Ships hit by U-boats

Crew lists from ships hit by U-boats

Empire Amethyst

British steam tanker


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

Aboard Empire Amethyst when hit on 13 Apr 1942

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NameAgeRankServed on
BritishBarber, Richard John, Merchant Navy30Second Engineer OfficerEmpire Amethyst +
BritishBeynon, James Frederick, Merchant Navy39Chief StewardEmpire Amethyst +
IrishBurke, Francis James, Merchant Navy27Fifth Engineer OfficerEmpire Amethyst +
BritishChambers, James Pennycock, Merchant Navy64Chief Engineer OfficerEmpire Amethyst +
BritishColeman, Vernon, Merchant Navy26Second StewardEmpire Amethyst +
BritishCrosby, Kenneth William, Merchant Navy19CadetEmpire Amethyst +
MalteseCutajar, Benjamin, Merchant Navy46DonkeymanEmpire Amethyst +
BritishDahl, Peter Michael, Merchant Navy46Able SeamanEmpire Amethyst +
BritishDavies, Simon, Merchant Navy24SailorEmpire Amethyst +
BritishDubois, Ernest Kenneth, Merchant Navy18Second Radio OfficerEmpire Amethyst +
BritishDutton, Edward White, Merchant Navy39Third Engineer OfficerEmpire Amethyst +
BritishEllcock, Harold, British Army24Gunner (DEMS gunner)Empire Amethyst +
CanadianEvans, Frank Llewellyn, RCNVR24Able Seaman (DEMS gunner)Empire Amethyst +
BritishEvans, Leslie Charles, Merchant Navy26Ordinary SeamanEmpire Amethyst +
BritishEvans, William Evan, Merchant Navy37Boatswain (Bosun)Empire Amethyst +
BritishFletcher, Colin Samuel, Merchant Navy23Second OfficerEmpire Amethyst +
IrishFox, James, Merchant Navy31Able SeamanEmpire Amethyst +
IrishHall, Samuel, Merchant Navy31Able SeamanEmpire Amethyst +
BritishHaywood, Frederick John, Merchant Navy31FiremanEmpire Amethyst +
BritishHughes, Ivor, Merchant Navy17Cabin BoyEmpire Amethyst +
BritishJames, John Frederick, Merchant Navy21Fourth Engineer OfficerEmpire Amethyst +
BritishJenkins, Daniel John, Merchant Navy25Able SeamanEmpire Amethyst +
BritishJones, Benjamin Thomas, Merchant Navy23CookEmpire Amethyst +
BritishKieft, William Samuel, Merchant Navy34FiremanEmpire Amethyst +
BritishKingdom, Trevor, Merchant Navy45GreaserEmpire Amethyst +
IrishLeonard, Kieram, Merchant Navy49CarpenterEmpire Amethyst +
BritishLetman, Norman Kenneth, Merchant Navy21Third OfficerEmpire Amethyst +
BritishLewis, George, Merchant Navy40Able SeamanEmpire Amethyst +
BritishLilley, Roland James, Merchant Navy30First Radio OfficerEmpire Amethyst +
BritishLlewellyn, Myron, Merchant Navy18Cabin BoyEmpire Amethyst +
BritishLloyd, Elwyn, Merchant Navy19Ordinary SeamanEmpire Amethyst +
BritishLloyd, Leo, Merchant Navy37GreaserEmpire Amethyst +
BritishMarston, Jack William, RN20Able Seaman (DEMS gunner)Empire Amethyst +
BritishMayne, Albert Rees, Merchant Navy33FiremanEmpire Amethyst +
BritishMcFarlane, William McColl, Merchant Navy47Able SeamanEmpire Amethyst +
BritishMorgan, Daniel George, Merchant Navy22Second CookEmpire Amethyst +
BritishMorris, Ivor James, Merchant Navy25Able SeamanEmpire Amethyst +
BritishNicholson, Christopher, Merchant Navy62PumpmanEmpire Amethyst +
BritishPotter, Geoffrey Durbridge, Merchant Navy43MasterEmpire Amethyst +
BritishRidgway, Frank William, RN20Able Seaman (DEMS gunner)Empire Amethyst +
BritishRowan, John Malcolm, Merchant Navy20Third Radio OfficerEmpire Amethyst +
BritishStevens, James John, RN20Able Seaman (DEMS gunner)Empire Amethyst +
BritishTowell, Philip, Merchant Navy27FiremanEmpire Amethyst +
BritishTully, Alan, Merchant Navy26Chief OfficerEmpire Amethyst +
BritishWilliams, Herbert George, Merchant Navy17SailorEmpire Amethyst +
BritishWright, John, British Army22Lance Bombardier (DEMS gunner)Empire Amethyst +
BritishYeoumans, Clifford Thomas, Merchant Navy32GreaserEmpire Amethyst +

47 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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