Ships hit by U-boats
Crew lists from ships hit by U-boats
Tacoma Star
British steam merchant
Photo courtesy of Allan C. Green Collection
This is a listing of people associated with this ship.
We also have a detailed page on the British steam merchant Tacoma Star.
Aboard Tacoma Star when hit on 1 Feb 1942
You can click on any of the names for possible additional information
| Name | Age | Rank | Served on | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 | Adair, Joseph Francis, Merchant Navy | 20 | Sailor | Tacoma Star + | |
| Bailey, Frank, British Army | 21 | Gunner (DEMS gunner) | Tacoma Star + | |
| Bartels, Charles Henry, Merchant Navy | 19 | Trimmer | Tacoma Star + | |
| Bayne, Hubert Alexander, Merchant Navy | 33 | Trimmer | Tacoma Star + | |
| Benbow, Anthony, Merchant Navy | 18 | Cadet | Tacoma Star + | |
| Benn, Joseph, Merchant Navy | 45 | Greaser | Tacoma Star + | |
| Bowers, Samuel, Merchant Navy | 23 | Fourth Engineer Officer | Tacoma Star + | |
| Branch, Thomas James, Merchant Navy | 19 | Trimmer | Tacoma Star + | |
| Brito, Pedro, Merchant Navy | 47 | Donkeyman | Tacoma Star + | |
| Brown, George, Merchant Navy | 22 | Able Seaman | Tacoma Star + | |
| Browne, Jonathan Alexander, Merchant Navy | 41 | Donkeyman and Greaser | Tacoma Star + | |
| Bryant, Vincent Joseph, Merchant Navy | 38 | Able Seaman | Tacoma Star + | |
| Caliste, Charles, Merchant Navy | 24 | Fireman and Trimmer | Tacoma Star + | |
| Cave, William Charles, Merchant Navy | 38 | Sailor | Tacoma Star + | |
| Cavell, Norman Vincent, Merchant Navy | 40 | First Radio Officer | Tacoma Star + | |
| Da Mowetta, Lewis, Merchant Navy | 23 | Trimmer | Tacoma Star + | |
| Davies, Emeric C., Merchant Navy | 28 | Fireman | Tacoma Star + | |
| Davies, Leonard M., Merchant Navy | 38 | Fireman | Tacoma Star + | |
| De Pass, Henry Joseph, Merchant Navy | 22 | Fireman | Tacoma Star + | |
| Delaney, John, Merchant Navy | 60 | Refrigerator Greaser | Tacoma Star + | |
| Desson, Charles, Merchant Navy | 59 | Greaser | Tacoma Star + | |
| Doe, George, Merchant Navy | 37 | Trimmer | Tacoma Star + | |
| Edmonds, Jack Horatio, Merchant Navy | 25 | Third Officer | Tacoma Star + | |
| Evans, Alexander, Merchant Navy | 15 | Deck Boy | Tacoma Star + | |
| Evans, Owen, Merchant Navy | 28 | Assistant Steward | Tacoma Star + | |
| Evans, Tudor, Merchant Navy | 37 | Able Seaman | Tacoma Star + | |
| Frazer, George Nathaniel, Merchant Navy | 21 | Trimmer | Tacoma Star + | |
| Garland, William Charles, British Army | 26 | Gunner (DEMS gunner) | Tacoma Star + | |
| George, Wilfred, Merchant Navy | 28 | Trimmer | Tacoma Star + | |
| Gomes, Manuel Antonio, Merchant Navy | 59 | Fireman | Tacoma Star + | |
| Gordon, William, Merchant Navy | 25 | Sailor | Tacoma Star + | |
| Goulding, John, Merchant Navy | 30 | Junior Engineer Officer | Tacoma Star + | |
| Hastings, Leonard, Merchant Navy | 25 | Refrigerator Greaser | Tacoma Star + | |
| Hatton, Joseph James, Merchant Navy | 21 | Second Radio Officer | Tacoma Star + | |
| Haughey, James Aloysius, Merchant Navy | 52 | Able Seaman | Tacoma Star + | |
| Higgins, Ephraim, Merchant Navy | 43 | Engine Room Storekeeper | Tacoma Star + | |
| Highton, Benjamin, Merchant Navy | 37 | Second Officer | Tacoma Star + | |
| Hogg, Frederick Shaw, Merchant Navy | 48 | Second Engineer Officer | Tacoma Star + | |
| Jackson, George Evan, Merchant Navy | 30 | Sailor | Tacoma Star + | |
| Jallow, Abdon Ramon, Merchant Navy | 27 | Fireman | Tacoma Star + | |
| Jenkins, Peter, Merchant Navy | 23 | Fireman | Tacoma Star + | |
| John, Samuel, Merchant Navy | 41 | Fireman | Tacoma Star + | |
| Johnson, Charles, Merchant Navy | 49 | Fireman | Tacoma Star + | |
| Johnson, William Sidney, Merchant Navy | 39 | Chief Steward | Tacoma Star + | |
| Johnston, Korel, Merchant Navy | 35 | Greaser | Tacoma Star + | |
| Jones, Charles Frederick, Merchant Navy | 24 | Junior Engineer Officer | Tacoma Star + | |
| Jones, Norman E., Merchant Navy | 15 | Cadet | Tacoma Star + | |
| Kendall, William, Merchant Navy | 21 | Able Seaman | Tacoma Star + | |
| Kent, Thomas, RN | 35 | Able Seaman (DEMS gunner) | Tacoma Star + | |
| Laing, David, Merchant Navy | 22 | Sailor | Tacoma Star + | |
| Lawrence, William, Merchant Navy | 56 | Fireman | Tacoma Star + | |
| Lewis, Jim, Merchant Navy | 29 | Fireman | Tacoma Star + | |
| McCauley, John, Merchant Navy | 43 | Fireman | Tacoma Star + | |
 | McLean, Vere Alexander, Merchant Navy | 30 | Junior Engineer Officer | Tacoma Star + | |
| McNulty, Hugh Robert, Merchant Navy | 40 | Chief Cook | Tacoma Star + | |
| Mensah, Joseph Samuel, Merchant Navy | 39 | Fireman | Tacoma Star + | |
| Moore, John, Merchant Navy | 50 | Fireman | Tacoma Star + | |
| Moore, John Henry, Merchant Navy | 26 | Fireman | Tacoma Star + | |
| Nealon, Patrick Gerald, Merchant Navy | 28 | Fourth Officer | Tacoma Star + | |
| Onofaye, Gabriel Tolorunzu Ozolekorakorobiade, Merchant Navy | 36 | Greaser | Tacoma Star + | |
| Peter, Blue, Merchant Navy | 43 | Fireman | Tacoma Star + | |
| Peters, Norman, Merchant Navy | 47 | Fireman | Tacoma Star + | |
| Peters, Robert Alex, Merchant Navy | 33 | Trimmer | Tacoma Star + | |
| Phillip, Joseph, Merchant Navy | 32 | Trimmer | Tacoma Star + | |
 | Reddin, John, Merchant Navy | 43 | Able Seaman | Tacoma Star + | |
| Reekie, David, Merchant Navy | 19 | Junior Engineer Officer | Tacoma Star + | |
| Rigby, Samuel, Merchant Navy | 36 | Boatswain (Bosun) | Tacoma Star + | |
| Roberts, William George, Merchant Navy | 40 | Chief Refrigerator Engineer | Tacoma Star + | |
| Robinson, Denis, RN | 21 | Able Seaman (DEMS gunner) | Tacoma Star + | |
| Rodriguez, Peter Raphael, Merchant Navy | 35 | Assistant Steward | Tacoma Star + | |
| Romaine, Joseph, Merchant Navy | 51 | Donkeyman and Greaser | Tacoma Star + | |
| Russell, James McCallum, RN | 29 | Able Seaman (DEMS gunner) | Tacoma Star + | |
| Shiell, John Whitfield, Merchant Navy | 37 | Junior Third Engineer Officer | Tacoma Star + | |
| Smitten, Goldbourn Bruce, Merchant Navy | 47 | Trimmer | Tacoma Star + | |
| Someone, John, Merchant Navy | 59 | Fireman | Tacoma Star + | |
| Spencer, Thomas, Merchant Navy | 16 | Ordinary Seaman | Tacoma Star + | |
 | Sunchsun, Anthony, Merchant Navy | 26 | Fireman | Tacoma Star + | |
| Swaine, Henry, Merchant Navy | 27 | Assistant Steward | Tacoma Star + | |
| Swanson, Nils, Merchant Navy | 47 | Refrigerator Greaser | Tacoma Star + | |
 | Van Der Auwera, Jozef Frans Virginia, Merchant Navy | 34 | Carpenter | Tacoma Star + | |
| Walker, John Andrew, Merchant Navy | 57 | Second Cook and Baker | Tacoma Star + | |
| Walsh, Eric Norman, Merchant Navy | 36 | Chief Officer | Tacoma Star + | |
| Ward, James Albert, Merchant Navy | 21 | Able Seaman | Tacoma Star + | |
| Watt, George William, Merchant Navy | 54 | Chief Engineer Officer | Tacoma Star + | |
| Weaver, Ernest, Merchant Navy | 15 | Deck Boy | Tacoma Star + | |
| Whitehead, Robert George, Merchant Navy | 37 | Master | Tacoma Star + | |
| Williams, David, Merchant Navy | 43 | Fireman | Tacoma Star + | |
| Wilson, John, Merchant Navy | 35 | Third Engineer Officer | Tacoma Star + | |
| Wilson, William, Merchant Navy | 25 | Assistant Cook | Tacoma Star + | |
| Wisdom, Walter Henry, Merchant Navy | 17 | Sailor | Tacoma Star + | |
| Wood, Albert, Merchant Navy | 18 | Assistant Steward | Tacoma Star + | |
| Wooding, Reginald James, Merchant Navy | 17 | Third Radio Officer | Tacoma Star + | |
| Young, George Edward, Merchant Navy | 18 | Galley Boy | Tacoma Star + |
93 persons found.
Served on indicates the ships we have listed for the person, some were stationed on multiple ships hit by U-boats.
People missing from this listing? Or perhaps additional information?
If you wish to add a crewmember to the listing we would need most of this information: ship name, nationality, name, dob, place of birth, service (merchant marine, ...), rank or job on board. We have place for a photo as well if provided. You can e-mail us the information here.