1. About Magne Dypevåg
2. Magne's War-Time Passport
3. Magne's Statement of Sea Service
4. Magne meets Jack Dempsey

• Magne's Ships
• Vilhelm Torkildsen, Shipowners
• Norwegian Merchant Marine during WWII
• Magne's near escapes!
• The Norwegian Shipping and Trade Mission - 'Notraship'
• Family Photo, Norway
• Austevoll

PASS

NORGE

I have Magne's passport covering the war years, it is however heavily water damaged with some parts rotted away, many of the stamps are faded or partly missing...

Issued 30th Jan. 1940; renewed on 10th Sep. 1946, and again at Oslo from 14th Dec. 1946 for voyages to UK and return until 13 Dec. 1948.

Magne's passport is stamped 30 Mar 1940 unreadable place name.

His Statement of Sea Service states: Name of Vessel: NYLAND Rating: Fireman onboard. Service from before 9 April 1940.

Passport stamped Temporary Shore Leave during Ship's stay in Port.

Immigration Officer, Bristol 14 May 1940.

Statement of Sea Service states: NYLAND Service to: 20 November 1940, Newcastle.

Passport states: "Permitted to land for discharge at Newcastle on condition that the holder registers with the Police and reports to the Norwegian Consul in Newcastle and does not leave the police district of Newcastle except for the purpose of taking sea employment" which holder shall resume within one month.

Immigration Officer, Tyne Ports 20 Nov. 1940 - Nyland

Permit from Immigration Officer Newcastle to reside at 6 Cleveland Road, North Shields.

Aliens Registration Office, Tynemouth Police 4 Dec. 1940.

3 x unreadable stamps, including one from Aliens Registration Office, Newcastle 13 Jan. 1941, and one from Norsk Consulate, Newcastle-Upon-Tyne.

Statement of Sea Service states: Name of Vessel: RIMFAKSE. Rating: Cook. Service from: 13 Jan 1941, Sunderland. Service to: 16 April 1941, Blyth.

Passport states: "Permitted to land for discharge at Blyth on condition that the holder registers with the Police and reports to the Norwegian Consul in Newcastle and does not leave the police district of Newcastle except for the purpose of taking sea employment" and to resume such employment within one month.

Police Office Received, Blyth 16 Apr. 1941

Immigration Office, Blyth 16 April 1941 - s/s Rimfakse

Aliens Registration Office, Chief Constable, unreadable place, 17 Apr. 1941

Norwegian Consulate, Newcastle-Upon-Tyne Reg. 9 May 1941

Statement of Sea Service states: Name of Vessel: SPURT. Rating: Donkeyman. Service from; 5 June 1941, Newcastle.

Permitted to Sign on s.s. Spurt at Tyne Ports on 5 June 1941

Immigration Officer, Tyne Ports 5 Jun 1941

Passport states: Permitted to land for discharge at Dundee on condition that the holder registers with the Police and reports to the Norwegian Consul in Newcastle and does not leave the police district of Newcastle except for the purpose of taking sea employment within one month.

Immigration Officer, Dundee 9 Oct 1941

Statement of Sea Service states: SPURT Service to: 9 Oct 1941, Dundee.

Norwegian Consulate, Newcastle-Upon-Tyne Reg. 11 Oct. 1941

Aliens Registration Office, unreadable place, 11 Oct. 1941

The Period within which the holder was required to resume employment is hereby extended to 27 Nov. 1941

Immigration Officer, Tyne Ports 13 Nov 1941

Aliens Registration Office, unreadable place, 13 Nov. 1941

The Period within which the holder was required to resume employment is hereby extended to 8 ? 1942

Immigration Officer, Tyne Ports 6 Dec. 1941

Aliens Registration Office, Chief Constable, Newcastle-Upon-Tyne, 8 Dec. 1941

The condition imposed at Dundee on 9 Oct. 1942 [should read 1941] is hereby varied to require that the holder shall report to the Norwegian Shipping Committee, London and shall not leave the Police District of London except for the purpose of undertaking sea employment which holder shall resume within one month from this date.

Immigration Officer, Tyne Ports 3 Jan. 1942

Statement of Sea Service states: 5 Jan 1942 to Engineer School, London.

The condition imposed at Dundee on 9 Oct. 1941 is hereby varied to require that the holder shall resume sea employment within THREE MONTHS.

Immigration Officer, London 6 Jan. 1942

Alien Registration Officer, Metropolitan Police, Bethnal Green 6 Jan. 1942

Holder is permitted to land [replaced by a line of unreadable script] for discharge subject to the following conditions, namely that he reports at once to the police and to the Norwegian reserve pool at Newcastle That he reports to the police at each new address at which he spends a night or more and that he resumes sea employment within one month

Immigration Officer, London 21 Apr. 1942

Alien Registration Officer, Metropolitan Police, Bethnal Green 21 Apr. 1942

Statement of Sea Service states: 21 April 1942 to Newcastle .

Norwegian Consulate Registration Office, Newcastle-on-Tyne 12 May 1942

Immigration Officer, Tyne Ports 12 May 1942

Permitted to Sign On s.s. Bestum at Tyne Ports on 12 May 1942

Statement of Sea Service states: Name of Vessel: BESTUM. Rating: 3. Engineer. Service from: 12 May 1942, Newcastle.

Port Control, Reykjavik 24 Jul 1942 An extremely dangerous time to be running around these waters. (Bestum is recorded to have left Reykjavik on 17th Aug 1942 in convoy RU36 heading for the UK. Bestum's destination is London with a cargo of herring meal. She had originally been earmarked as sailing in convoy RU35, Aug 10th final destination Belfast, but was postponed a week and rerouted to the later RU36). My thanks to Siri Lawson @ warsailors.com and her contact Tony Cooper.

s/s Bestum.  Holder is permitted to land for discharge subject to the following conditions, namely that he report at once to the police and to the Norwegian reserve pool at Newcastle That he reports to the police at each new address at which he spends a night or more and that he resumes sea employment within one month

Immigration Officer, Tyne Ports, Bestum 8 Dec. 1942

Norwegian Consulate Registration Office, Newcastle-on-Tyne 8 Dec. 1942

Statement of Sea Service states: BESTUM Service to: 8 Dec 1942, Newcastle.

Aliens Registration Office, Chief Constable, Newcastle-on-Tyne 9 Dec. 1942

Immigration Officer, Tyne Ports 5 Jan. 1943

Permitted to Sign on s.s. Norlom at Tyne Ports on 5 Jan. 1943

Statement of Sea Service states: Name of Vessel: NORLOM. Service from: 5 Jan 1943, Newcastle.

Holder is permitted to land for discharge subject to the following conditions, namely that he report at once to the police and to the Norwegian reserve pool at Newcastle That he reports to the police at each new address at which he spends a night or more and that he resumes sea employment within one month

Immigration Officer, Newcastle, s/s Norlom 25 Jan. 1943

Aliens Registration Office, Chief Constable, Newcastle-on-Tyne 25 Jan. 1943

Statement of Sea Service states: NORLOM Service to: 25 Jan 1943.

Immigration Officer, Tyne Ports 28 Jan. 1943

Permitted to Sign on s.s. Scebeli at Tyne Ports on 28 Jan. 1943

Statement of Sea Service states: Name of Vessel: SCEBELI. Service from: 28 Jan 1943, Tyne.

Holder is permitted to land for discharge subject to the following conditions, namely that he report at once to the police and to the Norwegian reserve pool at Newcastle That he reports to the police at each new address at which he spends a night or more and that he resumes sea employment within one month

Immigration Officer, Tyne Ports, Scebeli 8 Mar. 1943

Aliens Registration Office, Chief Constable, Newcastle-on-Tyne 8 Mar. 1943

Norwegian Consulate Registration Office, Newcastle-on-Tyne

Statement of Sea Service states: SCEBELI Service to: 8 March 1943.

Immigration Officer, Tyne Ports 10 Apr. 1943

Permitted to Sign on s.s. Alaska at Tyne Ports on 10 Apr. 1943

Statement of Sea Service states: Name of Vessel: ALASKA. Service from: 10 April 1943.

Holder is permitted to land for discharge subject to the following conditions, namely that he report at once to the police and to the Norwegian reserve pool at Newcastle That he reports to the police at each new address at which he spends a night or more and that he resumes sea employment within one month

Immigration Officer, Tyne Ports Alaska 21 Jun. 1943

Aliens Registration Office, Newcastle-on-Tyne 21 Jun. 1943

Norwegian Consulate Registration Office, Newcastle-on-Tyne 21 Jun. 1943

Statement of Sea Service states: ALASKA Service to: 21 June 1943, Tyne.

Hull Permitted to sign on s.s. Borgholm at Hull on 8 Jul. 1943

Statement of Sea Service states: Name of Vessel: BORGHOLM. Rating: 3. Engineer. Service from: 8 July 1943, Hull. Service to: 26 June 1944 Algiers. (Convoy KMF 19 departed the Clyde on 1st July 1943 and arrived at Algiers on 9th July 1943, therefore it's obvious that Borgholm did not travel to Algiers direct as there is a gap of 11 months!   The return journey also takes to long to be direct). Statement of Sea Service states: Name of Vessel: VIGSNES. Rating: 3. Engineer. Service from: 27 June 1944, Algiers.

Holder is permitted to land for discharge subject to the following conditions, namely that he report at once to the police and to the Norwegian reserve pool at Newcastle That he reports to the police at each new address at which he spends a night or more and that he resumes sea employment within one month

Immigration Officer, Ardrossan s/s Vagsnes 21 Aug. 1944

Stamps from Aliens Registration Office and Norwegian Consulate are barley readable, dated/places gone.

Statement of Sea Service states: VIGSNES Service to: 21 Aug 1944 Ardrossan.

Statement of Sea Service states: 4 Sep 1944 to Newcastle pool.

The period within which this holder was required to resume sea employment is hereby extended to 28 Oct. 1944.

Immigration Officer, Tyne Ports 29 Sep. 1944

Aliens Registration Office, Newcastle-on-Tyne 29 Sep. 1944

The period within which this holder was required to resume sea employment is hereby extended to 2 Jan. 1945.

Immigration Officer, Tyne Ports 3 Nov. 1944

Aliens Registration Office, Newcastle-on-Tyne 3 Nov. 1944

The period within which this holder was required to resume sea employment is hereby extended to 1 Feb. 1945.

Immigration Officer, Tyne Ports 2 Jan. 1945

Aliens Registration Office, Newcastle-on-Tyne 2 Jan. 1945

The period within which this holder was required to resume sea employment is hereby extended to 10 Feb. 1945.

Immigration Officer, Tyne Ports 2 Feb. 1945

Aliens Registration Office, Newcastle-on-Tyne 2 Feb. 1945

The conditions attached to the grant of leave to land given at Ardrossan on 21 Aug. 1944 are hereby varied so as to require that the holder is subject to the following conditions, namely, that he reports at once to the Police and to the Norwegian Reserve Pool at London and that he reports to the Police at each new address at which he spends a night or more and that he resumes sea employment within one month

Immigration Officer, Tyne Ports 10 Feb. 1945

Aliens Registration Office, Newcastle-on-Tyne 10 Feb. 1945

Statement of Sea Service states: 10 Feb 1945 to London pool.

The condition on which holder was permitted to land at Ardrossan on 21 Aug. 1944 is hereby varied so as to require that he [unreadable word]

holder is permitted to land for discharge subject to the following condition, namely that he reports at once to the police and to the Norwegian reserve pool at Newcastle that he reports to the police at each new address at which he spends a night or more and that he resumes sea employment within one month

Immigration Officer, London 24 Feb. 1945

Aliens Registration Office, Bethnal Green 24 Feb 1945

Norwegian Consulate Registration Office, [unreadable address] 26 Feb. 1945

The period within which the holder was required to resume sea employment is hereby extended to 26 Apr. 1945

Immigration Officer, Tyne Ports 27 Mar. 1945

Aliens Registration Office, Newcastle-on-Tyne 27 Mar. 1945

The period within which the holder was required to resume sea employment is hereby extended to 25 May 1945

Immigration Officer, Tyne Ports 26 Apr. 1945

Aliens Registration Office, Newcastle-on-Tyne 26 Apr. 1945

The period within which the holder was required to resume sea employment is hereby extended to 26 Jun. 1945

Immigration Officer, Tyne Ports 26 May 1945

Aliens Registration Office, Newcastle-on-Tyne 26 May 1945

The period within which the holder was required to resume sea employment is hereby extended to 29 Jul 1945

Immigration Officer, Tyne Ports 30 Jun. 1945

Aliens Registration Office, Newcastle-on-Tyne 30 Jun. 1945

The period within which the holder was required to resume sea employment is hereby extended to 10 Sep. 1945

Immigration Officer, Tyne Ports 11 Aug. 1945

Aliens Registration Office, Newcastle-on-Tyne 11 Aug. 1945

The period within which the holder was required to resume sea employment is hereby extended to 10 Oct. 1945

Immigration Officer, Tyne Ports 18 Sep. 1945

Aliens Registration Office, Newcastle-on-Tyne 18 Sep. 1945

The period within which the holder was required to resume sea employment is hereby extended to 16 Nov. 1945

Immigration Officer, Tyne Ports 17 Oct. 1945

Aliens Registration Office, Newcastle-on-Tyne 17 Oct. 1945

The period within which the holder was required to resume sea employment is hereby extended to 21 Dec. 1945

Immigration Officer, Tyne Ports 22 Nov. 1945

Aliens Registration Office, Newcastle-on-Tyne 22 Nov. 1945

The period within which the holder was required to resume sea employment is hereby extended to 26 Jan. 1946

Immigration Officer, Tyne Ports 27 Dec. 1945

Aliens Registration Office, Newcastle-on-Tyne 27 Dec. 1945

Statement of Sea Service states: Name of Vessel: BERGENSFJORD. Service from: 10 Jan 1946, Newcastle. Service to: No Date

Immigration Officer, Clyde Ports 14 Jan. 1946

Permitted to Sign on s.s. Bergensfjord at Glasgow on 14 Jan. 1946

    The rest of the passport is very difficult to read...