Ships hit by U-boats

Crew lists from ships hit by U-boats

City of Bombay

British steam merchant



Photo courtesy of the Allen Collection

This is a listing of people associated with this ship.
We also have a detailed page on the British steam merchant City of Bombay.

Aboard City of Bombay when hit on 13 Dec 1942

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NameAgeRankServed on
IndianAbad Ali, , Merchant Navy37LascarCity of Bombay +
IndianAbdul Majid, , Merchant Navy36LascarCity of Bombay +
IndianAlfonso, Joaquim M., Merchant Navy65General ServantCity of Bombay +
IndianAltaf Ali, , Merchant Navy33LascarCity of Bombay +
BritishAtkins, Stanley, RN19Able Seaman (DEMS gunner)City of Bombay +
IndianBaretto, Domingo, Merchant Navy42General ServantCity of Bombay +
IndianChinappa Muniswami, , Merchant Navy20TopassCity of Bombay +
BritishCooper, Ralph Alexander, Merchant NavyThird OfficerCity of Bombay
BritishDalziel, Denis George, Merchant NavyCadetCity of Bombay
BritishFagan, John Henry, Merchant NavyCadetCity of Bombay
IndianKarim Bakhsh, , Merchant Navy34BhandaryCity of Bombay +
ChineseLew Chung, , Merchant Navy32CarpenterCity of Bombay +
IndianLobo, Joao M., Merchant Navy40General ServantCity of Bombay +
IndianMosabeh Nanu, , Merchant Navy65CassabCity of Bombay +
IndianMotiar Ullah, , Merchant Navy44FiremanCity of Bombay +
IndianNazar-Ud-Din, , Merchant Navy50Third TindalCity of Bombay +
IndianNur Islam, , Merchant Navy41LascarCity of Bombay +
BritishPemberthy, Forbes Wyse, Merchant NavyMasterCity of Bombay
IndianQurban Ali, , Merchant Navy23LascarCity of Bombay +
IndianRam Khiluwan, , Merchant Navy26TopassCity of Bombay +
BritishRish, Bernard, Merchant Navy18Third OfficerCity of Bombay, City of Pretoria +
BritishSalt, William, Merchant Navy54Chief Engineer OfficerCity of Bombay, City of Pretoria +
IndianSayid Ali, , Merchant Navy46LascarCity of Bombay +
IndianShibu, , Merchant Navy49TopassCity of Bombay +
BritishSufrin, Basil G., Merchant Navy19Radio OfficerCity of Bombay
BritishWalker, Robert Kelsey, Merchant NavySecond OfficerCity of Bombay

26 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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