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.
Ivar Carlo Carlsen
- Date of birth
- September 9, 1919
- Date of death
- May 27, 2018
- Parents
- Gender
- Male
- Nationality
- Norway
- Birthplace
- Sandefjord
- Place of living
- Sandar
- County
- Vestfold
- Service
- Other
- Participant in WW2
Ex gratia-arkivet:
Registernummer under krigen: London 28921, NY 2298 og 12809.
See "dokumenter" for history of his life at sea. Amongst other histories worth notice, in 1943 he worked for the Army Transport near Australia but wanted to go to the US for a job there instead. While onboard "Sebastian Cermeno" as an officer on the way to the US, the ship was torpedoed and he was among the survivors that made it with the last lifeboat out. They were later rescued by Australian destroyer "Quickmatch".
No documentation of his engagements on foreign ships.
Private archive:
Engagements after the Second World War for the U.S. Army Transportation Corps service:
November 14, 1945 to June 6, 1946. Master. FS - 192.
June 7, 1945 to October 7, 1946. Master. FS - 392.
October 8, 1946 to March 2, 1947. Master. FS - 408.
March 3, 1947 to May 6, 1947. Master. TY - 44.
May 7, 1947 to June 6, 1948. 1st Off. IS T - 975.
June 7, 1948 to June 13, 1949. Master. FS - 548.
Sources
RA/S-3545/G/Gg
Sandefjords rulle A-4451.
Private archive delivered to Arkivet Peace and Human Rights Center
Engagements (14)
- Nationality
- USA
- Rank
- Unkown
- Signed on
- Harbour: Unkown
Date: Unkown - Signed off
- Harbour: Torpedert
Date: 6/27/1943
- Ships
- M/S Titania
- Nationality
- Norway
- Rank
- Third mate
- Signed on
- Harbour: New York, NY, USA
Date: 8/4/1945 - Signed off
- Harbour: New York, NY, USA
Date: 10/29/1945
- Ships
- M/S Geisha
- Nationality
- Norway
- Rank
- Third mate
- Signed on
- Harbour: New York, NY, USA
Date: 12/6/1944 - Signed off
- Harbour: New York, NY, USA
Date: 7/21/1945
- Ships
- M/S Helgøy
- Nationality
- Norway
- Rank
- Third mate
- Signed on
- Harbour: New York, NY, USA
Date: 9/21/1943 - Signed off
- Harbour: New York, NY, USA
Date: 11/18/1944
- Ships
- M/S Temeraire
- Nationality
- Norway
- Rank
- Unkown
- Signed on
- Harbour: Unkown
Date: 1/22/1942 - Signed off
- Harbour: Unkown
Date: 7/15/1942
- Ships
- M/S Toronto
- Nationality
- Norway
- Rank
- Able seaman
- Signed on
- Harbour: New York, NY, USA
Date: 5/26/1941 - Signed off
- Harbour: New York, NY, USA
Date: 9/10/1941
- Ships
- M/S Trafalgar
- Nationality
- Norway
- Rank
- Unkown
- Signed on
- Harbour: Unkown
Date: 3/18/1941 - Signed off
- Harbour: New York, NY, USA
Date: 4/19/1941
- Ships
- M/S Thorstrand
- Nationality
- Norway
- Rank
- Able seaman
- Signed on
- Harbour: Unkown
Date: 8/21/1939 - Signed off
- Harbour: Unkown
Date: 3/14/1941
- Ships
- M/T Thorshøvdi
- Nationality
- Norway
- Rank
- Ordinary seaman
- Signed on
- Harbour: Unkown
Date: 11/5/1938 - Signed off
- Harbour: Unkown
Date: 7/30/1939
- Ships
- M/T Thorshøvdi
- Nationality
- Norway
- Rank
- Ordinary seaman
- Signed on
- Harbour: Unkown
Date: 8/18/1938 - Signed off
- Harbour: Unkown
Date: 10/3/1938
- Ships
- M/T Thorshøvdi
- Nationality
- Norway
- Rank
- Jungmann
- Signed on
- Harbour: Unkown
Date: 9/23/1937 - Signed off
- Harbour: Unkown
Date: 8/16/1938
- Ships
- M/T Thorshavn
- Nationality
- Norway
- Rank
- Jungmann
- Signed on
- Harbour: Unkown
Date: 4/23/1937 - Signed off
- Harbour: Unkown
Date: 6/7/1937
- Ships
- M/T Thorshavn
- Nationality
- Norway
- Rank
- Dekksgutt
- Signed on
- Harbour: Unkown
Date: 10/6/1936 - Signed off
- Harbour: Unkown
Date: 4/19/1937
- Ships
- M/T Thorshavn
- Nationality
- Norway
- Rank
- Messboy
- Signed on
- Harbour: Unkown
Date: 10/2/1935 - Signed off
- Harbour: Unkown
Date: 4/16/1936
Voyages
Places of Service (0)
Medals (10)
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
Images (2)
Documents (22)
- 1. Sandefjord and the sea. Told by Ivar Carlo Carlsen and written by Carl Carlsen
- 2. In the Norwegian merchant marine. Told by Ivar Carlo Carlsen and written by Carl Carlsen
- 3. Sebastian Cermino. Told by Ivar Carlo Carlsen and written by Carl Carlsen
- 4. In New York. Told by Ivar Carlo Carlsen and written by Carl Carlsen
- 5. With the US Army Transport in the Phillippines, 1945-1950. Told by Ivar Carlo Carlsen and written by Carl Carlsen
- Addition to the story about the torpedoed Sebastian Cermeno "(Oh, and by the way ...)"
- 6. The Gulf Bird. Told by Ivar Carlo Carlsen and written by Carl Carlsen
- 7. The King and Oil Class Tankers. Told by Ivar Carlo Carlsen and written by Carl Carlsen
- 8. The Last Trip. Told by Ivar Carlo Carlsen and written by Carl Carlsen
- 9. Brooklyn. Told by Ivar Carlo Carlsen and written by Carl Carlsen
- 10. Piloting. Told by Ivar Carlo Carlsen and written by Carl Carlsen
- 11. Ships, Trips, Dates and Ranks. United States Coast Guard Records. Told by Ivar Carlo Carlsen and written by Carl Carlsen
- Diplom, Krigsmedaljen
- Diplom, Frihetsmedaljen
- Diplom, Deltagermedaljen
- Introduction
- Medal, Camp Norway Foundation
- Medal, Convoy Cup Foundation
- Diplomas, Camp Norway Foundation, Convoy Cup Foundation, and the Defense and Commemorative Medal
- Documentation, 1939-1945 Star and the Atlantic Star
- Memorandum, decorations, US merchant marine
- US Department of Justice, 17. February 1950; document listing the US Army Transport ships Carlsen served on and the dates of that service