Ships hit by U-boats

Crew lists from ships hit by U-boats

Steel Navigator

American steam merchant



Photo courtesy of SSHSA Collection, University of Baltimore Library

This is a listing of people associated with this ship.
We also have a detailed page on the American steam merchant Steel Navigator.

Aboard Steel Navigator when hit on 19 Oct 1942

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NameAgeRankServed on
AmericanAbad, Antonio Francisco, Merchant MarineCookSteel Navigator +
AmericanAllen, Donald Gilbert, Merchant Marine23Second OfficerSteel Navigator
AmericanAnderson, John Nicholas, Merchant MarineOilerSteel Navigator +
AmericanBatham, Bernabe, Merchant MarineCookSteel Navigator +
AmericanButler, James Robert, USNRSeaman Second ClassSteel Navigator +
SpanishCarballo, Nicolas, Merchant MarineCarpenterSteel Navigator +
AmericanCole, George Alexander, Merchant MarineAble SeamanSteel Navigator +
AmericanDouvener, August Frank, Merchant MarineChief EngineerSteel Navigator +
AmericanGreaves, Frank Harold, Merchant Marine36Boatswain (Bosun)Steel Navigator +
DanishHansen, Frits Kristian, Merchant MarineThird MateSteel Navigator +
AmericanHartnett, William, Merchant MarineFireman/WiperSteel Navigator +
AmericanHecht, Charles Daniel, Merchant MarineOilerSteel Navigator +
AmericanHughes, James, Merchant MarineFirst Assistant EngineerSteel Navigator +
AmericanJorgenson, Lars, Merchant MarineMasterSteel Navigator +
AmericanLewis, Joseph, Merchant MarineStewardSteel Navigator +
AmericanLewis, Michael Joseph, Merchant MarineWiperSteel Navigator +
AmericanMason, Jesse Wilburn, Merchant MarineAble SeamanSteel Navigator +
AmericanMayer, Larue Thaddeus, USNSeaman Second ClassSteel Navigator +
AmericanMcCarthy, William Fath, Merchant MarineChief MateSteel Navigator +
AmericanNelwan, Edwin Apeles, Merchant MarineMessmanSteel Navigator +
AmericanOlsen, John Martin, USNSeaman Second ClassSteel Navigator +
AmericanPogue, Charles Clarence, Merchant MarineOrdinary SeamanSteel Navigator +
IndianRodriguez, Salvador, Merchant MarineMessmanSteel Navigator +
AmericanRuch, James Cleghorn, USNRLieutenant (junior grade)Steel Navigator +
AmericanSalde, Simon, Merchant MarineOilerSteel Navigator +
PhilippineSantorio, Elias, Merchant MarineMessmanSteel Navigator +
AmericanSenovitz, Charles E., USNR41CoxswainSeattle Spirit, Steel Navigator
AmericanSumser, Clyde Stanley, USNRSeaman Second ClassSteel Navigator +
AmericanTahan, Albert Anton, Merchant MarineOrdinary SeamanSteel Navigator +
AmericanTeixeira, Francisco, Merchant MarineSecond Assistant EngineerSteel Navigator +
AmericanVilanova, Etbino, Merchant MarineJunior EngineerSteel Navigator +
AmericanWagner, William Daniel, USNRSeaman Second ClassSteel Navigator +
AmericanWeber, James Allen, USNSeaman Second ClassSteel Navigator +
AmericanWells, James Roy, Merchant Marine51Fireman/WiperSteel Navigator +
AmericanWilliams, George Robert, Merchant MarineAble SeamanSteel Navigator +
AmericanWilloughby, Leroy James, USNRSeaman Second ClassSteel Navigator +
AmericanWimple, Milton Arthur, USNRSeaman Second ClassSteel Navigator +
AmericanYokes, William John, USNR24Seaman Second ClassSteel Navigator +

38 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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