Norwegian Navy Destroyers Bath (ex USS Hopewell)
USS Hopewell DD-681
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This list of 70 names was found in the Norwegian magazine
"Krigsseileren", Issue No. 4 for 1973. Bath is not included in my ship
lists. The destroyer was sunk on Aug. 19-1941 while escorting Convoy
OG 71. Another source, "Nortraships flåte" by J. R. Hegland says 83
died, yet another says 86 died in all.
Siri Lawson http://www.warsailors.com/materials/survivors2.html#Anchor-bath
† John Borgen, Fossnes † Walter Carlsen, Sandefjord
† Halvard Odd Dettlie, Tønsberg † Martin Olai Eikrem, Møre
† Arne Berg Eliassen, Stamsund † Arvid Evensen, Sandar
† Ingar Norman Fareng, Oslo † Knut Frydenlund, Sarpsborg
† Henry Godtwald, Porsgrund † Erling Gulbrandsen, Oslo
† Jan Erik Håve, Moss † Erling J. Hansen, Bergen
† Gunnar Henrik Hansen, Gjøvik † Herman Hansen, Horten
† Leif Hansen, Sandefjord † Reidar Hansen, Sandefjord
† Rolf Gerhard Hansen, Brevik † Waldemar Hansen, Hansnes
† Ivar Haugerud, Vikersund † Ivar A. Helland, Oslo
† Hans W. Henriksen, Stokke † Harald Holtan, Larvik
† Olaf Holtan, Sandar † Arvid Høva, Eidsvold
† Gudmund Henry Jensen, Rossfjordstraumen † Alf P. J. Johansen, Troms
† Leif Johansen, Troms † Leif Johansen, Fredrikstad
† Norolf Edgard Johansen, Fredrikstad † Olof Johansen, Lenvik
† Thorleif Johansen, Skøyen † Henry O. Karlsen, Kristiansand S
† Alf Th. Kristiansen, Oslo † Ragnar T. Kristiansen, Fredrikstad
† Nils D. Knudsen, Harstad † Lars Gusland Larsen, Larvik
† Magne Lie, Hardanger † Knut Gudm. Lindberg, Drammen
† Borgvald L. Lorentsen, Lenvik † Arne S. Lund, Fredrikstad
† Wilhelm Lundquist, Tønsberg † Olav Martin Måren, Middlesbrough
† Fredrik Melsom, Horten (Captain?) † Maks Bergeton Mikkelsen,
Skjervøy
† Ivar Angel Monsrud, Fredrikstad † Svein Mørk, Larvik
† Thorleif Møller Nilsen, Tønsberg † Harry Nord, Bergen
† Olav Konrad Olsen, Farsund † Bjarne Pedersen, Skien
† Georg Pedersen, Tønsberg † Reinholdt Reinholdtsen, Vesterålen
† Rolf Roth, Sandefjord † Bjørn Håkon Rosted, Oslo
† Johannes Solberg Rygh, Stavanger † Magnus Eide Røkenes, Hammerfest
† Sverdrup Sandberg, Helgeland † Sevrin L. Sjong, Ålesund
† Johan Skarpsno, Tønsberg † Lars Karl Skaue, Horten
† Kåre Martin Steinbækk, Nordre Salten † Cato Kruger Storm, Eidsvold
† Olaus Nilberg, Tretten (Troms) † Olav Tronshaug, Fitjar
† Thor Dagfinn Tønnesen, Stavanger † Ole Martin Vegsund, Ålesund
† Helge Vestberg, Skjeberg † Sverre Wilhelmsen, Tønsberg
† Rolf Ødegård, Horten † Johan P. Bjørnsund (home town not known)
Convoy battles
OG-71
United Kingdom - Gibraltar (North Atlantic)
17 Aug, 1941 - 23 Aug, 1941
The Convoy 22 ships
First sighting On 17 Aug, 1941 by U-201
Escorts Sloop Leigh
destroyer RNoN Bath
corvettes Campala, Hydrangea, Bluebell, Campion, Wallflower and Zinnia
A/S trawler Lord Nuffield
Addition from 20.8; destroyers Gurkha and Legion, from 21.8 destroyer
Boreas.
U-boats
U-75, U-559 *, U-204 *, U-83, U-106, U-201 *, U-564 * and U-552 *
* U-boats that fired torpedo or used the deck gun
The battle
Contact was lost from the 19th until the 21st, when Fw-200 locates it,
when the shadower U-106 was driven off. But the U-boats establish
contact on the 22nd by the U-201 and maintained until the 23rd.
8 ships are sunk for 13,225 tons, no additional ships are damaged. 2
escorts sunk.
Article compiled by Tom Linclau
Ships hit from convoy OG-71
Date U-boat Commander Name of ship GRT Nat.
19 Aug, 1941 U-204 Walter Kell H No MS Bath (I 17) S 1.060 nw
19 Aug, 1941 U-559 Hans Heidtmann Alva 1.584 br
19 Aug, 1941 U-201 Adalbert Schnee Ciscar 1.809 br
19 Aug, 1941 U-201 Adalbert Schnee Aguila 3.255 br
22 Aug, 1941 U-564 Reinhard Suhren Empire Oak 484 br
22 Aug, 1941 U-564 Reinhard Suhren Clonlara 1.203 ir
23 Aug, 1941 U-564 Reinhard Suhren Spind (d.) 2.129 nw
23 Aug, 1941 U-201 Adalbert Schnee Stork 787 br
23 Aug, 1941 U-564 Reinhard Suhren HMS Zinnia 900 br
23 Aug, 1941 U-201 Adalbert Schnee Aldergrove 1.974 br
23 Aug, 1941 U-552 Erich Topp Spind S 2.129 nw
(d.) = the ship was damaged in that attack.
Convoy info: S = straggler, D = dispersed, R = Romper
10 ships sunk for a total of 15.185 tons from convoy OG-71
Stein R
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> Names for Stein R (ste...@nospam.com)
> Subject: Re: Criticism versus Anti-Semitism
> Posting..
>
>
> This list of 70 names was found in the Norwegian magazine
> "Krigsseileren", Issue No. 4 for 1973. Bath is not included in my ship
> lists. The destroyer was sunk on Aug. 19-1941 while escorting Convoy
> OG 71. Another source, "Nortraships flåte" by J. R. Hegland says 83
> died, yet another says 86 died in all.
>
> Siri Lawson
Hi Siri --
Thank you for that list. My copy of "90 år under rent norsk
orlogsflagg" ("Ninety years under a pure Norwegian ensign") -
the history of our navy from independence in 1905 until 1995,
mentions that the KNM Bath had a crew of 126 when she was sunk
on August 19th 1941.
During the sinking, 83 men died - 70 Norwegians, 13 brits, while
43 men were saved by the other destroyers of the escort group.
Stein
Brage
Brits and where then to the "free navys" (norway,holland etc.)
Stein R
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> was this one of the "destroyers for bases" that first went to the
> Brits and where then to the "free navys" (norway,holland etc.)
Yes, indeed. You can read the history of the ship in the DANFS
(Dictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships) on Andrew Toppan's
www.hazegray.org web pages.
The Bath was one of five Town Class Destroyers (ex US ships) the
Norwegian Navy used during WW2:
KNM Mansfield, ex USS Evans (16 Dec 1940 - 11 feb 1942, returned RN)
KNM Bath, ex USS Hopewell (April 1941 - sunk 19 Aug 1941)
KNM St. Albans, ex USS Thomas (April 1941 - 4 feb 1944, returned RN)
KNM Newport, ex USS Sigourney (28 July 1941 - 24 june 1942, returned RN)
KNM Lincoln, ex USS Yarnall (11 feb 1942 - 8 feb 1944, returned RN)
Stein