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Johan Thorsen
- Date of birth
- February 17, 1909
- Date of death
- April 7, 1971
- Parents
- Gender
- Male
- Nationality
- Norway
- Birthplace
- Larvik
- Place of living
- Undersbogt. 5, Larvik.
- County
- Vestfold
- Service
- Has sailed for shipping company
- Education
- Maritime inquiries 1939 - 1945
- Other
- Participant in WW2
Ex gratia-arkivet:
Registernummer under krigen: London 18489. New York 20551.
Publikumshenvendelse:
"Johan Thorsen mønstra på M/S Titania som smører 26.2.1930. Andre skip før krigen, se egen liste over utmønstringer.
I 1938, den 28.5. mønstra han på M/S Talabot i Oslo. Seilte på Talabot bl.a. i Middelhavet, Malta konvoiene, til skipet ble bombet på havna i Valetta den 26. mars 1942.
Johan Thorsen fortsatte sin krigsseilas. Han mønstra ut rett etter ankomst Liverpool på M/S Fernwood og så fortsatte han med Wilhelmsen-skip resten av krigen.
Den 20. mars 1945 mønstrer Johan Thorsen av M/S Tungsha i Liverpool. Han kommer på sykehus og mønstrer deretter ut på M/T Anna Knutsen den 21. juni 1945.
Hans siste båt ble M/T Lancing av Larvik, påmønstret 3.12.1957 i Antwerpen og avmønstret 6.10.1958 i Amsterdam".
Larvikrulle:
Påmønstret TROJA (ukjent byggeår) som motormann 26. mars 1932. Avmønstret 31. august 1932.
Påmønstret TITANIA (ukjent byggeår) som motormann 3. mai 1937. Avmønstret 2. mars 1938.
Participated in the following historical events 1939-1945
- Maltakonvoiene (1940-1942)*Enlisted M/S Talabot as motorman
Sources
Privat arkiv avgitt til Stiftelsen Arkivet
Sjøforklaringer fra 2. verdenskrig
Sjømannskontoret i Sandefjord - Larvikrulle A - 5384
RA/S-3545/G/Gg
RA/S-3545/G/Gi/L0009
Engagements (17)
- Ships
- M/T Lancing
- Nationality
- Norway
- Rank
- Reparatør
- Signed on
- Harbour: Antwerpen, Belgia
Date: 12/3/1957 - Signed off
- Harbour: Amsterdam, Nederland
Date: 10/6/1958
- Ships
- M/S Peter Wessel
- Nationality
- Norway
- Rank
- Motorman
- Signed on
- Harbour: Larvik
Date: 9/2/1946 - Signed off
- Harbour: Larvik
Date: 9/30/1946
- Ships
- M/T Anna Knudsen
- Nationality
- Norway
- Rank
- Motorman
- Signed on
- Harbour: Portsmouth
Date: 6/21/1945 - Signed off
- Harbour: Gøteborg, Västra Götaland, Sverige
Date: 5/23/1946
- Ships
- M/S Tungsha
- Nationality
- Norway
- Rank
- Maskinassistent
- Signed on
- Harbour: Liverpool, Lancashire, England
Date: 7/31/1944 - Signed off
- Harbour: Liverpool, Lancashire, England
Date: 3/20/1945
- Ships
- M/S Tungsha
- Nationality
- Norway
- Rank
- Motorman
- Signed on
- Harbour: Liverpool, Lancashire, England
Date: 3/8/1944 - Signed off
- Harbour: New York, NY, USA
Date: 7/31/1944
- Ships
- M/S Tiradentes
- Nationality
- Norway
- Rank
- Motorman
- Signed on
- Harbour: Beira
Date: 11/18/1943 - Signed off
- Harbour: Liverpool, Lancashire, England
Date: 2/10/1944
- Ships
- M/S Tarifa
- Nationality
- Norway
- Rank
- Motorman
- Signed on
- Harbour: Liverpool, Lancashire, England
Date: 11/9/1942 - Signed off
- Harbour: Beira
Date: 11/18/1943
- Ships
- M/S Fernwood
- Nationality
- Norway
- Rank
- Motorman
- Signed on
- Harbour: Liverpool, Lancashire, England
Date: 4/30/1942 - Signed off
- Harbour: Liverpool, Lancashire, England
Date: 10/15/1942
- Ships
- M/S Talabot
- Nationality
- Norway
- Rank
- Motorman
- Signed on
- Harbour: Oslo
Date: 5/28/1938 - Signed off
- Harbour: Flyangrep
Date: 3/26/1942
- Ships
- M/S Tarifa
- Nationality
- Norway
- Rank
- Motorman
- Signed on
- Harbour: Danzig, Polen/Tyskland
Date: 10/31/1936 - Signed off
- Harbour: Unkown
Date: 3/30/1937
- Ships
- M/S Tungsha
- Nationality
- Norway
- Rank
- Motorman
- Signed on
- Harbour: Unkown
Date: 2/6/1936 - Signed off
- Harbour: Unkown
Date: 7/8/1936
- Ships
- M/S Toulouse
- Nationality
- Norway
- Rank
- Motorman
- Signed on
- Harbour: Unkown
Date: 5/25/1934 - Signed off
- Harbour: Unkown
Date: 9/23/1935
- Ships
- M/S Taiwan
- Nationality
- Norway
- Rank
- Motorman
- Signed on
- Harbour: Unkown
Date: 8/31/1933 - Signed off
- Harbour: Unkown
Date: 2/20/1934
- Ships
- M/S Taiwan
- Nationality
- Norway
- Rank
- Motorman
- Signed on
- Harbour: Unkown
Date: 3/28/1933 - Signed off
- Harbour: Unkown
Date: 8/12/1933
- Ships
- M/S Taiwan
- Nationality
- Norway
- Rank
- Motorman
- Signed on
- Harbour: Unkown
Date: 10/28/1932 - Signed off
- Harbour: Unkown
Date: 3/1/1933
- Ships
- M/S Titania
- Nationality
- Norway
- Rank
- Greaser
- Signed on
- Harbour: Oslo
Date: 2/26/1930 - Signed off
- Harbour: Oslo
Date: 9/22/1931
Voyages
Places of Service (0)
Medals (2)
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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