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| name = Viktor Esbensen
| image = Viktor Esbensen.jpg
| image_size = 200px
| caption = Viktor Esbensen
| birth_date = {{birth date|1881|3|11|df=y}}
| birth_place = [[Vadsø]], Norway
| death_date = {{death date and age|1942|1|29|1881|3|11|df=y}}
| death_place = At sea, near [[Falmouth, Cornwall|Falmouth]]
| education =
| occupation = [[Whaling|Whaler]]
| spouse = Elvina Adeline Birgitte Larsen
| relations = [[Carl Anton Larsen]] (father-in-law)
| parents =
| children =
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'''Viktor Esbensen''' (11 March 1881<ref name="Birth record">{{cite web|title=Viktor Esbensen|url=http://www.arkivverket.no/URN:NBN:no-a1450-kb20070108370326.jpg|work=Birth and baptism records 1881, page 26, Finnmark county, Bysoknet in Vardø, Parish register (official) nr 6. (1879-1886)|publisher=The National Archives of Norway|accessdate=16 September 2011}}</ref> – 29 January 1942) was a [[Norway|Norwegian]] [[sailor|mariner]] known for exploring the [[Antarctic]] region together with his father-in-law [[Carl Anton Larsen]], looking to make a living from [[whaling]]. He was killed when his ship was sunk in [[World War II]].

==Early life==
Esbensen was born in [[Vadsø]] to Peder Esbensen (born 1844), and Karen (born 1849). Both his parents died in 1897<ref name=falne>{{cite book|last=Ording|first=Arne |author2=Høibo, Gudrun Johnson |author3=Garder, Johan|title=Våre falne 1939–1945|publisher=Grøndahl|location=Oslo|year=1949|volume=1|pages=568}}</ref> after which he was adopted by the Larsen family and went to live in [[Sandefjord]].<ref name="National and Regional State Archives of Norway">{{cite web|url=http://digitalarkivet.no/cgi-win/webcens.exe?slag=visbase&filnamn=f00706&personpostnr=3942&merk=3942|title=1900 Census of Sandefjord|publisher=digitalarkivet.no|accessdate=14 October 2009}}</ref> In 1907 in [[Ullern]] he married Elvina Larsen from Sandefjord,<ref name=falne/> who was the daughter of ship-owner and whaler [[Carl Anton Larsen]].<ref name=headland>{{cite book|last=Headland|first=Robert K.|title=The Island of South Georgia|publisher=Cambridge University Press|year=1984}}</ref> The couple settled in [[Bærum]], and had six children.<ref name=falne/>

==Career==
Esbensen was educated as a [[first mate]] and [[shipmaster]] after leaving middle school.<ref name=falne/> He was among the original founding party of [[Grytviken]], [[South Georgia]] along with Carl Anton Larsen. Esbensen was a manager for [[Compañía Argentina de Pesca]], which organized the building of Grytviken, the first land-based whaling station in [[Antarctica]] put into operation on 24 December 1904. [[Esbensen Bay]] is named after him.<ref name=headland/>

Around the outbreak of [[World War II]], Esbensen took over as Captain of the ship SS ''Bjørnvik''. The ship escaped the [[Operation Weserübung|German invasion of Norway]] on 9 April 1940, having arrived in [[Methil, Fife|Methil]] on 3 April, and continued in service in and around the United Kingdom. On the morning of 27 January 1942, the ship was en route from [[Newport, Wales|Newport]] to [[Fowey]] with a cargo of patent fuel, and had joined a convoy. However, due to bad weather the ship lost its convoy in the evening the same day, and in the afternoon the next day it was suddenly attacked and sunk by German aircraft<ref name=warsailors>{{cite web|url=http://www.warsailors.com/singleships/bjornvik.html|title=D/S Bjørnvik|publisher=Warsailors.com|accessdate=7 February 2009}}</ref> outside of [[Falmouth, Cornwall|Falmouth]].<ref name=falne/> The ship being hit by five bombs, she sank in half a minute. Most of its crew perished, including Esbensen.<ref name=warsailors/> His date of death was given as 29 February.<ref name=falne/> Only the first mate, a stoker and a gunner survived.<ref name=warsailors/>

==See also==
* [[History of South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands]]

==References==
{{Reflist}}

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| DATE OF DEATH = 29 January 1942
| PLACE OF DEATH = At sea, near [[Falmouth, Cornwall|Falmouth]]
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[[Category:Norwegian civilians killed in World War II]]

Revision as of 13:04, 18 April 2016

Viktor Esbensen
Viktor Esbensen
Born(1881-03-11)11 March 1881
Vadsø, Norway
Died29 January 1942(1942-01-29) (aged 60)
At sea, near Falmouth
OccupationWhaler
SpouseElvina Adeline Birgitte Larsen
RelativesCarl Anton Larsen (father-in-law)

Viktor Esbensen (11 March 1881[1] – 29 January 1942) was a Norwegian mariner known for exploring the Antarctic region together with his father-in-law Carl Anton Larsen, looking to make a living from whaling. He was killed when his ship was sunk in World War II.

Early life

Esbensen was born in Vadsø to Peder Esbensen (born 1844), and Karen (born 1849). Both his parents died in 1897[2] after which he was adopted by the Larsen family and went to live in Sandefjord.[3] In 1907 in Ullern he married Elvina Larsen from Sandefjord,[2] who was the daughter of ship-owner and whaler Carl Anton Larsen.[4] The couple settled in Bærum, and had six children.[2]

Career

Esbensen was educated as a first mate and shipmaster after leaving middle school.[2] He was among the original founding party of Grytviken, South Georgia along with Carl Anton Larsen. Esbensen was a manager for Compañía Argentina de Pesca, which organized the building of Grytviken, the first land-based whaling station in Antarctica put into operation on 24 December 1904. Esbensen Bay is named after him.[4]

Around the outbreak of World War II, Esbensen took over as Captain of the ship SS Bjørnvik. The ship escaped the German invasion of Norway on 9 April 1940, having arrived in Methil on 3 April, and continued in service in and around the United Kingdom. On the morning of 27 January 1942, the ship was en route from Newport to Fowey with a cargo of patent fuel, and had joined a convoy. However, due to bad weather the ship lost its convoy in the evening the same day, and in the afternoon the next day it was suddenly attacked and sunk by German aircraft[5] outside of Falmouth.[2] The ship being hit by five bombs, she sank in half a minute. Most of its crew perished, including Esbensen.[5] His date of death was given as 29 February.[2] Only the first mate, a stoker and a gunner survived.[5]

See also

References

  1. ^ "Viktor Esbensen". Birth and baptism records 1881, page 26, Finnmark county, Bysoknet in Vardø, Parish register (official) nr 6. (1879-1886). The National Archives of Norway. Retrieved 16 September 2011.
  2. ^ a b c d e f Ording, Arne; Høibo, Gudrun Johnson; Garder, Johan (1949). Våre falne 1939–1945. Vol. 1. Oslo: Grøndahl. p. 568.
  3. ^ "1900 Census of Sandefjord". digitalarkivet.no. Retrieved 14 October 2009.
  4. ^ a b Headland, Robert K. (1984). The Island of South Georgia. Cambridge University Press.
  5. ^ a b c "D/S Bjørnvik". Warsailors.com. Retrieved 7 February 2009.

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