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.
Jacob Eliot Karlsen
- Date of birth
- April 6, 1913
- Date of death
- April 19, 1967
- Gender
- Male
- Nationality
- Norway
- Birthplace
- Moskenes, Lofoten
- Place of living
- 63, Osborne Rd
- County
- Nordland
- Rank
- Matros / SkytterU. d. m. (Utskrevet dekksmann)
- Maritime inquiries 1939 - 1945
- Other
- Participant in WW2
Ex gratia-arkivet:
Registernummer under krigen: London 29720, NY 91487 og 23475.
Gift med (jf. London-kort): Gudrun Karlsen, bosatt under krigen i London / Newcastle.
Flyktning fra Lofoten ankomst London, UK den 5.1.1942.
Nortrashipflåtens Skyttere 1941 til 1946:
Skytter nr. 2065.
Var med i kampene i Norge i 1940, og kom sansynligvis til England med Lofotraidet.
Seilte til sjøs, og var ombord på MS TORTUGAS da denne ble senket den 18. november 1942, på veg fra Trinidad til Cape Town. Kapteinen og 1. maskinisten ble tatt til fange.
Ble utdannet til skytter i Lunenburg, Canada.
Dimittert i Oslo den 1. juli 1945.
Sjøforsvarets londonarkiv:
Antatt i Marinen: 10. januar 1943, som: U.D.M.
Tidligere militærtjeneste: 5 mndr. nøyt.vakt, 72 dgr. Elvegårdsmoen.
Dimittert fra Marinen: 4. juli 1945.
Sources
RA/S-3545/G/Gg
Nortrashipflåtens Skyttere 1941 til 1946.
Sjøforsvarets londonarkiv ved Marinemuseet i Horten: P.23. Kort 185-186.
RA/RAFA-5156/G/Gb/Gbb/Gbba/L0002
Engagements (6)
- Ships
- M/T Fosna
- Nationality
- Norway
- Rank
- Matros / Skytter
- Signed on
- Harbour: Baltimore, MD, USA
Date: 11/20/1944 - Signed off
- Harbour: Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Skottland
Date: 3/21/1945
- Ships
- D/S Vestvangen
- Nationality
- Norway
- Rank
- Matros / Skytter
- Signed on
- Harbour: Mobile, Alabama, USA
Date: 2/16/1944 - Signed off
- Harbour: Mobile, Alabama, USA
Date: 10/26/1944
- Ships
- D/S Crawford Ellis
- Nationality
- Norway
- Rank
- Matros / Skytter
- Signed on
- Harbour: New Orleans, Louisiana, USA
Date: 10/4/1943 - Signed off
- Harbour: New Orleans, Louisiana, USA
Date: 2/11/1944
- Ships
- D/S Bertha Brøvig
- Nationality
- Norway
- Rank
- Matros / Skytter
- Signed on
- Harbour: New Orleans, Louisiana, USA
Date: 5/1/1943 - Signed off
- Harbour: New Orleans, Louisiana, USA
Date: 9/13/1943
- Ships
- D/S Dalvangen
- Nationality
- Norway
- Rank
- Matros / Skytter
- Signed on
- Harbour: Unkown
Date: 3/8/1943 - Signed off
- Harbour: Unkown
Date: 3/19/1943
- Ships
- M/S Tortugas
- Nationality
- Norway
- Rank
- Able seaman
- Signed on
- Harbour: Newcastle, Tyne and Wear, Northumberland, England
Date: 1/21/1942 - Signed off
- Harbour: Torpedert
Date: 11/18/1942
Voyages
Places of Service (3)
- Place of service
- Sjøforsvarets skytteravdeling i handelsflåten (S.S.H.)
- Position
- U. d. m. (Utskrevet dekksmann)
- From
- 2/11/1944
- To
- 2/16/1944
- Place of service
- Sjøforsvarets skytteravdeling i handelsflåten (S.S.H.)
- Position
- U. d. m. (Utskrevet dekksmann)
- From
- 3/19/1943
- To
- 5/1/1943
- Place of service
- Tjenestested SSH Camp Norway, Lunenburg
- Position
- SSH Marine Skytterelev
- From
- 1/10/1943
- To
- 3/7/1943
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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