M/T Trondheim
Updated Febr. 5-2011

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Misc. Convoy Voyages:

For information on voyages made in between those mentioned here, please see the documents received from the National Archives of Norway and A. Hague's Voyage Record above. Follow the convoy links provided for more information; the Commodore's notes are also available for some of them, and several Norwegian ships took part.

As will be seen when going to Page 1 of the archive documents, Trondheim made voyages to places like Valparaiso, Santos, Cristobal, Talara, Rio de Janeiro, Aruba, Baton Rouge, Curacao etc. etc. in 1940-1941.

At the end of Sept.-1941, she joined the Halifax-U.K. Convoy HX 152 (station 95), together with the Norwegian Drammensfjord (106), Beth (44), Evita (93 - returned), Høegh Giant (92), Salamis (84), and Storanger (83). Trondheim was bound for Belfast, where she arrived on Oct. 13, and from Belfast Lough, she later joined the westbound North Atlantic Convoy ON 29*, which originated in Liverpool on Oct. 22 and dispersed Nov. 5 and also included Akabahra (returned), Astra, Bjørkhaug, Boreas, Marga, Spero (returned) and Spica. Eglantine and Montbretia are named among the escorts - see ON convoy escorts. According to A. Hague, Trondheim became a straggler from this convoy on Oct. 29, but she arrived Halifax safely on Nov. 9. A. Hague says she arrived with engine defects, and it'll be noticed, when going to Page 2, that she subsequently remained there for quite some time.

She left Halifax again on Febr. 19-1942, joining Convoy HX 176, arriving Liverpool on March 6, continuing to Stanlow. With Brant County, Grey County, Hallanger, James Hawson, Meline, Norefjord, Noreg and Stigstad, she returned across the Atlantic with Convoy ON 79*, which departed Liverpool on March 23 and arrived Halifax Apr. 7; Trondheim arrived New York that day (it looks like her destination was initially Port Arthur - see archive document). Later that month, we find her in Convoy HX 186 from Halifax; she arrived Avonmouth, via Belfast Lough, on May 4/5, subsequently joining the westbound Convoy ON 95*, originating in Liverpool on May 15. Her destination is again given as Port Arthur; she arrived New York on May 30, having started out from Milford Haven on the 14th. Abraham Lincoln, Daghild, Fernwood, Hardanger, Helgøy, Morgenen, N.T. Nielsen Alonso, Norbryn, Solstad and Stigstad are also listed in this convoy. In July that year, she sailed in Convoy HX 199 from Halifax, station 82, arriving Heysham on July 30. Together with Belinda, Scebeli, Sir James Clark Ross and Tungsha, she returned with Convoy ON 119*, departing Liverpool on Aug. 5, arriving New York Aug. 20. Again, see Page 2 for info on her voyages in this period (with convoy information in the Voyage Record above).

In Sept.-1942, she's listed in station 73 of Convoy HX 209 from New York, for which Skiensfjord served as Commodore Vessel. Trondheim was bound for Belfast and Heysham - she arrived Belfast Lough on Oct. 8/9, Heysham on Oct. 13. Just a few days later, she joined Convoy ON 139*, which left Liverpool for New York on Oct. 16, but she returned to port, arriving Clyde Oct. 21, later joining Convoy ON 141* from there. This convoy originated in Liverpool on Oct. 24 and arrived New York Nov. 10. Both these convoys also had other Norwegian ships, namely Fernmoor (returned), Idefjord, Norsktank, Reinholt (returned) and Tungsha, as well as the Panamanian Vestfold (Norwegian managers) in ON 139, and Albert L. Ellsworth, Anna Odland, Aun, Fagerfjell, Fernmoor, Fernwood, Gallia, Herbrand, Jenny (returned), Pan Aruba, Reinholt, Salamis, Samuel Bakke (Commodore Vessel), Skiensfjord and Ørnefjell in ON 141.

There's now a gap in her voyage information - the last entry on Page 2 shows her leaving New York on Nov. 15-1942, returning to port that same day, and the first voyage on Page 3 shows her departing New York on Jan. 30-1943. According to A. Hague she had suffered engine defects.

On Febr. 28-1943, we find her in station 112 of the New York-U.K. Convoy HX 228, in which Brant County and several others were sunk - follow the links for more info. See also the cruising order/Commodore's notes, as well as these reports and the analysis of attacks. Trondheim arrived Heysham, via Belfast Lough, on March 16, and subsequently joined the westbound Convoy ON 174*, originating in Liverpool on March 20, arriving New York Apr. 8. Fagerfjell, Norbryn, Nueva Granada and Troubadour are also listed. In May, she can be found in Convoy HX 237 from New York to the U.K. (2 Norwegian ships were sunk, namely Brand and Sandanger - again, follow the links for details). Trondheim's destination is given as Swansea, where she arrived (again via Belfast Lough) on May 18. A few days later she joined Convoy ON 186*, which originated in Liverpool on May 24 and arrived New York June 7; Trondheim arrived Baltimore on June 8, having started out from Milford Haven May 23. B. P. Newton, Herbrand, Meline, Norholm and Spinanger are also named in this convoy. Trondheim was scheduled for Convoy HX 247 from New York on July 7, but instead joined the next convoy on July 15, HX 248. The Commodore's report is also available for this convoy. Her destination is given as Grangemouth on that occasion, and she arrived there, via Loch Ewe, on July 31 (Page 3).

With Athos, California Express, Fjordaas, Gefion, Hardanger, Montevideo (Commodore Vessel), Mosli, Oregon Express, Roald Amundsen and Skotaas, she now joined the westbound Convoy ON 196*, originating in Liverpool on Aug. 8-1943, arriving New York on the 21st, and about a week later, she's listed in station 46 of Convoy HX 254, again bound for Grangemouth. Together with California Express, Dageid, Duala, Gefion, Lista, Norholm, Polartank, Skaraas, Vav, Vinga and the Panamanian Norlys (Norwegian managers), she headed in the other direction again with Convoy ON 203* originating in Liverpool on Sept. 22, arriving New York Oct. 10, and according to Arnold Hague, she returned to the U.K. in Convoy HX 262*, which left New York on Oct. 18 and arrived Liverpool Nov. 2. He has also included California Express, Fjordaas, Gallia and Strinda (returned following a collision). Her last Trans-Atlantic convoy voyage that year was made, along with Bañaderos (for Clyde only?), Elisabeth Bakke (Commodore Vessel), Herbrand, Norholm, Vanja and Østhav, in Convoy ON 211*, departing Liverpool on Nov. 13, arriving New York on the 29th. From the U.S., she headed to Augusta the following month - again, see Page 3 as well as Page 4. Convoy information for her subsequent voyages can be found in the Voyage Record.

Skipping now to June-1944, when I have Trondheim in Convoy GUS 44, which originated in Port Said on June 24. This convoy was bound for Hampton Roads (arrival July 18), but several ships parted company along the way, while others joined (some Norwegian); in fact, Trondheim is said to have joined from Augusta on June 29, and she was only bound for Casablanca, where she arrived July 5, according to Page 4 of the archive docs. Note that she's also mentioned in connection with Convoy GUS 45; she arrived New York on July 28, having joined the convoy from Casablanca. Further voyages are shown on Page 4 and Page 5, with convoy details in the Voyage Record.

From Page 5, we learn that she headed home to Norway from Curacao in Dec.-1945, arriving Bergen early Jan.-1946.

POST WAR:

Sold in 1952 to "Mare Nostrum" SpA, Genoa, Italy, renamed Punta Ronco. Sold to Italian breakers and arrived Spezia Apr. 13-1965 to be broken up.

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