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D/S Jacob Christensen To Jacob Christensen on the "Ships starting with J" page. Owner: A/S D/S Mathilda Built in 1920 by J. Blumer & Co. Ltd., Sunderland for A/S August (J. Christensen), Bergen. In 1923 owners became A/S D/S Mathilda. Captain: August Konow A French visitor to my website has told me that according to his records Jacob Christensen was stopped for examination by the German Deutschland on Oct. 12-1939, 300 nm bearing 70 from Cape Race. She's mentioned in connection with Convoy HN 11 from Norway to the U.K. in Febr.-1940, bound for Methil in ballast. Early in March we find her in the U.K.-Norway Convoy ON 17 and later that month she's listed as sailing in Convoy HN 20, again bound for Methil in ballast - follow links for more convoy info; several Norwegian ships took part.
When Norway was invaded on Apr. 9-1940 this ship was in an English port to load a cargo of coal for Norway, but upon hearing the news she instead took on board war materials and headed for France. She was scuttled at Rochefort on June 18-1940 in order to block the harbour. The crew was given passage to Falmouth on a small English vessel. Mate/radio operator at the time was Sverre K. Andersen who, under the codename "Arquebus" was later to become a well known and highly decorated member of "Kompani Linge" (a British controlled group based in England, with Norwegian volunteers). Jacob Christensen, meanwhile, had been raised and repaired by the Germans. Renamed Baldur in 1941 (Seereederei "Frigga" A.G., Hamburg). Torpedoed and sunk on May 23-1944 by HMS Sceptre (McIntosh) off Castro Urdiales, Spain. See also this thread on my ship forum. Crew List:
Related external link: Back to Jacob Christensen on the "Ships starting with J" page. The text on this page was compiled with the help of: "Nortraships flåte", J. R. Hegland, "Sjøforklaringer fra 2. verdenskrig", Volume I (Norwegian Maritime Museum), and misc. (ref. My sources).
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