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.
Kristian Johannessen Mælen
- Date of birth
- January 2, 1901
- Date of death
- April 11, 1969
- Parents
- Gender
- Male
- Nationality
- Norway
- Birthplace
- Strandebarm
- Place of living
- Strandebarm, Hjelmeland, Ryfylke
- County
- Rogaland
- Service
- Rank
- Matros / Skytter
- Maritime inquiries 1939 - 1945
- Other
- Participant in WW2
Ex gratia-arkivet:
Registernummer under krigen: London 30962, NY 91486 + 22583.
Gift med (jf. London-kort): Amalie Mælen
Nortrashipflåtens Skyttere 1941 til 1946:
Skytter nr. 741: Mælen, Kristian Johannessen. Født 2.1.1901 i Strandebarm.
Antatt i marinen og ble utdannet til skytter i Dumbarton, Scotland.
Senere gjorde han tjeneste som skytter på følgende norske handelsskip:
D/S SOLHAVN fra 29.05.1942 til 18.11.1943.
D/S FJORDHEIM fra 7.1.1944 til skipet ble torpedert i Atlanteren den 3.september 1944. Tre mann mistet livet og 35 ble reddet. Videre var han ombord i M/S ROSEVILLE fra 21.10.1944 til 20.10.1945.
For sin innsats for Norge under den annen verdenskrig ble han ble tildelt Krigsmedaljen, Deltakermedaljen og Haakon den VII`s 70 års medalje.
Sjøforsvarets londonarkiv:
Antatt i Marinen: 01.05.1942.
Sivil stilling: Matros.
Dimittert fra Marinen: 10.12.1945.
Participated in the following historical events 1939-1945
- Den norske tankflåten som reddet Storbritannia (1940)*Enlisted M/T Kaia Knudsen as able seaman
Sources
Nortrashipflåtens Skyttere 1941 til 1946.
RA/S-3545/G/Gg
Sjøforsvarets londonarkiv ved Marinemuseet i Horten: P.28. kort 111-112
RA/RAFA-5156/G/Gb/Gbb/Gbba/L0003
Engagements (6)
- Ships
- M/S Roseville
- Nationality
- Norway
- Rank
- Matros / Skytter
- Signed on
- Harbour: New York, NY, USA
Date: 10/21/1944 - Signed off
- Harbour: Antwerpen, Belgia
Date: 10/20/1945
- Ships
- D/S Fjordheim
- Nationality
- Norway
- Rank
- Matros / Skytter
- Signed on
- Harbour: Swansea, Wales, Uk
Date: 1/7/1944 - Signed off
- Harbour: Torpedert
Date: 9/3/1944
- Ships
- D/S Solhavn
- Nationality
- Norway
- Rank
- Matros / Skytter
- Signed on
- Harbour: Goole, East Riding of Yorkshire, England
Date: 5/29/1942 - Signed off
- Harbour: London, England
Date: 11/18/1943
- Ships
- D/S Libra
- Nationality
- Norway
- Rank
- Able seaman
- Signed on
- Harbour: Newcastle, Tyne and Wear, Northumberland, England
Date: 11/5/1941 - Signed off
- Harbour: Blyth, Northumberland, England
Date: 5/1/1942
- Ships
- D/S Spica
- Nationality
- Norway
- Rank
- Able seaman
- Signed on
- Harbour: Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Skottland
Date: 5/12/1941 - Signed off
- Harbour: Fleetwood, Lancashire, England
Date: 10/15/1941
- Ships
- M/T Kaia Knudsen
- Nationality
- Norway
- Rank
- Able seaman
- Signed on
- Harbour: Stavanger
Date: 1/5/1940 - Signed off
- Harbour: Avonmouth
Date: 4/12/1941
Voyages
Places of Service (2)
- Place of service
- Tjenestested SSH Dumbarton
- Position
- Matros / Skytter
- From
- 11/19/1943
- To
- 1/6/1944
- Place of service
- Tjenestested SSH Dumbarton
- Position
- SSH Marine Skytterelev
- From
- 4/5/1942
- To
- 5/28/1942
Medals (4)
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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