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.
Olav Olsen Skipperviknes
- Date of birth
- November 15, 1920
- Parents
- Gender
- Male
- Nationality
- Norway
- Birthplace
- Jondal
- Place of living
- Tornes, Hardanger
- County
- Hordaland/Bergen
- Service
- Rank
- Matros / SkytterU. d. m. (Utskrevet dekksmann)
- Maritime inquiries 1939 - 1945
- Other
- Participant in WW2
Ex gratia-arkivet:
Registernummer under krigen: London 34268, NY 4794.
Var norsk statsborger frem til 1962.
Nortrashipflåtens Skyttere 1941 til 1946
Skytter nr. 883: Skipperviknes, Olav Olsen. Født 15.11.1920 i Jondal.
Yrke: Sjømann.
Fartstid ca.60 måneder.
Skoleskipskurs.
Var den 9.april 1940 om bord i D/S ASKEPOTT som på denne tid lå i New York. Mønstret av og meldte seg til marinen.
Antatt i marinen og ble utdannet til skytter i Camp Norway, Lunenburg, Canada.
Senere gjorde han tjeneste som skytter på følgende norske handelsskip:
D/S GRADO fra 23.7.1942 til 11.1.1943.
M/T THORSHØVDI fra 27.2.1943 til 3.9.1943.
M/S TAI SHAN fra 1.11.1943 til 18.7.1944.
M/S SAMUEL BAKKE fra 22.8.1944 til 24.11.1944.
M/T EVITA fra 1.12.1944 til 10.7.1945.
M/S TIJUCA fra 28.7.1945 til 29.9.1945.
For sin innsats for Norge under den annen verdenskrig ble han ble tildelt Krigsmedaljen, Deltakermedaljen og Haakon den VIIs 70-ås medalje.
Sjøforsvarets londonarkiv:
Antatt i Marinen: 1. juni 1942, som: U.d.m.
Sivil stilling: Matros.
Sivil utdannelse: Skoleskip.
Dimittert fra Marinen: 8. oktober 1945.
Sources
RA/S-3545/G/Gg
Nortrashipflåtens Skyttere 1941 til 1946
Sjøforsvarets londonarkiv ved Marinemuseet i Horten: P.35. kort 351–352.
RA/RAFA-5156/G/Gb/Gbb/Gbba/L0004
Engagements (9)
- Ships
- M/T Bralanta
- Nationality
- Norway
- Rank
- Able seaman
- Signed on
- Harbour: Liverpool, Lancashire, England
Date: 2/1/1946 - Signed off
- Harbour: Liverpool, Lancashire, England
Date: 7/12/1946
- Ships
- D/S Raftsund
- Nationality
- Norway
- Rank
- Able seaman
- Signed on
- Harbour: Cardiff, Wales, UK
Date: 10/24/1945 - Signed off
- Harbour: Liverpool, Lancashire, England
Date: 11/13/1945
- Ships
- M/S Tijuca
- Nationality
- Norway
- Rank
- Matros / Skytter
- Signed on
- Harbour: Dumbarton
Date: 7/28/1945 - Signed off
- Harbour: Swansea, Wales, Uk
Date: 9/29/1945
- Ships
- M/T Evita
- Nationality
- Norway
- Rank
- Matros / Skytter
- Signed on
- Harbour: New York, NY, USA
Date: 12/1/1944 - Signed off
- Harbour: Greenock, Inverclyde, Renfrewshire, Skotland
Date: 7/10/1945
- Ships
- M/S Samuel Bakke
- Nationality
- Norway
- Rank
- Matros / Skytter
- Signed on
- Harbour: Manchester, England
Date: 8/22/1944 - Signed off
- Harbour: New York, NY, USA
Date: 11/24/1944
- Ships
- M/S Tai Shan
- Nationality
- Norway
- Rank
- Matros / Skytter
- Signed on
- Harbour: Cardiff, Wales, UK
Date: 11/1/1943 - Signed off
- Harbour: Liverpool, Lancashire, England
Date: 7/18/1944
- Ships
- M/T Thorshøvdi
- Nationality
- Norway
- Rank
- Matros / Skytter
- Signed on
- Harbour: Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Skottland
Date: 2/27/1943 - Signed off
- Harbour: Minesprengt
Date: 8/4/1943
- Ships
- D/S Grado (LJOS)
- Nationality
- Norway
- Rank
- Matros / Skytter
- Signed on
- Harbour: Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada
Date: 7/23/1942 - Signed off
- Harbour: Middlesbrough, North Yorkshire, England
Date: 1/11/1943
- Ships
- D/S Askepot
- Nationality
- Norway
- Rank
- Able seaman
- Signed on
- Harbour: Liverpool, Lancashire, England
Date: 10/16/1939 - Signed off
- Harbour: New York, NY, USA
Date: 2/25/1942
Voyages
Places of Service (3)
- Place of service
- Sjøforsvarets skytteravdeling i handelsflåten (S.S.H.)
- Position
- U. d. m. (Utskrevet dekksmann)
- From
- 9/20/1943
- To
- 10/30/1943
- Place of service
- Sjøforsvarets skytteravdeling i handelsflåten (S.S.H.)
- Position
- U. d. m. (Utskrevet dekksmann)
- From
- 1/13/1943
- To
- 2/27/1943
- Place of service
- Tjenestested SSH Camp Norway, Lunenburg
- Position
- SSH Marine Skytterelev
- From
- 6/1/1942
- To
- 7/22/1942
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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