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.
Olav Sigvald Fjørtoft
- Date of birth
- July 15, 1900
- Date of death
- May 29, 1970
- Parents
- Gender
- Male
- Nationality
- Norway
- Birthplace
- Ålesund
- Place of living
- Steinvågen 12, Ålesund
- County
- Møre og Romsdal
- Rank
- Matros / SkytterU. d. m. (Utskrevet dekksmann)
- Other
- Participant in WW2
Ex gratia-arkivet:
Registreringsnummer under krigen: London 7277, New York 91779 og 18337.
Gift med Alma Fjørtoft, fem barn.
Påmønstret NUEVA ANDALUCIA 23. mai 1952 til 4. juni 1953.
Nortrashipflåtens Skyttere 1941 til 1946:
Skytter nr. 77: Fjørtoft, Olaf Sigvald. Født 15. juli 1900 i Ålesund.
Var ferdig med sin skytterutdannelse den 22.10.1941 i Dumbarton, Skottland. Senere seilte han med følgende norske handelsskip:
D/S HJALMAR WESSEL fra 20.10.1941 til 8.4.1942
M/T B.P. NEWTON fra 15.4.1942 til 31.7.1942
M/S SOLHAVN fra 5.8.1942 til 9.12.1942
M/T hvalkokeri SIR JAMES CLARK ROSS fra 28.12.1942 til 18.1.1944
M/T NEW ZEALAND fra 18.1.1944 til 29.9.1944
M/S ROSEVILLE fra 18.10.1944 til 11.5.1945
og sist om bord på M/S GENERAL RUGE fra 8.8.1945 til 26.11.1945
For sin innsats under den annen verdenskrig ble han tildelt Krigsmedaljen, Deltakermedaljen og Haakon den VIIs 70-årsmedalje.
Sjøforsvarets londonarkiv:
Antatt i Marinen: 18.09.1941, som U.d.m.
Sivil stilling: Matros.
Tidl. mil. tjeneste: 6 mndr. i Marinen 1921.
Dimittert fra Marinen: 24.01.1946.
Sources
RA/S-3545/G/Gg
Nortrashipflåtens Skyttere 1941 til 1946
Sjøforsvarets londonarkiv ved Marinemuseet i Horten: P.10. kort 275-276
RA/RAFA-5156/G/Gb/Gbb/Gbba/L0001
Engagements (14)
- Ships
- M/T Nueva Andalucia
- Nationality
- Norway
- Rank
- Able seaman
- Signed on
- Harbour: Unkown
Date: 5/23/1952 - Signed off
- Harbour: Unkown
Date: 6/4/1953
- Ships
- D/S Ingerto
- Nationality
- Norway
- Rank
- Able seaman
- Signed on
- Harbour: Unkown
Date: 8/17/1951 - Signed off
- Harbour: Unkown
Date: 10/24/1951
- Ships
- D/S Gregers Gram
- Nationality
- Norway
- Rank
- Able seaman
- Signed on
- Harbour: Unkown
Date: 7/5/1951 - Signed off
- Harbour: Unkown
Date: 7/16/1951
- Ships
- M/S Sofie Bakke
- Nationality
- Norway
- Rank
- Boatswain
- Signed on
- Harbour: Unkown
Date: 11/16/1949 - Signed off
- Harbour: Unkown
Date: 2/27/1950
- Ships
- M/S Belocean
- Nationality
- Norway
- Rank
- Boatswain
- Signed on
- Harbour: Unkown
Date: 6/2/1949 - Signed off
- Harbour: Unkown
Date: 10/22/1949
- Ships
- M/S Høyanger
- Nationality
- Norway
- Rank
- Boatswain
- Signed on
- Harbour: Unkown
Date: 1/14/1949 - Signed off
- Harbour: Unkown
Date: 2/14/1949
- Ships
- M/S Toledo
- Nationality
- Norway
- Rank
- Able seaman
- Signed on
- Harbour: Unkown
Date: 2/27/1947 - Signed off
- Harbour: Unkown
Date: 5/31/1947
- Ships
- M/S General Ruge
- Nationality
- Norway
- Rank
- Able seaman
- Signed on
- Harbour: San Pedro, California, USA
Date: 8/8/1945 - Signed off
- Harbour: New York, NY, USA
Date: 11/26/1945
- Ships
- M/S Roseville
- Nationality
- Norway
- Rank
- Matros / Skytter
- Signed on
- Harbour: San Pedro, California, USA
Date: 10/18/1944 - Signed off
- Harbour: San Pedro, California, USA
Date: 5/11/1945
- Ships
- M/T New Zealand
- Nationality
- Norway
- Rank
- Matros / Skytter
- Signed on
- Harbour: San Pedro, California, USA
Date: 1/18/1944 - Signed off
- Harbour: San Pedro, California, USA
Date: 9/29/1944
- Nationality
- Norway
- Rank
- Matros / Skytter
- Signed on
- Harbour: Alliert havn
Date: 12/28/1942 - Signed off
- Harbour: San Pedro, California, USA
Date: 1/18/1944
- Ships
- D/S Solhavn
- Nationality
- Norway
- Rank
- Matros / Skytter
- Signed on
- Harbour: Alliert havn
Date: 8/15/1942 - Signed off
- Harbour: Barry, Vale of Glamorgan, Wales, Uk
Date: 12/19/1942
- Ships
- M/T B. P. Newton
- Nationality
- Norway
- Rank
- Matros / Skytter
- Signed on
- Harbour: Alliert havn
Date: 4/15/1942 - Signed off
- Harbour: Alliert havn
Date: 7/31/1942
- Ships
- D/S Hjalmar Wessel
- Nationality
- Norway
- Rank
- Matros / Skytter
- Signed on
- Harbour: Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Skottland
Date: 10/22/1941 - Signed off
- Harbour: Avonmouth
Date: 4/8/1942
Voyages
Places of Service (1)
- Place of service
- Tjenestested SSH Dumbarton
- Position
- SSH Marine Skytterelev
- From
- 9/1/1941
- To
- 10/22/1941
Medals (3)
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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