Ships hit by U-boats

Crew lists from ships hit by U-boats

Lindvangen

Norwegian steam merchant



The photo shows Dalvangen, a sistership of Lindvangen. Photo Courtesy of Library of Contemporary History, Stuttgart

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

Aboard Lindvangen when hit on 23 Sep 1942

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NameAgeRankServed on
SwedishAndersen, E., Merchant Navy26Able SeamanLindvangen +
NorwegianBerner, John Wilborn, Merchant Navy38StewardLindvangen +
NorwegianBirkeland, Finn, Merchant Navy30Third OfficerEli Knudsen, Lindvangen +
NorwegianBrun, Rudolf, Merchant NavyAble SeamanLindvangen
NorwegianBurud, Erik, Merchant Navy20FiremanLindvangen +
BritishCamona, Lennox, Merchant NavyGalley BoyLindvangen
NorwegianHammersland, Torvald, Merchant Navy22Able SeamanLindvangen
NorwegianHelle, Knut, Merchant Navy30Boatswain (Bosun)Lindvangen
NorwegianHelminsen, Stein, Merchant Navy26Able SeamanLindvangen
NorwegianHjelmeland, Ingolf, Merchant Navy46DonkeymanLindvangen +
NorwegianJakobsen, Leif Magnus, Merchant Navy29Chief OfficerLindvangen +
DutchJekklu, Osman, Merchant NavyMess Room BoyLindvangen +
NorwegianJensen, John Einar, Merchant Navy44MasterLindvangen
NorwegianJohansen, Frode Lorentz T., Merchant Navy32Second Engineer OfficerEidanger, Lindvangen +
NorwegianKvamme, Ola, Merchant NavyStokerLindvangen
NorwegianMesel, Einar, Merchant Navy18CookLindvangen +
NorwegianMüller, Eivind, Merchant Navy36Second OfficerLeif, Lindvangen +
NorwegianNilsen, Nils Kristian, Merchant NavyAble SeamanLindvangen +
NorwegianPedersen, Oskar Kristian, Merchant Navy41Chief Engineer OfficerLindvangen +
NorwegianSkavøy, Einar, Merchant Navy19FiremanLindvangen +
BritishSoucharen, , Merchant NavyEngine BoyLindvangen
NorwegianSvendsen, Harald, Merchant Navy30Third Engineer OfficerLindvangen +
NorwegianVist, Ragnar, Merchant Navy24Able SeamanLindvangen +

23 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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