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M/S Villanger To Villanger on the "Ships starting with V" page. Manager: Westfal-Larsen & Co., A/S Bergen. Delivered in Aug.-1929 from Sir W. G. Armstrong, Whitworth & Co., Newcastle. On charter to Ministry of War Transport from 1940 to 1945, then returned to Norway.
According to the first external website that I've linked to at the end of this text, Villanger sailed in Convoy SL 114, which departed Freetown on June 25-1942 and arrived Liverpool on July 17. She had a general cargo for Mersey and had station 65 of the convoy. The Norwegian Belnor, Norholm, Solfonn and Vanja are also said to have taken part in SL 114, as is Norbris (Panamanian flag). Sveve was scheduled but did not join (sailed in the next convoy). Villanger, general cargo for Mersey, is listed among the ships in the Halifax-U.K. Convoy HX 206 in Sept.-1942. In Nov. she can be found in the New York-U.K. Convoy HX 214, bound for Belfast Dock, then Cardiff, returning to New York in ballast the following month with the westbound Convoy ON 153, station 22. She went back to the U.K. in Jan.-1943 with Convoy HX 223 in which Kollbjørg and Nortind were lost. The Norwegian Brasil, Brimanger and Egda also took part. In March-1943 she was in the westbound Convoy ON 170, which departed Liverpool on March 3 and arrived New York on the 20th. She subsequently returned to the U.K. with Convoy HX 233 the following month (Apr. 6-Apr. 21), together with several other Norwegian ships. She sailed in station 54 and had a general cargo as well as explosives. She must have gone back to the U.S., because in June we find her in Convoy HX 243, leaving New York on June 7, arriving Liverpool on the 21st, general cargo for Liverpool, station 21. Towards the end of Aug. she was scheduled for Convoy HX 253 from New York, but instead joined the next convoy (HX 254), general cargo, destination Avonmouth Dock, station 112. At the end of Nov. that year she sailed in the westbound Convoy ON 212. The only other Norwegian ships in this convoy, except for the escorting corvettes Eglantine, Rose and Potentilla, were Vav, Fjordaas and Spinanger. In March-1944 we find Villanger in Convoy HX 282, general cargo for Glasgow, then in May she's listed in Convoy HX 291, which included several other Norwegian vessels, among them Heranger, Høyanger (Vice Commodore ship), O. B. Sørensen, Para, Vav, Stirlingville, Minerva, Velox and others (follow convoy link for a complete list). This convoy departed New York on May 10 and arrived Liverpool on the 27th. Villanger's cargo was ammunition and vehicles. She's also listed as sailing in Convoy HX 299 in July that year, bound for Liverpool with general cargo, as well as in HX 308 in Sept., general cargo for Liverpool. On the latter occasion she acted as the Vice Commodore's ship, having A. J. Baxter, R.N.R. on board. In Nov. she was again bound for Liverpool with general cargo, this time acting as Commodore Vessel for Convoy HX 319, having the Norwegian R. G. Bruusgaard on board as Commodore. She was scheduled for the New York-U.K. Convoy HX 333 in Jan.-1945, but instead joined the next convoy, HX 334, bound for Hull with general and explosives. In March-1945 she sailed in the westbound Convoy ON 288 with 9 other Norwegian ships, namely Viggo Hansteen, Dageid Tanafjord, Slemmestad, G. C. Brøvig, Polartank, Heranger, Harald Torsvik and Høyanger. This convoy, which unfortunately is not available to me, departed Southend on March 2-1945 and arrived New York on the 19th. The Norwegian commodore, R. G. Bruusgaard was in Port Fremantle. More details on all the Norwegian ships mentioned here can be found with the help of the alphabet index at the end of this page.
Sold in Nov.-1954 to Blyth Dry Docks & Shipbuilders. Taken over by Mollers Ltd, Hong Kong. Sold in 1955 to Harbour Line Ltd, London, and renamed Castle Harbour. Sold during May 1959 to Hong Kong breakers, having been laid up at that port since March 11-1959 (Received from R. W. Jordan). Related external links: Picture of Villanger Back to Villanger on the "Ships starting with V" page. Another Villanger was delivered to Westfal-Larsen in July-1958, built by J. L. Thompson & Son, Sunderland, 9347 gt. Sold in May-1974 to Arne Teigens Rederi A/S, Egersund (Bruusgaard Kiøsterud Skips-A/S), renamed Ryttervik. Renamed Hai Hing in 1976. Taken over by p/r Ryttervik (Thoresen International), Egersund in 1977. Sold in 1979 to Lugar S.A., Panama. Sold in 1980 to Selco Hong kong Ltd., Hong kong. Broken up in Pakistan in 1981. The text on this page was compiled with the help of: "Nortraships flåte", J. R. Hegland, "The Allied Convoy System", Arnold Hague, and E-mails from Roger W. Jordan - (ref. My sources).
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