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1919 DS Hermelin.jpg
Submitted by Grousehunter
Date picture taken (may be approximate): 
Wednesday, January 1, 1919
Gallery: 
1910s-1920s Schou-Sørensen family photos
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Submitted by Grousehunter on Thu, 2017-05-04 06:51.

Shipyard: Hong Kong & Whampoa Dock Co. Ltd, Kowloon

 
Shipowner: Bruusgaard Kiøsterud D/S A/S, Norway
 
1928 Sold for NOK 494.000 Compagnie Navale de l’Oceanie, 
Noumea, Nouvelle Caledonie, France. Renamed ST. FRANCOIS
XAVIER.
1929 Sold to Compagnie Navale et Commerciale de l’Oceanie,
Noumea. Renamed GIA LONG.
1930 Sold to Societe des Services Contractuels des 
Messageries Maritimes, Noumea. Renamed DUMONT 
D’URVILLE.
1935 Sold to Moller Line, Ltd. (Mollers Ltd), Shanghai, China.
Renamed JOAN MOLLER. British flag.
1941 Scuttled by own crew 25/120 at Hong Kong.
1942 Raised by Japanese salvors, put in trade as GYOYU 
MARU.
1944 Torpedoed and sunk 03/07 by the American submarine
USS SEAHORSE SS-304 (Commander Donald McGregor) in 
position 19.28N-115.41E, abt. 200 nm SSE of Hong Kong.

Submitted by David on Thu, 2017-05-04 19:19.

These photos of ships being launched are good to see. Please do you know why your family were involved? I don't see Thoresen mentioned in the timeline above, so I wondered what the connection is.

Regards, David

Submitted by Grousehunter on Thu, 2017-05-11 05:08.

Bruusgaard & Kiøsteruud was a norwegian shipowner, situated in Drammen Norway. They were coworking with, and shareholders of the norwegian merchant, engeneering and shipping agency Thoresen & Co which was a branch office of Det Oversøiske Compagne(The Oversea Export and Imort Company Ltd.) in Christiania Norway. DOC had many offices around the world.  In China at 15 Canton Road Hong Kong, and another office in Shanghai.  The Hong kong manager of Thoresen & Co was Arne Schou Sørensen who followed Bjarne Aagaard in 1910.

Bruusgaard & Kiøsterud contracted the building of DS Hermelin, and the honour of baptizing the new ship was given to Schou-Sørensens oldest daughter Gunvor. Her mother Severine got the mission in 1918 to baptize the SS Prominent which also was buildt at Whampoa Dock Company for another norwegian shipowner; D/S A/S Produce in Haugesund Norway.  

 

Submitted by David on Thu, 2017-05-11 15:10.

All clear now, thanks for the explanation.