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.
Jakob Gustav Espeland
- Date of birth
- November 6, 1916
- Parents
- Gender
- Male
- Nationality
- Norway
- Birthplace
- Moster (nå del av Bømlo)
- Place of living
- Mosterhavn
- County
- Hordaland/Bergen
- Service
- Rank
- Matros / SkytterU. d. m. (Utskrevet dekksmann)
- Maritime inquiries 1939 - 1945
- Other
- Participant in WW2
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Registernummer under krigen: London 13083, NY 6313.
Alle datoer for mønstringer er registrert etter liste fra Direktoratet for sjømenn 5. februar 1988.
På- og avmønstringshavner registrert fra søknad om ferielønn, bekreftet av Mønstringskontoret i Haugesund 28.2.47.
D/S AKABAHRA ble torpedert ved flyangrep 7.1.43 på reise fra Algiers til Bone.
Nortrashipflåtens Skyttere 1941 til 1946:
Skytter nr. 876: Espeland, Jakob Gustav. Født 6.11.1916 i Mosterhavn.
Yrke: Sjømann.
Kystskippersetifikat.
Antatt i marinen og ble utdannet til skytter i Dumbarton, Scotland.
Sjøforsvarets londonarkiv:
Antatt i Marinen: 08.07.1942, som U.d.m.
Dimittert fra marinen: 14.12.1945.
Participated in the following historical events 1939-1945
- De arktiske konvoiene (1941-1945)*Enlisted D/T Marathon as matros / skytter
Sources
RA/S-3545/G/Gg
Direktoratet for sjømenn.
Nortrashipflåtens Skyttere 1941 til 1946.
Sjøforsvarets londonarkiv ved Marinemuseet i Horten: P.10. kort 061-062
AV/SAST-A-102007/F/Fb/Fbb/L0013, Haugesund sjømannskontor
Engagements (12)
- Ships
- M/S Fernglen
- Nationality
- Norway
- Rank
- Matros / Skytter
- Signed on
- Harbour: New York, NY, USA
Date: 3/26/1945 - Signed off
- Harbour: Philadelphia, PA, USA
Date: 6/18/1945
- Ships
- D/T Marathon
- Nationality
- Norway
- Rank
- Matros / Skytter
- Signed on
- Harbour: Cardiff, Wales, UK
Date: 1/7/1944 - Signed off
- Harbour: Philadelphia, PA, USA
Date: 3/22/1945
- Ships
- D/S Freidig
- Nationality
- Norway
- Rank
- Matros / Skytter
- Signed on
- Harbour: London, England
Date: 2/27/1943 - Signed off
- Harbour: Leith, Mid Lothian, Skottland
Date: 5/31/1943
- Ships
- D/S Akabahra
- Nationality
- Norway
- Rank
- Matros / Skytter
- Signed on
- Harbour: Greenock, Inverclyde, Renfrewshire, Skotland
Date: 10/29/1942 - Signed off
- Harbour: Flyangrep
Date: 1/7/1943
- Ships
- M/S Oregon Express
- Nationality
- Norway
- Rank
- Matros / Skytter
- Signed on
- Harbour: New York, NY, USA
Date: 10/9/1942 - Signed off
- Harbour: Liverpool, Lancashire, England
Date: 10/27/1942
- Ships
- D/S Fagersten
- Nationality
- Norway
- Rank
- Matros / Skytter
- Signed on
- Harbour: London, England
Date: 8/17/1942 - Signed off
- Harbour: New York, NY, USA
Date: 10/3/1942
- Ships
- D/S Henrik Ibsen
- Nationality
- Norway
- Rank
- Able seaman
- Signed on
- Harbour: London, England
Date: 12/30/1941 - Signed off
- Harbour: Liverpool, Lancashire, England
Date: 6/29/1942
- Ships
- D/S Inger Elisabeth
- Nationality
- Norway
- Rank
- Able seaman
- Signed on
- Harbour: Montreal, Qe, Canada
Date: 11/12/1941 - Signed off
- Harbour: London, England
Date: 12/22/1941
- Nationality
- Norway
- Rank
- Able seaman
- Signed on
- Harbour: New York, NY, USA
Date: 4/21/1941 - Signed off
- Harbour: Montreal, Qe, Canada
Date: 9/19/1941
- Ships
- M/S Banaderos
- Nationality
- Norway
- Rank
- Able seaman
- Signed on
- Harbour: New York, NY, USA
Date: 3/7/1940 - Signed off
- Harbour: New York, NY, USA
Date: 3/31/1941
- Ships
- M/T John Knudsen
- Nationality
- Norway
- Rank
- Able seaman
- Signed on
- Harbour: Haugesund
Date: 10/5/1939 - Signed off
- Harbour: Unkown
Date: Unkown
- Ships
- D/S Colombia
- Nationality
- Norway
- Rank
- Able seaman
- Signed on
- Harbour: Haugesund
Date: 9/29/1939 - Signed off
- Harbour: Unkown
Date: Unkown
Voyages
Places of Service (3)
- Place of service
- Sjøforsvarets skytteravdeling i handelsflåten (S.S.H.)
- Position
- Ukjent
- From
- 10/14/1943
- To
- 1/6/1944
- Place of service
- Tjenestested Normannaheim
- Position
- Ukjent
- From
- 6/6/1943
- To
- 10/14/1943
- Place of service
- Tjenestested SSH Dumbarton
- Position
- SSH Marine Skytterelev
- From
- 7/8/1942
- To
- 8/16/1942
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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