M/T Astrell

Other names: ex Athelchief
Call sign: LJYC
Shipping company: Prebensen & Blakstad ,Risør
Nationality: Norway
Home port: Risør
Enlistment district: Risør - Lyngør

Shipyard

Name: Caledon S.B & Eng. Co. Ltd., Dundee, Scottland
Build year: 1925
Month of delivery: august

Maritime inquiries 1940 - 1945

Torpedert

Other

Participant in WW2
Torpedoed, 5.11.1942
Civilian ship

Tonnage

Gross tonnage:: 7.595
Net tonnage:: 4.500
Deadweight:: 11.730

Engine

Speed:: 10,25 knop

Dimensions

Length:: 460.8'
Beam:: 59.2'
Draft:: 33.4'

Miscellaneous

Crew list

Seafarer	Nationality	Position	Signed on		Signed off
Seafarer	Nationality	Position	Harbour	Date	Harbour	Date
Christian Hansen Scheel	Denmark	Lettmatros	Om bord pr.	11/1940	Om bord pr.	6/1941
Carsten H. Asmus	USA	ukjent	Unknown	4/10/1940	Alliert havn	6/15/1940
Joseph Peder Kiffel	Czechoslovakia	ukjent	Unknown	1/26/1940	Unknown	11/17/1940
Elton Robinson	Trinidad and Tobago	Messegutt	Unknown	8/27/1941	Unknown	Unknown
Sven Jacobi	Sweden	Offiser	Unknown	3/27/1942	Unknown	Unknown
Sten Hedvall	Sweden	Lettmatros	Unknown	7/20/1941	Unknown	9/27/1941
Georg Johnsen	Sweden	ukjent	Unknown	7/17/1941	Unknown	Unknown
Hans Erik Nyman	Sweden	Smører	Unknown	12/5/1940	Unknown	Unknown
Dennis Hedges (Hetges)	Great Britain	Salonggutt	Unknown	Unknown	Torpedert	11/5/1942
John Leslie Showler	Great Britain	Kanoner	Unknown	Unknown	Omkom ved torpedering	11/5/1942
Eli Edward Read	Great Britain	Messegutt / Dekksgutt	Unknown	8/10/1942	Unknown	1942
Norman Stephens (Stehlens)	Great Britain	Maskingutt	London	8/10/1942	Torpedert	11/5/1942
Cyril Salter	Great Britain	Byssegutt	London	8/8/1942	Torpedert	11/5/1942
Francis Bridle	Great Britain	Bysse / Messegutt	London	8/7/1942	Torpedert	11/5/1942
Arthur McGowan	Great Britain	Messegutt	Glasgow	5/4/1942	London	8/10/1942
James (Jim Patrick) McGovern	Great Britain	Dekksgutt	Methil	4/30/1942	Unknown	Unknown
Thomas Murphy	Great Britain	Lettmatros	Glasgow	4/30/1942	Unknown	9/18/1942
William Murphy	Great Britain	Messegutt	Glasgow	4/30/1942	London	8/10/1942
James Swinton	Great Britain	Skytter	Om bord pr.	4/30/1942	Unknown	Unknown
Frank Jollimore	Great Britain	Messegutt	Unknown	4/9/1942	London	8/10/1942
Charles Bridges	Great Britain	Skytter	Unknown	1/10/1942	Unknown	Unknown
William Sparham	Great Britain	Skytter	Unknown	1/10/1942	Unknown	Unknown
Victor Khambata	Great Britain	Salonggutt	Unknown	12/20/1941	Unknown	Unknown
William Simmons	Great Britain	ukjent	Unknown	12/20/1941	Unknown	Unknown
Robert Ventham	Great Britain	Messegutt	Southampton	12/20/1941	Avmønstret før	9/1942