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

D/S Tromøsund

Date: March 1, 1943
Rank: Nordsjøen
Cause: Bombet under flukt fra Norge til UK [av tyske fly]
Cargo: Stykkgods
Route: Norge - UK
Crew list: Delvis
Missing: 0
Captured during WW2: 0
Survived: 0
Deceased: 32 [26]

Note: Iflg. Nortraship-brev mannskap på 20, 12 britiske og norske agenter

Minute

D/S Tromøsund, kapring 28. februar og flyangrep (senket) 1. mars 1943, rettsmøte. Kilde: RA, Justisdepartementet, Politikontoret P, O/Ob/L0297: Sjøforklaringer, journalnr. 6572/1940 - 482/1945, s. 862-867.

Riksarkivet: Ingen sjøforklaring på hyllenr. 2C.032.12

For bakgrunnsinformasjon om rettsmøtedokument, se følgende temaartikkel: https://www.krigsseilerregisteret.no/no/artikkel/749046/

Deck log (in Norwegian)

Utdrag av svarbrev datert 19.1.1945 fra Nortraship, Montreal til Maritime Department, War Loss Sec.

The S/S "TROMØYSUND" sailed from a Southern Norwegian Port (near Egersund) on the 28. of February 1943, after having been seized by British and Norwegian Agents for escaping to U.K. She had on board a General Cargo.

On the voyage across the North Sea the ship was sunk by German Aircraft on the 1. of March 1943, and all officers and crew, 20 in all, were lost, as were also all the twelve British and American Agents.

Crew list (30)

Name
Reidar Charles Andresen
Details
Date of birth January 28, 1921 in Oslo
Nationality
Norway
Rank
Kokk
Fate
Død
Name
Arnt Kristian Axelsen
Details
Date of birth November 5, 1900 in Barbu
Nationality
Norway
Rank
Maskinist
Fate
Død
Name
Halvor Olavsen Berge
Details
Date of birth June 26, 1891 in Ytre Flåberg, Lunde
Nationality
Norway
Rank
Fyrbøter
Fate
Død
Name
Pehr Bruun
Details
Date of birth November 2, 1911 in Hisøy
Nationality
Norway
Rank
Matros
Fate
Død
Name
Christen Magnus Christensen
Details
Date of birth June 21, 1894 in Tromøy
Nationality
Norway
Rank
Styrmann
Fate
Død
Name
Arthur Carl Birger Christiansen
Details
Date of birth December 13, 1913 in Stavanger
Nationality
Norway
Rank
Fate
Død
Name
Eilert Martin Eilertsen
Details
Date of birth November 16, 1894 in Hvaler
Nationality
Norway
Rank
Maskinist
Fate
Død
Name
Enevold Marius Eriksen
Details
Date of birth January 15, 1890 in Oslo
Nationality
Norway
Rank
Fyrbøter
Fate
Død
Name
Haldor Halvorsen
Details
Date of birth April 16, 1879 in Kragerø
Nationality
Norway
Rank
Fate
Død
Name
Knut Huseland
Details
Date of birth January 28, 1918 in Fjære
Nationality
Norway
Rank
Passasjer
Fate
Død
Name
Henrik Isaksen
Details
Date of birth October 20, 1892 in Bamble
Nationality
Norway
Rank
Fate
Død
Name
Rasmus Martinius Jacobsen
Details
Date of birth January 8, 1883 in Arendal
Nationality
Norway
Rank
Skipsfører
Fate
Død
Name
Johanne Jahren
Details
Date of birth September 18, 1893 in Sannidal
Nationality
Norway
Rank
Salongpike
Fate
Død
Name
Edvard Magnus Johnsen
Details
Date of birth January 13, 1896 in Brevik
Nationality
Norway
Rank
Fate
Død
Name
Mathilde Karlsen
Details
Date of birth May 31, 1874 in Solum
Nationality
Norway
Rank
Restauratør
Fate
Død
Name
Karl Emil Knudsen
Details
Date of birth March 24, 1881 in Arendal
Nationality
Norway
Rank
Fate
Død
Name
Reidar Kristiansen
Details
Date of birth December 12, 1923 in Sandefjord
Nationality
Norway
Rank
Fate
Død
Name
Rolf Langeland
Details
Date of birth August 15, 1904 in Skien
Nationality
Norway
Rank
fyrbøter
Fate
Død
Name
Andreas Larsen
Details
Date of birth January 13, 1902 in Flosta
Nationality
Norway
Rank
Rutelos
Fate
Død
Name
Rolf Mikkelsen
Details
Date of birth July 25, 1917 in Tromøy
Nationality
Norway
Rank
Loslæring
Fate
Død
Name
Halfdan Mikkelsen
Details
Date of birth September 6, 1906 in Tromøy
Nationality
Norway
Rank
Matros
Fate
Død
Name
Kristoffer Nikolai Nicolaisen
Details
Date of birth March 1, 1905 in Bø i Vesterålen
Nationality
Norway
Rank
Romsmann
Fate
Død
Name
Arnold Rikard Nilsen
Details
Date of birth December 23, 1898 in Landvik
Nationality
Norway
Rank
Matros
Fate
Død
Name
Nils Ingvald Nilsen
Details
Date of birth October 7, 1879 in Arendal
Nationality
Norway
Rank
Båtsmann
Fate
Død
Name
Ludvik Olsen
Details
Date of birth July 3, 1898 in Bergen
Nationality
Norway
Rank
Fyrbøter
Fate
Død
Name
Dagfinn Olsen
Details
Date of birth February 6, 1920 in Bergen
Nationality
Norway
Rank
Fate
Død
Name
Frank Olsen
Details
Date of birth November 18, 1916 in Grimstad
Nationality
Norway
Rank
Fate
Død
Name
Johannes Pedersen
Details
Date of birth March 8, 1915 in Stokke
Nationality
Norway
Rank
Fate
Død
Name
Anna Skinnemoen
Details
Date of birth September 17, 1921 in Sigdal
Nationality
Norway
Rank
Serveringsdame
Fate
Død
Name
Ingebret Sørensen
Details
Date of birth August 11, 1896 in Risør
Nationality
Norway
Rank
Fate
Død