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M/T Bramora Updated Aug. 10-2008 To Bramora on the "Ships starting with B" page. Received from, and painted by, Jan Goedhart, Holland. Owner: A/S Bramora Manager: Ludv. G. Braathen, Oslo Tonnage: 6361 gt, 9560 tdwt. Call Sign: LCTE. Built by Eriksbergs Mekaniske Verkstads A/B, Gothenburg, Sweden in 1928. I've been told, via E-mail from Jan Goedhart, Holland (who in turn received the information from the Swedish Maritime Museum) that she had the name Markland when built (Skibs-A/S Markland, Bergen), and was renamed Bramora when purchased by A/S Bramora (Ludv. G. Braathen), Oslo at the end of 1936. (This earlier name is not mentioned by R.W. Jordan's "The World's Merchant Fleets 1939). Captain: Magnus Haaheim Related item on this website: Guestbook message - From a relative of one of Bramora's casualties, Kenneth Brown. Voyage Record From June-1941 to Sept.-1943: (Received from Don Kindell - His source: The late Arnold Hague's database). Follow the convoy links provided for more information on each. Errors may exist, and several voyages are missing. Compare Arnold Hague's information with these original images from the Norwegian National Archives: (includes voyages missing from A. Hague's records - from Apr.-1940 until lost in Sept.-1943) Page 1 | Page 2 | Page 3 Departure From To Arrival Convoy Remarks 1941 June 8 Melbourne Palembang June 25 Independent Previously Persian Gulf/D.E.Indies/Australasia June 28 Palembang Singapore June 30 Independent Notional sailing date July 1 Singapore Melbourne July 19 Independent – July 25 Melbourne Palembang Aug. 12 Independent – Aug. 13 Palembang Singapore Aug. 15 Independent Notional sailing date Aug. 16 Singapore Adelaide Sept. 2 Independent – Sept. 7 Port Lincoln Palembang Sept. 22 Independent – Sept. 23 Palembang Singapore Sept. 25 Independent Notional sailing date Sept. 29 Singapore Melbourne Oct. 17 Independent – Oct. 24 Melbourne Palembang Nov. 9 Independent – Nov. 10 Palembang Singapore Nov. 12 Independent Notional sailing date Nov. 13 Singapore Adelaide Dec. 1 Independent – Dec. 3 Adelaide Port Pirie Dec. 4 Independent – Dec. 5 Port Pirie Abadan Jan. 5-1942 Independent – 1942 Jan. 7 Abadan Bahrein Jan. 9 Independent – Jan. 10 Bahrein Melbourne Febr. 13 Independent – Apr. 5 Melbourne Abadan May 6 Independent – May 8 Abadan Aden May 18 Independent – May 19 Aden Port Sudan May 22 Independent – May 23 Port Sudan Suez May 27 Independent – May 30 Suez Abadan June 13 Independent – June 15 Abadan Aden June 25 Independent – June 26 Aden Port Sudan June 29 Independent – July 1 Port Sudan Suez July 5 Independent – July 21 Port Said Haifa July 22 Independent – Aug. 2 Haifa Beirut Aug. 3 Independent – Aug. 6 Beirut Haifa – Independent – Aug. 11 Haifa Beirut Aug. 11 Independent – Aug. 15 Beirut Haifa Aug. 16 Independent – Aug. 23 Haifa Port Said Aug. 24 Independent – Sept. 2 Suez Abadan Sept. 18 Independent – Sept. 20 Abadan Lorenço Marques Oct. 17 Independent – Oct. 27 Lorenço Marques Bahrein – Independent – Nov. 20 Bahrein Bandar Abbas – Independent – Nov. 22 Bandar Abbas Bombay Nov. 29 PB 13 See PB 13 (external link) 1943 Febr. 3 Bombay Bandar Abbas – BP 67A May have been BP 67B. See BP 67A and BP 67B (external links) Febr. 8 Bandar Abbas Abadan Febr. 10 Independent Notional sailing date March 1 Abadan Bandar Abbas – Independent – March 9 Bandar Abbas Aden March 15 PA 28 See PA 28 (external link) March 16 Aden Suez March 22 Independent – March 27 Suez Aden Apr. 2 Independent – Apr. 2 Aden Bandar Abbas Apr. 8 AP 27 See AP 27 (external link) Apr. 8 Bandar Abbas Abadan Apr. 10 Independent – Apr. 13 Abadan Durban May 13 Independent – May 19 Durban – – DN 40 Dispersed May 21. See DN 40 (external link) May 21 Dispersed from DN 40 Beira May 27 Independent – May 31 Beira Durban June 7 Independent Notional sailing date Aug. 6 Durban – – DN 55 Dispersed Aug. 9. See DN 55 (external link) Aug. 9 Dispersed from DN 55 Bahrein Aug. 30 Independent – Sept. 3 Bahrein Bandar Abbas – Independent – Sept. 6 Bandar Abbas – – PA 52 Detached Sept. 8. See PA 52 (external link) Sept. 8 Detached from PA 52 – – Independent Sunk - See "Final Fate" below. For info, the following Norwegian ships are also listed in the above mentioned Convoys: In Convoy PB 13 - Havkong. In Convoy BP 67A - Europe. In Convoy BP 67B - Belpareil and Bust. In Convoy PA 28 - Ima, Peik, and Storaas. In Convoy DN 40 - Tricolor. For more information on them, please see the alphabet index at the end of this page, or go to the Master Ship Index.  Final Fate - 1943:  Disappeared at the end of September-1943, when on a voyage from Bandar Abbas with oil for Melbourne, having left the Convoy PA 52 on Sept. 8. Believed to have been torpedoed southwest of the Chagos islands on Sept. 14-1943, 06 10N 67 37E by the same Japanese submarine that had attacked Alcides, namely I-10 (Tonozuka). Another war crime is suspected in this case (most of the men from Alcides had been shot). D/S Storviken was the next Norwegian victim of I-10. Crew List - No Survivors: Casualties † Captain Magnus Haaheim † 1st Mate James Jørgensen * † 2nd Mate Julius Sollie † 3rd Mate Tjøstolv Espeland † Radio Operator Harry Mortensen † Carpenter Hans Hansen † Boatswain Eugen Skogen † Able Seaman Andreas Larsen † Able Seaman Harald Høsteland † Able Seaman Randulf Asbjørnsen † Able Seaman Robert Gordon* (British) † Ordinary Seaman Thor Andersen † Ordinary Seaman Erling Jørgensen † Ordinary Seaman John Heffernan * (Australian) † Ordinary Seaman David Lloyd Ross* (British) † Deck Boy Albert John Summerheyes * (British) † 1st Engineer Berent Krzywinski † 2nd Engineer Lars Lunde † 3rd Engineer Tønnes Vigre † Assistant Sigfred Olsen † Electrician Hans Nilsen † Mechanic Bjarne Lien † Pump Man Åge Petersen (Danish) † Oiler Kenneth Brown * (South African) † Oiler Edward Williams * (British) † Oiler George White * (British) † Steward Ludvig Ludvigsen † Cook Einar Jansson † 2nd Cook Reidar Johannessen † Boy Wee Fong Han * (Chinese) † Boy Sung Ting Pek (Chinese) † Boy Pang Cheng (Chinese) † Gunner Frank Jacobsen † Gunner Olav Larsen Dreivik † Gunner Egil Trones † Gunner Otto Offenberg † Gunner Harold Blanchford * (British) † Gunner Alberto d'Annunzio * (British) † Gunner Ronald Toyer * (British) † Gunner George Wright * (British) * 1st Mate James Jørgensen was the cousin of Otto K. Jørgensen, who managed to escape from Duala while interned. * The 18 year old Australian Ordinary Seaman John David Heffernan is commemorated at the Australian War Memorial. Scroll down to the first WW II plaque on this page. See also this link to Commemorative Roll Database. By using his last name as keyword, John David Heffernan will appear in the search result. Billy McGee, England has told me that the following men are commemorated at Tower Hill, Panel 18 (further info on them can be found by entering each name in the relevant search field on The Commonwealth War Graves Comm. website, entering 1943 and WW II in the other fields to narrow the search): Oiler Kenneth Brown (age 30 - see also this Guestbook message), Able Seaman Robert Gordon (age 40), Ordinary Seaman John David Heffernan from Earlwood, Australia (age 18; as mentioned he's also commemorated at the Australian Memorial for merchant seamen), Ordinary Seaman David Lloyd Ross from Edinburgh, Scotland (age 30), Deck Boy Albert John Summerhayes from Knowle, Bristol (age 19), Oiler George White (age 26), and Oiler Edward Williams (age 27). The date of death is given as Sept. 18-1943 for all of these men, except D. L. Ross, who is said to have died on Aug. 19-1943 (this must be an error). One of the Chinese crew members, Wee Fong Han, is commemorated at the Hong Kong War Memorial, details on him can also be found at the Commonwealth War Graves Comm. website - date of death given as Sept. 19-1943. Additionally, I found a Harold Blanchford, Alberto d'Annunzio, Ronald Toyer and a George Wright listed for this date, though can't be 100% sure that these are the same men. All these links are external. See also this page in my Survivors & Fatalities section. Related external links: Stavern Memorial commemorations - This list agrees on the whole with mine above, though some of the names are spelt a little differently; for instance, Gunner Olav L. Dreivik has become Mechanic Olaf. L. Brevik Japanese submarines Back to Bramora on the "Ships starting with B" page. After the war, the Norwegian tanker M/T Erling Brøvig was renamed Bramora and sailed for a number of years under that name. The text on this page was compiled with the help of: "Nortraships flåte", J. R. Hegland, "Sjøforklaringer fra 2. verdenskrig", Volume I (Norwegian Maritime Museum) - ref My sources. Aa–Al An–Ar As–Av Ba    Be    Bi–Bl Bo Br–Bu C    D    E F G Ha    He    Hi–Hy Hø I J    K    L M N O    PQ    R Sa–Sc Se–Sj Sk–Sn    So    Sp–St Su–Sø Ta–Te Th–Ti    To    Tr–Tø U V W    Ø     Site Map | Search Warsailors.com |Merchant Fleet Main Page | Warsailors.com Home