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D/S Tonjer To Tonjer on the "Ships starting with T" page. Manager: H. M. Wrangell & Co. A/S, Haugesund Delivered in Aug.-1920 from Smith's Dock & Co. Ltd., Middlesbrough as Tonjer to D/S A/S Corona (H. M. Wrangell & Co. A/S) Haugesund. "Våre gamle skip" by Leif M. Bjørkelund and E. H. Kongshavn gives tonnages as 3269 gt, 1949 net, 5500 tdwt, 334.2' x 48' x 22.7', Triple exp. 313 nhp (S. D. & Co.). In service to The Far East from 1923. Captain in the period 1922-1939 was Ole Henrik Rasmussen.
Her voyages are listed on these original images from the Norwegian National Archives: Tonjer usually sailed independently. Convoy information for a few of the above voyages can be obtained by following the instructions at the external link below.
Sold on Nov. 5-1951 to Mitsui Line K. K., Kobe, Japan and renamed Mandasan Maru. Broken up early 1961. Related external link: Back to Tonjer on the "Ships starting with T" page. Other ships by this name: Haugesund had a small steamship by this name from 1911, originally delivered in 1890 as Victor for a Swedish company (built in Gothenburg), 238 gt. Purchased in 1893 by Lars Riisdahl, D. Gjessen and K. J. Kjeldsen, Skudeneshavn, used for herring trade. Sold in 1900 to B. Stolt-Nielsen, Haugesund, continuing in the same trade. Registered under the Icelandic flag in 1908, but back to the Norwegian flag in 1910 (B. Stolt-Nielsen). Sold in 1911 to Johs. Fresvig, Haugesund and sailed as Tonjer, then in 1916 to Hekla Silde- og Fiskekompagnie (H. Henriksen), Haugesund. Sailed as Material, Christiania from 1918, sank as Erling of Oslo on Dec. 2-1938 while laid up at Hovedøy in Oslofjord. ("Våre gamele skip", Leif. M. Bjørkelund & E. H. Kongshavn). Haugesund also had a passanger/car ferry named Tonjer, built 1953, 332 gt, lengthened in 1955, 341 gt. Rammed by M/S Nordlys in Bergen harbour on July 20-1960, rammed again by M/S Corvus in Stavanger harbour on Dec. 26-1960. Repaired and back in service, taken out of service and laid up in Haugesund in June-1968. Sold to Italy in Dec.-1969, taken over in Jan.-1970 and renamed Espresso Giglio, renamed Giglio Espresso 1971, sunk in shallow water near Napoli in 1999. ("Våre motorskip", same authors as "Våre gamle skip").
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