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.
Kasper Skjerve
- Date of birth
- March 20, 1923
- Date of death
- September 26, 2007
- Parents
- Gender
- Male
- Nationality
- Norway
- Birthplace
- Skatval, Trondheim
- Place of living
- Farsund
- County
- Sør-TrøndelagVest-Agder
- Service
- Enlistment district
- Rank
- Matros / SkytterDekksgutt / Matros
- Has sailed for shipping company
- Education
- Member of sailor club
- Maritime inquiries 1939 - 1945
- Other
- Participant in WW2
Ex gratia-arkivet:
Registernummer under krigen: London 25691, NY 7817.
Nortrashipflåtens skyttere 1941 til 1946:
Skytter nr. 1208, Skjerve, Kasper, f. 20/3-23 på Skatval, Trondheim.
Han var om bord på M/S "HINDANGER" da Norge kom med i krigen. Ble torpedert i Nord- Atlanteren den 11/9-42. En av besetningen ble drept.
Utdannet til skytter i Camp Norway, Lunenburg, Canada 24.10.1942-7.12.1942.
Skytterskole Dumbarton, Scotland 21.4.1945 -7.7.1945.
Etter endt utdannelse gikk han om bord som skytter på M/S "KARMT" den 8/12-42. Den 18/5-45 ble skipet torpedert utenfor Dover. 4 av besetningen omkom. Den øvrige besetning kom i land i Ramsgate samme dag.
Han var i Dumbarton fram til 10/7-45 da han gikk om bord på M/S "HEIMVARD". Avmønstret M/S "HEIMVARD" den 20/9-45 i Oslo og dimitterte på Garnes ved Bergen.
Sjøforsvarets londonarkiv:
Antatt i Marinen: 24. oktober 1942, som: U.d.m.
Sivil stilling: Matros.
Sivil utdannelse: Skoleskip.
Dimittert fra Marinen: 30. oktober 1945 S.S.H., Garnes.
Andre kilder:
Seilte etter krigen for rederiet Anders Wilhelmsen, Oslo hvor han i 1955 ble Skipsfører på T/T "Wilchief".
Senere hadde han en lang karriere som skipsfører i cruiserederiet Royal Caibbaen Cruise Line.
Han er tildelt:
Krigsmedaljen
Deltagermedaljen
Haakon den 7's 70 års medalje
Frihetsmedaljen
Rederiforbundets Gullmedalje
Kasper Skjerve døde i Flekkefjord den 26/9-2007. Begravet Spind Kirke 3/10-2007.
Han var medlem av Farsund Sjømannsforening.
Sources
RA/S-3545/G/Gg/
Nortrashipflåtens skyttere 1941 til 1946.
Norsk senter for krigsseilerhistorie, Stiftelsen Arkivet: Arkiv Krigsseilere, Boks 1, nr. 20–22.
Sjøforsvarets londonarkiv ved Marinemuseet i Horten: P.35. kort 365–366.
RA/RAFA-5156/G/Gb/Gbb/Gbba/L0004
Aage A. Wilhelmsen - Sjømenn i krig. Krigsseilerne forteller. 2009.
Engagements (15)
- Ships
- M/S Viking Princess
- Nationality
- Panama
- Rank
- Captain
- Signed on
- Harbour: Unkown
Date: 1/15/1987 - Signed off
- Harbour: Unkown
Date: 1/15/1991
- Ships
- M/S Sun Viking
- Nationality
- Norway
- Rank
- Inspektør / Skipsfører
- Signed on
- Harbour: Unkown
Date: 1/30/1972 - Signed off
- Harbour: Unkown
Date: 2/19/1986
- Ships
- M/S Nordic Prince
- Nationality
- Norway
- Rank
- Captain
- Signed on
- Harbour: Unkown
Date: 7/8/1971 - Signed off
- Harbour: Unkown
Date: 10/8/1971
- Ships
- M/S Wilyama
- Nationality
- Norway
- Rank
- Supercargo
- Signed on
- Harbour: Unkown
Date: 10/1/1968 - Signed off
- Harbour: Unkown
Date: 11/1/1968
- Ships
- M/T Wilstar
- Nationality
- Norway
- Rank
- Inspektør / Skipsfører
- Signed on
- Harbour: Unkown
Date: 8/30/1966 - Signed off
- Harbour: Unkown
Date: 6/30/1968
- Ships
- M/S Wilfred
- Nationality
- Norway
- Rank
- Inspektør / Skipsfører
- Signed on
- Harbour: Unkown
Date: 9/6/1964 - Signed off
- Harbour: Unkown
Date: 8/30/1966
- Ships
- T/S Wildura
- Nationality
- Norway
- Rank
- Captain
- Signed on
- Harbour: Unkown
Date: 10/1/1962 - Signed off
- Harbour: Unkown
Date: 9/6/1964
- Ships
- M/T Wilmina
- Nationality
- Norway
- Rank
- Captain
- Signed on
- Harbour: Unkown
Date: 9/1/1960 - Signed off
- Harbour: Unkown
Date: 10/1/1962
- Ships
- T/T T2 Wilchief
- Nationality
- Norway
- Rank
- 3. Styrmann til skipsfører
- Signed on
- Harbour: Unkown
Date: 3/16/1949 - Signed off
- Harbour: Unkown
Date: 3/20/1960
- Ships
- D/S Fulton
- Nationality
- Norway
- Rank
- Third mate
- Signed on
- Harbour: Unkown
Date: 8/28/1948 - Signed off
- Harbour: Unkown
Date: 12/11/1948
- Ships
- D/S Romulus
- Nationality
- Norway
- Rank
- Able seaman
- Signed on
- Harbour: Trondheim
Date: 1/10/1946 - Signed off
- Harbour: San Francisco, California, USA
Date: 7/20/1946
- Ships
- M/S Heimvard
- Nationality
- Norway
- Rank
- Able seaman
- Signed on
- Harbour: Hull, Yorkshire, England
Date: 7/7/1945 - Signed off
- Harbour: Oslo
Date: 9/20/1945
- Ships
- M/S Karmt
- Nationality
- Norway
- Rank
- Matros / Skytter
- Signed on
- Harbour: New York, NY, USA
Date: 12/8/1942 - Signed off
- Harbour: Torpedert
Date: 4/18/1945
- Ships
- M/S Hindanger
- Nationality
- Norway
- Rank
- Dekksgutt / Matros
- Signed on
- Harbour: Bergen
Date: 10/2/1939 - Signed off
- Harbour: Torpedert
Date: 9/11/1942
- Nationality
- Norway
- Rank
- Kadett / Elev
- Signed on
- Harbour: Bergen
Date: 5/1/1939 - Signed off
- Harbour: Bergen
Date: 9/30/1939
Voyages
Places of Service (2)
- Place of service
- Tjenestested SSH Dumbarton
- Position
- Ukjent
- From
- 4/21/1945
- To
- 7/6/1945
- Place of service
- Tjenestested SSH Camp Norway, Lunenburg
- Position
- SSH Marine Skytterelev
- From
- 10/24/1942
- To
- December 1942
Medals (5)
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)
