Ships hit by U-boats

Crew lists from ships hit by U-boats

Empire Oak

British steam tug


This is a listing of people associated with this ship.
We also have a detailed page on the British steam tug Empire Oak.

Aboard Empire Oak when hit on 22 Aug 1941

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NameAgeRankServed on
PortugueseAzevedo, Deodato Soares de, Merchant Navy61ShipwreckedAlva, Empire Oak +
BritishBooth, James Max, Merchant Navy17Mess Room BoyEmpire Oak +
BritishBowden, Cecil John, FAA24ShipwreckedAguila, Empire Oak +
BritishBrennan, F., Merchant NavyShipwreckedAlva, Empire Oak
BritishBrowning, S.H., RNShipwreckedAlva, Empire Oak
BritishCarlton, H., Merchant NavyShipwreckedAlva, Empire Oak
BritishChristian, Frederick Edward, Merchant NavyMasterEmpire Oak
BritishConcepcion, Nicholas, Merchant Navy36ShipwreckedAguila, Empire Oak +
BritishCurrie, J., Merchant NavyShipwreckedAlva, Empire Oak
BritishDixon, Charles, Merchant Navy30FiremanEmpire Oak +
BritishDocherty, John, Merchant Navy51ShipwreckedAlva, Empire Oak +
BritishEastham, James, Merchant Navy19Third Engineer OfficerEmpire Oak +
BritishForrest, Francis, Merchant Navy40FiremanEmpire Oak +
BritishGolden, Albert, Merchant Navy38FiremanEmpire Oak +
BritishHoward, N., Merchant NavyShipwreckedAguila, Empire Oak
BritishHowel, John, Merchant Navy42ShipwreckedAguila, Empire Oak +
BritishHunter, Leonard Arthur Mahomet, RN25Able Seaman (DEMS gunner)Empire Oak +
BritishJeffers, W., Merchant NavyShipwreckedAlva, Empire Oak
BritishKavanagh, Michael Dennis, Merchant Navy21ShipwreckedAguila, Empire Oak +
BritishKennedy, Sidney, Merchant NavyCrew memberEmpire Oak
BritishLidguard, William Kenneth, Merchant Navy17Second Radio OfficerEmpire Oak +
BritishLynch, W., RNShipwreckedAlva, Empire Oak
BritishMacKinnon, John, Merchant Navy24ShipwreckedAguila, Empire Oak +
BritishMcConnachie, Thomas Johnstone, Merchant Navy23ShipwreckedAlva, Empire Oak +
BritishMcMain, , Merchant NavyShipwreckedAlva, Empire Oak
BritishPreston, Harold, RN19Able Seaman (DEMS gunner)Empire Oak +
BritishRobinson, Cyril George, Merchant Navy26First Radio OfficerEmpire Oak +
BritishSansom, Walter John, RM45Marine (DEMS gunner)Empire Oak +
BritishSlade, Lewis George, RN19ShipwreckedAlva, Empire Oak +
BritishTemple, Charles Henry, Merchant Navy35Second WatchkeeperEmpire Oak +
BritishThompson, John, Merchant Navy27Cook and StewardEmpire Oak +
BritishTompkins, Edwin, Merchant Navy16Galley BoyEmpire Oak +
BritishWallace, William Crawford, Merchant Navy45Chief Engineer OfficerEmpire Oak +
BritishWilson, George Edward, Merchant Navy17Ordinary SeamanEmpire Oak

34 persons found.

Served on indicates the ships we have listed for the person, some were stationed on multiple ships hit by U-boats.

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