D/S Christian Krohg

D/S Christian Krohg

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Crew List

Owner: Ørvigs Dampskibsselskap A/S
Manager: Olaf Ørvig, Bergen
Tonnage: 1992 gt, 3300 tdwt.
Call Sign: LCGI.

Built at NV Werf Gusto v/h Firma A.F. Smulders, Schiedam, Holland in 1917.

Captain: Ingvart Hagen

Christian Krohg, with a cargo of lumber for Boston, was one of several Norwegian ships in the slow Sydney (C.B.)-U.K. Convoy SC 11 in Nov.-1940, in which Bruse and Salonica were sunk, among others. Follow the links for more info.

Final Fate - 1941:

Torpedoed on June 10-1941 by U-108 (Scholtz) and sunk in 47N 41W (this position according to "Nortraships flåte", Rohwer gives 45N 36 30W). All 23 on board died. The convoy she had been sailing in, OB 329 had been dispersed on June 5 in 51 48N 20 48W, and for another day or so she sailed nearby another Norwegian ship before proceeding on an individual course. She was on a voyage from Oban to St Lawrence, having left Oban on June 1. Convoy OB 329 departed Liverpool on May 31 with 41 ships. Scholtz had also sent off a torpedo towards her the afternoon before, but missed.

Crew List - No survivors:

Casualties
† Captain Ingvart Hagen	† 1st Mate Anders J. Kaldefoss *	† 2nd Mate Rangvald J. Espenes *	† Able Seaman Lorang M. Johnsen	† Able Seaman Sture B. Fritsdorf (Swedish)	† Able Seaman Peder A. J. Blomvåg
† Able Seaman Harald Halvorsen	† Ordinary Seaman Arthur H. Kristensen	† Ordinary Seaman Kåre Vartdal	† Ordinary Seaman Kristian Jansen	† 1st Engineer Bjarne Evensen	† 2nd Engineer Bjarne Larsen Skåre
† 3rd Engineer Thorleif Todal	† Stoker Arne M. Jørgenvåg	† Stoker Torvald Grønland	† Stoker William O'Regan (Irish)	† Trimmer August Semmer (Estonian)	† Trimmer (Stoker?) Norman Anderson * (Canadian)
† Trimmer Joseph Donald King (New Foundland)	† Stoker/Trimmer Hans Olav Stenseth	† Steward Bjarne J. Pedersen	† Cook Oskar M. Olsen Istad	† Mess Boy William McGrory * (British)

* These 2 men had previously survived the loss of Ravnanger.

* These 2 men are included on the website of Canadian Merchant Navy War Dead Database. The date is unknown, but the year is given as 1941. They can be found by entering the name of the ship in the relevant search field on the website. William McGrory, who in fact was Scottish (from Methil, according to an E-mail I've received from his nephew), not Canadian, as claimed in some records, can also be found here on the Commonwealth War Graves Comm. website, which says he's commemorated on Panel 19 at the Halifax Memorial, while Norman Anderson is commemorated on Panel 18 (all these links are external).

Related external links:
Stavern Memorial list - Thorleif Todal is not included in this list, instead he has ended up here.

U-108 | Klaus Scholtz

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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), "The Allied Convoy Stem", Arnold Hague and misc. others as named within the text above for cross checking info. - ref My sources.