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.
Syvert Birkenes
- Date of birth
- May 19, 1883
- Date of death
- March 28, 1967
- Parents
- Gender
- Male
- Nationality
- Norway
- Birthplace
- Lillesand
- Place of living
- Lund, Kristiansand
- County
- Vest-AgderAust-Agder
- Enlistment district
- Rank
- Other
- Participant in WW1Participant in WW2
Ex gratia-arkivet:
Registernummer under krigen: London 2384, NY 9909.
Gift med (jf. London-kort): Margot (Githmark) Birkenes.
Lillesand Mønstringsdistrikt " Sjøens folk "- Odd Knudsen / Peder Larsen. Lillesand Folkebibliotek:
Seilskutemann 1899.
Vernepliktig i marinen, sekondløytnant 1.mai 1905 og premierløytnant 20.august 1909.
Privat arkiv:
Seilt til sjøs som styrmann og skipsfører i Fernley & Eger`s rederi på mange fartøyer.
Skipsfører av M/T Ferncourt 1938-45. Et av tankskipene som fraktet forsyninger til Storbritannia i 1940, ankom Clyde 26. november 1940 med fuel oil. Ferncourt ble bombet i juli 1941 og måtte repareres. Skipet var senere et av de norske handelsskipene som fulgte etter hovedinvasjonen i Operasjon Torch i november 1942.
Sources
Døde 1951-2017, digitalarkivet.no
RA/S-3545/G/Gg
"Seedie's List of Awards to The Merchant Navy for World War II," av Seedie, 1997. S. 94.
RA, statsrådssekretariatet, statsrådsprotokoll 17. april 1940–18.des. 1942
Privat arkiv avgitt til Arkivet freds- og menneskerettighetssenter
RA/S-3545/G/Gi/L0004
"Krigskorset og St. Olavsmedaljen med ekegren", redigert av Erik Gjems-Onstad, Oslo 1995, s. 196.
Personbeskrivelse nr.226 Lillesand Mønstringsdistrikt " Sjøens folk "- Odd Knudsen / Peder Larsen. Lillesand Folkebibliotek:
Engagements (27)
- Ships
- D/S Navarra
- Nationality
- Norway
- Rank
- Second mate
- Signed on
- Harbour: Unkown
Date: Unkown - Signed off
- Harbour: Unkown
Date: Unkown
- Nationality
- Norway
- Rank
- Marineoffiser
- Signed on
- Harbour: Norge
Date: Unkown - Signed off
- Harbour: Norge
Date: Unkown
- Ships
- M/T Ferncourt
- Nationality
- Norway
- Rank
- Captain
- Signed on
- Harbour: Oslo
Date: 5/10/1938 - Signed off
- Harbour: Downs
Date: 9/25/1945
- Ships
- T/S Esther Elina
- Nationality
- Norway
- Rank
- Captain
- Signed on
- Harbour: Unkown
Date: 1/26/1925 - Signed off
- Harbour: Unkown
Date: 5/29/1925
- Ships
- D/S Nordkyn
- Nationality
- Norway
- Rank
- Captain
- Signed on
- Harbour: Newcastle, Tyne and Wear, Northumberland, England
Date: 3/4/1921 - Signed off
- Harbour: Unkown
Date: 9/5/1924
- Ships
- D/S Nordkyn
- Nationality
- Norway
- Rank
- Inspektør / Skipsfører
- Signed on
- Harbour: Newcastle, Tyne and Wear, Northumberland, England
Date: 6/30/1920 - Signed off
- Harbour: Newcastle, Tyne and Wear, Northumberland, England
Date: 3/3/1921
- Ships
- D/S Nordfjeld
- Nationality
- Norway
- Rank
- Captain
- Signed on
- Harbour: Unkown
Date: 1/6/1919 - Signed off
- Harbour: Unkown
Date: 6/9/1920
- Ships
- D/S Biscaya
- Nationality
- Norway
- Rank
- Captain
- Signed on
- Harbour: Unkown
Date: 6/26/1917 - Signed off
- Harbour: Unkown
Date: 8/13/1917
- Ships
- D/S Galicia
- Nationality
- Norway
- Rank
- Captain
- Signed on
- Harbour: Unkown
Date: 11/25/1916 - Signed off
- Harbour: Unkown
Date: 5/5/1917
- Ships
- D/S Papelera
- Nationality
- Norway
- Rank
- Captain
- Signed on
- Harbour: Unkown
Date: 11/29/1915 - Signed off
- Harbour: Unkown
Date: 1/22/1916
- Ships
- D/S Papelera
- Nationality
- Norway
- Rank
- Captain
- Signed on
- Harbour: Unkown
Date: 9/14/1915 - Signed off
- Harbour: Unkown
Date: 11/1/1915
- Ships
- D/S Papelera
- Nationality
- Norway
- Rank
- Captain
- Signed on
- Harbour: Unkown
Date: 7/20/1915 - Signed off
- Harbour: Unkown
Date: 9/10/1915
- Ships
- D/S Papelera
- Nationality
- Norway
- Rank
- Captain
- Signed on
- Harbour: Unkown
Date: 7/20/1915 - Signed off
- Harbour: Unkown
Date: 9/10/1915
- Ships
- D/S Tolosa
- Nationality
- Norway
- Rank
- Captain
- Signed on
- Harbour: Unkown
Date: 7/29/1913 - Signed off
- Harbour: Unkown
Date: 6/16/1914
- Ships
- D/S Tolosa
- Nationality
- Norway
- Rank
- Captain
- Signed on
- Harbour: Unkown
Date: 2/11/1913 - Signed off
- Harbour: Unkown
Date: 7/28/1913
- Ships
- D/S Tolosa
- Nationality
- Norway
- Rank
- Captain
- Signed on
- Harbour: Unkown
Date: 1/24/1913 - Signed off
- Harbour: Unkown
Date: 2/10/1913
- Ships
- D/S Tolosa
- Nationality
- Norway
- Rank
- First mate
- Signed on
- Harbour: Unkown
Date: 8/18/1912 - Signed off
- Harbour: Unkown
Date: 1/24/1913
- Ships
- D/S Tolosa
- Nationality
- Norway
- Rank
- Captain
- Signed on
- Harbour: Unkown
Date: 7/20/1912 - Signed off
- Harbour: Unkown
Date: 8/14/1912
- Ships
- D/S Tolosa
- Nationality
- Norway
- Rank
- First mate
- Signed on
- Harbour: Unkown
Date: 2/4/1912 - Signed off
- Harbour: Unkown
Date: 7/20/1912
- Ships
- D/S Bogstad
- Nationality
- Norway
- Rank
- First mate
- Signed on
- Harbour: Unkown
Date: 9/2/1911 - Signed off
- Harbour: Unkown
Date: 1/25/1912
- Ships
- D/S Asturias
- Nationality
- Norway
- Rank
- First mate
- Signed on
- Harbour: Unkown
Date: 6/17/1911 - Signed off
- Harbour: Unkown
Date: 7/19/1911
- Ships
- D/S Nervion
- Nationality
- Norway
- Rank
- First mate
- Signed on
- Harbour: Unkown
Date: 1/2/1911 - Signed off
- Harbour: Dover, Kent, England
Date: 4/4/1911
- Ships
- D/S Tolosa
- Nationality
- Norway
- Rank
- First mate
- Signed on
- Harbour: Unkown
Date: 1/10/1910 - Signed off
- Harbour: Unkown
Date: 12/31/1910
- Ships
- D/S Papelera
- Nationality
- Norway
- Rank
- Second mate
- Signed on
- Harbour: Unkown
Date: 4/14/1909 - Signed off
- Harbour: Unkown
Date: 1/6/1910
- Ships
- D/S Aker
- Nationality
- Norway
- Rank
- Second mate
- Signed on
- Harbour: Unkown
Date: 6/28/1907 - Signed off
- Harbour: Antwerpen, Belgia
Date: 10/16/1910
Voyages
Places of Service (0)
Medals (4)
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
Images (4)
Documents (18)
- "Våre sjømenn", avisutklipp
- Diplom, St. Olavsmedaljen med ekegren
- Brev fra Kong Haakon den VII, 1942
- Diplom, commended for brave conduct, Churchill
- Diplom, Krigsmedaljen
- Diplom, Frihetsmedaljen
- Detaljert fartstid, 1915-1945, Statsarkivet i Kristiansand.
- Fartstid og detaljer, 1899-1915.
- Rulleblad
- Adgangspass, 1945
- Diverse avisutklipp, en med tittel: "Den kjente Kristiansands-kapteinen Syvert Birkenes død. Førte skip i 40 år og gjennom to verdenskriger - og reddet tankbåt etter dramatisk bombing".
- "En tankbåt går vestover igjen. Med en kaptein som ikke vil gå iland. For Norsk Tidend av Eiliv O. Hauge. Norsk Tidend, 20. juni 1942.
- "The Vikings will fight on," Syvert Birkenes, The Mardocko, 27. april 1945
- Brev til Birkenes, 25. juli 1945, Fearnley & Eger
- Røde kors-brev
- Brev til Birkenes, M/T Ferncourt, 3. desember 1941
- Vedrørende ferdig reparasjon av Ferncourt, brev datert 7. juni 1942
- Vedrørende bombing av Ferncourt i 1941, brev datert 19. mars 1942