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.
Torvald Hammersland
- Date of birth
- May 15, 1920
- Date of death
- May 1954
- Parents
- Gender
- Male
- Nationality
- Norway
- Birthplace
- Onarheim
- County
- Hordaland/Bergen
- Service
- Rank
- Matros / SkytterU. d. m. (Utskrevet dekksmann)
- Maritime inquiries 1939 - 1945
- Other
- Participant in WW2
Londonregisteret:
Registernummer under krigen: London 40751, NY 1561.
Nortrashipflåtens Skyttere 1941 til 1946:
Skytter nr. 2078.
Yrke: Sjømann, fartstid ca. 35 mnd.
Var den 9. april 1940 ombord på DS LINDVANGEN på veg fra Trinidad til Haiti. Fortsatte ombord til skipet ble torpedert den 23 september 1942 underveis fra Paramaribo til Trinidad. Av en besetning på 23 mann omkommer 15.
Han ble utdannet til skytter i Lunenburg, Canada.
Kom hjem til Norge med STAVANGERFJORD og ble dimittert i Bergen den 28. mars 1946.
Sjøforsvarets londonarkiv:
Antatt i Marinen: 17. januar 1943, som: U.D.M.
Dimittert fra Marinen: 28. mars 1946.
Født 15. mars 1920.
Sources
Hansen, Sverre., Nortrashipflåtens Skyttere 1941 til 1946, Skien, Rotatrykk, 1989
RA/RAFA-5156/G/Gb/Gbb/Gbba/L0002
RA/S-2081/F/Fe/Fea/L0031
Sjøforsvarets londonarkiv ved Marinemuseet i Horten: P.15. kort 339-340
U.S., Select Crew Lists and Manifests, 1903-1962 / Alabama / A3625 Crew Lists Arriving at Mobile / 047 / Image 621
Engagements (5)
- Ships
- M/S Fernplant
- Nationality
- Norway
- Rank
- Matros / Skytter
- Signed on
- Harbour: New York, NY, USA
Date: 4/27/1945 - Signed off
- Harbour: New York, NY, USA
Date: 9/5/1945
- Ships
- D/S Viggo Hansteen
- Nationality
- Norway
- Rank
- Matros / Skytter
- Signed on
- Harbour: New York, NY, USA
Date: 9/26/1944 - Signed off
- Harbour: Boston, Massachusetts, USA
Date: 3/26/1945
- Ships
- M/T Nueva Granada
- Nationality
- Norway
- Rank
- Matros / Skytter
- Signed on
- Harbour: New York, NY, USA
Date: 1/20/1944 - Signed off
- Harbour: New York, NY, USA
Date: 10/15/1944
- Ships
- D/S Dalvangen
- Nationality
- Norway
- Rank
- Unkown
- Signed on
- Harbour: New Orleans, Louisiana, USA
Date: 3/20/1943 - Signed off
- Harbour: New Orleans, Louisiana, USA
Date: 12/29/1943
- Ships
- D/S Lindvangen
- Nationality
- Norway
- Rank
- Ordinary seaman
- Signed on
- Harbour: Oslo
Date: 10/23/1939 - Signed off
- Harbour: Torpedert
Date: 9/23/1942
Voyages
Places of Service (4)
- Place of service
- Marinestasjon Garnes
- Position
- Ukjent
- From
- Ukjent
- To
- 3/28/1946
- Place of service
- Sjøforsvarets skytteravdeling i handelsflåten (S.S.H.)
- Position
- U. d. m. (Utskrevet dekksmann)
- From
- 3/26/1945
- To
- Ukjent
- Place of service
- Tjenestested Travers Island
- Position
- U. d. m. (Utskrevet dekksmann)
- From
- 12/29/1943
- To
- 1/20/1944
- Place of service
- Tjenestested SSH Camp Norway, Lunenburg
- Position
- SSH Marine Skytterelev
- From
- 1/1/1943
- To
- 3/8/1943
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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