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D/S Sollund
Updated July 13-2012

To Sollund on the "Ships starting with S" page.

A picture of Sollund is available on this external page (click in it to enlarge).

Dave Napier, England came across a gravestone for a Norwegian seaman named H. A. Jæger Nilsen. He took this picture of it and sent it to me.

I looked the name up in "Våre Falne", a series of 4 books naming Norwegians who died during the war, and found a Håkon Arnfeldt Jæger Nilsen from Bodø who served as stoker on Sollund and drowned in Bristol after having stepped off the quay in the blackout on Sept. 1-1942 (birthdate is given as May 15-1904 in the book). According to Page 5, Sollund had arrived Bristol that same day.

He's buried in Arno's Vale Cemetery, Bristol. If a relative sees this and would like a larger, better quality picture, I'd be glad to pass it on; just contact me via the following address:


Manager: Thomas Haaland, Haugesund
Tonnage:
941 gt

Delivered in Apr.-1908 from Akers mek. Verksted, Christiania (Oslo) as Agnella to C. Mathisen e.a., Bergen. Tonnage given as 940 gt, 557 net, 1250 tdwt, 221.6' x 32.2' x 11.9', Triple exp. (by yard). From June-1917 Rederi-A/S Vestlandske Lloyd (Brødrene Olsen), Stavanger, then D/S A/S Solvang from Apr.-1921, renamed Sollund. Sold in Jan.-1922 to D/S A/S John Knudsen (John Aug. Knudsen & Chr. Haaland), Haugesund (purchased together with Burstad - later Solstad of Haugesund, then Apolo of Chile 1923 - and Solvang; not listed on my site, as this ship sank in 1926 following a collision with the American D/S Vacum).

Captain: Olaf Lervik.

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 | Page 13

The above documents have been very difficult to assemble in chronological order, as some of the pages have no year, nor name of ship, but I believe the result is correct. Please keep in mind, however, that some guessing has taken place.

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

Voyage Record
From Dec.-1939 to Dec.-1944:

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

Follow the convoy links provided for more information on each (some listings are incomplete).

Errors may exist. This could also mean that she may not have sailed in all the convoys noted here (although she's listed in them). Also, several voyages are missing from this record.

Departure From To Arrival Convoy Remarks
1939 Dec. 21 Norwegian Waters Methil Dec. 24 HN 5
1940 Febr. 8 Norwegian Waters Methil Febr. 11 HN 10
Febr. 28 Kirkwall Norwegian Waters March 2 ON 16
March 22 Norwegian Waters Methil March 25 HN 21 Missing movements, Page 1
Oct. 7 Clyde Methil Oct. 11 WN 21F Convoy available at WN convoys
(external link)
Missing movements, Page 1
Nov. 2 Southend Methil Nov. 4 FN 325 Convoy available at FN convoys
(external link)
Nov. 5 Methil Oban* Nov. 9 EN 19/1 *Arrived Montrose, Nov. 5
(Page 1).
Convoy available at EN convoys
(external link)
Missing 1940 movements, Page 1
1941 Jan. 18 Methil Ipswich Jan. 20 FS 391 Convoy available at FS convoys
(external link)
Jan. 23 Methil Ipswich Jan. 25 FS 394 Convoy available at link above
Please compare the above 2 entries with information found on Page 1
Jan. 29 Methil Southend Jan. 31 FS 399 Convoy available at link above
(again, see also Page 1)
?* March 3 Methil Oban March 6 EN 80/1 Convoy available at EN convoys
(external link)
*May not have sailed in this convoy?
March 4 Methil Oban* March 9 EN 81/1 *Arrived Milford Haven, March 9
(Page 1).
Convoy available at link above
Missing movements:
Page 1 & Page 2
May 19 Clyde Methil May 21 WN 129 Convoy available at WN convoys
(external link)
Missing movements, Page 2
June 15 Southend Portsmouth* June 16 CW 38 *Arrived Southampton, June 16
(Page 2).
Convoy available at CW convoys
(external link)
June 19 St Helens Roads Southend June 20 CE 38 Convoy available at CE convoys
(external link)
Again, see also Page 2
June 30 Southend Southampton July 1 CW 40 Convoy available at CW convoys
(external link)
Missing movements, Page 2
* July 22 Oban Methil July 25 WN 156 Convoy available at WN convoys
(external link)
*Left Clyde July 22, arrived Dundee July 25 - Page 2 (also, missing movements, w/more on Page 3)
Sept. 5 Oban Methil Sept. 8 WN 177 Convoy available at link above
Missing movements, Page 3
Dec. 2 Methil Oban* Dec. 5 EN 14 *Arrived Kirkwall, Dec. 3
(Page 3).
Convoy available at EN convoys
(external link)
Missing 1941 movements, Page 3
1942 Apr. 1 Methil Oban* Apr. 3 EN 66 Earlier 1942 movements:
Page 3 & Page 4
Convoy available at link above
*Arrived Invergordon Apr. 2, on to Wick Apr. 8
(Page 4)
Apr. 14 Scrabster Methil* Apr. 16 WN 270 *Arrived Leith, Apr. 16.
Convoy available at WN convoys
(external link)
Missing movements, Page 4
May 6 Methil Kirkwall May 9?* EN 81 A. Hague says:
Collision Rolfsborg May 7.
*Page 4 gives arrival May 7.
Convoy available at EN convoys
(external link)
Missing movements, Page 4.
June 6 Methil Scrabster June 8 EN 94 Convoy available at link above
Missing movements:
Page 4 & Page 5
Nov. 4 Oban Methil Nov. 7 WN 357 Convoy available at WN convoys
(external link)
Missing 1942 movements, Page 5.
1943 Jan. 13 Methil Inverness Jan. 14?* EN 184 Earlier 1943 movements:
Page 5 & Page 6
*Page 6 gives arrival Jan. 17.
Convoy available at EN convoys
(external link)
Missing movements, Page 6.
May 24 Methil Inverness May 24?* EN 233 *Page 6 gives arrival May 26.
Convoy available at link above
Missing movements, Page 6.
July 25 Loch Ewe(?) Methil July 27 WN 459 Convoy available at WN convoys
(external link)
Missing movements:
Page 6 & Page 7
Sept. 3 Loch Ewe Methil* Sept. 5 WN 475 *Arrived Aberdeen.
Convoy available at link above
Missing movements, Page 7
Oct. 16 Methil Stornoway Oct. 18 EN 295 Convoy available at EN convoys
(external link)
Missing 1943 movements:
Page 7 & Page 8
1944 June 11 Solent Seine Bay June 13 ETC 7 Earlier 1944 movements, Page 8.
Convoy available at ETC convoys
(external link)
Most of these 1944 voyages are not detailed on the archive documents and, therefore, comparison cannot be made and accuracy confirmed.
June 17 Seine Bay Southend June 18 FTC 10 Convoy available at FTC convoys
(external link)
June 22 Solent Seine Bay June 22 ETC 15 Convoy available at ETC convoys
(external link)
June 24 Seine Bay Southampton June 25 FTC 16 Convoy available at FTC convoys
(external link)
June 28 Seine Bay Southampton June 28 FTC 20 Convoy available at link above
See also Page 8
July 6 Portsmouth Seine Bay July 6 ETC 28 Convoy available at ETC convoys
(external link)
Again, see also Page 8.
July 16 Portsmouth Seine Bay July 16 ETC 38W Convoy available at link above
July 19 Seine Bay Southampton July 19 FTC 41 Convoy available at FTC convoys
(external link)
July 21 Portsmouth Southend July 22 FTC 43 Convoy available at link above
Missing movements, Page 8
July 29 Southend Seine Bay July 30 ETC 52 Convoy available at ETC convoys
(external link)
Aug. 2 Seine Bay Southend Aug. 3 FTC 55 Convoy available at FTC convoys
(external link)
See also Page 9
Aug. 13 Southend Seine Bay Aug. 14 ETC 67 Convoy available at ETC convoys
(external link)
Aug. 18 Seine Bay Southend Aug. 19 FTC 71 Convoy available at FTC convoys
(external link)
On to Harwich
(Page 9)
Aug. 27 Southend Seine Bay Aug. 28 ETC 81 Convoy available at ETC convoys
(external link)
Aug. 31 Seine Bay Southend Sept. 1 FTC 84 Convoy available at FTC convoys
(external link)
See also Page 9
Sept. 7 Southend Southampton Sept. 8 ETC 91 Convoy available at ETC convoys
(external link)
Left Southampton Sept. 10
(Page 9)
? Sept. 12 Newhaven Southampton Sept. 12 WDC 6 Convoy available at WDC 6
(external link)
Sept. 17 Southampton Seine Bay Sept. 18 ETC 101 Convoy available at ETC convoys
(external link)
Missing movements:
Page 9 & Page 10
Dec. 19 Southend Antwerp Dec. 20 TAM 23 Convoy available at TAM 23
(external link)
Subsequent voyages:
Page 10 above, Page 11, Page 12 & Page 13


 Misc. WW II: 
For information on voyages made in between those noted below, please see the documents received from the National Archives of Norway and A. Hague's Voyage Record above.

According to A. Hague, Sollund sailed in Convoy HN 5 from Norway to the U.K. in Dec.-1939. In Febr.-1940, she's listed in the original Advance Sailing Telegram for Convoy HN 10 from Norway, bound for Preston with pulp. A. Hague has her returning to Norway at the end of that month with Convoy ON 16, and on March 22 (just a couple of weeks before Norway was invaded) we find her in Convoy HN 21, cargo of talc for Manchester. Follow the links for more info; several Norwegian ships took part in all these convoys.

Judging from the information found on Page 1 of the archive documents, she was at Ayr, Scotland when war broke out in Norway on Apr. 9-1940. She had arrived there from Fowey on Apr. 8, remaining for several weeks. It looks like she had been on her way to Sweden, but was diverted to Preston, where she arrived from Ayr on May 23, later making a voyage to France.

As can be seen from the images received from the Norwegian archives, Sollund was mostly in service around the U.K. during the war. It'll also be noticed that she occasionally had long stays in port.

At the beginning of May-1941 she was in Liverpool during the 5 day air attacks there, which started on May 3. According to Page 2, she had arrived there from Holyhead on Apr. 30. Sollund was right next to the Greek D/S Moscha D. Kydoniefs which was hit and set on fire on May 7 (her crew had gone to the bomb shelters). Sollund had to move to the other side of the dock to avoid the flames, but 1st Mate Thomas Oftedal decided to row back with 5 others to try to save the Greek ship. They fought the flames for 5 hours, and were subsequently able to move her away from the quay and tie her alongside Sollund. Other Norwegian ships in Liverpool during this bombing raid were M/S Bra-Kar, M/S Mosdale and D/S Stromboli. According to J. R. Hegland's "Nortraships flåte", M/S Tai Yin and M/S Temeraire were also there, but as will be seen when following the links, they were in another part of the world in this period. However, on checking further, I find that Tai Shan was in Liverpool at that time, having arrived from New York on Apr. 29, according to her Voyage Record for this period. Departure is given as May 24. Sollund left Liverpool again on May 16. (For info, the Greek ship shows up in Convoy OB 329, which left Liverpool on May 31-1941 - external link. See also Christian Krohg).

A. Hague says that Sollund was involved in a collision with Rolfsborg on May 7-1942, while in Convoy EN 81 (external link) - I have no further details on this. According to Page 4 of the archive documents, she arrived Kirkwall that same day, leaving again for Inverness 3 days later, so damages (if any) could not have been very serious. Rolfsborg shows up in Convoy BB 174 shortly thereafter (also external page).

The archive documents reveal some long gaps here and there in Sollund's voyages; I'm not sure whether some voyages are simply missing from the record, or whether this means she was in for various repairs etc. For instance, there's a particularly long gap on Page 6. She had arrived Leith from Inverness on Jan 22-1943 and departure date is given as May 12. See also Page 8, which shows she had arrived Hull on Dec. 24-1943, leaving again on March 6-1944, subsequently spending a month at North Shields. Also, Page 11 shows that she had arrived Hull on March 29-1945, with departure June 7. Similar gaps can be found all through her record.

Sollund took part in Operation Neptune, arriving Normandy with ammunition on June 13-1944, leaving the same day, according to "Nortraships flåte". It took her 4 days to get back to the U.K., so she must have had some kind of problems. She was repaired, and resumed her service to Normandy a few days later, making 25 such voyages altogether.

From Page 12 of the archive documents, we learn that she got to go home to Norway already in July-1945, making several more voyages home before that year was over. In fact, it looks like Christmas may have been celebrated while in Norway (she had arrived Skien on Dec. 20; departure date is not given, but she arrived Tyne on Jan. 1-1946). See also Page 13.

 POST WAR: 

Sold to Brødrene Anda, Stavanger in Oct.-1953, to be broken up.

Related external link:
Normandy - 6 June/24 July-1944


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

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