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.
Karl August Pedersen
- Date of birth
- October 12, 1920
- Date of death
- February 28, 2010
- Parents
- Gender
- Male
- Nationality
- Norway
- Birthplace
- Bergen
- County
- Hordaland/Bergen
- Rank
- U. d. m. (Utskrevet dekksmann)
- Maritime inquiries 1939 - 1945
- Other
- Participant in WW2
Londonregisteret:
Registernummer under krigen: London 45968.
Gikk på M/B Traust 9.1940.
"Ved Roret", Skipsrevyen, 5/09:
"Ved hjemkomsten etter “Ronda”-forliset, havnet han i militærtjeneste, og den 9. April befant han seg på Kvarven Festning (Nord-Europas sterkeste, men uten nærforsvar) som etter at ha skadet den inntrengende tyske krysseren “Köningsberg” overgav seg. [...] Men unge Pedersen kom seg over til England og gikk inn i Den Norske Marinen, hvor han havnet om bord KNM “Bath”.
Sjøforsvarets londonarkiv:
Antatt i Marinen: 1. februar 1940, som: U.d.m.
Sivil stilling: Lettmatros.
Tidligere militærtjeneste: Marinen 3,5 mndr.
Dimittert fra Marinen: 28. desember 1945.
Sources
RA/S-2081/F/Fe/Fea/L0091
"Ved Roret", Skipsrevyen, 5/09: https://www.skipsrevyen.no/article/ved-roret-5-09/ (Historikk halvveis nede på siden).
Pedersen deltok i "Evig Heder": https://tv.nrk.no/serie/evig-heder
Sjøforsvarets londonarkiv ved Marinemuseet i Horten: P.32. Kort 147-148.
RA/RAFA-5156/G/Gb/Gbb/Gbba/L0003
Engagements (7)
- Nationality
- Norway
- Rank
- U. d. m. (Utskrevet dekksmann)
- Signed on
- Harbour: Unkown
Date: Unkown - Signed off
- Harbour: Unkown
Date: 1/6/1941
- Nationality
- Norway
- Rank
- U. d. m. (Utskrevet dekksmann)
- Signed on
- Harbour: Unkown
Date: Unkown - Signed off
- Harbour: Unkown
Date: 1/12/1943
- Nationality
- Norway
- Rank
- U. d. m. (Utskrevet dekksmann)
- Signed on
- Harbour: Unkown
Date: 12/13/1941 - Signed off
- Harbour: Unkown
Date: Unkown
- Ships
- D/S HNoMS Ranen
- Nationality
- Norway
- Rank
- U. d. m. (Utskrevet dekksmann)
- Signed on
- Harbour: Unkown
Date: 9/9/1941 - Signed off
- Harbour: Unkown
Date: 12/13/1941
- Ships
- Jager HNoMS Bath
- Nationality
- Norway
- Rank
- U. d. m. (Utskrevet dekksmann)
- Signed on
- Harbour: Unkown
Date: 4/9/1941 - Signed off
- Harbour: Torpedert
Date: 8/19/1941
- Nationality
- Norway
- Rank
- U. d. m. (Utskrevet dekksmann)
- Signed on
- Harbour: Unkown
Date: 1/6/1941 - Signed off
- Harbour: Unkown
Date: 4/9/1941
- Ships
- M/S Ronda
- Nationality
- Norway
- Rank
- Unkown
- Signed on
- Harbour: Unkown
Date: 1939 - Signed off
- Harbour: Minesprengt
Date: 9/13/1939
Voyages
Places of Service (8)
- Place of service
- Marinekommando Vestlandet (M.K.V)
- Position
- Ukjent
- From
- Ukjent
- To
- 12/28/1945
- Place of service
- Tjenestested M.T.B. (Motortorpedobåt)
- Position
- U. d. m. (Utskrevet dekksmann)
- From
- 11/13/1943
- To
- 8/4/1945
- Place of service
- Tjenestested Marinens stasjon, Port Edgar (M.S.P.E.)
- Position
- U. d. m. (Utskrevet dekksmann)
- From
- 10/7/1943
- To
- 11/11/1943
- Place of service
- Tjenestested Marinens Depot Liverpool (M.D.L.Pool)
- Position
- U. d. m. (Utskrevet dekksmann)
- From
- 10/1/1943
- To
- 10/7/1943
- Place of service
- Tjenestested Kystartilleri (K.A.)
- Position
- U. d. m. (Utskrevet dekksmann)
- From
- 5/18/1943
- To
- 9/28/1943
- Place of service
- Tjenestested Marinens Depot Liverpool (M.D.L.Pool)
- Position
- U. d. m. (Utskrevet dekksmann)
- From
- 1/12/1943
- To
- 5/18/1943
- Place of service
- Tjenestested Camp Norway, Lunenburg (C.N.L.)
- Position
- U. d. m. (Utskrevet dekksmann)
- From
- 3/31/1942
- To
- 10/6/1942
- Place of service
- Tjenestested S.O.K. (Sjøforsvarets overkommando)
- Position
- U. d. m. (Utskrevet dekksmann)
- From
- 10/4/1940
- To
- Ukjent
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