Manager: Det Nordenfjeldske Dampskibsselskab, Trondheim
Tonnage: 921 gt, 550 net, 840 tdwt.

Delivered in Apr.-1906 from Trondhjems mek. Verksted as Tordenskjold (123) to Det Nordenfjeldske Dampskibsselskab, Trondhjem. 205' 9"/195' (loa/lpp) x 29' 6" x 15' 6"/22' 8" (D/D1), Triple exp. steam engine by yard, 741 ihp at trials, 12 knots, 2 cargo holds. Certified for 200 passengers in coastal service, and 85 in North Sea service. Put into service to Hamburg. Ran aground near Egersund on Apr. 5-1910 and had to be beached in Hovlandsviken due to heavy damages. Ran aground again on Jan. 29-1913 near Bardalsøen in Ranenfjord, but continued to Bodø. Collided in the North Sea on May 28-1913 with the Danish D/S Trankebar, but was able to continue to Hamburg in spite of extensive damages. Went into coastal service in 1917. Ran aground at Hånæs on March 7-1919, between Grytten and Tungenes Light, refloated and taken in tow to Bru, then after diver examinations she was taken to Bergen for repairs. In service as "replacement" vessel in Hurtigruten in 1920-'21. In regularly scheduled coastal service 1922-'40. In Febr.-1929 she replaced Kong Harald which had been damaged by fire outside Kirkenes (Hurtigruten). Had engine trouble near Rissa on Febr. 10-1937 and was taken in tow to Brekstad by D/S Fosen. Boiler damage was repaired and she returned to Trondheim.

Captain: Morten Lossius.

Misc. War Details:

This ship is listed in Convoy ON 20 from the U.K. to Norway in the middle of March-1940. She's said to have returned to the U.K. with Convoy HN 23B at the end of that month, but there seems to be some confusion re the identity of this ship in that the Advance Sailing Telegram for this convoy says this was the 575 gt Tordenskjold, while A. Hague claims it was the 921 gt one. If indeed it was the 921 gt ship, it looks like she did not sail, or returned to port, because she shows up again in Convoy HN 25, which left Bergen on Apr. 7-1940 and arrived Methil on the 12th. However, she's said to have been in Harstad, Norway on her way north when Norway was attacked by the Germans on Apr. 9-1940, so it looks like the Tordenskjold in some (or all) of these convoys was the other ship by this name.

After her voyage had been completed she was ordered into Hurtigruten service between Mosjøen and Kirkenes. On May 3, 2 of her crew were injured when she came under air attack on Solbergfjord. Requisitioned for use as troop transport. Knew about the planned meeting at Kågsund on June 7-1940 (D/S Finmarken has details on this), but didn't have enough fuel to make it further west from there. She was on the coast of Finnmark when notification of the plan reached her. She got what she needed at Hammerfest, proceeded from Sarnespollen/Honningsvåg to Longyearbyen, Svalbard on June 9, was replenished with coal again there and continued to Iceland. On June 17 she was put into service as troop transport between England, Iceland, the Faroe Islands and the Shetland Islands.