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D/S Gudrun
Updated Sept. 24-2011

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Manager: Birger Pedersen & Søn, Haugesund
Tonnage:
1128 gt

Delivered in June-1919 from Fredrikstad mek. Verksted, Fredrikstad as Ragnhild to D/S A/S Torm (Chr. Kraemer), Copenhagen. 1128 gt, 656 net, 1825 tdwt, 230.3' x 36.1' x 14.9', Triple exp. 132 nhp (FMV). Purchased by Birger Pedersen & Søns Rederi A/S in Oct.-1935, renamed Gudrun. In Mediterranean service in the wintertime before the war.

Captain: Jørgen A. Arnesen - also, at some point, Captain was Torger N. Humlevik (from Ringhorn).

Related item on this website:
Guestbook message - From the son of someone who served on Gudrun.

Her voyages are listed on these original images from the Norwegian National Archives:
Page 1 | Page 2 | Page 3 | Page 4 | Page 5 | Page 6 | Page 7 | Page 8 | Page 9 | Page 10 | Page 11 | Page 12


Please compare the above voyages with Arnold Hague's Voyage Record below.

Voyage Record
From Febr.-1940 to May-1945:

(Received from Don Kindell - His source: The late Arnold Hague's database).

Follow the convoy links provided for more information on each (it'll be noticed that quite a few of the external convoy listings are incomplete). Where the "Convoy" column is left blank, it generally means that the convoy is not known.

Errors may exist, and some voyages are missing.

Departure From To Arrival Convoy Remarks
1940 Febr. 28 Norwegian Waters Methil March 1 HN 15
March 11 Methil Norwegian Waters March 14 ON 19
March 27 Norwegian Waters Methil March 30 HN 22
Apr. 1 Methil Tyne Apr. 1 MT 42 Convoy available via this page
(external link)
Apr. 4 Tyne Methil Apr. 5 TM 38 Convoy available via link above
Apr. 29 Methil Tyne Apr. 29 MT 61 Convoy available via link above
May 1 Tyne Downs May 3 FS 159 Convoy available at FS convoys
(external link)
On to Calais, see Page 1
May 10 Downs Spurn May 11 FN 168 Convoy available at FN convoys
(external link)
May 12 Spurn Boston, Lincs. May 13 Independent
May 18 Boston, Lincs. Downs May 21 FS 174 Convoy available at FS convoys
(external link)
May 22 Downs St. Malo May 22* Independent *Page 1 gives arrival May 24.
May 26 St. Malo Barry May 29 Independent
June 1 Barry Pallice June 3 Independent
June 12 Pallice Barry June 15 Independent
July 24 Barry Milford Haven July 25 Independent
July 26 Milford Haven OB 190 Dispersed July 31.
Convoy available at OB 190
(external link)
July 31 Dispersed from OB 190 Sydney, C.B. Aug. 10 Independent
Aug. 12 Sydney, C.B. Sydney, C.B. Aug. 23 Independent A. Hague says:
Voyage data unknown
(Page 1 indicates Gaspe)
Aug. 25 Sydney, C.B. Preston Sept. 13 SC 2
Sept. 25 Preston Liverpool Sept. 26 Independent Missing movements, Page 1.
Oct. 13 Liverpool OB 228 (reports) See also OB 228
(external link).
Dispersed Oct. 17
Oct. 17 Dispersed from OB 228 St. Anne des Montes Oct. 27 Independent
Nov. 5 St. Anne des Montes Sydney, C.B. Nov. 7 Independent
Nov. 13 Sydney, C.B. Clyde Nov. 30 SC 12
Dec. 4 Clyde Methil Dec. 9 WN 49 Convoy available at WN convoys
(external link)
Dec. 17 Methil Southend Dec. 19 FS 363 Convoy available at FS convoys
(external link)
See also Page 2
Dec. 29 Southend Tyne Dec. 31 FN 371 Convoy available at FN convoys
(external link)
1941 Jan. 7 Methil* Southend Jan. 9 FS 381 Again, see also Page 2.
*From Tyne
Convoy available at FS convoys
(external link)
Jan. 14 Southend Blyth Jan. 16 FN 383 Convoy available at FN convoys
(external link)
Jan. 24 Blyth Tyne Jan. 24
Febr. 23 Tyne Southend Febr. 24 FS 419T Convoy available at FS convoys
(external link)
See also Page 2
March 1 Southend Tyne March 3 FN 421 Convoy available at FN convoys
(external link)
March 11 Tyne Tyne?* March 12 FS 433T Convoy available at FS convoys
(external link)
*Probably Southend
March 17 Southend Tyne March 19 FN 433 Convoy available at FN convoys
(external link)
March 22 Tyne Southend March 23 FS 443 Convoy available at FS convoys
(external link)
See also Page 2
March 30 Southend Blyth Apr. 1 FN 447 Convoy available at FN convoys
(external link)
Apr. 4 Blyth Tyne Apr. 5
Apr. 11 Tyne Southend Apr. 13 FS 461 Convoy available at FS convoys
(external link)
See also Page 2 above
Apr. 17 Southend Blyth Apr. 18 EC 8 Convoy available at EC convoys
(external link)
Apr. 28 Blyth Tyne Apr. 28
Apr. 29 Tyne Southend May 1 FS 476 Convoy available at FS convoys
(external link)
May 4 Southend Blyth May 5 FN 462 Convoy available at FN convoys
(external link)
May 12 Blyth Southend May 14 FS 487 Convoy available at FS convoys
(external link)
See also Page 3
May 17 Southend Tyne May 19 EC 21 Convoy available at EC convoys
(external link)
May 22 Tyne Seaham May 22
May 24 Seaham Southend May 26 FS 498 Convoy available at FS convoys
(external link)
June 3 Southend Southend June 3 A. Hague says:
Put Back.
(See also Page 3).
June 5 Southend Southend June 6 Put Back.
June 6 Southend Southampton June 7 CW 37 Convoy available at CW convoys
(external link)
See also narrative below.
Left Southampton June 10
(Page 3).
June 13 Solent Dartmouth June 13 Independent See also Page 3
June 15 Falmouth Barry June 16 Independent
June 20 Barry Falmouth June 22
June 23 Falmouth Plymouth June 23 Independent
June 29 Plymouth Falmouth June 29 Independent
June 30 Falmouth Barry Island July 1 Independent
July 3 Barry Island Swansea July 4 Independent
July 13 Swansea Milford Haven July 14 Independent
July 15 Milford Haven OB 347 For Yarmouth, N.S.
Dispersed July 31.
Convoy available at OB 347
(external link)
July 31 Dispersed from OB 347 Yarmouth, N.S. Aug. 4 Independent
Aug. 9 Yarmouth, N.S. Digby Aug. 9 Independent
Aug. 16 Digby Sydney, C.B. Aug. 19 Independent
Aug. 24 Sydney, C.B. Loch Ewe Sept. 11 SC 41 Convoy will be added.
See ships in SC convoys
Sept. 11 Loch Ewe Methil Sept. 13 WN 179 Convoy available at WN convoys
(external link)
Sept. 14 Methil Southend Sept. 16 FS 595 Convoy available at FS convoys
(external link)
See also Page 3
Oct. 15 Southend Aberdeen Oct. 18 EC 86 Convoy available at EC convoys
(external link)
Compare w/Page 4
Nov. 7 Methil Hartlepool Nov. 8 FS 641 Convoy available at FS convoys
(external link)
Nov. 19 Hartlepool Middlesbrough Nov. 19
Nov. 21 Middlesbrough Southend Nov. 23 FS 653 Convoy available at link above.
See also Page 4
Nov. 28 Southend Tyne Nov. 29 FN 564 Convoy available at FN convoys
(external link)
Dec. 5 Tyne Southend Dec. 7 FS 665 Convoy available at FS convoys
(external link)
Again, see also Page 4.
Dec. 14 Southend Methil* Dec. 16 FN 578 Convoy available at FN convoys
(external link)
*Grangemouth
See Page 4
(also, missing movements).
Dec. 26 Methil Hull Dec. 28 FS 683 Convoy available at FS convoys
(external link)
1942 Jan. 2 Hull Tyne Jan. 3
Jan. 7 Tyne Southend Jan. 9 FS 693 Convoy available at link above.
See also Page 4
Jan. 20 Southend St. Helens Roads Jan. 21 CW 65 Convoy available at CW convoys
(external link)
Jan. 22 Portsmouth* Plymouth Jan. 23 PW 100 Convoy available via this page
(external link).
*Compare w/Page 4
Jan. 30 Plymouth Falmouth Jan. 30 Independent
Jan. 31 Falmouth Newport Febr. 1 PW 104 Convoy available via link above
Febr. 3 Newport Milford Haven Febr. 4 Independent
Febr. 5 Milford Haven Belfast Lough Febr. 6
Febr. 14 Belfast Lough Holyhead Febr. 14 Independent
Febr. 15 Holyhead Newport Febr. 16 HM 4 Convoy available via link above
Febr. 18 Newport Milford Haven Febr. 19 Independent
Febr. 20 Milford Haven Liverpool Febr. 21
Febr. 25 Liverpool Holyhead Independent
Febr. 26 Holyhead Clyde Febr. 27 Independent
March 12 Clyde Oban March 12 Independent
March 13 Oban Methil March 16 WN 257 Convoy available at WN convoys
(external link)
March 18 Methil Southend March 20 FS 753 Convoy available at FS convoys
(external link)
See also Page 5
March 25 Southend Blyth March 27
Apr. 1 Blyth Gt. Yarmouth Apr. 3 FS 765 Convoy available at link above
Apr. 8 Gt. Yarmouth Hull Apr. 9 FN 677 Convoy available at FN convoys
(external link)
Apr. 12 Hull Middlesbrough Apr. 14 See also Page 5.
Apr. 19 Middlesbrough Methil Apr. 20 FN 685 Convoy available at link above
Apr. 21 Methil Belfast Lough Apr. 24 EN 74 Convoy available at EN convoys
(external link)
Apr. 26 Belfast Lough Cardiff Apr. 28 BB 167 Convoy available at BB convoys
(external link)
May 19 Cardiff Milford Haven May 20 Independent
May 22 Milford Haven Liverpool May 23
May 26 Liverpool Holyhead Independent
May 28 Holyhead Swansea Bay May 29 BB 179 Convoy available at link above.
Missing movements, Page 5
June 5 Cardiff Milford Haven June 5 Independent
June 6 Milford Haven Liverpool June 7
June 9 Liverpool Holyhead June 10 Independent
June 11 Holyhead Barry June 12 BB 185 Convoy available at link above
June 14 Barry Milford Haven Independent
June 15 Milford Haven Liverpool June 16 Missing movements, Page 6
June 19 Liverpool Clyde June 20 Independent
June 28 Clyde Loch Ewe Independent
June 30 Loch Ewe Methil July 2 WN 303 Convoy available at WN convoys
(external link)
July 3 Methil Southend July 5 FS 845 Convoy available at FS convoys
(external link)
See also Page 6
July 8 Southend Methil July 10 FN 755 Convoy available at FN convoys
(external link)
July 10 Methil EN 109 Detached July 12.
Convoy available at EN convoys
(external link)
July 12 Detached from EN 109 Liverpool July 14 Independent
July 24 Liverpool Clyde July 25 Independent
July 30 Clyde Loch Ewe Independent
Aug. 1 Loch Ewe Methil Aug. 2 WN 317 Convoy available at WN convoys
(external link)
Aug. 3 Methil Southend Aug. 5 FS 872 Convoy available at FS convoys
(external link)
See also Page 6
Aug. 23 Southend Hartlepool Aug. 25 FN 794 Convoy available at FN convoys
(external link)
Aug. 28 Hartlepool Southend Aug. 30 FS 893 Convoy available at FS convoys
(external link)
See also Page 6
Sept. 5 Southend Methil Sept. 7 FN 805 Convoy available at FN convoys
(external link)
Compare w/Page 6
(also, missing movements)
Sept. 13 Methil Southend Sept. 15 FS 907 Convoy available at FS convoys
(external link)
See also Page 7
Sept. 21 Southend Methil Sept. 23 FN 819 Convoy available at FN convoys
(external link)
Sept. 23 Methil Liverpool Sept. 27 EN 141 Convoy available at EN convoys
(external link)
Oct. 16 Liverpool Oban Oct. 18 Independent
Oct. 19 Oban Methil Oct. 22 WN 351 Convoy available at WN convoys
(external link)
Oct. 23 Methil Tyne Oct. 24 FS 941 Convoy available at FS convoys
(external link)
Oct. 27 Tyne Blyth Oct. 27
Oct. 30 Blyth Southend Nov. 1 FS 947 Convoy available at link above.
Again, see also Page 7
Nov. 9 Southend Methil* Nov. 11 FN 861 Convoy available at FN convoys
(external link)
*Compare w/Page 7
Nov. 20 Methil Kirkwall Nov. 22 EN 164 Convoy available at EN convoys
(external link)
Nov. 23 Kirkwall Belfast Nov. 25
Nov. 28 Belfast Holyhead Nov. 30 Independent
Nov. 30 Holyhead Mumbles Dec. 1 HM 76 Convoy available via this page
(external link)
Dec. 2 Mumbles Barry Dec. 2 Independent
Dec. 4 Barry Liverpool Dec. 7
Dec. 10 Liverpool Barry Dec. 13 Missing movements, Page 7
Dec. 16 Barry Liverpool Dec. 17
Dec. 20 Liverpool Cardiff Dec. 22 See also Page 7
Dec. 30 Cardiff Liverpool Jan. 1-1943
1943 Jan. 4 Liverpool Cardiff Jan. 7
Jan. 9 Cardiff Liverpool Jan. 11
Jan. 13 Liverpool* Newport Jan. 16 *From Garston
See Page 8
Jan. 19 Newport Southampton Jan. 22 WP 282 Convoy available at WP convoys
(external link)
Left Southampton Jan. 25
(Page 8).
Jan. 26 Solent Cardiff Jan. 28 PW 284 Convoy available via this page
(external link)
Febr. 20 Cardiff Liverpool Febr. 22
Febr. 24 Liverpool* Cardiff Febr. 27 *From Garston
(Page 8)
March 4 Cardiff Liverpool March 5 Missing movements, Page 8
March 8 Liverpool* Barry March 11 *Eastham
(Page 8)
March 13 Barry Liverpool March 14
March 16 Liverpool* Cardiff March 19 *Garston
(Page 8)
March 28 Cardiff Liverpool March 29 Missing voyages, Page 9
Apr. 29 Liverpool* Methil Roads May 1 A. Hague says:
"Unlikely, but that's what VRC shows!"
*Eastham
(Page 9).
May 2 Methil Tyne May 3 FS 1105 Convoy available at FS convoys
(external link)
May 9 Tyne Southend May 11 FS 1111 Convoy available at link above.
See also Page 9
May 15 Southend Tyne May 17 FN 1021 Convoy available at FN convoys
(external link)
May 19 Tyne Southend May 21 FS 1119 Convoy available at FS convoys
(external link)
See also Page 9
May 25 Southend Tyne May 27 FN 1030 Convoy available at FN convoys
(external link)
May 29 Tyne Southend May 31 FS 1128 Convoy available at FS convoys
(external link)
Again, see also Page 9
June 7 Southend Methil* June 9 FN 1041 Convoy available at FN convoys
(external link)
*Grangemouth.
On to Methil, June 17
(Page 9)
June 18 Methil Blyth June 19 FS 1145 Convoy available at FS convoys
(external link)
June 25 Blyth Southend June 27 FS 1151 Convoy available at link above
June 27 Southend St. Helens Roads June 28 CW 189 Convoy available at CW convoys
(external link)
June 30 Solent Plymouth *July 30 PW 362 Convoy available via this page
(external link).
*Should be June 30
(Page 9).
Aug. 15 Plymouth Liverpool Aug. 17 Missing voyages, Page 9 above
Aug. 28 Liverpool OS 54/KMS 25 For Oran.
Convoy split Sept. 8.
Available at OS 54/KMS 25
(external link)
Sept. 8 Convoy split Gibraltar Sept. 10 KMS 25G Convoy will be added.
See ships in KMS convoys
Sept. 13 Gibraltar Oran Sept. 14 UGS 16 Gibraltar to Oran.
Convoy available at UGS convoys
(external link)
Sept. 19 Oran Bizerta Sept. 23 KMS 26 Oran to Bizerta.
(Missing voyages, Page 10).
Convoy will be added.
See ships in KMS convoys
Nov. 21 Bizerta Naples Nov. 27
Dec. 6 Naples Naples Dec. 12
Dec. 29 Naples Augusta Dec. 30 Page 10 gives arrival Jan. 1-1944.
1944 Jan. 1 Augusta Licata Jan. 2
Jan. 6 Licata Augusta Jan. 7
Jan. 11 Augusta Naples Jan. 13 Later arrived Bizerta Febr. 2
(Page 10).
Febr. 15 Bizerta Augusta Febr. 17
Febr. 21 Augusta Barletta Febr. 22 AH 26 Convoy available at AH convoys
(external link)
Febr. 28 Barletta Augusta March 1 HA 27 Convoy available at HA convoys
(external link)
March 1 Augusta Bizerta March 4 Arrived Bone next day
(Page 10).
March 15 Bone Augusta March 18
March 18 Augusta Naples March 20 Escorted
Apr. 4 Naples Syracuse Apr. 8 Escorted Left Syracuse Apr. 11
(Page 10).
Apr. 12 Augusta Naples Apr. 14 Escorted
Apr. 18 Naples Augusta Apr. 20 LINSEED Convoy available at Convoy Linseed
(external link)
Left Augusta same day
(Page 10).
Apr. 22 Bizerta Bone Apr. 23 To Bizerta same day, back to Bone
(Page 10).
May 3 Bone Augusta May 6
May 9 Augusta Barletta May 12 AH 41A Convoy available at AH convoys
(external link)
May 16 Barletta Brindisi May 16
May 17 Brindisi Taranto May 19
June 22 Taranto Augusta June 24 HA 50 Convoy available at HA convoys
(external link)
June 27 Bizerta Bone June 28
July 3 Bone Augusta July 6
July 10 Augusta Barletta July 12 AH 54 Convoy available at AH convoys
(external link)
July 18 Barletta Augusta July 20 See also Page 11
July 25 Augusta Barletta July 27 AH 57 Convoy available at link above
Aug. 2 Bari Augusta Aug. 4 HA 58 Convoy available at HA convoys
(external link)
Aug. 5 Augusta Naples Aug. 6 VN 57 Convoy available at VN convoys
(external link)
Aug. 12 Naples Piombino VN 58A Convoy available at link above
Aug. 15 Piombino Naples Aug. 16 Independent
Aug. 17 Naples Augusta Aug. 18 Independent
Aug. 18 Augusta Bizerta Aug. 20
Aug. 20 Bizerta Algiers Aug. 22 Left Algiers Aug. 29
(Page 11).
Aug. 31 Bone Augusta
Sept. 5 Augusta Barletta Sept. 7
Sept. 12 Barletta Ancona Sept. 14 Escorted
Sept. 17 Ancona Bari Sept. 18 Escorted
Sept. 22 Bari Ancona Sept. 23 Escorted
Sept. 26 Ancona Bari Sept. 27 Escorted
Sept. 28 Bari Brindisi Sept. 28 Independent
Oct. 6 Brinidisi Barletta Oct. 7
Oct. 11 Barletta Ancona Oct. 12 Escorted
Oct. 17 Ancona Bari Oct. 19
Oct. 26 Bari Augusta Oct. 28 HA 75 Convoy available at HA convoys
(external link)
Oct. 29 Augusta Malta Oct. 30
Nov. 7 Malta Augusta Nov. 8
Nov. 14 Augusta Barletta Nov. 17
Nov. 21 Barletta Bari Nov. 21
Nov. 26 Bari Ancona Nov. 27
Dec. 2 Ancona Bari Dec. 4 HA 83 Convoy available at link above
Dec. 5 Bari Barletta Dec. 5
Dec. 16 Barletta Ancona Dec. 17 AH 85 Convoy available at AH convoys
(external link)
Dec. 22 Ancona Bari Dec. 24 Escorted
1945 Jan. 3 Bari Ancona Escorted
Jan. 10 Ancona Bizerta Jan. 15 Escorted
March 2 Bizerta Algiers March 4 Independent
March 10 Algiers Augusta March 14 Independent
March 15 Syracuse Naples March 16 Independent
March 23 Naples Maddalena March 25 Independent Later arrived Naples Apr. 4
(Page 12).
Apr. 9 Naples Leghorn Apr. 20 A. Hague says:
Voyage data unknown
(Page 12 indicates Maddalena).
Apr. 24 Leghorn Bastia Apr. 24 Escorted
Apr. 28 Bastia Leghorn Apr. 28 Notional sailing date.
May 14 Leghorn Genoa May 15 Approximate departure date.
May 20 Genoa Leghorn May 21 Escorted Subsequent voyages, Page 12


 Some Convoy Voyages: 
For information on voyages made in between those mentioned here, please see the documents received from the National Archives of Norway and A. Hague's Voyage Record above. Follow the convoy links provided for more details on them; several Norwegian ships took part.

Gudrun, in ballast for Methil, is listed in the original Advance Sailing Telegram for Convoy HN 15 from Norway to the U.K. on Febr. 28-1940. In the middle of March, A. Hague has included her in the U.K.-Norway Convoy ON 19, and at the end of that month, shortly before the German invasion of Norway, we find her in Convoy HN 22, bound for Tyne in ballast. According to Page 1 of the archive documents, she left Shields again on Apr. 4, with the intention of heading back to Norway, but went to Methil (Norway was invaded on Apr. 9). As will be seen, she later made some voyages to France.

In July that year, she's listed, with Arosa, G. C. Brøvig, Snar and Varanger, in Convoy OB 190, which originated in Liverpool on July 27 and dispersed on the 31st, Gudrun arriving Sydney, C.B. on Aug. 11, proceeding to Gaspe the next day. Having returned to Sydney, C.B., she joined Convoy SC 2 from there on Aug. 25, in which the Norwegian Gro and others were sunk (follow the links for more info). Gudrun had a cargo of lumber for Preston, where she arrived Sept. 13. She now made some voyages around the U.K., until she on Oct. 13 joined Convoy OB 228. My page about this convoy contains some reports only, but see the external link provided within the above record for the names of other ships - Astra, Brask, Chr. Knudsen, Dokka (sunk - follow link for info), Noreg, Polyana and Topdalsfjord are among them. Gudrun arrived St. Anne des Montes on Oct. 27, the convoy having been dispersed on the 17th. With a cargo of lumber for Methil, she headed back to the U.K. again on Nov. 13 in Convoy SC 12 from Sydney, C.B. - see also Page 2. Her 1941 voyages also start on this document.

In June 1941, she was on her way from London to Southampton with a cargo of grain in a convoy consisting of 8 ships under a very strong escort, and was passing Dover, when the convoy fell victim to continuous fire for 6 hours from the German batteries at Cape Gris Nez. At the same time, it was attacked by aircraft, one of which is said to have been shot down. There are no details re. damage on the ships. A. Hague has her in Convoy CW 37 early in June-1941 (external link), but I don't know if this was the convoy referred to here; it had more than 8 ships. On that occasion, Gudrun arrived Southampton on June 7 (see also Page 3).

The following month, we find her, together with Akabahra, Astra, Balduin, Bjørkhaug, Fido, Hestmanden, Leka, Marga, Maridal, Orania, Siak, Spes and Sveve, in Convoy OB 347, which originated in Liverpool on July 16-1941 and dispersed on the 31st (link in table above), Gudrun arriving Yarmouth, N.S. on Aug. 4. With a cargo of lumber, she went back across the Atlantic again in Convoy SC 41 from Sydney, C.B. on Aug. 24. This convoy, which also included Akabahra, Astra, Audun (from Iceland), Balduin, Blink, Carrier (returned), Einvik (sunk, follow link for details), Evviva, Fagersten, Fanefjeld, Grado, Heien, Hestmanden, Hildur I (the latter 3 from Iceland), Ledaal, Leka, Lom (also from Iceland), Marga, Nesttun (from Iceland), Orania (returned), Reiaas (from Iceland), Siak and Spes, is not yet available among the SC convoys in my Convoys section, but will be added. This was Gudrun's last Trans-Atlantic voyage.

Her subsequent voyages are shown on Page 3, Page 4, Page 5, Page 6, Page 7, Page 8 and Page 9, while convoy info for some of them can be found in the Voyage Record above.

Skipping now to Aug.-1943, when she appears in Convoy OS 54/KMS 25*. Norefjord, Rutenfjell, Sirehei and Troubadour are also listed in this convoy, which left Liverpool on Aug. 28 and split up on Sept. 8, the OS convoy proceeding to Freetown, while the KMS portion, in which Gudrun sailed, went to Gibraltar. She was bound for Oran with coal in station 73, arriving her destination on Sept. 14 (Page 10), having joined a UGS convoy from Gibraltar the day before, according to A. Hague (the UGS convoys started out in the U.S. and had Port Said as their final destination). A few days later, she made a voyage to Bizerta, having joined Convoy KMS 26*; she left Oran on Sept. 19 and arrived Bizerta Sept. 23. (Anna Odland, Atle Jarl and Fridtjof Nansen are also mentioned in this convoy, but note that they have different voyage information).

I also have a little snippet of information stating that a ship by this name was in Augusta on July 10-1944, leaving that day for Barletta. This agrees with what can be found in the above Voyage Record, which adds that she arrived Barletta on July 12 - for this voyage, A. Hague has her in Convoy AH 54 (external page), along with Bruse Jarl. Again, compare with Page 10, as well as Page 11 (her 1945 voyages also start on this document).

It'll be noticed from the archive documents mentioned above, and from Page 12, that Gudrun did not return to the U.K. again until July-1945 (having been gone since Aug.-1943). From the latter document, we also learn that she went home to Norway in Aug.-1945, and unless some voyages are missing from the record, it looks like she remained there for a long time. She also made some voyages home at the beginning of 1946.

*See ships in KMS convoys, where Gudrun is listed in KMS 25 and KMS 26, as mentioned - these will later be added to individual pages.

 POST WAR: 

In seasonal lumber trade White Sea-U.K. Sold in July-1959 to Abdallah Nazen Gandour, Tripoli. Broken up in Tripoli in 1979, having sailed under Lebanese flag for 20 years.

Back to Gudrun on the "Ships starting with G" page.

Haugesund had previously had another steamer by this name, originally delivered as Salamanca for Otto Thoresen in 1897, 947 gt. From 1911 until 1915 she sailed as Tresfond of Stavanger, 1915-1922 as Frierfjord for Den norske Amerikalinje, and in 1921 as Gudrun of Tønsberg. Purchased by A/S Nor (Halvor Kongshavn), Haugesund in Jan.-1927 - lost in a typhoon near Tamatave, Madagaskar on July 27-1927 on a voyage Mauritius-Tamatave with general cargo, condemned.

The text on this page was compiled with the help of: "Våre gamle skip" by Leif M. Bjørkelund and E. H. Kongshavn, "Nortraships flåte", J. R. Hegland, and misc.

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