Olav (Ole) Strandkleiv

The information on registered seafarers is not in all cases complete. As new sources are studied, information on engagements and medals etc. will be added to some of the already registered seafarers.

Date of birth

January 14, 1923

Date of death

December 11, 1942Årsak: War-related shipwreck

Parents

Ole Birger Olsen Strandkleiv, f. 1897 s. st., og Oluffa f. Opsal, f. 1896 i Ørsta

Gender

Male

Nationality

Norway

Birthplace

Borgund

Place of living

Giske

County

Møre og Romsdal

Service

Norsk marine 1940-1945

Utenlandsk alliert marine 1939-1945

Rank

Mannskap

Other

• Participant in WW2

• Miscellaneous
  1. 

     Fra Våre Falne.

  Shetlandsgjengen. Heltene i Nordsjøen, s. 409:
  Innlemmet i Shetlandsgjengen: 00.12.1941, nr. c056.
  Antall turer: sesong 1941-42=2, sesong 1942-43=4.

  Våre Falne:
  Dro til England høsten 1941 med en fiskekutter, og ble utskrevet til Marinen. Gjennomgikk et radiokurs og tjenstgjorde i skøytekompaniet på Shetland, som utførte spesiałoppdrag på norskekysten. Omkom da m/s Sandøy forsvant "17. juni 1943", på vei tilbake etter en tur til Norge.

  Dato for senkning av Sandøy er feil, det skal være 11. desember 1942.

  The National Archives, Kew, HS 9/1421/7:

  "STRANDKLEIV went to the elementary school at Godøy, where he finished in 1937. He has since then been fishing continously except for a fortnight spent at the carpentry school at Borgund just before he left. He has been fishing with the m/v. "Odin" M.87.G. which is owned by his uncle and of which his father is skipper. At present the boat is being repaired, otherwise it would probably have been taken instead of the "Fri".

  At the beginning of October, 1941, STRANDKLEIV decided to come to England and informed Peter TUNHEIM that he was going to come over and intended stealing the "Odin". The "Odin", however, went to Ulsteinvik for repairs and it was then that he got in touch with Harald DYB, who informed him that they were going to take the "Fri"."

  Participated in the following historical events 1939-1945:

  • Divisional Sea Transport Officer Iceland (DSTO)*
    Påmønstret M/K Sandøy I (DSTO) som Mannskap

  Sources

  "Shetlandsgjengen. Heltene i Nordsjøen», Asgeir Ueland, 2017.

  RA/S-2081/F/Fe/Fea/L0105

  VG Våre Falne

  Bergens Tidende, 21. mai 1946

  The National Archives, Kew, HS 9/1421/7

  RA/RAFA-5156/G/Gb/Gbb/Gbbc/L0001

  Sjøforsvarets londonarkiv ved Marinemuseet i Horten: P. .36 kort 355–356.

• Engagements (6)
• Medals (2)
• Image (1)