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D/S Stargard To Stargard on the "Ships starting with S" page. Owner: A/S Standard Built by Trondhjems Mekaniske Verksted, Trondheim in 1915. Captain: Lars Larsen
Stargard is listed in Convoy HN 10 from Norway to the U.K. in Febr.-1940, bound for Bristol with general cargo. Early in March we find her in the U.K.-Norway Convoy ON 17A, and at the end of that month, shortly before the German invasion of Norway, she joined Convoy HN 22, bound for Bristol with pulp. In Sept.-1940 she sailed in the slow Sydney (C.B.)-U.K. Convoy SC 3, cargo of lumber for Boston, possibly later bound for Newport. (See also Lotos). In Febr.-1941 she's listed as bound for West Hartlepool with pit props in the slow Halifax-U.K. Convoy SC 22, and that summer, at the end of July-1941, she shows up in the westbound North Atlantic Convoy ON 1, leaving Liverpool on July 26-1941. Her return voyage was to be her last. Follow the links for more info; several Norwegian ships took part in all these convoys. Related external link:
Stargard, on a voyage from Chatham, N.B. with a cargo of 1600 tons lumber for London, was in Convoy SC 42, departing Sydney C.B. (Cape Breton) for the U.K. on Aug. 30-1941. Please follow the link for details on this convoy battle and the names of ships sunk (incl. the cruising order of the convoy). See also the external website that I've linked to at the end of this page. She was struck amidships in the engine room by a torpedo from U-432 (Schultze) on Sept. 10. The bridge deck was torn open, both port lifeboats were destroyed, the entire midships section was enveloped in steam, and she sank deeply with the after end, listing heavily to starboard. 2 men were killed, believed to have been in the engine room at the time. The captain and Ordinary Seaman Keys were thrown overboard from the bridge and the 2nd mate from amidships, but were able to keep themselves afloat until they could be rescued by Able Seaman Hansen, Ordinary Seaman Volo and the 1st mate in the starboard lifeboat. The rest of the crew remained on board until D/S Regin came to assist, taking 9 men off the wreck. The 6 in the lifeboat were picked up within about half an hour by one of the corvettes and landed in Reykjavik on Sept. 13, where the captain, Ordinary Seaman Volo and Ordinary Seaman Keys were taken to a hospital. About 2 hours after the torpedo had hit, all that could be seen of Stargard was the port side above water, position 61 30N 40 30W. (Stargard was equipped with 2 machine guns). The maritime inquiry was held in Glasgow on Sept. 30-1941 with the 1st and 2nd mates and Able Seaman Hansen attending. Crew List:
Related external links: Back to Stargard on the "Ships starting with S" page. The text on this page was compiled with the help of: "Nortraships flåte", J. R. Hegland, "Sjøforklaringer fra 2. verdenskrig", Volume II, Norwegian Maritime Museum, and misc. (ref. My sources).
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