Ships hit by U-boats

Crew lists from ships hit by U-boats

Octavian

Norwegian steam merchant



Photo courtesy of H. Larsson-Feddes collection

This is a listing of people associated with this ship.
We also have a detailed page on the Norwegian steam merchant Octavian.

Aboard Octavian when hit on 17 Jan 1942

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NameAgeRankServed on
NorwegianBerntsen, Peder Bernhard, Merchant Navy34FiremanOctavian +
NorwegianBertinsen, Hermann Elias, Merchant Navy41Chief Officer/Radio OperatorOctavian +
NorwegianBruvik, Olav, Merchant Navy46FiremanOctavian +
NorwegianDahl, Jens Ludolf, Merchant Navy35MasterOctavian +
NorwegianDale, Edvard, Merchant Navy30Able SeamanOctavian +
NorwegianEftang, Lars Olsen, Merchant Navy36Able SeamanOctavian +
NorwegianEgholm, Johan Rosback, Merchant Navy38Second Engineer OfficerOctavian +
NorwegianFosse, Sigurd A., Merchant Navy44Chief Engineer OfficerOctavian +
NorwegianMjelde, Håkon, Merchant Navy29Third Engineer OfficerOctavian +
NorwegianMonsen, Søren Johan, Merchant Navy43FiremanOctavian +
NorwegianNilsen, Olav Michael, Merchant Navy34Second OfficerOctavian +
NorwegianOlsen, Ole Peder, Merchant Navy48StewardSarita, Octavian +
NorwegianPedersen, Alf Aune, Merchant Navy23Ordinary SeamanOctavian +
CanadianPott, Albert Leonard, Merchant Navy28Ordinary SeamanOctavian +
NorwegianSkarshaug, Konrad, Merchant Navy23CookOctavian +
NorwegianThomsen, Robert Nobel, Merchant Navy27DonkeymanOctavian +
NorwegianØstby, Erling Mareno, Merchant Navy24Ordinary SeamanOctavian +

17 persons found.

Served on indicates the ships we have listed for the person, some were stationed on multiple ships hit by U-boats.

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