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Anders Jacob Johansen (1815 – November 28, 1881, surname also Johanessen or Johannessøn), known as Ulabrand, was a renowned 
At the end of the 19th century, the pilots themselves had to hail ships needed piloting. The pilot's fee was paid to the one that arrived first and brought the ship safely into port. The pilots therefore used lookout points with a good vantage to be able to detect boats early on their way into the Oslo Fjord. There was ruthless competition between them, often at risk of life, to reach the ships. The pilots helped bring many boats into safety in port during storms in the Skagerrak. Ulabrand is seen as a symbol of good seamanship and the important service that pilots performed for safety at sea.
There are many stories about Ulabrand and his bravado, most of them probably exaggerated. He is described as a sailor of the right cast, daring when necessary, brave, and resourceful, but also enjoying drinking and being exceptionally kind-hearted and good-natured.
The song "Ulabrand" (melody by Kristian Wendelborg, 1863–1938, and lyrics by Peter Rosenkrantz Johnsen, 1857–1929) was popular at Norwegian-American events in the early 20th century. The violinist Paul Fjellboe also named one of his compositions "Ulabrand." The Ulabrand Singing Society was established in LaCrosse, Wisconsin in 1910. The
maritime pilot
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that lived in Ula in Vestfold og Telemark
Vestfold og Telemark (; ) is a county under disestablishment in Norway. The county is the southernmost one of Eastern Norway and consists of two distinct and separate traditional regions: the former counties of Telemark and (most of) Vestfold. T ...
, Norway
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. He served as pilot in Ula from about 1850 until he perished in a fall storm in 1881, when his pilot boat
A pilot boat is a type of boat used to transport maritime pilots between land and the inbound or outbound ships that they are piloting. Pilot boats were once sailing boats that had to be fast because the first pilot to reach the incoming ship ...
was lost in the open sea south of Tjøme for unknown reasons.
At the end of the 19th century, the pilots themselves had to hail ships needed piloting. The pilot's fee was paid to the one that arrived first and brought the ship safely into port. The pilots therefore used lookout points with a good vantage to be able to detect boats early on their way into the Oslo Fjord. There was ruthless competition between them, often at risk of life, to reach the ships. The pilots helped bring many boats into safety in port during storms in the Skagerrak. Ulabrand is seen as a symbol of good seamanship and the important service that pilots performed for safety at sea.
There are many stories about Ulabrand and his bravado, most of them probably exaggerated. He is described as a sailor of the right cast, daring when necessary, brave, and resourceful, but also enjoying drinking and being exceptionally kind-hearted and good-natured.
Ulabrand monument
A monument to Johansen was created by the sculptor Hans Holmen in 1932 and was installed at the site where the pilots of Ula had their lookout point.Legacy
The song "Ulabrand" (melody by Kristian Wendelborg, 1863–1938, and lyrics by Peter Rosenkrantz Johnsen, 1857–1929) was popular at Norwegian-American events in the early 20th century. The violinist Paul Fjellboe also named one of his compositions "Ulabrand." The Ulabrand Singing Society was established in LaCrosse, Wisconsin in 1910. The Sons of Norway
Sons of Norway ( no, Sønner av Norge), founded in 1895 as the Independent Order of the Sons of Norway, is a fraternal organization principally representing people of Norwegian-American, Norwegian heritage in the United States and Canada. The or ...
in San Pedro, Los Angeles
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named its Lodge Ulabrand after Johansen in 1926. The Norwegian Society for Sea Rescue has a rescue boat named ''Ulabrand III'' after Johansen; the vessel was built in 1998.
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{{DEFAULTSORT:Johansen, Anders Jacob 1815 births 1881 deaths People from Vestfold