The information below regarding ships in the Nortraship fleet is a direct transcript of the original source 'Sjøforklaringer fra andre verdenskrig (1940 - 1945)'. The informasjon is collected from maritime inquiries held during and right after the war. The information may differ from the other quality assured information in Krigsseilerregisteret.

Maritime inquiry 1939-1945

M/S Morviken

Date: August 28, 1940
Rank: 1930 miles fra Capetown
Cause: Muligens kapret [av tysk raider]
Route: Table Bay - Calcutta
Crew list: Komplett
Missing: 0
Captured during WW2: 0
Survived: 35
Deceased: 0 [0]

Note: Hele mannskapet "repatriert" til Norge

Minute

Riksarkivet: Ingen sjøforklaring på hyllenr. 2C.032.12

Deck log (in Norwegian)

Skjemaopplysninger:

Overdue. Sailed from Table Bay aug. 22, 1940 for Calcutta. Reported 1930 miles of Capetown on Aug 28. Not heard of since, possible captured by raider, crew 35 all missing. Sailed on the same track as the Tanker British Commander which was in fight with an armed raider 300 miles off Madagascar. Later information: believed prisoners of war in Italian Somaliland. Later information part of crew sent to Norway togehter with 300 whalers.

Crew list (35)

Name
Sigurd Bernt Andreassen
Details
Date of birth October 13, 1908 in Sandefjord
Nationality
Norway
Rank
1. styrmann
Fate
Fange
Name
Leif Borgen
Details
Date of birth May 18, 1924
Nationality
Norway
Rank
Messegutt
Fate
Fange
Name
Rolf Hansen Dyrøy
Details
Date of birth May 17, 1918 in Brønnøysund
Nationality
Norway
Rank
Lettmatros
Fate
Fange
Name
Anders Ellingseter
Details
Date of birth May 31, 1917
Nationality
Norway
Rank
Smører
Fate
Fange
Name
Olav John Eriksen
Details
Date of birth March 12, 1912 in Bergen
Nationality
Norway
Rank
2. maskinist
Fate
Fange
Name
Ole Reidar Normann Fløde
Details
Date of birth June 25, 1919 in Bergen
Nationality
Norway
Rank
Lettmatros
Fate
Fange
Name
Reidar Ludvig Haaland
Details
Date of birth September 10, 1911 in Bergen
Nationality
Norway
Rank
3. Styrmann
Fate
Fange
Name
Bjørn Jakobsen
Details
Date of birth September 19, 1923 in Bodø
Nationality
Norway
Rank
Messegutt
Fate
Fange
Name
Alf Leonard Johannesen
Details
Date of birth April 11, 1917 in Bergen
Nationality
Norway
Rank
Jungmann
Fate
Fange
Name
Johan Jondahl
Details
Date of birth April 22, 1893 in Jondal
Nationality
Norway
Rank
Matros
Fate
Fange
Name
Olaf Bertin Karlsen
Details
Date of birth August 2, 1919 in Bergen
Nationality
Norway
Rank
Smører
Fate
Fange
Name
Lars Johan Kasparsen
Details
Date of birth August 5, 1897 in Askevold
Nationality
Norway
Rank
Fate
Fange
Name
Odd Larsen
Details
Date of birth October 15, 1914
Nationality
Norway
Rank
Byssegutt
Fate
Fange
Name
Eyolf Lyngstad
Details
Date of birth January 14, 1915 in Kristiansund
Nationality
Norway
Rank
Telegrafist
Fate
Fange
Name
Oswald William Lyngstad
Details
Date of birth November 4, 1922
Nationality
Norway
Rank
Dekksgutt
Fate
Fange
Name
Ludvig Jarlsberg Monsen
Details
Date of birth October 4, 1900
Nationality
Norway
Rank
1. maskinist
Fate
Fange
Name
Olaf Myking
Details
Date of birth April 12, 1906 in Bergen
Nationality
Norway
Rank
Motormann
Fate
Fange
Name
Trygve Mæland
Details
Date of birth September 27, 1908
Nationality
Norway
Rank
Stuert
Fate
Fange
Name
Thomas Alf Nilsen
Details
Date of birth August 12, 1908 in Bergen
Nationality
Norway
Rank
Elektriker
Fate
Fange
Name
Leonard Nilsen
Details
Date of birth May 14, 1910 in Skien
Nationality
Norway
Rank
Motormann
Fate
Fange
Name
Magnus Sigvald Wiik Nilsen
Details
Date of birth February 7, 1913 in Bergen
Nationality
Norway
Rank
Motormann
Fate
Fange
Name
Alf Theodor Nilsen
Details
Date of birth May 16, 1906 in Trondheim
Nationality
Norway
Rank
Kokk
Fate
Fange
Name
Anton Engelhard Norvalls
Details
Date of birth April 13, 1885 in Minde, Bergen
Nationality
Norway
Rank
Skipsfører
Fate
Fange
Name
Frimann Olsen
Details
Date of birth January 7, 1915
Nationality
Norway
Rank
Motormann
Fate
Reddet
Name
Johan Martin Akse Olsen
Details
Date of birth May 12, 1917 in Bergen
Nationality
Norway
Rank
matros
Fate
Fange
Name
Bjarne Henry Olsen
Details
Date of birth February 15, 1916 in Bergen
Nationality
Norway
Rank
motormann
Fate
Fange
Name
Gordon Palm
Details
Date of birth June 20, 1920
Nationality
USA
Rank
Lettmatros
Fate
Fange
Name
Arnold Johan Riise
Details
Date of birth August 10, 1917 in Bø i Vesterålen
Nationality
Norway
Rank
Maskingutt
Fate
Fange
Name
Sigurd Andreas Roseth
Details
Date of birth June 12, 1923 in Jondal
Nationality
Norway
Rank
Dekksgutt
Fate
Fange
Name
Helge Rønne (Hugo) Schrøder
Details
Date of birth April 11, 1909 in Edøy
Nationality
Norway
Rank
Båtsmann
Fate
Fange
Name
Alf Rosenberg Sem-Olsen
Details
Date of birth November 19, 1908 in Bergen
Nationality
Norway
Rank
2. Styrmann
Fate
Fange
Name
Oskar Ditlef Svendsen
Details
Date of birth February 12, 1908 in Bergen
Nationality
Norway
Rank
Matros
Fate
Fange
Name
Peder Underhaug
Details
Date of birth May 12, 1922 in Jondal
Nationality
Norway
Rank
Salonggutt
Fate
Fange
Name
Harald Olav Øiestad
Details
Date of birth March 14, 1907 in Bergen
Nationality
Norway
Rank
3. Maskinist
Fate
Fange
Name
Sigurd Andreas Aadnesen
Details
Date of birth September 5, 1905
Nationality
Norway
Rank
4.maskinist
Fate
Fange