Ships hit by U-boats

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Kosmos II

Norwegian whale factory ship



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 whale factory ship Kosmos II.

Aboard Kosmos II when hit on 28 Oct 1942

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NameAgeRankServed on
NorwegianAmundsen, Gunnar, Merchant NavyStokerKosmos II
NorwegianAmundsen, Sverre, Merchant NavyBakerKosmos II
NorwegianAndersen, Aake, Merchant NavyPassengerKosmos II
NorwegianAndersen, Einar, Merchant Navy46StewardKosmos II +
NorwegianAndersen, Jens Martin, Merchant NavyFourth OfficerKosmos II, N.T. Nielsen-Alonso
NorwegianAndersen, Konrad Kjær, Merchant NavyPassengerKosmos II
NorwegianAndersen, Olaf, Merchant NavyStokerKosmos II +
NorwegianAntonsen, Anton Tveitan, Merchant NavyAble SeamanKosmos II
NorwegianArnesen, Jørgen, Merchant NavyPassengerKosmos II
NorwegianArnesen, Robert, Merchant NavyMess Room BoyKosmos II +
NorwegianBagger, Brynjar, Merchant NavyThird OfficerKosmos II +
NorwegianBakke, Miller, Merchant NavyDonkeymanKosmos II +
NorwegianBettum, Leif, Merchant NavyStokerKosmos II
NorwegianBjerkan, Einar, Royal Norwegian ArmyPassenger (Guard)Kosmos II +
NorwegianBjurvold, Julius G., Merchant NavyStokerKosmos II
NorwegianBjønness, Otto Nordahl, Merchant Navy45Able SeamanKosmos II +
NorwegianBrandvold, Magnus Edvard, Royal Norwegian ArmyPassenger (Guard)Kosmos II +
NorwegianBråten, Martin Johan, Merchant Navy36PassengerBaghdad, Kosmos II
DutchChirino, Cesar Antonio, Merchant Navy25Mess Room BoyKosmos II
NorwegianChristensen, Oddvar, Merchant NavyFourth Engineer OfficerKosmos II +
NorwegianDahl, Oscar Holmboe Olsen, Merchant NavySecond OfficerKosmos II
NorwegianDahle, Bernt, Merchant NavyPassengerKosmos II +
NorwegianEdvardsen, Edvard, Merchant NavyMess Room BoyKosmos II
NorwegianEdvardsen, Martin, Merchant NavyPassengerKosmos II
NorwegianEftang, Jakob, Merchant Navy52Chief OfficerKosmos II +
NorwegianEide, Edvard J., Merchant NavyOilerKosmos II
NorwegianEilefsen, Tarjei, Merchant NavyAble SeamanKosmos II
NorwegianFaanes, Johan, Merchant NavyPassengerKosmos II
NorwegianFanebust, Johannes, Merchant NavyStokerBill, Kosmos II
NorwegianFors, Oddleif, Royal Norwegian ArmyPassenger (Guard)Kosmos II
NorwegianGrundvik, Hjalmar Tormod, Merchant NavyStokerKosmos II
NorwegianGrønseth, Sigfred, Merchant NavyPassengerKosmos II
NorwegianHansen, Armaurer, Merchant NavyAble SeamanKosmos II
NorwegianHansen, Arne Skjelbred, Merchant NavyRadio OperatorKosmos II +
NorwegianHansen, Einar Mohn, Merchant NavyDonkeymanKosmos II +
NorwegianHansen, Gunnar Maar, Merchant NavyAble SeamanKosmos II
NorwegianHansen, Håkon Holm, Merchant NavyAble SeamanKosmos II
NorwegianHansen, Sigurd, Merchant NavyAble SeamanKosmos II +
NorwegianHaugen, Johannes, Merchant NavyStokerKosmos II
NorwegianHenriksen, Lars, Merchant NavyAble SeamanKosmos II
NorwegianHirsch, Worm, Royal Norwegian ArmyPassenger (Guard)Kosmos II
NorwegianHolm, Kristian, Merchant Navy53CarpenterKosmos II +
NorwegianHoltan, Thorleif, Merchant NavyAble SeamanKosmos II
NorwegianHvaal, Karl, Royal Norwegian ArmyPassenger (Guard)Kosmos II
NorwegianJacobsen, Christian, Merchant NavyPassengerKosmos II
NorwegianJacobsen, Erling, Merchant NavyAble SeamanKosmos II
NorwegianJebsen, Jens Henrik, Royal Norwegian ArmyPassenger (Guard)Kosmos II
NorwegianJensen, Jens Odmar, Merchant NavyAble SeamanKosmos II +
NorwegianJohannessen, Trygve, Merchant NavyAble Seaman/GunnerKosmos II
NorwegianJohansen, Arnold, Royal Norwegian ArmyPassenger (Guard)Kosmos II +
NorwegianJohansen, Willie, Merchant Navy34PassengerNordal, Kosmos II +
NorwegianKarlsen, Anton Bredal, Merchant Navy41PassengerLancing, Kosmos II +
NorwegianKarlsen, Johan Severin, Royal Norwegian Army61Passenger (Guard)Kosmos II +
NorwegianKarlsen, Karl Johan, Merchant NavyThird Engineer OfficerKosmos II
NorwegianKlasen, Ludvig, Merchant NavySecond Engineer OfficerKosmos II
NorwegianKongsvik, Anton, Merchant NavyAssistantKosmos II
NorwegianLandgraff, Kåre, Merchant NavyPassengerKosmos II
NorwegianLarsen, Finn, Merchant NavyStokerKosmos II
NorwegianLarsen, Hjalmar, Merchant NavyChief Engineer OfficerKosmos II
NorwegianLarsen, Kåre Kristian, Merchant NavyMess Room BoyKosmos II +
NorwegianLarsen, Thorleif, Merchant NavyAble SeamanKosmos II
NorwegianLeren, Mathias, Royal Norwegian ArmyPassenger (Guard)Kosmos II +
NorwegianLie, Bjarne, Merchant NavyAble Seaman/GunnerKosmos II
NorwegianMagnussen, Olaf, Merchant NavyStokerKosmos II
BritishMcDonald, Angus, British ArmyPassenger (Guard)Kosmos II
NorwegianMidttun, Hjørleiv, Merchant NavyRadio OperatorKosmos II +
NorwegianMjaatveidt, Andreas, Royal Norwegian ArmyPassenger (Guard)Kosmos II
NorwegianMyre, Hans, Merchant NavyAble SeamanKosmos II
NorwegianNautnes, Alf Hovda, Merchant NavyAble SeamanKosmos II
NorwegianNilsen, Erling, Merchant NavyAble SeamanKosmos II
NorwegianNilsen, Johannes N., Merchant NavyPumpmanKosmos II
NorwegianNilsen, Nils Grundtvig, Merchant NavyMess Room BoyKosmos II +
NorwegianNilssen, Ole Johannes, Merchant NavyElectricianKosmos II +
NorwegianNygaard, Ola, Merchant NavyPassengerKosmos II
NorwegianOlafsen, Einar, Merchant NavyAble SeamanKosmos II
NorwegianOlsen, Kjell, Merchant NavyCookKosmos II
NorwegianOlsen, Oliver, Merchant NavyAble SeamanKosmos II
NorwegianPaulsen, Alf, Merchant NavyAble SeamanKosmos II
NorwegianPedersen, Nils, Merchant NavyCookKosmos II
NorwegianPedersen, Peder, Merchant NavyAble SeamanKosmos II
NorwegianPedersen, Trygve, Merchant NavyStokerKosmos II
NorwegianPetersen, Rolf Waldemar, Royal Norwegian ArmyPassenger (Guard)Kosmos II +
NorwegianRingdal, Ludvig, Merchant NavyOilerKosmos II
NorwegianRutendahl, Rolf T., Merchant NavyMess Room BoyKosmos II
NorwegianSamuelsen, Severen, Merchant NavyPassengerKosmos II
NorwegianSchou, Fritz, Merchant NavyPassengerKosmos II +
NorwegianSognes, Ragnar, Merchant NavyPassengerKosmos II
NorwegianSperre, Johan, Merchant NavyPassengerKosmos II
NorwegianStamnes, Olav, Royal Norwegian ArmyPassenger (Guard)Kosmos II
NorwegianStudsrød, Aksel, Merchant NavyBoatswain (Bosun)Kosmos II
NorwegianSundby, Hans Jørgen, Merchant Navy30Able SeamanErviken, Kosmos II
NorwegianSvendsen, Fredrik, Merchant NavyAble SeamanKosmos II
NorwegianSvihus, Thorvald, Merchant NavyPassengerKosmos II
NorwegianSørensen, Åge Martin, Merchant NavyStokerKosmos II +
NorwegianThorvaldsen, Arnt, Merchant NavyAble SeamanKosmos II
NorwegianTjersland, Christian, Royal Norwegian ArmyPassenger (Guard)Kosmos II
NorwegianTrollsås, Håkon, Merchant NavyDonkeymanKosmos II
NorwegianUndrum, Hans, Merchant NavyRepairmanKosmos II
DutchVenloo, Harry Wilfred, Merchant Navy22Mess Room BoyKosmos II
NorwegianVågenes, Karl Olson, Royal Norwegian ArmyPassenger (Guard)Kosmos II +
NorwegianWathne, Finn, Merchant Navy29PassengerKongsgaard, Kongsgaard, Kosmos II
NorwegianWollnick, Einar Larsen, Merchant NavyPassengerKosmos II +

Aboard Kosmos II when hit on 29 Oct 1942

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NameAgeRankServed on
NorwegianKihl, Milliam, Merchant Navy51MasterKosmos II +
PolishPaprzycki, Waclaw, Merchant Navy33Crew memberKosmos II +

104 persons found - for all attacks on this ship (2).

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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