Ships hit by U-boats
Crew lists from ships hit by U-boats
Lancing
Norwegian whale factory ship
Photo courtesy of Rick Cox Collection
This is a listing of people associated with this ship.
We also have a detailed page on the Norwegian whale factory ship Lancing.
Aboard Lancing when hit on 7 Apr 1942
You can click on any of the names for possible additional information
| Name | Age | Rank | Served on | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 | Albrenda, Wietse, Merchant Navy | Fireman | Lancing | ||
 | Anstensen, Olaus Marinius, Merchant Navy | 50 | Fourth Engineer Officer | Lancing, Pleasantville | |
 | Beard, James Homer, Merchant Navy | 29 | Fireman | Lancing | |
| Bjerkholt, Johan Henry, Merchant Navy | 55 | Master | Lancing, N.T. Nielsen-Alonso | |
| Eikeseth, Rasmus, Merchant Navy | 52 | Boatswain (Bosun) | Lancing, N.T. Nielsen-Alonso | |
| Einarsen, Johannes, Merchant Navy | 22 | Second Cook | Lancing | |
| Ende, Johannes van der, Merchant Navy | Fireman | Lancing | ||
| Fussner, Francis J., Merchant Navy | 21 | Messman | Lancing | |
| Hansen, Emil Martinius, Merchant Navy | 37 | Fireman | Lancing + | |
| Hansen, Josef Marinius, Merchant Navy | 52 | Second Engineer Officer | Lancing | |
| Hansen, Ronald Barth, Merchant Navy | 20 | Able Seaman | Lancing | |
| Helgeland, Knut Georg, Merchant Navy | 21 | Able Seaman | Lancing | |
| Holm, Oni, Merchant Navy | 34 | Mess Room Boy | Lancing | |
| Holm-Hansen, Alf G., Merchant Navy | 30 | Able Seaman | Lancing | |
| Jacobsen, Jacob, Merchant Navy | 48 | Third Officer | Lancing | |
| Johannessen, Erling Olaf, Merchant Navy | 37 | Electrician | Lancing, N.T. Nielsen-Alonso | |
| Johannessen, Åge J., Merchant Navy | 23 | Fireman | Lancing, N.T. Nielsen-Alonso | |
| Johansen, Henrik Wilhelm, Merchant Navy | 49 | Chief Engineer Officer | Lancing | |
| Johansen, Rolf Juul, Merchant Navy | 30 | Fireman | Lancing, Mirlo | |
| Johnsen, Olav Hedrum, Merchant Navy | 24 | Able Seaman | Lancing | |
| Karlsen, Anton Bredal, Merchant Navy | 40 | Second Officer | Lancing, Kosmos II + | |
| Kittelsen, Harald Kristian, Merchant Navy | 27 | Fireman | Lancing | |
| Korneliussen, Karl H., Merchant Navy | 52 | Third Engineer Officer | Lancing | |
| Larsen, Erling, Merchant Navy | 31 | Able Seaman | Lancing | |
| Lauritzen, Thor, Merchant Navy | 27 | Able Seaman | Lancing, Daghild | |
| Liljedahl, Arne, Merchant Navy | 30 | Steward | Lancing | |
| Lunde, Arne Oddvar, Merchant Navy | 31 | Able Seaman | Lancing | |
| Mathisen, Anders, Merchant Navy | 30 | Donkeyman | Lancing | |
| McClelland, Stuart, Merchant Navy | 37 | Mess Room Boy | Lancing | |
| Murphy, John J., Merchant Navy | 45 | Fireman | Lancing | |
| Nilsen, Anders Olav, Merchant Navy | 60 | Carpenter | Lancing | |
| Nilsen, Martin Gjone, Merchant Navy | 35 | Able Seaman | Lancing | |
| Norby, Rolf Spange, Merchant Navy | 44 | Able Seaman | Lancing | |
| Olsen, John Georg, Merchant Navy | 34 | Able Seaman | Lancing | |
| Olsen, Olav, Merchant Navy | 38 | Fireman | Lancing | |
| Olsen, Thomas Andreas Smedsvig, Merchant Navy | 36 | Chief Officer | Lancing | |
 | Olsson, Gustav, Merchant Navy | 43 | Able Seaman | Lancing, N.T. Nielsen-Alonso | |
| Omsland, Odd Martinius, Merchant Navy | 31 | Radio Operator | Lancing | |
| Osmundsen, Walter, Merchant Navy | 31 | Mess Room Boy | Lancing | |
| Pettersen, Petter Hugo, Merchant Navy | 24 | Fireman | Lancing, Sourabaya + | |
| Rasmussen, Finn Bålsrød, Merchant Navy | 22 | Able Seaman | Lancing | |
| Roberg-Johanesen, Ansgar Henry, Merchant Navy | 33 | Chief Cook | Lancing | |
| Seeberg, Ragnvald, Merchant Navy | 53 | Able Seaman | Lancing | |
| Skorge, Gustav, Merchant Navy | 50 | Able Seaman | Lancing | |
| Slåtta, Einar, Merchant Navy | 22 | Fireman | Lancing | |
| Smevik, Ragnvald, Merchant Navy | 20 | Ordinary Seaman | Lancing | |
| Sørensen, Ivar, Merchant Navy | 26 | Able Seaman | Lancing | |
| Temtemoen, Olav, Merchant Navy | 25 | Able Seaman | Lancing | |
| Wade, Max, Merchant Navy | 46 | Mess Room Boy | Lancing | |
| Wetsteijn, Jan P., Merchant Navy | 27 | Fireman | Volendam, Lancing |
50 persons found.
Served on indicates the ships we have listed for the person, some were stationed on multiple ships hit by U-boats.
People missing from this listing? Or perhaps additional information?
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