Norwegian Victims of Pinguin - Norwegian Merchant Fleet 1939-1945 (original) (raw)
Pelagos Crew List:
See the first link above for details on the capture of the Norwegian whaling fleet.
The majority of these men were repatriated to Norway in May-1941 on board the German D/S Donau. But it seems that some of them may have remained in a prison camp in France. I've been unable to find more details on this. The list below was found in "Sjøforklaringer fra 2. verdenskrig", Volume I (Maritime Declarations from WW II), Norwegian Maritime Museum. Most of these names have a notation saying "Sent home to Norway", others have no notations at all, and I'm wondering if the latter group remained in a camp? To distinguish them I've placed a C? behind their names (all the others are said to have been sent home). The man denoted *, Baker Thorstein Johansen is commemorated at the mermorial for seamen in Stavern, Norway (external link), which says some of Pelagos' crew died in a camp in France. However, the book "Våre falne", which lists Norwegian WW II casualties, states he died on the train on Apr. 18-1941, near Saumur, while being transportet to a German camp. Buried at Sorther.
A number of the names had a notation saying "Whaler Star 14" next to them. What this means I'm not sure, but I believe it must mean that they served on Pelagos' whale catcher by that name, and I have, therefore, taken them out and listed them separately under Star XIV further down on this page.
(Since I'm rather unfamiliar with whaling terminology, some of these titles might seem a little peculiar).
| Captain(?) Fritz B. Gøthesen C? | 1st Mate Severin Heian C? | 2nd Mate Harald Myhre C? | 3rd Mate Guthorm Knutsen C? | 4th Mate Ansgar Carlsen C? | Radio Operator Erling Osuldsen |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st Carpenter Aksel B. Andersen C? | 2nd Carpenter John Fjeldstad C? | 1st Boatswain Ingvart Hansen C? | 2nd Boatswain Alf Jonas Hansen C? | Able Seaman Andreas Hansen C? | Able Seaman Håkon Olsson C? |
| Able Seaman Einar Taranrød C? | Able Seaman Halfdan Kristiansen C? | Able Seaman Harry Eugen Samuelsen C? | Able Seaman Sigurd Sele C? | Able Seaman Sigurd Eriksen C? | Able Seaman Lorentz K. Olsen C? |
| Ordinary Seaman Oskar Viklander C? | Ordinary Seaman Ingolf Knutsen C? | Ordinary Seaman Sverdrup Norem C? | Ordinary Seaman Karl Knutsen C? | Ordinary Seaman Nils Hestenes C? | Ordinary Seaman Ludvig Jensen C? |
| Ordinary Seaman Severin Skeie C? | Ordinary Seaman Ivar Johannessen C? | Ordinary Seaman John Bergseth C? | Jr. Ordinary Seaman Robert Gabrielli C? | Jr. Ordinary Seaman Reidar W. Andresen C? | Jr. Ordinary Seaman Finn Løke C? |
| 1st Engineer Mauritz Granerød | 2nd Engineer Einar Eriksen | 3rd Engineer Johan A. Nilsen | 4th Engineer Gustav A. Heggelund | 5th Engineer Dagfin Sten Jensen | Assistant Rolf Hansen |
| Electrician Lars Ekeberg | 1st Repairman Ole Stålerød | 2nd Repairman Gjert Johansen | Donkeyman Olaf Pedersen | Donkeyman Valter Holst | Pump Man Arnold Abrahamsen |
| Stoker Rolf Granerød | Stoker Dagfin Brændsrød | Stoker Egil Ås | Stoker Sigurd Freitag | Stoker Sigurd Jørgensen | Stoker John Henry Fevang |
| Stoker Fritjof Jespersen | Stoker John Svendsen | Stoker Alf Reidar Andersen | Stoker Thoralf M. Tveiten | Stoker Spener Austad | Oiler Karl Thorsen |
| Oiler Alfred Kallevik | Boiler? Man Horgan Sundseth | Boiler? Man Johan Thaule | Boiler? Man Albert Jørgensen | Boiler? Man Kristian Hotvedt | Boiler? Man Hjalmar Forsstrøm |
| Boiler? Man Henry Jørgensen | Boiler? Man Fritjof Nilsen | Boiler? Man Thor Reppesgård | Boiler? Man Karl A. Jørgensen | Boiler? Man Atle Kværme | Boiler? Man Torkel Hagestad |
| Boiler? Man Johan Jørgensen | Engine Boy Egil Andreassen | Engine Boy Herman Førland | Engine Boy Mathias Jeger Olsen | Engine Boy Bernt Kinn | 1st Blacksmith Arne H. Sørensen |
| 2nd Blacksmith Harald Nilsen | Steward Nils Adolf Nilsen | 1st Cook Gustav Olsen | 2nd Cook Johan Andersen | Night Cook Harald Andersen | Pantry Man Ole Thuv |
| Provisions Man Kjønik Kjøniksen | Baker Thorstein Johansen * | Sausage Maker Dagfin Haukeli | Galley Boy Åge H. Gulliksen | Galley Boy Thor Gram Larsen | Mess Foreman Werner Hegglund |
| Mess Boy Arthur Dahl | Mess Boy Erling Ødegård | Mess Boy Carsten Kjell Larsen | Mess Boy Nils Hotvedt | Mess Boy Trygve Johansen | Mess Boy Jacob Johansen |
| Mess Boy Thorbjørn Olsen | Mess Boy Hans Hansen | Mess Boy Ragnar Olsen | Mess Boy Jørgen Åsland | Mess Boy Karsten Pedersn | Mess Boy Karl Johansen |
| Mess Boy Johan Diserud | Mess Boy KåreOlsen | Mess Boy Lorentz Fjeld | 1st Foreman Kristian Moen | 2nd Foreman Hans M. Johansen | (Sawing bones) Hans Kristian Ramberg |
| (Sawing bones) Rolf Norberg | (Sawing bones) Einar Paulsen | 1st Flenser Aksel M. Studsrød | 1st Flenser Karsten Sjøblom | 1st Flenser Lasse Tenden | 1st Flenser Olav L. Tenden |
| 2nd Flenser Ole Nelvik | 2nd Flenser Gustav Blixt | 2nd Flenser Sigurd Holte | 2nd Flenser Kristoffer Tenden | ? Ingvald Skjauff | ? Lars Iversen |
| ? Kristian Kjønnerød | ? Emil Olsen | ? Otto Grønli | ? Sverre Snørsvald | Cutter Aksel Hansen | Cutter Aksel B. Johansen |
| Cutter Nils Nilsen | Cutter Georg Kvist | Cutter Nikolai Furuhaug | Cutter Trygve Sjøblom | Cutter Bernhard Johansen | Cutter Nils Eriksen |
| Cutter Sigvart Skaug | Cutter Kristian Evensen | Cutter Ingebert Ljosland | Cutter Harry Eriksen | Cutter Ludvik Bettum | Sharpener Baard Vaagaard |
| 1st Cooker Bjarne Dvergastein | 1st Cooker Anders Solberg | 1st Cooker Konrad Lyngås | 1st Cooker Trygve Henriksen | 1st Cooker Peder Samuelsen | 1st Cooker Sigurd Hansen |
| 1st Cooker Henry Jacobsen | 2nd Cooker Reidar Jacobsen | 2nd Cooker Hans Olsen | 2nd Cooker Lars Hesby | 2nd Cooker Eugen Buvik | 2nd Cooker Johannes Strandenes |
| 2nd Cooker Erling Sørensen | "Factory Man" Karsten Kristoffersen | Tank Foreman Einar Moen | ? Lars Hansen | ? Harald Studsrød | 1st Separator Carl Albin Olsen |
| 1st Separator Elling Ellingsen | 2nd Separator Arne Gert Larsen | 2nd Separator Leif Pedersen | Worker Torjus Saatvedt | Worker Sverre Johansen | Worker Gudbrand Baukhol |
| Worker Hans A. Gabrielsen | Worker Henry Rød | Worker Snorre Hibnes | Worker Hagbart Vaaga | Worker Meidel Solberg | Worker Thorbjørn Kristiansen |
| Worker Erling M. Hansen | Worker Johnny Kristoffersen | Worker Kristian Taranrød | Worker Ole Skretteberg | Worker Kristen Larsen | Worker Henrik Andersen |
| Worker Kolbjørn Sørensen | Worker Ole Hansen | Worker Sigurd Hjalmar Seeberg | Worker Karl Amandus Olafsen | Worker Anders Johnsen Dalen | Worker Kåre Mathisen |
| Worker Arne Døvle | Worker Berner S. Mjaanes | Worker Thorvald Sørensen | Worker Monrad Hansen | Worker Kåre Kristoffersen | Worker Einar Horntvedt |
| Worker Konrad Tenden | Worker Harald Aas | Worker Johan Dahl | Worker Ole Henry Hansen | Worker Aslak Neset | Worker Haakon Andersen |
| Worker Thor Johansen | Worker Asbjørn K. Larsen | Worker Erik Winge | Worker Jacob Næss | Worker Ludvig Høien | Worker Harry Furuhaug * |
| Worker Kristoffer Ellingsen | Worker Daniel Førland | Worker Arne Jacobsen | Worker Cato Landsverk | Worker Johan Johansen | Manager Isidor Eriksen |
| Doctor Per Holager | Secretary Einar Bjølstad | Handyman Olav Olsen Tuv | Handyman Birger E. Thorsen | Patient Caretaker Sigurd Haakanes |
* Here's a Guestbook message from Harry Furuhaug's granddaughter.
Star Whale Catchers - Crew Lists
See the this page for details on the capture of the Norwegian whaling fleet.
Star XIV:
Repatriated to Norway. As mentioned in my text to Pelagos at the top of this page, these men are listed among the crew for Pelagos, with a notation saying they were "repatriated to Norway - Whale Catcher Star 14". I'm not entirely sure what this means, whether they were in fact sent to Norway aboard Star XIV, which later became Kriegsmarine's UJ 1107 (ii), then UJ 1215 (ii), or whether they were the original crew of Star XIV. Either way, I've chosen to list them separately.
| 1st Mate Einar Stange | Able Seaman Bjarne Clausen | Able Seaman Jens Toldnæs | Able Seaman Ole Amundsen | Able Seaman Sigurd Simonsen | 1st Engineer Theodor Eriksen |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2nd Engineer Hans Raasles | 3rd Engineer Martin Langeland | Stoker Karl Lier | Stoker Thorstein Jacobsen | Steward Laurentz Andreassen | Cabin Boy Odd Gulliksen |
| Whale Gunner Otto Olsen |
Star XIX:
| Captain Julius Jahre | 1st Mate Henry E. M. Haugen | Able Seaman Olav Ramnes Nilsen | Able Seaman Sigurd Engebretsen | Able Seaman Martin Iversen | 1st Engineer Henry A. Iversen |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2nd Engineer Hans J. Hytten | Assistant Ernst Viktor Svendsen (Swedish?) | Stoker Halvdan Kihle | Stoker Berger Johansen | Steward Kristian Johansen | Mess Boy Svein Russel Pedersen |
| Karsten Andersen? |
Star XX:
| 1st Mate Torger Bruun | Able Seaman Arne Olafsen | Able Seaman Hans Ellingsen | Able Seaman Rolf Jonasen | Able Seaman Thorvald Thoresen | 1st Engineer Hans A. Helgesen |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2nd Engineer Conrad K. Gulliksen | Assistant Karl Johan Thoresen | Stoker Hjalmar Vaal | Stoker Ludvig Christensen | Steward Rolf Gulliksen | Mess Boy Henry Hansen |
| Whale Gunner Torger Kaspersen |
Star XXI:
| 1st Mate Thorleif Arnesen | Able Seaman Johan Eide | Able Seaman Haakon B. Hansen | Able Seaman Ola Kvamsvaag | Able Seaman Ole Sørensen | 1st Engineer Edvin Ramberg |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2nd Engineer Nils A. Olsen | 3rd Engineer Lars Larsen | Stoker Arthur Gjesdal | Stoker Edvin Øvrebø | Steward Isak Jacobsen | Cabin Boy Birger Røsvik |
| Whale Gunner Ingemar Martinsen |
Star XXII:
| 1st Mate Haakon Christensen | Able Seaman Johan Johansen | Able Seaman Lars Larsen Kløftene | Able Seaman Harry Jacobsen | Able Seaman Ivar Ivarsen | 1st Engineer Wilhelm Johansen |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2nd Engineer Karl V. Andreassen | Assistant Ole Kristiansen Stein | Stoker Ingolf Dahl | Stoker Peder Karlsen | Steward Einar Jørgensen | Cabin Boy Haakon Johansen |
| Whale Gunner Nils Johansen |
Star XXIII:
| 1st Mate Mons Hansen | 2nd Mate Jacob Jacobsen | Able Seaman Arne E. Hansen | Able Seaman Andreas Aleksandersen | Able Seaman Johannes Andreassen | Able Seaman Johan A. Paulsen |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2nd Engineer Ragnar Pettersen | 3rd Engineer Kolbjørn Jespersen | Stoker Hans Borge Kjæran | Stoker Peder Johansen | Steward Fritjof Welmer | Cabin Boy Julius Juliusen |
| Whale Gunner Harald Hansen |
Star XXIV:
| Captain Ludvig Jørgensen | 1st Mate Arne Asbjørn Jørgensen | Able Seaman Gert K. Jørgensen | Able Seaman Olaf K. Jørgensen | Able Seaman Anton Pedersen | Able Seaman Karsten Pedersen |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st Engineer Emil Gjertsen | 2nd Engineer Jens A. Olsen | Assistant Asbjørn Ekenes | Stoker Nils H. Paulsen | Stoker Kristian B. Botne Kristiansen | Steward Olav K. Ottosen |
| Mess Boy Bjarne Jakobsen |
Source: "Sjøforklaringer fra 2. verdenskrig", Norwegian Maritime Museum, Volume II (w/permission to use for this website) - ref. My sources.