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M/T Østhav To Østhav on the "Ships starting with Ø" page. Owner: Skibs-A/S Østhav Delivered in Aug.-1931 from Deutsche Werft A/G, Betrieb Finkenwärder, Hamburg (143) as Østhav to Skibs-A/S Østhav (Trygve Lodding), Oslo, 465.2' x 59.7' x 27.3', 6 cyl. 2 TDV DM (MAN A/G, Augsburg), 3100 bhp.
Østhav was scheduled for the New York-U.K. Convoy HX 282 in March 1944, but instead joined the next convoy, HX 283. She returned across the ocean the following month with the westbound North Atlantic Convoy ON 231, along with 14 other Norwegian ships, namely Bernhard, Ferncourt, Haakon Hauan, Spinanger, Vav, Solstad, Idefjord, President de Vogue, Heranger, Kong Haakon VII, Thorsholm, Skaraas, Høyanger and Nordanger, all listed on this website. This convoy, which unfortunately is not available to me, consisted of 89 ships and departed Liverpool on Apr. 7, arriving New York on the 24th. Østhav subsequently went back to the U.K. in May with Convoy HX 292. In Nov.-1944 she's listed in Convoy HX 322. No further war details are available for this ship.
Broke in two during a storm on Dec. 29-1951, 43 55N 04 28W (Bay of Biscay, near Santander). Both parts drifted ashore. Back to Østhav on the "Ships starting with Ø" page. Other ships by this name: Another Østhav was delivered in Jan.-1960, managed by Per Lodding, Oslo, built in Bergen, 12 496 gt. Sold to Haugesund, Norway in 1968 and renamed Stolt Hawk. Sailed as Stolt Argobay from 1973 (owners in Monrovia), renamed Stolt Folia in 1978. Sold in 1980 and renamed Folia for new owners in Monrovia, renamed Stolt Folia again that same year. Sold to Italy in 1981, renamed Serenitas. New owners in Italy from 1983, renamed Indiano - broken up in 1984. The company's 3rd Østhav was delivered in Oct.-1971, built in Sweden, 114 698 gt. Managed by Leif Høegh & Co. A/S, Oslo from Jan.-1979 under the name Høegh Laurel (Per Lodding having been purchased by Leif Høegh & Co. that same month). Sold to Greece in 1982, renamed Nikos M. Condemned and broken up following an engine room fire on Jan. 19-1983. The text on this page was compiled with the help of: "Nortraships flåte", J. R. Hegland, Roger W. Jordan, "the Allied Convoy System", Arnold Hague - and misc.
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