Researching Kurt Carlsen
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 | Did you know that in the 1881 UK census there were 28 people with the Carlsen surname? In that year Carlsen was ranked number 3551 for popularity in the UK. |
The name Kurt means "Form of CURTIS. courteous" and is of German origin.
Records of Kurt Carlsen on Ancestry
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Birth, Death and Marriage Records for Kurt Carlsen and the Carlsen Family Tree
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| Did you know that there are currently 141 people with the Carlsen surname in the UK? Carlsen is now ranked number 3909 for popularity in the UK. |
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Some Famous People called Kurt Carlsen
Kurt Carlsen
(Henrik) Kurt Carlsen (20 February 1914 – 7 October 1989) was a Danish-born sea-captain who became world-famous in January 1952 when he stayed on his sinking freighter, the Flying Enterprise, for 13 days. It eventually sank less than from safe harbour at Falmouth, Cornwall in England, minutes after the Captain was forced to abandon ship. The endeavour was reported around the world, and Carlsen received a ticker-tape parade in New York City on January 17, 1952. A few months later Carlsen took command of the Flying Enterprise II, passing up lucrative offers from Hollywood.
It is now believed that the Flying Enterprise was not hit once but twice by a rogue wave thereby eventually sinking the freighter.
Carlsen became a seaman at age 14 and master of his first ship at 22, in the service of the Danish-American company American Export-Isbrandtsen Lines. He was an amateur radio operator with callsign W2ZXM.
Carlsen, and his ordeal aboard the Flying Enterprise, is the subject of the book Simple Courage: a True Story of Peril on the Sea by Frank Delaney.
Carlsen received the Merchant Marine Distinguished Service Award, authorized by a special act of Congress. On January 10, 2012, the Captain Carlsen Park in Sewaren,(Woodbridge Township) NJ was rededicated to the heroic efforts of Captain Carlsen. A monument was installed at the park which was donated by Shipco Transport Inc. a New Jersey transportation services company. A contingent of Danish visitors were present along with the Captain Carlsen's daughters.
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