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Det Stavangerske Dampskibsselskab, Stavanger
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784 gt
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| Built in Oslo 1907. Previous name: Jelø until 1925.
Pre-war history (from T. Eriksen (his source: Articles about Stavangerske D/S in the Norwegian magazine "Skipet" 2.90 and 1.91 by Alf Johan Kristiansen): Delivered in July-1907 from Akers Mek. Verksted, Oslo as Jelø to A/S Nordsjøen (Rich.Peterson), Oslo. Steel hull, 197.7’ x 28.4’ x 14.1’, Tripple Expansion (Akers) 92nhp, 10 knots, 654 gt, 875 tdwt. Taken over by A/S Jelølinjen (Fred. Olsen & Co.), Oslo in July-1923. Sold in May-1925 to Det Stavangerske Dampskibsselskab, Stavanger, renamed Ulsnes. In service Trondheim/Western part of Norway – Stettin / Lübeck.
WW II: When the war broke out in Norway on Apr. 9-1940 she was in Malmö, Sweden on a voyage to Stettin. Registered in Nortraship's fleet in the summer/early fall of 1940, then requisitioned by the Swedish Government on October 25-1940, and traded for the Swedish State traffic commission (Stockholms Rederi-AB Svea, Stockholm). Ships in Sweden has a list of, and information on the Norwegian ships there at the outbreak of war in Norway.
POST WAR: Returned to owners in May-1945 and into Hurtigruten service Stavanger-Sandnes-Oslo. Later (possibly 1946?) she returned to the Baltic trade. Sold in Oct.-1952 to Mustafa ve Ahmed ve Vehbi Aldikacti Vapurculuk Kollektif Sirketi, Istanbul, Turkey, renamed Calti. Sold in 1959 to Saban Kasaroglu Mehmet Kasar ve Ortaklari, Istanbul, rebuilt, 683 gt, (a 6cyl 4tev Burmeister & Wain [Akers] 550 bhp [1926] engine was installed). Trading as Gerze 1960. Sold in 1963 to Mehmet Kaptanoglu, Istanbul, renamed Mehmet Kaptanoglu. Extensively rebuilt in 1964, became 498 gt, 1150 tdwt, 8cyl 4tev Liebknecht 720bhp, 8 knots. Still in service in 1990. (Also from T. Eriksen).
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H. M. Wrangell & Co. A/S, Haugesund
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3586 gt
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| Built in Walker-on-Tyne 1906.
Pre war (from "Våre gamle skip", Leif M. Bjørkelund & E. H. Kongshavn): Delivered in June-1906 from William Dobson & Co., Newcastle as Unita to P. A. Grøn, Sandefjord. Tonnages given as 3587 gt, 2345 net, 6000 tdwt, 338.1' x 48' x 25.5', Triple exp. 352 nhp (Wallsend Slipway). Purchased in Aug.-1916 by D/S-A/S Corona (H. M. Wrangell & Co. A/S), Haugesund.
WW I picture of Unita - Source: Hans Jacob Herholdt, Norway (picture of a painting in his family's ownership, his grandfathr served as steward on board during WW I).
POST WAR: Sold in Sept.-1949 to Wallem & Co. Ltd., Panama and renamed Alina. From 1951 she was registered for Far Eastern & Panama Transport Co., Hong Kong. Broken up in 1953. ("Våre gamle skip").
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John K. Haaland & Co. A/S, Haugesund
(Trygve Eriksen?)
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4441 gt
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| Built in Oakland, California 1917. Previous names: Capto until 1928, Elias Kræmmer until 1931.
Pre war history (info from "Våre gamle skip" by Leif M. Bjørkelund and E. H. Kongshavn):
Delivered in Jan.-1917 from Moore & Scott Iron Works, Oakland, Cal. as T/S Capto (turbine ship) to D/S A/S Capto (B. Stolt-Nielsen), Haugesund, 4823 gt, 2786 net, 7100 tdwt, 376.1' x 52.3' x 25.2', 479 nhp (General Electric Co.). Sold in Aug.-1928 to Frimann's Rederi A/S, Oslo and renamed Elias Kræmmer. New machinery installed that year: Triple exp. 572 nhp (N.East Mar. Eng.), remeasured - 4441 gt, 6900 tdwt. Purchased by D/S A/S Aslaug (John K. Haaland), Haugesund in 1931 and renamed Utsire. This book indicates she was managed by Trygve Eriksen from 1934 (this may have something to do with the fact that John K. Haaland died around that time?).
WW II: Since 1938 and until the beginning of the war she had mainly been in coal trade between Calcutta and Shanghai, with some voyages to Vladivostok and Sakhalin for timber. In the course of 1939 most of the Norwegian crew was replaced with a Chinese one (32 in all). On Apr. 9-1940, when the war started in Norway, Utsire was in Vladivostok, then departed for Hong Kong the next day, arriving there on the 17th. Captain was Karl Johnsen. In service India/Burma from the summer of 1940. (She was in Calcutta in June-1941 - ref. text for Ida Bakke).
POST WAR: Sold in 1949 to Wallem & Co., Hong Kong and renamed San Fernando (Panamanian flag). Renamed Bianca (Panamanian flag) in 1957. Renamed Lucky Fortune (Panamanian flag) in 1958. Sold by Wallem & Co to breakers and arrived at Hong Kong on Jan. 11-1959 to be broken up. (R. W. Jordan).
Related external link:
Wallem Group Ltd. - Hong Kong
This company had previously had another ship by the name Utsire, sold in 1926. See D/S Profit.
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