Ships hit by U-boats

Crew lists from ships hit by U-boats

Amerikaland

Swedish motor merchant



Photo courtesy of Sjöhistoriska Museet, Stockholm

This is a listing of people associated with this ship.
We also have a detailed page on the Swedish motor merchant Amerikaland.

Aboard Amerikaland when hit on 3 Feb 1942

You can click on any of the names for possible additional information

NameAgeRankServed on
SwedishAhlert, Rolf Georg, Merchant Navy21Mess Room BoyAmerikaland +
SwedishAndersson, Alexander, Merchant Navy50Engineer OfficerAmerikaland
SwedishBergström, Alban Harry, Merchant Navy36Second Engineer OfficerAmerikaland +
SwedishBorgström, Carl, Merchant Navy39Chief Engineer OfficerAmerikaland
SwedishCarlsen, Frans A., Merchant Navy55Assistant EngineerAmerikaland
SwedishEricsson, Ernst Julius, Merchant Navy47Chief OfficerAmerikaland
SwedishGustavsson, Goge, Merchant Navy23MechanicAmerikaland
SwedishGyllerud, Alf Ludvig, Merchant Navy33Engineer OfficerAmerikaland
SwedishHagman, Karl Fredrik, Merchant Navy44Able SeamanAmerikaland +
NorwegianNorenes, Harald Severin, Merchant Navy24Able SeamanAmerikaland
SwedishNorin, Bror Kjell Hilding, Merchant Navy27Third Officer/Radio OperatorAmerikaland
SwedishOlofsson, Olof Alfred, Merchant Navy39Second CookAmerikaland
NorwegianOttosen, Halfdan Møller, Merchant Navy29Able SeamanAmerikaland
SwedishPettersson, Dyre Alarik, Merchant Navy51Able SeamanAmerikaland
SwedishSchütz, Ragnar, Merchant Navy54MasterAmerikaland
SwedishSpant, Gunnar Alfred, Merchant Navy42Chief StewardAmerikaland
NorwegianStenbro, Sverre Engebret, Merchant Navy32Able SeamanAmerikaland
SwedishSöderström, Malte Arvid, Merchant Navy35Able SeamanAmerikaland +
NorwegianVik, Nils Torkildsen, Merchant Navy39Boatswain (Bosun)Amerikaland +
SwedishÅhsberg, Gösta Valdemar, Merchant Navy30ElectricianAmerikaland

20 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?
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