M/S Sofie Bakke
Updated March 3-2009

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Crew List


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Her voyages are listed on this original document received from the National Archives of Norway.

Notes:

According to the archive document above, Sofie Bakke arrived Curacao on Apr. 9-1940, the day of the German invasion of Norway; as can be seen, she had recently been to Oslo, Norway.

In July that year, she can be found among the ships in the Bermuda portion of Convoy HX 55 (follow the link for cruising order), the convoy form saying she was en route to London with a cargo of nitrates and general, but was to go to Belfast first for degaussing. She had recently been to Chile and Peru, and had about 7400 tons general cargo for French ports and for the ammunition factories in London. From the archive document, we learn that she had also stopped at Kingston, Jamaica, before heading to Bermuda in order to join the above mentioned convoy. She was ordered to Gourock Roads, and was later to continue to London. On July 17 she had anchored at Belfast Lough, arriving Greenock on the 20th, but never made it to London.

Final Fate - 1940:

On Aug. 4-1940, she sank off Peterhead (Scotland) following a collision with the Swedish M/S Lima when that ship ran into her while maneuvering in the convoy. Sofie Bakke is said to have been in the Clyde-Methil Convoy WN 4 at the time (external link), having left Clyde on Aug. 1. Lima is listed in Convoy OA 193, which left Methil on Aug. 3 (also external page).

All 37 on board were rescued.

Crew List - No casualties:

Captain Bernhard Barene	1st Mate Mathias Svendsen	2nd Mate Olav Levang	3rd Mate Alf Askeland	Carpenter Ludvig Karlsen Berg	Boatswain Ansgar Holgersen
Able Seaman Lars Brekke	Able Seaman Karl Øren	Able Seaman Johannes Klungtvedt	Ordinary Seaman Einar Bjørnsen	Ordinary Seaman Alfred Stensletten	Ordinary Seaman Jan Fløisvik
Jr. Ordinary Seaman Bernt Holgersen	Deck Boy Rolf Rasmussen	Deck Boy Svend Lindøe	1st Engineer Arnfred Thunold	2nd Engineer Sofus Larsen	3rd Engineer Reidar Nilsen
Assistant Emanuel Sjo	Refrig. Engineer Alf Johannesen	Electrician Bjørn Schou	Mechanic Hugo Løknes	Mechanic Steffen Jespersen	Mechanic Martin Handeland
Mechanic Karl Brattegjerde	Mechanic Kristian Kristiansen	Oiler Alf Pedersen	Oiler Sverre Strand	Oiler Odd Gård	Engine Boy Martin Gjerdevik
Engine Boy Sverre Sivertsen	Steward Ole Krossgott	Cook Svein Våge	Galley Boy Arthur Våge	Mess Boy Magne Carlsen	Saloon Boy Sven Kirkhus
Saloon Boy Olaf Ommundsen

Related external link:
Knutsen OAS Shipping today - with a brief history of the company.

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The text on this page was compiled with the help of: "Våre motorskip", Leif M. Bjørkelund & E. H. Kongshavn, "Nortraships flåte", J. R. Hegland, "Sjøforklaringer fra 2. verdenskrig", Norwegian Maritime Museum, Volume II (ref. My sources).