Ships hit by U-boats
Crew lists from ships hit by U-boats
Empire Steel
British motor tanker
Photo courtesy of The Mariners Museum, Newport News VA
This is a listing of people associated with this ship.
We also have a detailed page on the British motor tanker Empire Steel.
Aboard Empire Steel when hit on 24 Mar 1942
You can click on any of the names for possible additional information
| Name | Age | Rank | Served on | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 | Aitken, William, Merchant Navy | 16 | Cabin Boy | Empire Steel + | |
| Barnett, Harry, Merchant Navy | 47 | Fireman | Empire Steel + | |
| Batchelor, James Alexander, Merchant Navy | 17 | Third Radio Officer | Empire Steel + | |
| Bintcliffe, Harold Kenneth, Merchant Navy | 27 | Fourth Engineer Officer | Empire Steel + | |
| Budden, Frank Henry Atherton, Merchant Navy | 25 | Fifth Engineer Officer | Empire Steel + | |
| Clayton, William John, Merchant Navy | 21 | Ordinary Seaman | Empire Steel + | |
| Clift, William Cyril Frank, Merchant Navy | 32 | Carpenter | Empire Steel + | |
| Collins, Edwin George, Merchant Navy | 46 | Cook | Empire Steel + | |
| Crabbe, Edward, Merchant Navy | 23 | Fireman | Empire Steel + | |
| Crees, Edward Raymond, Merchant Navy | 19 | Fireman | Empire Steel + | |
| Cronin, Thomas William, Merchant Navy | 22 | Assistant Steward | Empire Steel + | |
| Dinnen, Francis Philip, Merchant Navy | 65 | Donkeyman and Greaser | Empire Steel + | |
| Durrant, Edward Arthur, Merchant Navy | 30 | Able Seaman | Empire Steel + | |
| Ellis, George Henry, Merchant Navy | 20 | Ordinary Seaman | Empire Steel | |
| Fake, Colin, RN | Able Seaman (DEMS gunner) | Empire Steel + | ||
| Geater, James Leonard Frederick, Merchant Navy | 18 | Mess Room Steward | Empire Steel + | |
| Gibbons, Clifford William, Merchant Navy | 20 | Sixth Engineer Officer | Empire Steel + | |
| Gray, William John, Merchant Navy | 57 | Master | Empire Steel | |
| Jack, Thomas, Merchant Navy | 30 | Third Engineer Officer | Empire Steel + | |
| Jackson, Bernard Henry, Merchant Navy | 42 | Chief Officer | Empire Steel | |
| Jones, Robert Walter, Merchant Navy | 59 | Able Seaman | Empire Steel + | |
| Maskell, Jack, RN | Able Seaman (DEMS gunner) | Empire Steel + | ||
| Mayhew, James, Merchant Navy | 30 | Able Seaman | Empire Steel + | |
| McAlinden, Matthew, Merchant Navy | 21 | Sailor | Empire Steel + | |
| Mitchell, William, Merchant Navy | 26 | Second Cook | Empire Steel + | |
| Norris, Henry James, Merchant Navy | 18 | Deck Boy | Empire Steel + | |
 | O’Riordan, Daniel, Merchant Navy | 34 | Donkeyman and Greaser | Empire Steel + | |
| Plommer, Thomas, British Army | 26 | DEMS gunner | Empire Steel | |
| Powles, William Eric, Merchant Navy | 34 | Able Seaman | Empire Steel + | |
| Pullen, Jeffry T., Merchant Navy | 26 | Able Seaman | Empire Steel | |
| Roberts, Charles George, Merchant Navy | 17 | Deck Boy | Empire Steel + | |
| Sainsbury, Alfred Samuel, Merchant Navy | 48 | Pumpman | Empire Steel + | |
| Sewry, Leslie Ernest, RN | 20 | Able Seaman (DEMS gunner) | Empire Steel + | |
| Smith, Albert, Merchant Navy | 41 | Boatswain (Bosun) | Empire Steel + | |
| Smith, Frederick, Merchant Navy | 36 | Able Seaman | Empire Steel + | |
| Smith, William, Merchant Navy | 37 | Able Seaman | Empire Steel + | |
| Stoneley, Henry Anthony, Merchant Navy | 28 | Donkeyman and Greaser | Empire Steel + | |
| Tanner, Charles Francis, Merchant Navy | 35 | Second Engineer Officer | Empire Steel + | |
| Webster, Reginald George, Merchant Navy | 18 | Cabin Boy | Empire Steel | |
| Whewell, William Walsh, Merchant Navy | 29 | First Radio Officer | Empire Steel + | |
| Whitson, Arthur James, Merchant Navy | 28 | Second Officer | Empire Steel | |
| Whyte, George Campbell, Merchant Navy | 21 | Third Officer | Empire Steel + | |
| Williams, Ivor Wynn, Merchant Navy | 24 | Second Radio Officer | Empire Steel + | |
| Williams, John Penry, Merchant Navy | 48 | Chief Steward | Empire Steel + | |
| Wilson, John Fullerton, Merchant Navy | 47 | Chief Engineer Officer | Empire Steel | |
| Wrench, Robert Eric, Merchant Navy | 21 | Seventh Engineer Officer | Empire Steel + | |
| Wright, Andrew Mckenzie, British Army | 24 | Gunner (DEMS gunner) | Empire Steel + |
47 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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