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.
Ansgar Apall-Olsen
- Date of birth
- February 21, 1896
- Date of death
- July 11, 1977
- Parents
- Records
- Hovedrulle Nr. 4129
- Gender
- Male
- Nationality
- Norway
- Birthplace
- Dypvåg
- Place of living
- Skattebones, Sagesund, senere England.
- County
- Aust-Agder
- Enlistment district
- Rank
- Has sailed for shipping company
- Education
- Other
- Participant in WW1Participant in WW2
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Registernummer under krigen: London 36802, NY 27780
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Til sjøs i 1910 ( uten mønstring) med barkskip FRANK av Tvedestrand. Fartstid før første mønstring 16.13/30 måneder.
Første mønstring 07,09.1912 i Arendal som sjømann til 4-mastet stålbark TASMIN, mønstret av i London 07.12.1913.
Styrmannseksamen i 1915 i Arendal og skipsførereksamen 1918 i Kristiansand.
Styrmann med 4-mastet jernbark FALLS og AFTON fra 15.05.1915 til 20.02.1917 da skipet ble senket av tysk ubåt UC 17 i posisjon 8 kvartmil Syd West av Wolf Rock på reise fra Buenos Aires til Rotterdam med linfrø. Hele besetningen fikk gå i livbåtene før skipet ble senket. Etter ca. 5 timer i livbåtene ble de tatt opp av en britisk fisketrawler, RONALD, og landsatt samme aften i Newlyn.
Styrmann med dampskip VENI, påmønstret i Swansea 23.03.1917, senket av tysk ubåt 15 kvartmil vest for Portland Bill. Hele besetningen fikk gå i livbåtene før skipet ble senket. Etter få timer ble de tatt opp av en britisk torpedobåt og landsatt i Weimouth.
Har senere seilt som styrmann på dampskip FRISK, dampskip VANJA, dampskip VIKA, motorskip VILJA og motortank VANJA.
Har seilt som skipsfører dampskip VANJA, dampskip JUAN, dampskip VILDFUGL, motorskip VAV, motorskip VERA.
Avsluttet sitt arbeid på sjøen i 1946.
Participated in the following historical events 1939-1945
- Den norske tankflåten som reddet Storbritannia (1940)*Enlisted M/T Vav as captain
Sources
RA/S-3545/G/Gg
Tvedestrand Mønstrings Protokoller.
RA/S-3545/G/Gi/L0008
Engagements (26)
- Ships
- D/S Vildfugl
- Nationality
- Norway
- Rank
- Captain
- Signed on
- Harbour: Philadelphia, PA, USA
Date: 7/10/1932 - Signed off
- Harbour: Philadelphia, PA, USA
Date: 11/25/1932
- Ships
- D/S Vildfugl
- Nationality
- Norway
- Rank
- Captain
- Signed on
- Harbour: Philadelphia, PA, USA
Date: 9/11/1931 - Signed off
- Harbour: Philadelphia, PA, USA
Date: 3/24/1932
- Ships
- M/T Vanja
- Nationality
- Norway
- Rank
- First mate
- Signed on
- Harbour: Fredrikstad
Date: 11/11/1929 - Signed off
- Harbour: Hull, Yorkshire, England
Date: 1/9/1931
- Ships
- D/S Vanja
- Nationality
- Norway
- Rank
- First mate
- Signed on
- Harbour: Fredrikstad
Date: 11/11/1929 - Signed off
- Harbour: Hull, Yorkshire, England
Date: 1/9/1931
- Ships
- M/T Vilja
- Nationality
- Norway
- Rank
- Second mate
- Signed on
- Harbour: London, England
Date: 5/4/1929 - Signed off
- Harbour: Avonmouth
Date: 8/30/1929
- Ships
- D/S Vika
- Nationality
- Norway
- Rank
- First mate
- Signed on
- Harbour: Tvedestrand
Date: 5/8/1928 - Signed off
- Harbour: Mobile, Alabama, USA
Date: 4/5/1929
- Ships
- D/S Vanja
- Nationality
- Norway
- Rank
- First mate
- Signed on
- Harbour: Danzig, Polen/Tyskland
Date: 10/14/1926 - Signed off
- Harbour: Moss
Date: 3/15/1928
- Ships
- D/S Vanja
- Nationality
- Norway
- Rank
- First mate
- Signed on
- Harbour: Newcastle, Tyne and Wear, Northumberland, England
Date: 1/5/1926 - Signed off
- Harbour: Antwerpen, Belgia
Date: 7/15/1926
- Ships
- D/S Vanja
- Nationality
- Norway
- Rank
- First mate
- Signed on
- Harbour: Newcastle, Tyne and Wear, Northumberland, England
Date: 1/5/1926 - Signed off
- Harbour: Antwerpen, Belgia
Date: 7/15/1926
- Ships
- D/S Vanja
- Nationality
- Norway
- Rank
- First mate
- Signed on
- Harbour: Immingham
Date: 8/8/1924 - Signed off
- Harbour: Nykøbing, Södemannsland, Sverige
Date: 12/18/1925
- Ships
- D/S Vanja
- Nationality
- Norway
- Rank
- First mate
- Signed on
- Harbour: Immingham
Date: 8/8/1924 - Signed off
- Harbour: Nykøbing, Södemannsland, Sverige
Date: 12/18/1925
- Ships
- D/S Vanja
- Nationality
- Norway
- Rank
- Second mate
- Signed on
- Harbour: Fredrikstad
Date: 3/10/1923 - Signed off
- Harbour: Grimsby, Lincolnshire, England
Date: 8/8/1924
- Ships
- D/S Vanja
- Nationality
- Norway
- Rank
- Second mate
- Signed on
- Harbour: Unkown
Date: 12/8/1922 - Signed off
- Harbour: Fredrikstad
Date: 3/10/1923
- Ships
- D/S Frisk II
- Nationality
- Norway
- Rank
- Second mate
- Signed on
- Harbour: Langesund
Date: 11/1/1919 - Signed off
- Harbour: Drammen
Date: 6/17/1922
- Nationality
- Norway
- Rank
- Navigatør
- Signed on
- Harbour: Tvedestrand
Date: 5/14/1915 - Signed off
- Harbour: Senket
Date: 2/20/1917
- Ships
- D/S Nordlyset
- Nationality
- Norway
- Rank
- Sjømann
- Signed on
- Harbour: Arendal
Date: 4/16/1914 - Signed off
- Harbour: Arendal
Date: 8/17/1914
- Ships
- Stålbark Tasman
- Nationality
- Norway
- Rank
- Sjømann
- Signed on
- Harbour: Arendal
Date: 9/7/1912 - Signed off
- Harbour: London, England
Date: 12/7/1913
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Medals (2)
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