Ships in HN 24
Left Bergen Apr. 3-1940, arrived Methil Roads on Apr. 7

The list of ships was received from Marek Twardowski, Poland (who in turn received it from Mike Whitley).
Supplemented with info received from Tony Cooper, England (Advance Sailing Telegram and report for HN 24) - His source: Public Records Office, Kew.

Convoy stations are not known.

A document listing all the Norway-U.K. Convoys states that Convoy HN 24 had a total of 40 ships, 3 British, 12 Norwegian, 5 Swedish, 14 Danish, 3 Finnish and 3 Estonian; 6 were bound for the west coast. (Departure date is given as Apr. 4 - this probably means the date it left Norwegian waters).

Cresco
Voyage from Oslo. Sailed from Bergen Apr. 3 in ballast for Shields, arriving Apr. 9.

Fagerbro
Voyage from Drammen. Sailed from Bergen Apr. 3, general cargo for Manchester, arriving Apr. 9.

Heire
General cargo Bergen-Liverpool, arriving Apr. 10.

Iris
Cargo of fresh fish, voyage Bergen-Shields, with arrival Apr. 9.

Marita
Voyage from Oslo. Sailed from Bergen Apr. 3, general cargo for Manchester with arrival Apr. 10.

Stadion II
In ballast for Methil, arriving Apr. 8.

Varegg
In ballast Bergen-Sunderland, arrived destination Apr. 9.

Vigør
Voyage from Oslo. Sailed from Bergen in ballast Apr. 3, continued from Methil Roads Apr. 7 to Sunderland, arriving Apr. 9.

Royal
In ballast Bergen-Methil, arriving Apr. 8.

Raftsund
Voyage from Drammen. Sailed from Bergen Apr. 3, general cargo, arrived Tayport Apr. 8, sailed Apr. 9 for Dundee, arriving same day.

Lysaker IV
Voyage from Oslo. Sailed from Bergen Apr. 3, arrived Methil Apr. 8 (in ballast). See also HN 23B.

Further details on all the above ships can be found with the help of the Ship Index.

Other nationalities:
(name of the ship is followed by flag, tonnage, and year built):

Argos (Est, 1857 t, 1904)
Voyage Bergen-Liverpool, general cargo, arriving Apr. 9.

Bur (Sw, 1956 t, 1919)
Voyage Bergen-Shields in ballast, arrival Apr. 9. (For info, Norway also had a ship named Bur).

Cyril (Da, 2116 t, 1925)
Voyage from Aalborg. Sailed from Bergen Apr. 3 in ballast for Blyth, arriving Apr. 9.

Elsa S (Fi, 1219 t, 1910)
Voyage from Copenhagen. Sailed from Bergen Apr. 3 in ballast for Hartlepool, arriving Apr. 9.

Figge (Fi, 733 t, 1904)
Voyage from Halmstad. Sailed from Bergen Apr. 3, cargo of timber for Shields, arriving Apr. 9.

Grønland (Da, 1264 t, 1923)
Voyage from Copenhagen. Sailed from Bergen Apr. 3 in ballast, arrived Methil Apr. 8, sailed May 7 to Leith w/ arrival same day.

Gunvor Maersk (Da, 1977 t, 1931)
Voyage from Copenhagen. Sailed from Bergen Apr. 3 in ballast for Leith, arriving Apr. 8.

H. H. Petersen (Da, 975 t, 1927)
Voyage Bergen-Shields in ballast, arriving Apr. 9.

Halland (Da, 1264 t, 1923)
Voyage from Copenhagen. Sailed from Bergen Apr. 3 in ballast, arrived Methil Apr. 8.

Inger Toft (Da, 2190 t, 1920)
Voyage from Copenhagen. Sailed from Bergen Apr. 3 in ballast, arrived Methil Apr. 8.

Lars Kruse (Da, 1807 t, 1923)
Voyage from Copenhagen. Sailed from Bergen Apr. 3 in ballast for Methil, arriving Apr. 8.

Lifland (Da, 2254 t, 1920)
Voyage from Copenhagen. Sailed from Bergen Apr. 3 in ballast, arrived Methil Apr. 8. (Sailed May 8 for Leith with arrival same day).

Manø (Da, 1418 t, 1925)
Voyage from Aarhus. Sailed from Bergen Apr. 3 in ballast for Sunderland, arriving Apr. 8.

Marx (Da, 1259 t, 1924)
Voyage from Aalborg. Sailed from Bergen Apr. 3, in ballast for Shields, arriving Apr. 9.

Mergus (Sw, 1368 t, 1905)
Voyage from Helsingborg. Sailed from Bergen Apr. 3 in ballast for Shields, arriving Apr. 9 (it says Aug. 9 but I'm assuming this is a typo).

Pennington Court (Br, 6098 t, 1924)
Cargo of iron ore, arrived Ålesund from Narvik on March 31, sailed from Ålesund Apr. 3, arrived Methil Roads Apr. 7, continued to Shields with arrival Apr. 9. Sailed for Immingham that same day, arrived Apr. 11.

Solstad (Sw, 1408 t, 1924)
Voyage from Gothenburg. Sailed from Bergen Apr. 3 in ballast for Burntisland, arriving Apr. 8. (For info, Norway also had a Solstad).

Tilda (Fi, 2768 t, 1903)
Voyage from Kirkenes, Norway. Sailed from Bergen Apr. 3, cargo of iron ore for Barrow with arrival Apr. 9.

Torkel (Sw, 1236 t, 1903)
Voyage from Gothenburg. Sailed from Bergen Apr. 3, general cargo for Dundee, arriving Apr. 8. Sailed Apr. 11, arrived Grangemouth Apr. 12, returned to Gothenburg, Sweden.

Ubari (Est, 1392 t, 1899)
Voyage from Uddevalla. Sailed from Bergen Apr. 3 in ballast for Hartlepool, arriving Apr. 9.

Umberleigh (Br, 4950 t, 1927)
Cargo of iron ore, arrived Ålesund from Narvik Apr. 2, sailed from Ålesund Apr. 3, and like all the other ships listed on this page she arrived Methil Roads Apr. 7. Continued to Shields with arrival Apr. 9, departed same day for Immingham, arriving Apr. 11.

Valborg (Da, 847 t)
Voyage from Odense. Sailed from Bergen Apr. 3 in ballast, continued from Methil Roads Apr. 7 to Burntisland with arrival Apr. 8.

Leola (Est, 554 t)
Voyage from Gothenburg. Sailed from Bergen Apr. 3, arrived Grangemouth Apr. 8, cargo of pulp. See also HN 23B.

Belgien (Da, 1979 t)
Voyage from Copenhagen. Sailed from Bergen Apr. 3 in ballast, arrived Methil Apr. 8. See also HN 23B.

N. C. Monberg (Da, 2301 t)
Voyage from Copenhagen. Sailed from Bergen Apr. 3 in ballast, arrived Blyth Apr. 9. See also HN 23B.

Veronica (Sw, 1316 t)
Voyage Malmö-Risør-Stockholm. Sailed from Bergen Apr. 3, cargo of pulp, arrived Shields Apr. 9, sailed Apr. 12, arrived Gravesend Apr. 15 for Bowaters Wharf, Northfleet. See also HN 23B.

Barrwhin (Br, 4998 t)
Sailed from Narvik March 27, cargo of ore, from Bergen Apr. 3, arrived Irlam Apr. 10, departed same day for Manchester with arrival same day. See also HN 23A.

*Convallaria (Sw, 1999 t)
In ballast for Blyth. See also HN 23B.

Additionally, the Danish Estland was scheduled (in ballast for Tyne), but is crossed out on the Advance Sailing Telegram with a note saying "not in convoy"*.

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The convoy of 40 ships (36 of which were neutral, according to this report), was formed up off the Norwegian coast by 09:30 on Apr. 4, and was routed east of the Shetlands - average speed 7 knots on the first 2 days, the weather being good.

The 6 westbound ships were detached off Sumbrugh Head at 17:00 on Apr. 5, escorted by HMS Kimberley. About half an hour later, 2 moored, floating (German) mines, type "Y" were sunk by rifle fire from HMS Somali, in position 126° Sumbrugh Head 17 miles. After dark that day, the escorting HMS Sheffield, Penelope and Cairo parted company, and during the night the weather deteriorated, so that speed of advance was reduced to 4 knots from midnight and onwards.

HMS Tartar was detached at 09:45 on Apr. 6 in order to land a sick man at Scapa, then rejoined at 17:00. Throughout the day, the convoy became very straggled and Matabele was put in charge of the rear portion. Speed continued to be only 4 1/2 knots during the following night, Apr. 6/7, but the next day it could be increased to about 6 knots.

The convoy was dispersed off Methil at 18:30 on Apr. 7, the 2 ships bound for Dundee, Raftsund and Torkel, having previously been detached off the Bell Rock.

Escorts:
The convoy was escorted by destroyers HMS Somali, Mashona, Kimberly, Tartar, Matabele and Codrington and screened by cruisers Sheffield, Glasgow and Cairo. HMS Penelope, and the Polish destroyers Blyskawica and Grom are also mentioned. See also this document, listing escorts for all HN and ON convoys.

Additionally, this external page has some information on this convoy and its escorts in the text under Apr. 4 and Apr. 7 (scroll down in the text).

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