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.
Johan Anker Martinsen
- Date of birth
- August 11, 1894
- Date of death
- June 28, 1963
- Gender
- Male
- Nationality
- Norway
- Birthplace
- Glemmen
- County
- Østfold
- Service
- Maritime inquiries 1939 - 1945
- Other
- Participant in WW2
Privat arkiv:
Martinsen var 1. vitne i sjøforklaringen vedrørende flyangrep på BIRI 26. oktober 1944. Se sjøforklaring for mer informasjon. Se "dokumenter" for avisutklipp (med intervju), og eget dokument med all fartstid.
"En sjømann går i land", Aftenposten, august 1954:
"Da Fred. Olsens "Jelø" ankret opp ved Langbrygga mandag hadde førstestyrmann Johan Martinsen gjort sin siste tur. Onsdag 11. august var den trauste sjømannen 60 år og nådde dermed aldersgrensen, etter 42 års fart, derav 39 år hos Fred. Olsen. Martinsen tok sin første hyre 16 år gammel med barken "Louise" av Fredrikstad og for senere med skonnerten "Pollux" og barkene "Romance", "Telefon" og "Sara", alle av Fredrikstad og alle i fart på Nordsjø- og Ostersjøhavnene. Etter å ha vært ombord i et par svenske steambåter et års tid kom Martinsen som matros til Fred. Olsens "Bruse" i 1915 og senere har han fart med båter i dette rederi.
I 1926 ble Martinsen 2. styrmann på "Biri" og var i denne stillingen i 10 år inntil han i 1937 avanserte til 1. styrmann. Da "Biri" ble bombet av britiske fly og sank i 1944 kom Martinsen til "Jelø" som førstestyrmann".
Var på DS Biri under skipets kollisjon 9. august 1943.
Var på DS Biri under flyangrepet 26. okt. 1944.
Sources
Privat arkiv avgitt til Arkivet freds- og menneskerettighetssenter
Sjøforklaring DS Biri
Digitalarkivet
Engagements (19)
- Ships
- D/S Jelø
- Nationality
- Norway
- Rank
- First mate
- Signed on
- Harbour: Unkown
Date: 1/8/1947 - Signed off
- Harbour: Unkown
Date: 8/27/1947
- Ships
- D/S Jelø
- Nationality
- Norway
- Rank
- First mate
- Signed on
- Harbour: Unkown
Date: 7/28/1945 - Signed off
- Harbour: Unkown
Date: 11/14/1946
- Ships
- D/S Jelø
- Nationality
- Norway
- Rank
- First mate
- Signed on
- Harbour: Unkown
Date: 12/23/1944 - Signed off
- Harbour: Unkown
Date: Unkown
- Ships
- D/S Biri
- Nationality
- Norway
- Rank
- First mate
- Signed on
- Harbour: Unkown
Date: 10/10/1944 - Signed off
- Harbour: Flyangrep
Date: 10/26/1944
- Ships
- D/S Biri
- Nationality
- Norway
- Rank
- Second mate
- Signed on
- Harbour: Om bord pr.
Date: 8/9/1943 - Signed off
- Harbour: Unkown
Date: 8/4/1944
- Ships
- D/S Biri
- Nationality
- Norway
- Rank
- Second mate
- Signed on
- Harbour: Unkown
Date: 8/15/1940 - Signed off
- Harbour: Unkown
Date: 4/16/1941
- Ships
- D/S Biri
- Nationality
- Norway
- Rank
- Second mate
- Signed on
- Harbour: Unkown
Date: 10/12/1939 - Signed off
- Harbour: Unkown
Date: 4/19/1940
- Ships
- D/S Biri
- Nationality
- Norway
- Rank
- Second mate
- Signed on
- Harbour: Unkown
Date: 1/21/1939 - Signed off
- Harbour: Unkown
Date: 10/12/1939
- Ships
- D/S Biri
- Nationality
- Norway
- Rank
- First mate
- Signed on
- Harbour: Unkown
Date: 12/10/1938 - Signed off
- Harbour: Unkown
Date: 1/21/1939
- Ships
- D/S Biri
- Nationality
- Norway
- Rank
- Second mate
- Signed on
- Harbour: Unkown
Date: 8/31/1938 - Signed off
- Harbour: Unkown
Date: 12/10/1938
- Ships
- D/S Biri
- Nationality
- Norway
- Rank
- First mate
- Signed on
- Harbour: Unkown
Date: 8/3/1938 - Signed off
- Harbour: Unkown
Date: 8/31/1938
- Ships
- D/S Biri
- Nationality
- Norway
- Rank
- Second mate
- Signed on
- Harbour: Unkown
Date: 3/18/1938 - Signed off
- Harbour: Unkown
Date: 8/3/1938
- Ships
- D/S Biri
- Nationality
- Norway
- Rank
- First mate
- Signed on
- Harbour: Unkown
Date: 1/28/1938 - Signed off
- Harbour: Unkown
Date: 3/18/1938
- Ships
- D/S Biri
- Nationality
- Norway
- Rank
- Second mate
- Signed on
- Harbour: Unkown
Date: 9/10/1937 - Signed off
- Harbour: Unkown
Date: 1/28/1938
- Ships
- D/S Biri
- Nationality
- Norway
- Rank
- First mate
- Signed on
- Harbour: Unkown
Date: 6/24/1937 - Signed off
- Harbour: Unkown
Date: 8/21/1937
- Ships
- D/S Biri
- Nationality
- Norway
- Rank
- First mate
- Signed on
- Harbour: Unkown
Date: 5/21/1937 - Signed off
- Harbour: Unkown
Date: 6/23/1937
- Ships
- D/S Biri
- Nationality
- Norway
- Rank
- Second mate
- Signed on
- Harbour: Unkown
Date: 9/17/1935 - Signed off
- Harbour: Unkown
Date: 5/21/1937
- Ships
- D/S Mailand
- Nationality
- Norway
- Rank
- Second mate
- Signed on
- Harbour: Unkown
Date: 8/7/1935 - Signed off
- Harbour: Unkown
Date: 8/16/1935
- Ships
- M/S Batavia
- Nationality
- Norway
- Rank
- Second mate
- Signed on
- Harbour: Unkown
Date: 7/9/1935 - Signed off
- Harbour: Unkown
Date: 7/22/1935
Voyages
Places of Service (0)
Medals (0)
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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