Ships hit by U-boats
Crew lists from ships hit by U-boats
Besholt
Norwegian motor merchant
Photo courtesy of Museum Nord, Melbu
This is a listing of people associated with this ship.
We also have a detailed page on the Norwegian motor merchant Besholt.
Aboard Besholt when hit on 2 Dec 1942
You can click on any of the names for possible additional information
| Name | Age | Rank | Served on | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 | Backer, Jerry, Civilian | Passenger | Besholt | ||
 | Blomquist, August, Merchant Navy | 33 | Cook | Besholt | |
 | Brandin, Evert Walter, Merchant Navy | 26 | Mechanic | Besholt | |
| Burke, Richard, Civilian | Passenger | Besholt | ||
 | Dalsøren, Per, Merchant Navy | 30 | Third Engineer Officer | Besholt + | |
| Disch, Heinrich Anton, Merchant Navy | 50 | Steward | Equipoise, Besholt + | |
| Finnborg, Nils Åke, Merchant Navy | 19 | Able Seaman | Besholt | |
| Hansen, Christopher Nagell Fæster, Merchant Navy | 23 | Third Officer | Besholt + | |
| Hansen, Otto Henry, Merchant Navy | 35 | Second Engineer Officer | Bayard, Besholt | |
| Ibison, Ben, USNR | Passenger (Seaman First Class) | Besholt + | ||
| Johannesen, Peder Johan, Merchant Navy | 36 | Gunner | Bris, Besholt | |
| Johannessen, Willy Gilbert, Merchant Navy | 22 | Mechanic | Besholt | |
| Johansen, Nils Anton, Merchant Navy | 48 | Electrician | Bayard, Besholt + | |
| Karlsen, Birger Olav, Merchant Navy | 33 | Able Seaman | Besholt + | |
 | Kivi, Edvard, Merchant Navy | 22 | Able Seaman | Besholt + | |
| Kjellberg, Hilding, Merchant Navy | 32 | Mechanic | Besholt + | |
| Knutsen, Knut Noralf, Merchant Navy | 21 | Able Seaman | Besholt | |
| Kristiansen, Reidar, Merchant Navy | 28 | Saloon Boy | Besholt | |
| Krokåsvåg, Birger Olai Olsen, Merchant Navy | 21 | Mechanic | Svenør, Besholt | |
| Kålstad, Birger Helge, Merchant Navy | 19 | Able Seaman/Gunner | South Africa, Besholt | |
| Landmark, Rolf, Merchant Navy | 31 | Chief Officer | Besholt + | |
| Langefoss, Leif, Merchant Navy | 44 | Master | Besholt + | |
| Larsen, Malfred Bendik, Merchant Navy | 24 | Galley Boy | Moldanger, Besholt | |
| Lethonen, Svein Emanuel, Merchant Navy | 23 | Assistant Engineer | Besholt + | |
| Lindkvist, Oskar Erik, Merchant Navy | 23 | Able Seaman | Besholt | |
| McIntyre, George, Civilian | Passenger | Besholt | ||
| Miller, Lloyd J., Civilian | Passenger | Besholt | ||
| Mortensen, Arne Mikal, Merchant Navy | 37 | Mechanic | Besholt | |
| Nelson, Marion, Civilian | Passenger | Besholt + | ||
| Olsson, John Bertil, Merchant Navy | 20 | Able Seaman | Besholt | |
| Pedersen, Per, Merchant Navy | 20 | Able Seaman | Besholt | |
| Reinthal, Friedrich, Merchant Navy | 20 | Oiler | Besholt | |
| Røed, Harald Hans, Merchant Navy | 27 | Mechanic | Besholt + | |
| Sahlèn, Ragnar, Merchant Navy | 19 | Mechanic | Besholt | |
| Samuelsen, Finn, Merchant Navy | 20 | Able Seaman | Besholt | |
| Schie, Waldemar, Merchant Navy | 57 | Chief Engineer Officer | Besholt | |
 | Stone, James Robert Donald, Merchant Navy | 22 | Radio Operator | Besholt + | |
| Storås, Lars, Merchant Navy | 29 | Second Officer | Torny, Besholt | |
| Wilhelmsen, Johan Asbjørn, Merchant Navy | 29 | Boatswain (Bosun) | Besholt | |
| Yocoum, Johnny, Civilian | Passenger | Besholt | ||
| Yttervik, Arvid, Merchant Navy | Carpenter | Besholt | ||
| Øhrling, Rolf, Merchant Navy | 22 | Able Seaman | Besholt |
42 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?
If you wish to add a crewmember to the listing we would need most of this information: ship name, nationality, name, dob, place of birth, service (merchant marine, ...), rank or job on board. We have place for a photo as well if provided. You can e-mail us the information here.