The information below regarding ships in the Nortraship fleet is a direct transcript of the original source 'Sjøforklaringer fra andre verdenskrig (1940 - 1945)'. The informasjon is collected from maritime inquiries held during and right after the war. The information may differ from the other quality assured information in Krigsseilerregisteret.
- Date
- February 11, 1942
- Rank
- Atlanterhavet, N. 56 09' W. 31 09'
- Cause
- Torpedert [av tyske ubåter]
- Cargo
- Stykkgods
- Route
- New York - Liverpool
- Crew list
- Komplett
- Missing
- 0
- Captured during WW2
- 0
- Survived
- 29
- Deceased
- 0 [0]
- Date
- February 21, 1942
- Place
- Glasgow
- Administrator
- Konsul L. Offerdahl
Minute
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Appeared the vessel's master, Alfred Herman Årdahl, and produced a report prepared by him with reference to the war loss ...
The captain referred to the report and added that the vessel had a crew of 30 men - 2 in excess of the manning scale. All were saved. The vessel was in completely seaworthy condition with lifeboats and lifesaving equipment according to regulations. The voyage passed without any occurrences until th 10th February in the evening. No U-boats or aeroplanes had been seen during the voyage, whilst no warnings had been received from the escorting corvettes either. Then secret convoy instructions, which were lying in the chart-room, also went down with the ship. All lights on board were screened at the moment of the torpedoing. The captain, himself, was then on the bridge together with the 3rd officer, the look-out man and the helmsman. They also had an English gunner on board, but there was no opportunity of using the guns. The captain did not himself see that "Heina" sunk as he was taken on board the corvette in an unconscious condition and was being aattended to by a doctor. The "Heina" sank probably about an hour after the torpedoing.
...
The 1st witness (Hans Hansen, 3rd officer) was acquainted with the contents of the report, to which he referred as his evidence, and added that he was on watch on the bridge at the moment of the torpedoing. He had come on duty at 20 o'clock and during that time he had not seen either U-boats or aeroplanes. The witness did not himself see that the "Heina" sank as, at that time, he was down below in the corvette.
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The wnd witness (Arvid Christiansen, chief engineer) stated that he was in the engine room when the torpedoing occurred. The engine had all the time been working quite normally and all orders from the bridge were promptly carried out. When the the torpedo came no direct damage was done to the engine which continued to work. The witness at once ran up on deck where he was told by the chief officer to go down and stop the engine and this he did.
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Deck log (in Norwegian)
Journalutdrag ex. M/S HEINA
M/S "Heina" avgikk New York onsdag 21. januar 1942, med 6095 tons stykkgods bestemt for Liverpool. Dypg. avg. F. 5' 3" A. 5' 2" M.D. 4' 5".
Ankom Halifax lørdag 24. januar. Avgikk Halifax fredag 30. januar i konvoy. Reisen fortsattes under vekslende værforhod til tirsdag den 10.ø februar, da der ved 10.- tiden hørtes en kraftig eksplosjon tett ved om St.B., som antokes å være en dypvannsbombe. Da der antokes å være undervannsbåter i nærheten var mannskapet fra nu av stand by.
Ved 21.45 tiden hørtes flere eksplosjoner fra dypvannsbomber forut om S.B.
Kl. 21.50 såes en kraftig ildsøile rett forut, der blev øieblikkelig ringt alarm og slått full fart forover i maskinen samtidig som der blev gitt hårdt St.B. ror, for ikke å renne inn i det forangående fartøi. På broen befandt sig kapteinen, 3. styrmann og utkik.
Umiddelbart efter blev farten redusert til havl, og samtidig blev skibet rammet av en torpedo ved nr. 2 luke om B.B.
Ved eksplosjonen blev kapteinen som befandt sig på B.B. side av broen slått bevistløs av nedstyrtende cementblokker.
Ved eksplosjonen fikk skibet sterk slagside til B.B. Alle mann sprang til livbåteren, maskinen blev stoppet og utsetningen av livbåterne foregikk uten uheld.
Skibets posisjon var ved torpederingen N. 56 09' W. 31 09'. vomdsturle 0, lett dønning.
Ved optelling i livbåterne savnedes 3 mann som ved eksplosjonen og skibets krengning hoppet overbord.
Efter ca. 1 times forløp blev begge livbåter som opholdt sig i nærheten av Heina, observert av Canadisk corvet K. 175. "Dauphin" som tok mannskapet ombord. Kapteinen blev straks tatt under behandling, og blev annsett som værende utenfor fare.
Da "Heina" ennu ikke var sunket fortsatte Corvetten rundt skibet, herunder blev de savnede 3 mann funnet på en av skibets flåter og tatt ombord.
Ved 23.00 tiden såes "Heina" synke med baugen først.
Efter ca. 3 dages ophold ombord i Corvetten, blev mannskapet fredag den 13. februar landsatt i Londonderry, og kapteinen innlagt på hospital. Mannskapet blev derfra videresendt til Glasgow.
Under torpederingen gikk alle skibets journaler tapt.
S. Michelsen, 1. styrmann
H. Hansen, 3. styrmann
O. Pedesen, Matros
Ole Stornes, Matros
A. Aardahl, Fører
Crew list (30)
- Name
- Kaare Bergene
- Details
- Date of birth August 11, 1921 in Sandar
- Nationality
- Norway
- Rank
- Kokk
- Fate
- Reddet
- Details
- Date of birth June 9, 1922 in Nor. Sydney
- Nationality
- United Kingdom
- Rank
- Telegrafist
- Fate
- Reddet
- Details
- Date of birth March 7, 1903 in Trondheim
- Nationality
- Norway
- Rank
- 2. maskinist
- Fate
- Reddet
- Name
- Fridolf Edquist
- Details
- Date of birth April 11, 1912 in Komperudengen, Modum
- Nationality
- Norway
- Rank
- Matros
- Fate
- Reddet
- Name
- Knut Eide
- Details
- Date of birth April 14, 1911 in Stavanger
- Nationality
- Norway
- Rank
- Motormann
- Fate
- Reddet
- Details
- Date of birth May 8, 1905 in Larvik
- Nationality
- Norway
- Rank
- 2. maskinist
- Fate
- Reddet
- Details
- Date of birth October 4, 1896 in Kragerø
- Nationality
- Norway
- Rank
- Stuert
- Fate
- Reddet
- Name
- Sigurd Hansen
- Details
- Date of birth August 3, 1924 in Ramnes, Tønsberg
- Nationality
- Norway
- Rank
- Lettmatros
- Fate
- Reddet
- Details
- Date of birth April 9, 1915 in Tune
- Nationality
- Norway
- Rank
- Motormann
- Fate
- Reddet
- Details
- Date of birth October 7, 1900 in Oslo
- Nationality
- Norway
- Rank
- 3. Styrmann
- Fate
- Reddet
- Details
- Date of birth August 27, 1918 in Herøy, Ålesund
- Nationality
- Norway
- Rank
- Matros
- Fate
- Reddet
- Details
- Date of birth September 22, 1915 in Eide, Homborg
- Nationality
- Norway
- Rank
- Kokk
- Fate
- Reddet
- Details
- Date of birth December 17, 1908 in Riska, Sandnes
- Nationality
- Norway
- Rank
- Tømmermann
- Fate
- Reddet
- Details
- Date of birth December 1, 1915 in Onsøy
- Nationality
- Norway
- Rank
- Matros
- Fate
- Reddet
- Name
- Alf Johansen Lie
- Details
- Date of birth April 11, 1916 in Svarstad
- Nationality
- Norway
- Rank
- Matros
- Fate
- Reddet
- Details
- Date of birth October 20, 1908 in Nøtterøy
- Nationality
- Norway
- Rank
- Motormann
- Fate
- Reddet
- Details
- Date of birth February 4, 1915 in Horten
- Nationality
- Norway
- Rank
- Smører
- Fate
- Reddet
- Name
- Sverre Mikkelsen
- Details
- Date of birth December 12, 1899 in Bergen
- Nationality
- Norway
- Rank
- 1.styrmann
- Fate
- Reddet
- Name
- Henry Murphy
- Details
- Date of birth June 10, 1920 in Liverpool
- Nationality
- United Kingdom
- Rank
- Motormann
- Fate
- Reddet
- Details
- Date of birth August 4, 1905 in Tysnes
- Nationality
- Norway
- Rank
- 2. styrmann
- Fate
- Reddet
- Details
- Date of birth June 23, 1919 in Vanylven
- Nationality
- Norway
- Rank
- Matros
- Fate
- Reddet
- Details
- Date of birth September 15, 1919 in Høvåg/Ulvøysund
- Nationality
- Norway
- Rank
- Båtsmann
- Fate
- Reddet
- Name
- John Patten
- Details
- Date of birth February 26, 1922 in Liverpool
- Nationality
- United Kingdom
- Rank
- Byssegutt
- Fate
- Reddet
- Name
- Anton Pedersen
- Details
- Date of birth May 2, 1919 in Laksevåg
- Nationality
- Norway
- Rank
- Matros
- Fate
- Reddet
- Details
- Date of birth September 19, 1900 in Eidsvold
- Nationality
- Norway
- Rank
- Elektriker
- Fate
- Reddet
- Name
- John Roe
- Details
- Date of birth September 19, 1911 in Batley
- Nationality
- United Kingdom
- Rank
- Kanoner
- Fate
- Reddet
- Name
- Trygve Skaar
- Details
- Date of birth December 22, 1915 in Greipstad
- Nationality
- Norway
- Rank
- 3. maskinist
- Fate
- Reddet
- Details
- Date of birth February 27, 1917 in Ålesund
- Nationality
- Norway
- Rank
- Matros
- Fate
- Reddet
- Details
- Date of birth October 2, 1918 in Hommelvik
- Nationality
- Norway
- Rank
- Maskinassistent
- Fate
- Reddet
- Details
- Date of birth October 25, 1902 in Bergen
- Nationality
- Norway
- Rank
- Skipsfører
- Fate
- Reddet
