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.
Frithjof Johnsen
- Date of birth
- September 12, 1899
- Date of death
- July 23, 1943Cause of death: War-related shipwreck
- Parents
- Records
- Hovedrulle B-107
- Gender
- Male
- Nationality
- Norway
- Birthplace
- Dypvaag (Flosta )
- Place of living
- Staubø, Arendal
- County
- Aust-Agder
- Enlistment district
- Rank
- Has sailed for shipping company
- Education
- Maritime inquiries 1939 - 1945
- Other
- Participant in WW1Participant in WW2
Ex-gratia arkivet:
Registernummer under krigen: London 1043, NY 25683.
Verkstedpraksis ved Pusnes og Moss verksteder.
1. maskinist sertifikat for dampskip og motorskip.
Gift med Ingeborg Helena Johnsen ifølge Londonkort.
Andre kilder:
Fart som maskingutt etter fylte 17 år. 4 16/30 mnd.
Verkstedpraksis ved Pusnes Mek. Verksted. 38 25/30 mnd.
Til Orlogs: fra 05.04.1923 til 27.09.1923.
11.04.1915: Maskinistsertifikat av 3.kl damp.
24.12.1919: Maskinistsertifikat av 2.kl damp.
09.02.1934: Maskinistsertifikat av 2.kl motor.
18.11.1937: Maskinistsertifikat av 1.kl motor.
Mønstret i Alexandria 14. februar 1938 som 2.maskinist til m.t. ALCIDES. Ommønstring til 1.maskinist senere.
ALCIDES var underveis fra Abadan til Fremantle med full last av fuel olje. Dette skipet hadde en stor besetning på 52, herav 31 indiske mannskaper, 1 kinesisk tømmermann, 5 skyttere hvorav 3 britiske og 2 norske. 9 norske offiserer, 4 norske motormenn, 1 australsk motormann pluss 1 amerikaner.
Den 23 juli 1943 klokka 10.30 i omtrentlig posisjon 3 grader Syd og 68 grader Øst ble ALCIDES torpedert av japansk ubåt I-10 (Tonozuka). Fangene ble ombord i ubåten i 12 dager før de ble landsatt i Penang, Malaisia 4. august og satt i en celle i 5 dager. Deretter ble de sent ombord i en annen ubåt til Japan. Her ble de sendt til Prisoner of War Camp Omiri i Tokio.
Her ble de værende inntil de ble frigitt 29. august 1945. Sendt med amerikansk fly til Manila, og derfra til Seattle, U.S.A., hvor de ankom den 3. oktober 1945.
Sjøforklaring avholdt i New York 16. oktober 1945.
Sources
RA/S-3545/G/Gg
Tvedestrand Mønstrings Protokoller.
www.warsailors.com
RA/S-3545/G/Gi/L0010
Engagements (12)
- Ships
- M/T Alcides
- Nationality
- Norway
- Rank
- 1. Maskinist
- Signed on
- Harbour: Unkown
Date: 11/7/1938 - Signed off
- Harbour: Omkom ved torpedering
Date: 7/23/1943
- Ships
- M/T Alcides
- Nationality
- Norway
- Rank
- Unkown
- Signed on
- Harbour: Porsgrunn
Date: 2/14/1938 - Signed off
- Harbour: Ukjent
Date: 11/7/1938
- Ships
- M/S Helgøy
- Nationality
- Norway
- Rank
- Unkown
- Signed on
- Harbour: Oslo
Date: 2/1/1937 - Signed off
- Harbour: New Orleans, Louisiana, USA
Date: 9/23/1937
- Ships
- M/T John P. Pedersen
- Nationality
- Norway
- Rank
- Unkown
- Signed on
- Harbour: Wilhelmshafen
Date: 1/24/1936 - Signed off
- Harbour: Kiel, Schleswig-Holstein, Tyskland
Date: 7/22/1936
- Ships
- M/T John P. Pedersen
- Nationality
- Norway
- Rank
- Unkown
- Signed on
- Harbour: Tvedestrand
Date: 4/20/1934 - Signed off
- Harbour: Wilhelmshafen
Date: 1/24/1936
- Ships
- D/S Winroth
- Nationality
- Norway
- Rank
- Unkown
- Signed on
- Harbour: Kristiansand
Date: 4/26/1932 - Signed off
- Harbour: Philadelphia, PA, USA
Date: 10/30/1933
- Ships
- M/S Nansenville
- Nationality
- Norway
- Rank
- Motorman
- Signed on
- Harbour: Oslo
Date: 2/9/1931 - Signed off
- Harbour: Ukjent
Date: 12/10/1931
- Ships
- D/S Aagot
- Nationality
- Norway
- Rank
- Unkown
- Signed on
- Harbour: Bergen
Date: 6/25/1930 - Signed off
- Harbour: Bergen
Date: 8/27/1930
- Ships
- D/S Livingstone I
- Nationality
- Norway
- Rank
- 2. Maskinist
- Signed on
- Harbour: Bergen
Date: 5/22/1930 - Signed off
- Harbour: Bergen
Date: 6/21/1930
- Ships
- D/S Marosa
- Nationality
- Norway
- Rank
- 3. Maskinist
- Signed on
- Harbour: Arendal
Date: 9/23/1925 - Signed off
- Harbour: Singapore
Date: 10/8/1928
- Ships
- D/S Freidig
- Nationality
- Norway
- Rank
- Fireman
- Signed on
- Harbour: Arendal
Date: 7/1/1922 - Signed off
- Harbour: London, England
Date: 1/5/1923
- Ships
- D/S Rutland 2
- Nationality
- Norway
- Rank
- Fireman
- Signed on
- Harbour: Arendal
Date: 2/17/1918 - Signed off
- Harbour: Tvedestrand
Date: 3/1/1919
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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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