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.
Harald Peder Nilsen
- Date of birth
- January 7, 1922
- Parents
- Records
- Hovedrulle Nr. 5088
- Gender
- Male
- Nationality
- Norway
- Birthplace
- Flosta
- Place of living
- Holmesund, Flosta
- County
- Aust-Agder
- Service
- Enlistment district
- Rank
- Education
- Member of sailor club
- Maritime inquiries 1939 - 1945
- Other
- Participant in WW2
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Registernummer under krigen: London 32136, N.Y. 25833.
Til sjøs 1938 med m.t. "LISE" av Oslo, tilh. S. Holter Sørensen. Oslo.
04.04.1942 mønstret han i New York som matros til m.t. "LEIV EIRIKSSON". Den 27.06.1942
ble dette skipet torpedert av tysk u-båt, U-126(Bauer) like øst for Barbados og synlig fra land.
Skipet var lastet med 14000 tons bensin og kom i brann. Mange av besetningen måtte hoppe overbord og ble tatt opp av en livbåt som det lyktes besetningen å få satt ut. En hurtig gående britisk motorbåt kom ut fra Barbados og tok de overlevende med seg inn til Barbados. Her ble de som var skadet ført rett til hospital, men kapteinen og en person til var så brannskadet at døde samme dag. Totalt 4 personer omkom.
Fortsatte å seile til sjøs etter krigen. Tok Styrmannseksamen og Skipsførereksamen i Arendal.
Sources
Engagements (13)
- Ships
- M/S Tercero
- Nationality
- Norway
- Rank
- Able seaman
- Signed on
- Harbour: New York, NY, USA
Date: 2/25/1947 - Signed off
- Harbour: Trondheim
Date: 7/1/1947
- Ships
- M/S Ivaran
- Nationality
- Norway
- Rank
- Able seaman
- Signed on
- Harbour: New York, NY, USA
Date: 12/12/1944 - Signed off
- Harbour: Oslo
Date: 10/25/1945
- Ships
- M/T Katy
- Nationality
- Norway
- Rank
- Able seaman
- Signed on
- Harbour: New York, NY, USA
Date: 6/6/1944 - Signed off
- Harbour: New York, NY, USA
Date: 12/4/1944
- Ships
- M/T Alar
- Nationality
- Norway
- Rank
- Able seaman
- Signed on
- Harbour: New York, NY, USA
Date: 11/22/1943 - Signed off
- Harbour: New York, NY, USA
Date: 6/5/1944
- Ships
- M/S Reinholt
- Nationality
- Norway
- Rank
- Able seaman
- Signed on
- Harbour: New York, NY, USA
Date: 3/22/1943 - Signed off
- Harbour: New York, NY, USA
Date: 11/17/1943
- Ships
- M/S Fernplant
- Nationality
- Norway
- Rank
- Able seaman
- Signed on
- Harbour: New York, NY, USA
Date: 9/1/1942 - Signed off
- Harbour: New York, NY, USA
Date: 3/6/1943
- Ships
- M/T Leiv Eiriksson
- Nationality
- Norway
- Rank
- Able seaman
- Signed on
- Harbour: New York, NY, USA
Date: 4/4/1942 - Signed off
- Harbour: Torpedert
Date: 6/27/1942
- Ships
- M/T Egda
- Nationality
- Norway
- Rank
- Ordinary seaman
- Signed on
- Harbour: Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Skottland
Date: 7/24/1941 - Signed off
- Harbour: New York, NY, USA
Date: 8/24/1941
- Ships
- D/S Marita
- Nationality
- Norway
- Rank
- Ordinary seaman
- Signed on
- Harbour: Newcastle, Tyne and Wear, Northumberland, England
Date: 3/18/1941 - Signed off
- Harbour: Bristol, Gloucestershire, England
Date: 7/17/1941
- Ships
- D/S Lysaker V
- Nationality
- Norway
- Rank
- Ordinary seaman
- Signed on
- Harbour: Hartlepool, Durham, England
Date: 6/6/1940 - Signed off
- Harbour: Grimsby, Lincolnshire, England
Date: 3/10/1941
- Ships
- D/S Kari
- Nationality
- Norway
- Rank
- Ordinary seaman
- Signed on
- Harbour: Fredrikstad
Date: 1/10/1940 - Signed off
- Harbour: Manchester, England
Date: 5/29/1940
- Ships
- M/S Triton
- Nationality
- Norway
- Rank
- Dekksgutt
- Signed on
- Harbour: Shanghai
Date: 6/22/1939 - Signed off
- Harbour: Oslo
Date: 10/25/1939
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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