Carsten Tank-Nielsen, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

    

Carsten Tank-Nielsen

Rear admiral

Date of Birth: 16-Sep-1877

Place of Birth: Horten, Vestfold, Norway

Date of Death: 02-Aug-1957

Profession: chief mate

Nationality: Norway

Zodiac Sign: Virgo


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About Carsten Tank-Nielsen

  • Carsten Tank-Nielsen (16 September 1877 โ€“ 2 August 1957) was a Norwegian naval officer, submarine pioneer and rear admiral.
  • He was born in Horten, and was the grandson of Carsten Tank Nielsen.
  • He was chief of the Norwegian Navy's first submarine Kobben from 1909 to 1913.
  • He was decorated Knight, First Class of the Order of St.
  • Olav in 1926.
  • He was appointed rear admiral in 1938, and faced the German invasion of Norway as a commander in Bergen.

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