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Henrik Selmer Berntzen
- Date of birth
- August 17, 1902
- Date of death
- March 9, 1969
- Parents
- Records
- Registrert i Arendal Mønstringskrets. Rulle Nr. 1670
- Gender
- Male
- Nationality
- Norway
- Birthplace
- Arendal
- Place of living
- Arendal - senere Arnevik, Flosta
- County
- Aust-Agder
- Enlistment district
- Rank
- Has sailed for shipping company
- Education
- Member of sailor club
- Other
- Participant in WW2
Biografi er tatt fra boka NORGES SKIPSFØRERE - 1935 - 1953.
BERNTZEN, Henrik Selmer, født 17. august 1902 i Arendal.
Til sjøs 1916 med Dampskip QUERNSTAD (3500 brutto), tilhørende GREFSTAD & HERLOFSEN i Arendal.
Styrmanns eksamen 1922 og Skipsfører eksamen 1930 i Arendal.
Styrmann med:
Motorskip AUDAX
Motorskip FREY
Motortanker STIKLESTAD
Motortanker SOLSTAD
Motortanker STIGSTAD
Ble i 1935 fører av
Motorskip STIGSTAD (9250) hjemmehørende i Oslo. Har senere ført motortanker SOMMERSTAD (9200), motortanker ISELIN (14600) og motortanker STIKLESTAD (14300), alle hjemmehørende i Oslo.
Fører nå motorskip BOUGANVILLE (9250) tilhørende A. F. KLAVENESS & Co. Oslo.
Den Kongelige Norske St. Olavs Orden -Kommandør.
Krigsmedaljen. Gift. 2 barn.
Fra krigens begynnelse til 1944 gikk vi uavbrutt på England med flybensin. I 1944 fikk jeg av borgermesteren i Baltimore sertifikat som Honorary Cityzen av Baltimore samt nøkkelen til denne by.
Senere var vi ca. et år i Stillehavet hvor vi bunkret enheter av den amerikanske marine.
Tross vi var i Krigs farvann hele krigen har jeg ikke vært utsatt for torpedering.
Participated in the following historical events 1939-1945
- Den norske tankflåten som reddet Storbritannia (1940)*Enlisted M/T Sommerstad as captain
Sources
Engagements (20)
- Ships
- M/T Stiklestad
- Nationality
- Norway
- Rank
- Captain
- Signed on
- Harbour: Oslo
Date: 6/5/1946 - Signed off
- Harbour: Rotterdam
Date: 5/8/1947
- Ships
- M/T Stiklestad
- Nationality
- Norway
- Rank
- Captain
- Signed on
- Harbour: New York, NY, USA
Date: 10/28/1942 - Signed off
- Harbour: Bristol, Gloucestershire, England
Date: 8/28/1945
- Ships
- M/T Stiklestad
- Nationality
- Norway
- Rank
- Captain
- Signed on
- Harbour: New York, NY, USA
Date: 9/23/1941 - Signed off
- Harbour: New York, NY, USA
Date: 8/10/1942
- Ships
- M/T Stigstad
- Nationality
- Norway
- Rank
- Captain
- Signed on
- Harbour: New York, NY, USA
Date: 7/2/1941 - Signed off
- Harbour: New York, NY, USA
Date: 8/26/1941
- Ships
- M/T Iselin
- Nationality
- Norway
- Rank
- Captain
- Signed on
- Harbour: San Pedro, California, USA
Date: 5/5/1941 - Signed off
- Harbour: San Pedro, California, USA
Date: 6/6/1941
- Ships
- M/T Sommerstad
- Nationality
- Norway
- Rank
- Captain
- Signed on
- Harbour: Napoli
Date: 4/26/1937 - Signed off
- Harbour: Mobile, Alabama, USA
Date: 2/21/1941
- Ships
- M/T Stigstad
- Nationality
- Norway
- Rank
- Captain
- Signed on
- Harbour: Antwerpen, Belgia
Date: 6/16/1936 - Signed off
- Harbour: Rotterdam
Date: 3/4/1937
- Ships
- M/T Stigstad
- Nationality
- Norway
- Rank
- 1.Styrmann til Skipsfører
- Signed on
- Harbour: Oslo
Date: 8/10/1934 - Signed off
- Harbour: Hamburg, Tyskland
Date: 5/12/1936
- Ships
- M/T Stigstad
- Nationality
- Norway
- Rank
- First mate
- Signed on
- Harbour: Oslo
Date: 1/7/1932 - Signed off
- Harbour: Rouen, Seine- Maritime, Normandie, Frankrike
Date: 4/3/1934
- Ships
- M/T Stigstad
- Nationality
- Norway
- Rank
- First mate
- Signed on
- Harbour: Hamburg, Tyskland
Date: 11/3/1929 - Signed off
- Harbour: Liverpool, Lancashire, England
Date: 4/25/1931
- Ships
- M/T Solstad
- Nationality
- Norway
- Rank
- 2. Styrmann / Telegrafist
- Signed on
- Harbour: Stavanger
Date: 3/26/1928 - Signed off
- Harbour: Hamburg, Tyskland
Date: 11/2/1929
- Ships
- D/S Stiklestad
- Nationality
- Norway
- Rank
- 2. Styrmann / Telegrafist
- Signed on
- Harbour: Narvik
Date: 6/23/1927 - Signed off
- Harbour: Rotterdam
Date: 2/27/1928
- Ships
- D/S Frey
- Nationality
- Norway
- Rank
- Unkown
- Signed on
- Harbour: Kristiansand
Date: 2/10/1926 - Signed off
- Harbour: Emden, Tyskland
Date: 8/24/1926
- Ships
- D/S Audax
- Nationality
- Norway
- Rank
- Second mate
- Signed on
- Harbour: Fredrikstad
Date: 3/24/1924 - Signed off
- Harbour: Fredrikstad
Date: 2/23/1925
- Ships
- D/S Audax
- Nationality
- Norway
- Rank
- Second mate
- Signed on
- Harbour: Fredrikstad
Date: 1/11/1924 - Signed off
- Harbour: Fredrikstad
Date: 3/3/1924
- Ships
- D/S Audax
- Nationality
- Norway
- Rank
- Second mate
- Signed on
- Harbour: Fredrikstad
Date: 7/28/1923 - Signed off
- Harbour: Fredrikstad
Date: 12/26/1923
- Ships
- D/S Audax
- Nationality
- Norway
- Rank
- Sjømann
- Signed on
- Harbour: Fredrikstad
Date: 1/31/1922 - Signed off
- Harbour: Fredrikstad
Date: 8/30/1922
- Ships
- D/S Hessa
- Nationality
- Norway
- Rank
- Sjømann
- Signed on
- Harbour: Newcastle, Tyne and Wear, Northumberland, England
Date: 12/18/1919 - Signed off
- Harbour: Kristiania / Oslo
Date: 3/16/1920
- Ships
- D/S Bro
- Nationality
- Norway
- Rank
- Sjømann
- Signed on
- Harbour: Arendal
Date: 6/16/1919 - Signed off
- Harbour: Leith, Mid Lothian, Skottland
Date: 12/16/1919
- Ships
- D/S Quernstad
- Nationality
- Norway
- Rank
- Førstereisgutt
- Signed on
- Harbour: Arendal
Date: 9/15/1916 - Signed off
- Harbour: New York, NY, USA
Date: 4/18/1918
Voyages
Places of Service (0)
Medals (3)
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