D/S Ingerto

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In German control 1940, but recaptured at Spitsbergen in Aug.-1941 and went back into allied service (background history can be found in the text under the icebreaker Isbjørn).

In Nov. that same year she sailed in the westbound North Atlantic Convoy ON 31, joining the convoy off Iceland on Nov. 4.

Final Fate - 1942:

Ingerto is listed among the ships in Convoy SC 66 which departed Halifax on Jan. 23-1942 and arrived Liverpool on Febr. 9 (she was bound for Manchester, cargo of sulphur, and had cancelled from the previous convoy, SC 65). She was then scheduled for station 111 of Convoy OS 20 on Febr. 22-1942, but did not sail (ref. the first link at the end of this text). This may have sealed her fate, because instead she departed Clyde in ballast for Mobile on Febr. 26-1942 in another convoy (possibly ON 70 or ON 71?), left the convoy in position 44 30N 49 30W on March 11, was last seen on the 12th never to be heard from again. The assumption was she was torpedoed on the 18th, but German records indicate she was torpedoed by U-578 (Rehwinkel) around noon on the 12th in approximate position 41N 51W* (according to "Nortraships flåte").

* Roger Jordan gives the position as 29 45N 66 30W. Rohwer gives the position 29 35N 66 30W.

Crew List - No Survivors:

Casualties:
† Captain Olaf Ellingsen	† 1st Mate Johannes Sundsby	† 2nd Mate Karl E. Johnsen	† 3rd Mate German Rasmussen	† Radio Operator Georg Ingebrektsen	† Carpenter Torstein T. Kase
† Able Seaman Arnold Dahl	† Able Seaman Alfred Pedersen	† Able Seaman Carmel Carmelbei * (Malta)	† Able Seaman/Gunner Martin Sandnæs	† Able Seaman/Gunner Sigurd Anker Frestad	† Ordinary Seaman Charles Thomas * (Canadian)
† Ordinary Seaman Robert Brisland * (British)	† Ordinary Seaman Frank Newman * (British)	† 1st Engineer Herman Woldseth	† 2nd Engineer Erling Lervik	† 3rd Engineer Johan Olsen	† Donkeyman Hjalmar Davidsen
† Stoker Adolf Kiil	† Stoker Leif Engstrøm	† Stoker Sigurd Hansen (Danish)	† Stoker Oliver Thomsen (Danish)	† Stoker Sigurd Jørgensen	† Stoker Hjalmar Karlsen
† Trimmer Hans Jensen (Danish)	† Trimmer Odd Lesund	† Trimmer Hans Paulsen	† Trimmer Felix Savedra Roe (French)	† Steward Nils Skarpenes	† Cook Frank Thorsen
† Galley Boy Cramford Eagelsham (British)	† Mess Boy W. N. Davidson (British)

More details on the men denoted * can be found by entering each name in the relevant search field at the The Commonwealth War Graves Comm. website, with WW II and 1942 in the other fields to help narrow down the search results. The galley boy and the mess boy don't appear to be commemorated.

Related external links:
OS and OS/KMS Convoys - This website lists all the ships in quite a few of these convoys, along with their convoy stations and info on their destination. As can be seen, Ingerto is mentioned in Convoy OS 20.

Those who died - At first glance 24 Norwegians appear to be commemorated at this memorial for seamen in Stavern, Norway, but Hjalmar Karlsen is listed twice. In addition to those listed above there's an Able Seaman/Gunner Oluf Knudsen.

Operations information for U-578

U-578

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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), and misc. (ref. My sources).