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.
Rolf Holmen Lein
- Date of birth
- March 13, 1922
- Parents
- Gender
- Male
- Nationality
- Norway
- Birthplace
- Berlevåg
- Place of living
- Berlevåg
- County
- Finnmark
- Service
- Rank
- Lettmatros / Matros
- Maritime inquiries 1939 - 1945
- Other
- Participant in WW2
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Registernummer under krigen: London nr. 16682, NY nr. 15651.
Ingen opplysninger om mønstringer før påmønstring Nueva Andalucia 23. april 1940 i Port Arthur, men på Londonkortet står det at han var sjømann før krigen.
Minnehallen i Stavern:
M/T Vardefjell var på reise fra Clyde til Nord-Afrika lastet med olje. 13. desember 1942 brakk skipet i to. Forskipet drev av og forsvant med 12 mann, som alle omkom. 29 mann på akterskipet konstaterte at tverrskipsskottet aktenfor bruddstedet var tett, og at resten av MT. Vardefjell kunne manøvreres og seiles i havn ved forsiktig bruk av maskinen akterover. Det må karakteriseres som fremragende sjømannskap at det lyktes. Julaften 1942 så fiskere i Våg på Færøyene at et halvt tankskip kom seilende for egen maskin, og de assisterte det i havn. Sjøforklaringen konkluderte med at skipet hadde vært utsatt for altfor store påkjenninger der det hadde prøvd å henge med konvoien i det tunge været.
Sources
Engebretsen, Dan Kåre., og Schaubert, Vicky., "Skipet som rygget hjem til jul", NRK, 24.12.2023
Minnehallen i Stavern
RA/S-3545/G/Gg
RA/S-3545/G/Gi/L0007
Engagements (11)
- Ships
- D/S Vestvangen
- Nationality
- Norway
- Rank
- Unkown
- Signed on
- Harbour: Trinidad
Date: 8/28/1945 - Signed off
- Harbour: Mobile, Alabama, USA
Date: 2/15/1946
- Ships
- M/T Havkong
- Nationality
- Norway
- Rank
- Able seaman
- Signed on
- Harbour: New York, NY, USA
Date: 5/28/1945 - Signed off
- Harbour: Trinidad
Date: 8/1/1945
- Ships
- D/S Hiram
- Nationality
- Norway
- Rank
- Able seaman
- Signed on
- Harbour: New York, NY, USA
Date: 9/28/1944 - Signed off
- Harbour: Boston, Massachusetts, USA
Date: 4/14/1945
- Ships
- D/S Annik
- Nationality
- Norway
- Rank
- Able seaman
- Signed on
- Harbour: New York, NY, USA
Date: 3/20/1944 - Signed off
- Harbour: Boston, Massachusetts, USA
Date: 9/18/1944
- Ships
- M/S Heimvard
- Nationality
- Norway
- Rank
- Able seaman
- Signed on
- Harbour: Unkown
Date: 2/17/1943 - Signed off
- Harbour: New York, NY, USA
Date: 2/23/1944
- Ships
- M/T Vardefjell
- Nationality
- Norway
- Rank
- Able seaman
- Signed on
- Harbour: Liverpool, Lancashire, England
Date: 9/3/1942 - Signed off
- Harbour: Forlist
Date: 12/13/1942
- Ships
- M/T Skaraas
- Nationality
- Norway
- Rank
- Able seaman
- Signed on
- Harbour: New York, NY, USA
Date: 12/31/1941 - Signed off
- Harbour: Liverpool, Lancashire, England
Date: 8/24/1942
- Ships
- D/S Rio Novo
- Nationality
- Norway
- Rank
- Able seaman
- Signed on
- Harbour: Cardiff, Wales, UK
Date: 11/22/1941 - Signed off
- Harbour: New York, NY, USA
Date: 12/31/1941
- Ships
- M/T South Africa
- Nationality
- Norway
- Rank
- Able seaman
- Signed on
- Harbour: Cardiff, Wales, UK
Date: 10/4/1941 - Signed off
- Harbour: Falmouth, Conwall, Uk
Date: 11/6/1941
- Ships
- M/T Ferncourt
- Nationality
- Norway
- Rank
- Able seaman
- Signed on
- Harbour: New York, NY, USA
Date: 5/11/1941 - Signed off
- Harbour: Swansea, Wales, Uk
Date: 9/24/1941
- Ships
- M/T Nueva Andalucia
- Nationality
- Norway
- Rank
- Ordinary seaman
- Signed on
- Harbour: Port Arthur
Date: 4/23/1940 - Signed off
- Harbour: New York, NY, USA
Date: 1941
Voyages
Places of Service (0)
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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