D/S Harpefjell - Norwegian Merchant Fleet 1939-1945

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

Voyage Record
From Oct.-1939 to Nov.-1945:

(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 some voyages are missing.

	Departure	From	To	Arrival	Convoy	Remarks
1939	Oct. 11	Port Alfred	Gibraltar	Nov. 18	Independent	–
	Nov. 19	Gibraltar	Genoa	Nov. 23	Independent	–
	Dec. 4	Itea	Gibraltar	Dec. 11	Independent	–
	Dec. 12	Gibraltar	Kirkwall	Dec. 21	Independent	–
	Dec. 25	Kirkwall	Gibraltar	Jan. 18-1940	Independent	Perobably a passage to & from Norway
1940	Jan. 19	Gibraltar	Jaffa	–	Independent	–
	Febr. 15	Jaffa	Gibraltar	Febr. 25	Independent	–
	Febr. 25	Gibraltar	Liverpool	March 6	HG 20	–
	March 9	Liverpool	Glasgow	March 13	Independent	–
	March 18	Clyde	Passed Gibraltar	Apr. 1	Independent	–
	Apr. 1	Passed Gibraltar	Jaffa	Apr. 5	Independent	–
	Apr. 6	Jaffa	Algiers	Apr. 14	Independent	–
	Apr. 15	Algiers	Gibraltar	Apr. 18	Independent	–
	Apr. 18	Gibraltar	Liverpool	Apr. 27	HG 27F	–
	May 10	Liverpool	London	May 18	Independent	Hague says: "Probably via Lands End" See also Page 1
	June 5	Southend	–	–	OA 162	For St. John's, N.F. Dispersed June 8 (June 7?). Convoy available at OA convoys (external link)
	June 8	Dispersed from OA 162	St. John's, N.F.	June 15	Independent	–
	June 21	St. John's, N.F.	Montreal	June 24	Independent	–
	July 21	Montreal	Halifax	July 27	Independent	Possibly a passage beyond Montreal (again, see Page 1 above)
	July 31	Halifax	Methil	Aug. 15	HX 62	See also narrative below
	Aug. 24	Methil	Southend	Aug. 26	FS 261	Convoy available at FS convoys (external link)
	Sept. 11	Southend	Methil	Sept. 13	FN 278	Convoy available at FN convoys (external link)
	Sept. 14	Methil	Clyde	Sept. 18	OA 214	Methil to Clyde. Convoy available at OA convoys (external link)
	Sept. 26	Clyde	–	–	OB 219	Dispersed 57 11N 29 32W, Sept. 30. Convoy available at OB convoys (external link)
	Sept. 30	Dispersed from OB 219	St. John's, N.F.	Oct. 5	Independent	–
	Oct. 6	St. John's, N.F.	Montreal	Oct. 10	Independent	–
	Nov. 14	Montreal	Quebec	Nov. 16	Independent	–
	Nov. 17	Quebec	Sydney, C.B.	Nov. 19	Independent	–
	Nov. 22	Sydney, C.B.	Liverpool	Dec. 5	HX 90	Missing voyages, Page 1
	Dec. 16	Liverpool	Clyde	Dec. 17	Independent	–
1941	Jan. 14	Clyde	–	–	OB 274	Dispersed Jan. 19. Convoy available at OB convoys (external link)
	Jan. 19	Dispersed from OB 274	Freetown	Jan. 31	Independent	–
	Febr. 2	Freetown	Lagos	Febr. 7	Independent	–
	Febr. 10	Lagos	Forcados	Febr. 15	Independent	–
	Febr. 16	Forcados	Port Harcourt	Febr. 17	Independent	–
	Febr. 19	Port Harcourt	Freetown	Febr. 27	Independent	–
	March 1	Freetown	Oban	March 25	SL 67	Convoy available at SL convoys (external link)
	March 27	Oban	Methil	March 30	WN 105	Convoy available at WN convoys (external link)
	Apr. 1	Methil	Spurn Head for Hull*	Apr. 3	FS 452	Convoy available at FS convoys (external link) See Page 2*
	Apr. 18	Spurn Head from Hull	Southend	Apr. 19	FS 466	Convoy available at link above
	Apr. 28	Southend	Methil	Apr. 30	EC 13	Convoy available at EC convoys (external link) Again, see Page 2 above
	May 7	Methil	Loch Ewe	May 8	EC 16	Convoy available at link above
	May 10	Loch Ewe	–	–	OB 320	For St. John's, N.F. Dispersed May 14. Convoy available at OB convoys (external link)
	May 14	Dispersed from OB 320	St. John's, N.F.	May 19	Independent	–
	May 22	St. John's, N.F.	Montreal	May 26	Independent	–
	June 22	Montreal	–	–	Independent	Ashore Sorel, June 22
	June 27	Sorel, after grounding	Sydney, C.B.	June 30	Independent	–
	June 30	Sydney, C.B.	Liverpool	July 18	HX 136	Missing voyages, Page 2
	July 27	Liverpool	Clyde	July 28	ON 2	–
	July 31	Clyde	–	–	ON 3	For St. John's, N.F. Detached Aug. 11 (see also narrative below).
	Aug. 11	Detached from ON 3	St. John's, N.F.	Aug. 13	Independent	–
	Aug. 16	St. John's, N.F.	Montreal	Aug. 20	Independent	–
	Sept. 5	Montreal	Sydney, C.B.	Sept. 8	Independent	–
	Sept. 8	Sydney, C.B.	Halifax	Sept. 9	Independent	–
	Sept. 10	Halifax	Liverpool	Sept. 25	HX 149	Missing voyages, Page 3
	Oct. 6	Liverpool*	Clyde	Oct. 6	Independent	*Compare w/Page 3 above
	Oct. 17	Clyde	–	–	ON 27	For Sydney, C.B. Dispersed Nov. 2. Convoy will be added. See ships in ON convoys
	Nov. 2	Dispersed from ON 27	Sydney, C.B.	Nov. 3	Independent	–
	Nov. 5	Sydney, C.B.	Montreal	Nov. 8	Independent	–
	Nov. 27	Montreal	Halifax	Dec. 1	Independent	–
	Dec. 3	Halifax	Liverpool	Dec. 19	HX 163	Missing voyages, Page 3
1942	Jan. 18	Liverpool	Freetown	Febr. 8	OS 17	For Freetown. Convoy available at OS convoys (external link)
	Febr. 11	Freetown	Lagos	Febr. 17	Independent	–
	Febr. 17	Lagos	Calabar	Febr. 20	Independent	–
	Febr. 24	Calabar	Lagos	Febr. 27	Independent	–
	March 4	Lagos	Freetown	March 10	Independent	–
	March 14	Freetown	Liverpool	Apr. 2*	SL 103	Convoy available at SL convoys (external link) Compare w/Page 3*
	Apr. 10	Liverpool	–	–	ON 85	Returned Apr. 12. Convoy will be added. See ships in ON convoys
	Apr. 14	Liverpool	–	–	ON 86	For Cornerbrook. Detached Apr. 25. Convoy will be added. See link above
	Apr. 25	Detached from ON 86	Cornerbrook	Apr. 30	Independent	–
	May 2	Corner Brook	Montreal	May 6	Independent	–
	June 7	Father Point	Sydney, C.B.	June 10	QS 7	Convoy available at via this page (external link)
	June 11	Sydney, C.B.	Halifax	June 12	SH 13	Convoy available at SH convoys (external link)
	June 14	Halifax	Clyde	June 25	HX 194	–
	July 17	Clyde	St. John's, N.F.	July 27	ON 113	For Sydney, C.B. Convoy will be added. See ships in ON convoys
	July 29	St. John's, N.F.	Sydney, C.B.	Aug. 1	CL 48	Convoy available via this page (external link)
	Aug. 6	Sydney, C.B.	Father Point	Aug. 10	SQ 26	Convoy available at link above. Missing voyages, Page 3
	Aug. 30	Father Point	Sydney, C.B.	Sept. 2	QS 31	Convoy available at link above
	Sept. 2	Sydney, C.B.	Halifax	Sept. 4	SH 40	Convoy available at SH convoys (external link)
	Sept. 5	Halifax	Clyde	Sept. 20	SC 99	–
	Oct. 11	Clyde	Halifax	Oct. 31	ON 138	Convoy will be added. See ships in ON convoys
	Nov. 2	Halifax	New York City	Nov. 7	ON 140	Convoy will be added. See link above
	Nov. 25	New York City	Halifax	Nov. 29	SC 111	Arrived Halifax, lost convoy due weather. Convoy will be added. See ships in SC convoys
	Dec. 6	Halifax	Preston	Dec. 25	SC 112	Convoy will be added. See link above
1943	Jan. 9	Preston	Liverpool	Jan. 9	Independent	–
	Jan. 11	Liverpool	New York City	Febr. 5	ON 160	–
	Febr. 23	New York City	Liverpool	March 14	SC 121	Missing voyages, Page 4
	March 28	Liverpool	Halifax	Apr. 19	ONS 2	Convoy will be added. See ships in ONS convoys
	Apr. 24	Halifax	Boston	Apr. 26	XB 47	Convoy available at XB convoys (external link)
	Apr. 26	Boston	New York City	Apr. 27	Independent	–
	May 15	New York City	Boston	May 17	Independent	–
	May 18	Boston	Halifax	May 20	BX 52	Convoy available at BX convoys (external link)
	May 26	Halifax	Belfast Lough	June 11	SC 132	–
	June 11	Belfast Lough	Bristol	June 13	BB 299	Convoy available at BB convoys (external link)
	June 29	Bristol	Swansea	June 30	Independent	Engine defects
	July 12	Swansea	Milford Haven	July 13	Independent	–
	July 13	Milford Haven	–	–	ONS 13	For Boston, detached July 29 (28?). Convoy will be added. See ships in ONS convoys
	July 28(?)	From ONS 13	New York City*	July 31	ON 193	* Boston, July 30 - See Page 4 Convoy will be added. See ships in ON convoys
	Aug. 24	Boston	Halifax	Aug. 26	BX 70	Convoy available at BX convoys (external link)
	Aug. 28	Halifax	Sydney, C.B.	Aug. 30	HS 104	Convoy available at HS convoys (external link)
	Sept. 1	Sydney, C.B.	St. John's, N.F.	Sept. 3	BW 57	Convoy available via this page (external link)
	Sept. 9	St. John's, N.F.	Greenland	Sept. 15	SG 30	Convoy available at link above
	Oct. 8	Ivigtut	Unknown port	–	–	–
	Oct. 25	Greenland	Argentia	Nov. 1	GS 34	Convoy available at link above
	Nov. 4	Argentia	Sydney, C.B.	Nov. 6*	WB 70	Nov. 9? - See Page 4* From Argentia. Convoy available at link above
	Nov. 9	Sydney, C.B.	Halifax	Nov. 11	SH 111	Convoy available at SH convoys (external link)
	Nov. 11	Halifax	Cape Cod Canal	Nov. 13	XB 82A	Convoy available at XB convoys (external link)
	Nov. 13	Cape Cod Canal	New York City	Nov. 15	Independent	–
	Nov. 24	New York City	Gitmo	Nov. 30	NG 400	Convoy available at NG convoys (external link)
	Dec. 2	Gitmo	San Juan, P.R.	–	–	–
	Dec. 12	San Juan, P.R.	Gitmo	Dec. 14	–	–
	Dec. 15	Gitmo	Key West	Dec. 18	GK 776	Convoy available at GK convoys (external link)
	Dec. 18	Key West	Pilottown	Dec. 20	KH 467	Convoy available at KH convoys (external link) See also Page 5
1944	Jan. 21	Pilottown	Key West	Jan. 24	HK 183	Pilottown to Key West. Convoy available at HK convoys (external link)
	Jan. 24	Key West	Gitmo	Jan. 27	KG 684	Convoy available at KG convoys (external link)
	Febr. 3	Gitmo	Cristobal*	Febr. 7	GZ 58	*Cartagena - See Page 5 above. Convoy available at GZ convoys (external link)
	Febr. 9	Cartagena, Col	Barranquilla	Febr. 9	Independent	–
	Febr. 15	Barranquilla	Cristobal	Febr. 16	Independent	–
	Febr. 18	Cristobal	Gitmo	Febr. 22	ZG 59	Convoy available at ZG convoys (external link)
	Febr. 24	Gitmo	Key West	Febr. 27	GK 790	Convoy available at GK convoys (external link)
	Febr. 27	Key West	Pilottown	Febr. 29	KH 495	Convoy available at KH convoys (external link)
	March 6	Pilottown	Key West	March 9	HK 201	Convoy available at HK convoys (external link)
	March 9	Key West	Gitmo	March 12	KG 693	Convoy available at KG convoys (external link)
	March 15	Gitmo	Cristobal	March 19	GZ 62	Convoy available at GZ convoys (external link) See also Page 5
	March 19	Panama(?)	Cartagena, Col	March 20	Independent	–
	March 21	Cartagena, Col	Barranquilla	March 22	Independent	–
	March 27	Barranquilla	Cristobal	March 29	Independent	–
	March 29	Cristobal	Gitmo	Apr. 2	ZG 63	Convoy available at ZG convoys (external link)
	Apr. 3	Gitmo	New York City	Apr. 10	GN 124	Convoy available at GN convoys (external link)
	Apr. 15	New York City	Key West	Apr. 21	NK 608	Convoy available at NK convoys (external link)
	Apr. 21	Key West	Havana	Apr. 22	KH 517	Key West to Havana. Convoy available at KH convoys (external link)
	Apr. 25	Havana	Carditas	Apr. 25	Independent	–
	Apr. 27	Carditas	Key West	Apr. 27	Independent	–
	Apr. 28	Key West	New York City	May 4	KN 310	Convoy available at KN convoys (external link)
	May 16	New York City	Gitmo	May 22	NG 435	Convoy available at NG convoys (external link)
*	May 28	Gitmo	New York City	June 4	GN 135	Convoy available at GN convoys (external link) Compare w/Page 5*
	June 14	New York City	Key West	June 20	NK 620	Convoy available at NK convoys (external link)
	June 20	Key West	Havana	June 21	Independent	–
	June 25	Havana	Carditas	June 25	Independent	–
	June 26	Carditas	Key West	June 27	Independent	–
	June 27	Key West	New York City	July 1	KN 322	Convoy available at KN convoys (external link)
	July 9	New York City	Key West	July 15	NK 625	Convoy available at NK convoys (external link)
	July 15	Key West	Havana	July 16	Independent	–
	July 19	Havana	Carditas	July 19	Independent	–
	July 21	Carditas	Key West	July 21	Independent	–
	July 22	Key West	New York City	July 28	KN 327	Convoy available at KN convoys (external link)
	Aug. 3	New York City	Havana	Aug. 10	Independent	–
	Aug. 17	Havana	Caibarien	Aug. 17	Independent	–
	Aug. 19	Caibarien	Key West	Aug. 20	Independent	–
	Aug. 22	Key West	New York City	Aug. 27	KN 333	Convoy available at link above
	Sept. 2	New York City	Key West	Sept. 7	NK 636	Convoy available at NK convoys (external link)
	Sept. 8	Key West	Havana	Sept. 9	Independent	–
	Sept. 12	Havana	Carditas	Sept. 12	Independent	–
	Sept. 14	Carditas	Key West	Sept. 14	Independent	–
	Sept. 15	Key West	Boston	Sept. 22	Independent	–
	Sept. 27	Boston	New York City	Sept. 28	Independent	–
	Oct. 22	New York City	Key West	Oct. 27	NK 646	Convoy available at link above
	Oct. 27	Key West	Havana	Oct. 28	Independent	–
	Nov. 4	Havana	Carditas	Nov. 4	Independent	–
	Nov. 7	Carditas	Key West	Nov. 7	Independent	–
	Nov. 9	Key West	Hampton Roads	Nov. 14	KN 349	Convoy available at KN convoys (external link)
	Nov. 16	Hampton Roads	New York City	Nov. 18	Independent	–
	Nov. 26	New York City	Havana	Dec. 2	Independent	–
	Dec. 6	Havana	Carditas	Dec. 6	Independent	–
	Dec. 7	Carditas	Key West	Dec. 8	Independent	–
	Dec. 9	Key West	New York City	Dec. 15	KN 355	Convoy available at link above
	Dec. 21	New York City	Key West	–	NK 658	Convoy available at NK convoys (external link) Missing voyage, Page 6
	Dec. 30	Havana	Carditas	Dec. 30	Independent	–
1945	Jan. 1	Carditas	Key West	Jan. 1	Independent	–
	Jan. 3	Key West	New York City	Jan. 8	KN 360	Convoy available at KN convoys (external link)
	Jan. 18	New York City	Boston	Jan. 20	Independent	–
	Jan. 20	Boston	Halifax	Jan. 22	BX 142	Convoy available at BX convoys (external link)
	Jan. 31	Halifax	Loch Ewe	Febr. 13	SC 166	–
	Febr. 15	Loch Ewe	Methil	Febr. 17	WN 674	Convoy available at WN convoys (external link) Compare w/Page 6 - also, missing voyages
	March 9	Methil	Southend	March 11	FS 1751	Convoy available at FS convoys (external link) Comparef w/Page 6 above
	March 17	Southend	Methil*	March 19	FN 1664	*Leith, March 19 (see Page 6). Convoy available at FN convoys (external link)
	March 26	Methil	Southend	March 28	FS 1768	Convoy available at FS convoys (external link)
	Apr. 1	Southend	Methil	Apr. 3	FN 1679	Convoy available at FN convoys (external link) Compare w/Page 7
	Apr. 13	Methil	Southend	Apr. 15	FS 1782	Convoy available at FS convoys (external link)
	Apr. 24	Southend	Methil	Apr. 26	FN 1695	Convoy available at FN convoys (external link) Compare w/Page 7
	Apr. 29	Methil	Southend	May 1	FS 1793	Convoy available at FS convoys (external link)
	May 11	Southend	Methil	May 13	FN 1708	Convoy available at FN convoys (external link) Compare w/Page 7
	May 27	Methil	Southend	May 28	FS 1813	Convoy available at FS convoys (external link)
	May 31	Southend	Tyne	June 1	FN 1722	Possibly this convoy to The Humber. Convoy available at FN convoys (external link) See also Page 7
	June 10	Tyne	Methil	June 10	Independent	–
	June 13	Methil	Kristiansand, Norway	–	Independent	–
	June 25	Kristiansand	Tyne	June 28	Independent	–
	July 20	Tyne	New York City	Aug. 6	Independent	–
	Aug. 31	New York City	Montreal	Sept. 12	Independent	(Via Hampton Roads - See Page 7)
	Oct. 6	Montreal	Kirkwall	Oct. 20	Independent	–
	Oct. 21	Kirkwall	Oslo	Oct. 23	Independent	–
	Nov. 1	Oslo	Kristiansand	Nov. 2	Independent	–
	Nov. 4	Kristiansand	Stavanger	Nov. 4	Independent	See also Page 8

Misc. Convoy Voyages – 1940-1945:

For information on voyages made prior to and in between those mentioned here, please see Hague's Voyage Record above. Follow the convoy links provided for more details on them; several Norwegian ships took part.

Harpefjell is listed among the ships in the Gibraltar-U.K. Convoy HG 20 in Febr.-1940.

According to Page 1 of the archive documents, she was on her way from Jaffa to Algiers when Norway was invaded by the Germans on Apr. 9-1940. She arrived Algiers on Apr. 14, continuing to Gibraltar the next day, and from there she joined Convoy HGF 27 on Apr. 18, bound for Liverpool, station 33, arriving Liverpool on Apr. 26, according to the archive document. The only other Norwegian ship in this convoy was Bruse Jarl. Harpefjell was scheduled for Convoy OB 146, which left Liverpool on May 11, but she did not sail (ref. external link at the end of this page); she was only bound for London on this occasion. Note, however, that she did leave Mersey on May 11, and arrived London May 18. The following month, she appears, together with Bomma and Tiradentes, in Convoy OA 162, which left Southend on June 5 and dispersed 2 days later, Harpefjell arriving St. John's, N.F. on June 15. Having made voyages to Quebec and Montreal (possibly also Chicago? See archive document), she headed back to the U.K. on July 31 in Convoy HX 62 from Halifax (she had been cancelled from the previous convoy, HX 61).

She later joined Convoy OA 214, leaving Methil on Sept. 14, dispersed on the 17th; her voyage information is given as "Methil to Clyde". She now shows up in Convoy OB 219, which originated in Liverpool Sept. 25 and dispersed Sept. 30, Harpefjell arriving St. John's, N.F. on Oct. 5. Having made voyages to Montreal and Quebec again, she proceeded to Sydney, C.B., and from there, she joined Convoy HX 90, bound for Manchester with a general cargo in station 72, arriving that destination on Dec. 7. There's a note in the original convoy document stating she had been transferred from Convoy HX 89, however, I don't have the Advance Sailing Telegram for HX 89, so am unable to confirm that she had originally been scheduled for this convoy. The Commodore's report and HMS Laconia's report are also available for HX 90, which lost several ships.

In Jan.-1941, she's listed in Convoy OB 274, which originated Liverpool on Jan. 14 and dispersed on the 19th, Harpefjell arriving Freetown on Febr. 1, according to Page 2 of the archive documents. Having made voyages to Lagos, Forcados and Port Harcourt, she returned to the U.K. in Convoy SL 67, leaving Freetown on March 1, arriving Liverpool on the 26th (ref. link provided within the record above) - Harpefjell stopped at Oban on the 25th. In May, we find her in Convoy OB 320, which originated in Liverpool on May 8 and dispersed May 14 (this convoy is also availble via the external link provided within the table above, as are the other OA and OB convoys mentioned on this page). Harpefjell was bound for St. John's, where she arrived May 19, having started out from Loch Ewe on the 10th. With a general cargo for Manchester, she was scheduled to return in the Sydney, C.B. section of Convoy HX 135 on June 26, but instead joined Convoy HX 136 a few days later (according to Arnold Hague, she had run aground at Sorel on June 22, and this may have caused the delay; she had not arrived Sydney, C.B. until June 30, too late to join HX 135). She arrived Manchester on July 18/19 and later that month, she can be found in the westbound North Atlantic Convoy ON 2, leaving Liverpool on July 27, but she only went as far as Clyde, subsequently joining the next westbound convoy, ON 3, which had started out in Liverpool on July 31. According to the Commodore's notes for this convoy, she broke away in fog at 11:00 on Aug. 11 in 51 20N 45 30W; she arrived St. John's, N.F. Aug. 13, proceeding to Montreal a few days later.

On Sept. 10, she joined Convoy HX 149 from Halifax (station 86), along with the Norwegian Daghild (station 63), Brasil (83), Thorsholm (33), Innerøy (35), Thorshov (64), Somerville (66), Glittre (24), Lise (44), Aristophanes (43), Norvik (Panamanian flag, Norwegian managers and therefore included on this website, in station 84, behind Brasil), Brant County (87) and Kollbjørg (73). A. Hague has also included Abraham Lincoln, President de Vogue and Ringstad. Harpefjell arrived Manchester on Sept. 25/26 - see Page 3. She now made a voyage to Sydney, C.B., having joined the westbound Convoy ON 27*, which originated in Liverpool on Oct. 16 and dispersed Nov. 2, Harpefjell arriving her destination the next day. She went back to the U.K. again in Convoy HX 163 (departed Halifax on Dec. 3-1941) together with the Norwegian Andrea Brøvig, Haakon Hauan, Ringstad, Høegh Giant, Ørnefjell, Ranja, Pan Aruba, and Thorshøvdi.

In Jan.-1942, Harpefjell is listed in Convoy OS 17, on a voyage in ballast from Liverpool to Freetown/W.C. Africa in station 43 of the convoy, which left Liverpool on Jan. 18 and arrived Freetown Febr. 7 - again, ref. link within the record above and at the end of this page; Carmelfjell and Ørnefjell are also listed (Harpefjell's arrival Freetown is given as Febr. 8 on the archive document mentioned above). With a cargo of palm kernels, Harpefjell went back in the other direction again the following month in statin 34 of Convoy SL 103, which departed Freetown on March 14 and arrived Liverpool on Apr. 2. The company's Ørnefjell was again in company, as was the Norwegian Tigre. About a week later, we find Harpefjell in the westbound North Atlantic Convoy ON 85*, which left Liverpool on Apr. 10, however, she returned to port, joining Convoy ON 86* on Apr. 14 - her destination is given as Cornerbrook, where she arrived Apr. 30, having detached from the convoy on the 25th. Acanthus, Eglantine, Potentilla and Rose are named among the escorts for this convoy - see ON convoy escorts.

Harpefjell headed back to the U.K. on June 14 in Convoy HX 194 from Halifax, joining the westbound Convoy ON 113* the following month, again bound for Sydney, C.B. (convoy originated in Liverpool on July 17), but became a straggler in the bad weather, arriving St. John's, N.F. on July 27. On Sept. 5, I have her in the slow Convoy SC 99 from Halifax, and she returned across the Atlantic with the westbound Convoy ON 138*, which originated in Liverpool on Oct. 11 and arrived New York on Nov. 3 - Harpefjell, however, stopped at Halifax on Oct. 31, joining Convoy ON 140* from there to continue to New York, with arrival Nov. 7 (this convoy had started out in Liverpool on Oct. 17; Harpefjell sailed from Halifax on Nov. 2). She subsequently joined the slow Convoy SC 111* from New York on Nov. 25, but lost the convoy due to the bad weather and put in at Halifax on Nov. 29, later joining Convoy SC 112* from there in order to complete her voyage to the U.K.; she arrived Preston on Dec. 25 - see Page 4. These convoys are not yet available among the SC convoys included in my Convoys section, but will be added. Harpefjell had a general cargo and also carried explosives on this voyage, sailing in station 123.

In Jan.-1943, we find her in station 23 of the westbound Convoy ON 160, which left Liverpool on Jan. 11 and arrived New York on Febr. 4. On Febr. 23, she headed back in the other direction with Convoy SC 121 from New York, in which the Commodore ship Bonneville and several others were sunk - follow the links for much more information. From Liverpool, Harpefjell proceeded to Eastham on March 14, continuing to Manchester that same day, later making voyages to Partington, Ellesmore Port and Stanlow, before returning across the Atlantic with the westbound Convoy ONS 2*, departing Liverpool on March 28, arriving Halifax on Apr. 19 (Ingerfire was sunk). In May that same year, she was in Convoy SC 132 from Halifax, and in July, she's listed in the westbound Convoy ONS 13*, which left Liverpool on July 14 - Harpefjell sailed from Milford Haven on the 13th. According to A. Hague, she detached from this convoy on July 29 to join up with Convoy ON 193*, and arrrived New York July 31, but going back to Page 4, we learn that she arrived Boston on July 30 (ON 193 had started out in Liverpool July 16). The rest of her 1943 voyages are shown on the archive document already mentioned, as well as on Page 5, which also lists some of her 1944 voyages, while her remaining voyages for that year (and some of her 1945 voyages) can be found on Page 6 - Hague's Voyage Record above has convoy information for some of them.

At the end of Jan.-1945, I have her in the slow Halifax-U.K. Convoy SC 166, bound for Grangemouth with lumber, arriving that destination on Febr. 17. From Page 7, we learn that she got to go home to Norway already in June that year, and again in Oct.-1945. Page 8 shows some of her early 1946 voyages.

* All the ON and ONS convoys mentioned here are available and will be added to individual pages in my Convoys section in due course, along with further details on each. In the meantime, the ships sailing in them are named in the section listing ships in all ON convoys and the page for ships in all ONS convoys. The SC series will also be completed, but for now, please go to ships in all SC convoys for the names of other ships sailing in SC 111 and SC 112. (Additionally, the HX series will be updated with information from Hague's database, see ships in all HX convoys).

For more information on all the other Norwegian ships named here, please see the alphabet index at the end of this page, or go to the Master Ship Index.

Related external links:
OS/KMS Convoys and SL/MKS convoys - The site also has a section for the OB (& OA) convoys and several others (as mentioned, Harpefjell is listed as scheduled for OB 146), and a very useful Multi-Convoy Web Search feature - here's the main page. Note also that by going to this section of the site (based on Arnold Hague's database) and clicking on "Ship Search", using "Harpefjell" as keyword, direct links to the convoys she sailed in will come up.

See also this chronological list of
OA & OB convoys

The Battle for Convoy ON 113 - A description of this convoy battle.