The information on registered seafarers is not in all cases complete. As new sources are studied, information on engagements and medals etc. will be added to some of the already registered seafarers.
Sverre Bakken
- Date of birth
- August 21, 1913
- Date of death
- June 15, 1943Cause of death: War-related shipwreck
- Parents
- Gender
- Male
- Nationality
- Norway
- Birthplace
- Frosta
- Place of living
- Vågen, Frosta pr. Trondheim
- County
- Nord-Trøndelag
- Rank
- Maritime inquiries 1939 - 1945
- Other
- Participant in WW2
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Registernummer under krigen: London 11272, NY 17784
Våre falne:
Var under krigen matros på m/s Høegh Silverdawn. På vei fra Australia til den persiske bukt ble skipet rammet av to torpedoer under et angrep fra en den tyske hjelpekrysseren Michel 15. juni 1943 og kom straks i brann. Samtidig ble det rettet maskingeværild mot skipets dekk og alle utganger, og han ble drept sammen med seks passasjerer og åtte av mannskapet.
Sources
Engagements (14)
- Ships
- D/S Gudvor
- Nationality
- Norway
- Rank
- Unkown
- Signed on
- Harbour: Unkown
Date: Unkown - Signed off
- Harbour: Unkown
Date: 7/13/1938
- Ships
- M/T Leiv Eiriksson
- Nationality
- Norway
- Rank
- Unkown
- Signed on
- Harbour: Unkown
Date: Unkown - Signed off
- Harbour: Unkown
Date: 2/13/1940
- Ships
- M/S Tai Ping
- Nationality
- Norway
- Rank
- Unkown
- Signed on
- Harbour: Unkown
Date: Unkown - Signed off
- Harbour: Unkown
Date: 5/4/1939
- Ships
- M/S Høegh Silverdawn
- Nationality
- Norway
- Rank
- Able seaman
- Signed on
- Harbour: New York, NY, USA
Date: 4/6/1943 - Signed off
- Harbour: Omkom ved beskytning fra skip/ubåt/land
Date: 6/15/1943
- Ships
- M/T Astrell
- Nationality
- Norway
- Rank
- Able seaman
- Signed on
- Harbour: Boston, Massachusetts, USA
Date: 10/7/1942 - Signed off
- Harbour: Torpedert
Date: 11/5/1942
- Ships
- D/S Norjerv
- Nationality
- Norway
- Rank
- Able seaman
- Signed on
- Harbour: Liverpool, Lancashire, England
Date: 7/6/1942 - Signed off
- Harbour: Boston, Massachusetts, USA
Date: 9/1/1942
- Ships
- D/S Troubadour
- Nationality
- Norway
- Rank
- Able seaman
- Signed on
- Harbour: Liverpool, Lancashire, England
Date: 5/26/1942 - Signed off
- Harbour: Boston, Massachusetts, USA
Date: 6/8/1942
- Ships
- D/S Tore Jarl
- Nationality
- Norway
- Rank
- Able seaman
- Signed on
- Harbour: Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada
Date: 11/13/1941 - Signed off
- Harbour: Liverpool, Lancashire, England
Date: 5/19/1942
- Ships
- M/T Anna Knudsen
- Nationality
- Norway
- Rank
- Ordinary seaman
- Signed on
- Harbour: Unkown
Date: 11/13/1941 - Signed off
- Harbour: Unkown
Date: 1942
- Ships
- D/S Lysaker V
- Nationality
- Norway
- Rank
- Able seaman
- Signed on
- Harbour: Unkown
Date: 9/9/1941 - Signed off
- Harbour: Leith, Mid Lothian, Skottland
Date: 11/10/1941
- Ships
- D/S Topdalsfjord
- Nationality
- Norway
- Rank
- Able seaman
- Signed on
- Harbour: Unkown
Date: 6/3/1941 - Signed off
- Harbour: Unkown
Date: 8/12/1941
- Ships
- D/S Vigsnes
- Nationality
- Norway
- Rank
- Able seaman
- Signed on
- Harbour: Unkown
Date: 1/10/1941 - Signed off
- Harbour: Unkown
Date: 5/29/1941
- Ships
- D/S Bergensfjord
- Nationality
- Norway
- Rank
- Unkown
- Signed on
- Harbour: Unkown
Date: 10/31/1940 - Signed off
- Harbour: Unkown
Date: 11/30/1940
- Ships
- D/S Erica
- Nationality
- Norway
- Rank
- Unkown
- Signed on
- Harbour: Unkown
Date: 8/1/1938 - Signed off
- Harbour: Unkown
Date: 10/4/1938
Voyages
Places of Service (0)
Medals (1)
Going through new source material in order to document the war sailors and their history is an ongoing and extensive effort, and there exist no complete register over decorations awarded. Infomation about medals will therefore be registered gradually and be based on different source materials. The war sailors were awarded medals both during and after the war. Do you want to read more about decorations, then please study this page: Decorations
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