. Laid up there for the duration under Nortraship control. Ships in Sweden has information on the ships in Sweden at the outbreak of war in Norway.
An earlier ship by this name: Kopervik's (near Haugesund, Norway) first steamship was called Rapid, delivered in 1883 as Rapid to H. Asmussen, Flensburg, 297 gt (built in Gothenburg). Later had German owners, but became Norwegian again in 1893 (Ole Waage, Kopervik). Used for herring fishing. From 1906 managed by Lars Melkevik. Lost on Aug. 23 that year after having run aground on Langanes, Iceland on a voyage Siglufjordur-Kopervik with 1950 barrels of salted herring.
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Sigv. Risanger, Haugesund
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632 gt
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| Built in Papendrecht, Netherlands 1890. Previous names: Göteborg, Uno.
D/S Rask has more. Also has details on her loss and a crew list at the time.
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Arnt J. Mørland, Arendal
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4019 gt
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| Built in Gothenburg 1931.
See M/S Ravnaas for information about her WW II history and the men who served on her (includes a picture).
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Westfal-Larsen & Co. A/S, Bergen
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3371 gt
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| Built at Krimpen, Holland 1919.
D/S Ravnanger has a picture of the ship as well as details on some of her voyages and final fate w/crew list.
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Olsen & Ugelstad, Oslo
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1339 gt
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| Built Oslo 1938.
D/S Ravnefjell has more details.
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Rønneberg & Galtung, Moss
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8083 gt
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| Built in Malmö, Sweden 1937.
My page about M/T Realf has more info, including details on her final fate.
An earlier ship by this name: This company had previously had another ship named Realf, built in 1918 as War Rajput for British owners. Sold in 1920 and renamed Conia, later Athelbeach from 1925 (still British). Sold to Norway in 1929 and renamed Realf for A/S Furulund (Odd Berg), Oslo, then from 1930 owned by A/S Asplund (Rønneberg & Galtung), Moss. She had British owners again from the fall of 1935 and was renamed Athelmere in 1937, then sailed as Panamanian Alexandros from 1951, broken up in 1964. See also Realf II below.
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Rønneberg & Galtung, Moss
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5069 gt
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| Built Gothenburg 1916. Previous names: Laid down as Varjag, then Hamlet till 1937, Credo till 1940.
Pre war history: Launched as Varjag for Br. Nobel, St. Petersburg. Delivered in Sept.-1916 from Göteborgs Mek. Verkstads A/B, Gothenburg (334) as Hamlet to Bruusgaard Kiøsteruds D/S A/S, Drammen, Norway, 5069 gt, 7210 tdwt, 355.1 x 55.2 x 29.4 ft., 2 x 6 cyl. Atlas Diesel, 3200 bhp, 2 propellers. Sold in March-1937 to Prebensens Tankrederi A/S (J. W. Prebensen), Oslo and renamed Credo (registered in Risør).
Picture when Hamlet - Received from, and painted by, Jan Goedhart, Holland.
Picture of Realf II - Same source as above.
WW II: Purchased in Jan.-1940 by A/S Asplund (Rønneberg & Galtung), Moss and renamed Realf II. Laid up in Gothenburg from 1940. My page about Ships in Sweden has more information on the Norwegian ships there. I've received some information and pictures indicating she was used as training vessel while in Sweden. Caption on the back of this picture says "Line-up on the training vessel Realf 2 in the Göta Canal near Lödöse 1943 - chief Hellem from Trondheim. Caption for Pic 2 says "Aboard Realf 2, training vessel in the Göta Canal, summer of 1943. From left: Chief Engineer Hybert, Mrs. Svensson, Arne Grøtvik, Knut Wold (see Knut Wold's story - Norwegian text). Both pictures were taken by Arnfinn Grande, a friend of Knut Wold's and were received from Karl H. Henriksen, Norway, whose grandfather was the captain of Vinni during the war.
POST WAR: Returned to Norwegian owners in 1945. Sold in Febr.-1947 to Transoceanica Italiana Esportazione S/A, Rome and renamed Ariete. Owned from 1953 by Soc. Marittimi Petroli, Rome, renamed Sabotino. Arrived Savona on May 17-1955 for breaking up.
(The majority of the pre war and post war details were received from Jan Goedhart, via Lardex group).
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M. Hannestad, Halden
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1386 gt
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| Built in Papendrecht 1917. Previous names: Rex until 1922, Spind until 1932, Marg until 1939.
My page D/S Regin has more information.
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H. E. Hansen-Tangen, Kristiansand
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9545 gt
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| Built in Copenhagen 1937.
One of the 26 Norwegian ships interned in North and West Africa in 1940-1942. My page Interned Ships has a list of all 26, and a separate page about M/T Regina has more info on this ship and her crew.
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Birger Ekerholt, Oslo
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1128 gt
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| Built in Oslo, Norway 1918.
Follow this link to D/S Reiaas for more information (w/crew list).
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S. Holter-Sørensen, Oslo
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4801 4799? gt
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| Built in Malmö, Sweden 1939.
Captain Hans Nielsen. Shelled continuously for 20 minutes by U-752 (Schroeter) on Apr. 23-1942, when on a voyage from Santos to New York with a cargo of hides. There's more about this incident on a separate page entitled M/S Reinholt.
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Trygve Sommerfelt, Oslo
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5242 gt
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| Built in Odense, Denmark 1924. Previous names: Emma Mærsk until 1926, Førdefjord until 1937.
Please continue to M/S Rena.
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Hjalmar A. H. Wiik, Bergen
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194 gt
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| Built in Oslo 1884.
In Sweden when the war started in Norway. Permission from Nortraship to go to Norway, released July 6. (Subsequently in German control?).
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Johan Stenersen, Oslo
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6305 gt
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| Built in Gothenburg 1931.
(Owned by Waages Tankrederi A/S)
One of the well known "Kvarstad"-ships that attempted to break out of Sweden on March 31/April 1-1942 following a long court case there. Only 2 out of a total of 10 ships involved managed to reach their destination (Operation Performance, Sir George Binney). Please go to my page Kvarstad Ships & Men for background facts and details on the breakout and all ships involved, with a crew list for each ship as well as info on their fate, and pictures of some of the ships (including Rigmor).
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Anders Smith, Arendal
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942 gt
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| Built Porsgrunn 1919. Previous names: Frank until 1921, Havmøy until 1934.
More information on this ship is available at D/S Rimac, which includes some details on her loss and a crew list at the time.
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Albert Schjelderup, Bergen
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1334 gt
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| Built Malmö, Sweden 1921.
A separate page about D/S Rimfakse has more, including info on loss and a crew list.
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Wilh. Wilhelmsen, Tønsberg
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6029 gt
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| Built in Sunderland 1917. Previous names: Sjoa, then Appleby until 1920.
Please continue to D/S Rinda for more (incl. crew list).
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Birger Ekerholt, Oslo
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1499 gt
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| Built Rotterdam 1917. Previous names (from a website visitor): Loosedrecht, then S. E. Calvert.
D/S Ringen has more details (w/crew list).
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Albert Schjelderup, Bergen
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1298 gt
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| Built in Dordrecht, Netherlands 1920. Previous name: Hans Gude until 1927.
More information is available on my page D/S Ringhorn, which includes details on her loss and a crew list at the time.
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Olav Ringdal, Oslo
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4765 gt
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Built in Hamburg 1923. Previous names: Talisman until 1936, Vigilant until 1940.
Again, please continue to a separate page to see all available information on D/S Ringstad, including details on her loss and a crew list.
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Olav Ringdal, Oslo
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5153? 4702? gt
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| Built in Glasgow 1903. Previous names: Launched as Keramiai (until 1915), Lyngenfjord until 1924, Sigrun until 1929, Norskehavet until 1937.
One of the 26 Norwegian ships interned in North and West Africa 1940-'42. As usual there's quite a bit of conflict with regard to dates and facts. For instance, "Nortraship's flåte" says she was interned on June 22-1940, later requisitioned as Ste Marthe. Birger Dannevig's "Skip og menn" also says she was renamed Ste Marthe, sailed under the French flag until Nov. 29-1942 when she was transferred to the Germans, sunk in the Messina Straits on June 14-1943. R. W. Jordan, however, says she was interned in Oran on June 17-1940 and renamed Ste Marguerite in '41, sailed under the French flag until Nov.-1942 (agreeing she was transferred to the German Kriegsmarine at that time), torpedoed and sunk by the allied submarine "HMS United" on June 14-1943, 37 54N 15 42E. Others, including Guri Hjeltnes' "Sjømann - Lang vakt", as well as Captain Thorvald Messel's diary, say she was requisitioned in Safi, Morocco on June 17-1941.
Please see a separate page about D/S Ringulv for more information. Also, read about her and the fate of her crew within all the links at the very bottom of this page.
This company later had another Ringulv post war, built 1961, 10 666 gt. Sold to France in 1969 and renamed Dracula. Later names: Ogoque 1973, Captain Pappis 1976, Granikos 1980. Broken up in 1984.
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Olav Ringdal, Oslo
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7203 gt
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| Built in Newcastle 1926. Previous name: Beljeanne until 1937.
Pre war history: Delivered in Aug.-1926 as Beljeanne from Armstrong Whitworth & Co. Ltd., Newcastle (1015) to Rederiet Belpareil A/S (Christen Smith), Oslo, 7203 gt, 4283 net, 10 410 tdwt, 414.4' x 67.1' x 31', two 4 cyl. 2T single acting DM (builders), 2700 bhp. From Oct. 29-1935 owners were Belships Co. Ltd., Skibs-A/S (Christen Smith), Oslo. Sold in Oct.-1937 to Skips-A/S Ringwood (Olav Ringdal), Oslo and renamed Ringwood.
WW II: Captain Alfred Parker. Captured and sunk on Oct 15-1940 by German raider Orion. Norwegian Victims of Orion has more details, and a pre war picture of the ship.
This company later had another Ringwood post war, built in 1962, 10 860 gt. Sold to Greece in 1969 and renamed Keharitomeni. Later names: Grogoroussa 1973, Agni 1977, Mercur 1979, Ceylan Skipper 1982, Atamas 1984. Broken up in 1985.
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Øivind Lorentzen, Oslo
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3210 gt
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| Built in Kiel, Germany 1925. Previous names: Marie Horn until 1935, Boca Raton until 1936.
Please continue to M/S Rio Branco.
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Øivind Lorentzen, Oslo
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3376 gt
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| Built in Kiel, Germany 1925. Previous names: Consul Horn 1936, Hindhead until 1936.
SOLD IN 1939 to Poland and renamed Morska Wola.
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Øivind Lorentzen, Oslo
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2490 gt
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| Built in Sunderland 1937.
In Jan.-1942 Rio Novo was in Convoy HX 171 together with several other Norwegian ships, and in April that year she can be found among the ships in Convoy HX 184, having cancelled from the previous convoy, HX 183. At the end of the following month, on May 31-1942, she joined Convoy HX 192 from Halifax, then in Aug. she sailed in HX 201 (having cancelled from HX 200), returning to the U.S. at the end of that month with the westbound convoy ON 125. My Convoys section has the names of ships taking part in all these convoys. According to the Commodore's notes for ON 125, Rio Novo had a man overboard on Sept. 11. He was picked up, but subsequently died. Ref. external link below.
Old postcard, Rio Novo - Received from Jan Goedhart, Holland.
Related external link:
Stavern Memorial Commemoration - Radio Operator Finn G. Hauff is commemorated, said to have died in an accident at sea on Sept. 11-1942, so this must have been the man who fell overboard while in Convoy ON 125.
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Øivind Lorentzen, Oslo
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3133 gt
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| Built in Kiel, Germany 1925. Previous names: Henry Horn until 1934, Pine Court until 1937.
SOLD IN 1939 to Poland and renamed Stalowa Wola.
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Øivind Lorentzen, Oslo
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3223 gt
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| Built in Kiel 1924. Previous names: Therese Horn until 1934, Shoreham until 1937.
According to the external website that I've linked to below, Rio Verde joined Convoy OS 10, leaving Liverpool on Oct. 25-1941, arriving Freetown on Nov. 18 (station 23). Other Norwegian ships taking part were Fana, San Andres and Somerville. She can also be found in station 63 of Convoy SL 97, which departed Freetown on Jan. 4-1942 and arrived Liverpool on the 24th. The Norwegian Gausdal also took part. Follow the link for more convoy details.
In March/Apr.-1942 she sailed, with a general cargo for Manchester, in Convoy SC 77 which left Halifax on March 30, then at the end of June-1942 she was in the slow Sydney (C.B.)-U.K. Convoy SC 89, general cargo for Garston. In Sept. that same year she's listed in Convoy SC 100, and rescued some of the survivors from the torpedoed Empire Hartebeeste. She can also be found in the westbound Convoy ON 165 in Febr.-1943 (all these convoys have been included in my own convoys section - link under Rio Novo above).
Related external link:
OS and OS/KMS Convoys - This website lists all the ships in quite a few of these convoys, along with their convoy stations and info on their destination. The site also has a section on the SL convoys. As can be seen, Rio Verde is listed in Convoy OS 10 and SL 97.
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Westfal-Larsen & Co. A/S, Bergen
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5455 gt
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| Built in Sunderland 1921. Previous names: Hiskø until 1921, Hufterø until 1924, Tananger until 1929, Labelle County until 1934.
Please continue to D/S Risanger (w/crew list).
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O. Nordahl Sånum, Mandal
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793 gt
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| Built Selby 1918. Previous names: Horsia, Heljo, Kenrhos, Kilfinny.
Again, all available information has been assembled on a separate page D/S Risøy, which includes a crew list.
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Chr. Østberg, Oslo
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1753 gt
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| Built Rotterdam, Holland 1922. Previous names: Dordrecht until 1925, Romø until 1928, Karibia 1928, Zulia until 1935.
No further details available.
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Nortraship
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7191 gt
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| Built in Baltimore 1943. Previous name: William Strong until Apr.-1943.
One of 10 (11?) ships added to Nortraship's Fleet in 1943. Continue reading about this ship.
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Det Nordenfjeldske Dampskibsselskab, Trondheim
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1917 gt
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| Built in Trondheim, delivered in Oct.-1920.
See D/S Rolf Jarl.
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Alf Rød, Halden
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3708 gt
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| Built in Sunderland 1921.
See D/S Romulus.
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N. R. Bugge, Tønsberg
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6322 gt
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| Built Port Glasgow 1920.
Company associated with Hector Whaling, Gt. Britan.
Picture of Ronald - Source: Bjørn Milde's postcard collection.
SOLD IN 1940 to Belgium and renamed Mafuta.
Norway had lost a steamship (whale factory) by the name Ronald to WW I, built Middlesbrough 1894, 3021 gt (J. T. Farsjø & Co. from 1916), ex Eskside, ex Claverly - became Norwegian (A/S Hektor) in 1910 - sunk by UC-21 off Ushant on March 16-1917, voyage Cardiff-Civitavecchia.
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A/S J. Ludwig Mowinckels Rederi, Bergen
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5136 gt
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| Built in Bremen, Germany 1937.
My page M/S Ronda has more details and info on her loss.
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Anders Jahre, Sandefjord
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3063 gt
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| Built in Landskrona, Sweden 1938.
SOLD IN 1939 to Germany and renamed Alstertor. Used by the Kriegsmarine as supply ship and blockade runner. Spotted on June 23-1941 by HMS Marsdale and 4 destroyers and scuttled to avoid capture, 41 12N 13 10W (R. W. Jordan).
Picture of Rose - Source: Sverre Johansen's postcard collection (not 100% sure this is the same ship).
Related external link:
More on Rose - The site also has pictures and information on several other Norwegian ships; here's a list, and here's the main page. Text is in Norwegian.
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Corvette
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925 displacem. t.
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Built England 1941
See a separate page about this corvette.
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A. F. Klaveness & Co. A/S, Oslo
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5745 gt
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| Built in Odense, Denmark 1930.
Please continue to M/S Roseville.
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August Kjerland, Bergen
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1768 gt
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| Built South Shields 1921. Previous name: Danae 1935.
My page about D/S Roy has more.
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Alfred I. Thommesen, Arendal
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759 (799?) gt
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| Built Hausweert, N.V.W. Zeeland 1918. Previous name from 1925 Sortland (Vesteraalens Dampskibsselskab), sold to Arendal in 1939 and renamed Royal.
Royal, bound for Granton with paper pulp, is listed in Convoy HN 17 from Norway to the U.K. early in March-1940, returning to Norway later that month with Convoy ON 21. In Apr.-1940 she joined 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 Norwegian ships took part in all these convoys.
Captain Harald Skaugen. In British coastal service during the war, manned mostly by Lithuanians and Estonians early in the war, except for the officers and 2 men who were Norwegian. As mentioned, when Norway was invaded on Apr. 9-1940, Royal was in a British port and was meant to go to Gothenburg with coal, but this did not come to pass. She was requisitioned by the Navy and used for a while as "landing vessel", stationed in the Leith fjord, Scotland, where soldiers were trained in landing maneuvers.
She later took part in the Normandie invasion, arriving with ammunition, food and 60 soldiers on June 6-1944, departing on June 17, then made numerous trips back and forth to Normandie.
POST WAR: Arrived Arendal with a cargo of coal at war's end. Her double decks, which had been removed when purchased in 1939, were re-installed at Pusnes Mek. Verksted, Tromøy, after she had been chartered to a Danish company for use as horse transport Denmark-Poland. After being in this service for about a year, carrying around 200 horses each trip, she made a few voyages transporting cows from Denmark to Leningrad, before being sold to Sweden in 1949. Ran aground near Trelleborg shortly afterwards.
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Ru - Rø
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S. A. Larsen & E. Thorvildsen, Oslo
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924 gt
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| Built Newcastle 1893. Previous names: Skeffington until 1901, Småland until 1915.
D/S Rudolf has more (includes info on a Swedish Rudolf which was lost around the same time).
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Olsen & Ugelstad, Oslo
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1334 gt
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| Built Oslo 1935.
1 of the 26 Norwegian ships interned in North and West Africa 1940-1942; my page Interned Ships lists all of them. See also D/S Rutenfjell for more info.
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Brummenæs & Torgersen, Haugesund
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3531 gt
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| Built Newcastle 1900. Previous name: Ruth.
All available information on the war voyages of this ship, final fate and crew list have been added to a separate page, follow this link to D/S Ruth I.
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Johs. Larsen, Bergen
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1369 gt
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| Built Alblasserdam 1919. Previous names (from site visitor): Mont Rose, then Mosel.
Please continue toD/S Rym for information on her final fate and crew list at the time of loss.
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Rafen & Loennechen, Tønsberg
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737 gt
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| Built Norrköping 1920. Previous name: Gripen.
D/S Røsten has more information (w/crew list).
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Sigv. Risanger, Haugesund
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695 gt
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| Built in Rotterdam 1919. previous name: Marguerite Pry and Alfriston.
Please see D/S Røyksund for more details, including info on loss w/crew list at the time.
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