Johansen, Gustaf

The Norwegian second mate of the Emma which, in April of 1925, was attacked and sunk by the armed steam yacht Alert, manned by evil Kanaskas and half-castes.  Upon the death of his captain and first mate took over as captain of the Alert, anchored briefly at R'lyeh where he lost most of the remainder of his crew, and was found by the Vigilant.  Johansen and his companion Briden are the only two men to have faced Cthulhu in the flesh and survived.  He hastily took his wife and returned to Oslo where he was murdered by members of the Cthulhu Cult.

[The Call of Cthulhu - H.P.L.]