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.
Andreas Johan Johnsen
- Date of birth
- August 28, 1914
- Date of death
- June 26, 1986
- Parents
- Gender
- Male
- Nationality
- Norway
- Birthplace
- Ibestad
- Place of living
- Harstad
- County
- Troms
- Service
- Rank
- SupercargoStyrmann
- Maritime inquiries 1939 - 1945
- Other
- Participant in WW2
«Farlig farvann – Hurtigruten i nord 1940-1945», Alf R. Jacobsen, Oslo, 2019, s. 212-214, 234, 246:
"Andreas Johnsen var født i 1914 som yngst av seks barn i en familie av småbrukere og fiskere på Andørja i Sør-Troms. Som de fleste andre langs kysten søkte han et utkomme på havet - først som fisker, siden som sjømann i utenriksfart. Vinteren 1940 ble han sendt hjem fra New York med en alvorlig diagnose: tuberkulose i ryggen, noe som den gangen kunne medføre flere år nedgipset passivitet. Til alt hell var diagnosen feil. Johnsen ble raskt bedre og tjenestegjorde som kjentmann for britene under kampene ved Narvik våren 1940. Året etter begynte han på skipperskolen i Tromsø, der han avla eksamen som navigatør og skipsfører med glimrende resultat. Han ble ansatt i Vesteraalens Dampskibsselskab og begynte sommeren 1943 som styrmann og superkargo i erstatningsruten med spesielt ansvar for at lasten kom trygt fram".
Erstatningshurtigruten sørget for forsyninger til befolkningen i landets mest utsatte krigssone. Johnsen seilte med POLARFJELL, HEIMDAL II og ULØY. Var ombord da ULØY krigsforliste i 1944 og som superkargo hadde han ansvaret for passasjerene om bord. Han gjorde også tjenester for den norske motstandsbevegelsen.
Sjøforklaring MK Uløy:
Var på MK Uløy (Senket) under flyangrepet 7. juli 1944.
Sources
«Farlig farvann – Hurtigruten i nord 1940-1945», Alf R. Jacobsen, Oslo, 2019.
Riksarkivet/Direktoratet for sjømenn (fartstidsoppgave)
SATØ/S-0243/F/Fb/L0012, Tromsø sjømannskontor/innrullerings-/mønstringsdistrikt
Sjøforklaring MK Uløy
Engagements (16)
- Ships
- M/K Uløy
- Nationality
- Norway
- Rank
- Supercargo
- Signed on
- Harbour: Unkown
Date: Unkown - Signed off
- Harbour: Flyangrep
Date: 7/7/1944
- Ships
- M/S Lionel
- Nationality
- Norway
- Rank
- Captain
- Signed on
- Harbour: Unkown
Date: 2/15/1962 - Signed off
- Harbour: Unkown
Date: 6/16/1964
- Ships
- M/S Lionel
- Nationality
- Norway
- Rank
- Captain
- Signed on
- Harbour: Unkown
Date: 2/11/1960 - Signed off
- Harbour: Unkown
Date: 8/3/1961
- Ships
- D/S Lionne
- Nationality
- Norway
- Rank
- Captain
- Signed on
- Harbour: Unkown
Date: 8/24/1959 - Signed off
- Harbour: Unkown
Date: 2/10/1960
- Ships
- D/S Lionne
- Nationality
- Norway
- Rank
- Captain
- Signed on
- Harbour: Unkown
Date: 7/10/1959 - Signed off
- Harbour: Unkown
Date: 7/11/1959
- Ships
- M/S Monterey
- Nationality
- Norway
- Rank
- Captain
- Signed on
- Harbour: Unkown
Date: 3/16/1959 - Signed off
- Harbour: Unkown
Date: 7/2/1959
- Ships
- M/S Greta H
- Nationality
- Norway
- Rank
- Captain
- Signed on
- Harbour: Unkown
Date: 8/31/1957 - Signed off
- Harbour: Unkown
Date: 1/10/1959
- Ships
- M/S Greta H
- Nationality
- Norway
- Rank
- Captain
- Signed on
- Harbour: Unkown
Date: 9/7/1954 - Signed off
- Harbour: Unkown
Date: 6/17/1957
- Ships
- M/S Greta H
- Nationality
- Norway
- Rank
- Captain
- Signed on
- Harbour: Unkown
Date: 5/12/1953 - Signed off
- Harbour: Unkown
Date: 7/13/1954
- Ships
- M/S Greta H
- Nationality
- Norway
- Rank
- First mate
- Signed on
- Harbour: Unkown
Date: 4/21/1952 - Signed off
- Harbour: Unkown
Date: 5/11/1953
- Ships
- M/S Vesterålen
- Nationality
- Norway
- Rank
- Second mate
- Signed on
- Harbour: Unkown
Date: 2/16/1952 - Signed off
- Harbour: Unkown
Date: 4/12/1952
- Ships
- D/S Raftsund
- Nationality
- Norway
- Rank
- First mate
- Signed on
- Harbour: Unkown
Date: 10/13/1951 - Signed off
- Harbour: Unkown
Date: 1/24/1952
- Ships
- D/S Raftsund
- Nationality
- Norway
- Rank
- First mate
- Signed on
- Harbour: Unkown
Date: 8/10/1951 - Signed off
- Harbour: Unkown
Date: 10/12/1951
- Ships
- M/S Vågan
- Nationality
- Norway
- Rank
- First mate
- Signed on
- Harbour: Unkown
Date: 12/5/1949 - Signed off
- Harbour: Unkown
Date: 3/17/1951
- Ships
- M/S Vågan
- Nationality
- Norway
- Rank
- Second mate
- Signed on
- Harbour: Unkown
Date: 1/9/1948 - Signed off
- Harbour: Unkown
Date: 5/27/1949
- Ships
- M/S Fernhill
- Nationality
- Norway
- Rank
- Ordinary seaman
- Signed on
- Harbour: Oslo
Date: 9/30/1938 - Signed off
- Harbour: Unkown
Date: 12/5/1939
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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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