Ships hit by U-boats

Crew lists from ships hit by U-boats

Empire Whale

British steam merchant



Photo Courtesy of Library of Contemporary History, Stuttgart

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

Aboard Empire Whale when hit on 29 Mar 1943

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NameAgeRankServed on
BritishAitkenhead, Alexander, Merchant Navy25Second Engineer OfficerEmpire Whale +
BritishAnsell, Donald Raymond, RNVR22Passenger (Sub-Lieutenant (A))Empire Whale +
BritishBrodie, James Park, Merchant Navy22Fourth Engineer OfficerEmpire Whale +
BritishBurnell, James Charles, Merchant Navy32Able SeamanEmpire Whale +
BritishChanning, John, Merchant Navy25Ordinary SeamanEmpire Whale +
BritishClarke, James, RN23Petty Officer (DEMS gunner)Empire Whale +
BritishCoad, Sydney James Theophilus, Merchant Navy34Assistant StewardEmpire Whale +
BritishDavis, Albert Edward, Merchant Navy19SailorEmpire Whale +
BritishDavitt, James Thompson, Merchant Navy42MasterEmpire Whale +
BritishDowns, John Kerr Mackay, Merchant Navy29Second OfficerEmpire Whale +
IrishDoyle, James, Merchant Navy30Second CookEmpire Whale +
BritishErickson, Richard William, Merchant Navy24Fireman and TrimmerEmpire Whale +
BritishFrame, William, Merchant Navy22Fireman and TrimmerEmpire Whale +
BritishGough, William John, Merchant Navy26Donkeyman and GreaserEmpire Whale +
BritishHannah, John, Merchant Navy30Chief OfficerEmpire Whale +
BritishHennah, Joseph Phillip, Merchant Navy26Fireman and TrimmerEmpire Whale +
BritishHourihane, John Michael, Merchant Navy25StorekeeperEmpire Whale +
IrishHoward, William Herbert, Merchant Navy39First Radio OfficerEmpire Whale +
BritishKiltie, Alexander McDermid, Merchant Navy26Second StewardEmpire Whale +
BritishLamport, James, Merchant Navy17Ordinary SeamanEmpire Whale +
BritishLaw, George Pringle, Merchant Navy29SailorEmpire Whale +
BritishLetton, Thomas Michael, Merchant Navy22Fireman and TrimmerEmpire Whale +
BritishLipscombe, Alfred Bertram, Merchant Navy28Able SeamanEmpire Whale +
BritishLitinsky, Michael, Merchant NavyFireman and TrimmerEmpire Whale +
BritishLucroft, Harold Martin, Merchant Navy26Able SeamanEmpire Whale +
BritishMacaulay, Angus, Merchant Navy19Fireman and TrimmerEmpire Whale +
BritishMarsh, Ivor John, Merchant Navy27Donkeyman and GreaserEmpire Whale +
BritishMartin, Frederick, Merchant Navy43Fireman and TrimmerEmpire Whale +
BritishMcCulloch, George William, Merchant Navy22Fifth Engineer OfficerEmpire Whale +
CanadianMcIntyre, Ian Gordon Hunter, Merchant Navy21Third OfficerEmpire Whale +
BritishMcNaught, James, Merchant Navy30Chief StewardEmpire Whale +
BritishMiles, Frederick John, RN20Able Seaman (DEMS gunner)Empire Whale +
BritishMitchell, David, Merchant Navy22Second Radio OfficerEmpire Whale +
BritishNightingale, Hubert Spencer, Merchant Navy46Boatswain (Bosun)Empire Whale +
BritishO'Donnell, James, Merchant Navy29Chief CookEmpire Whale +
BritishPhillips, William John, Merchant Navy19Fireman and TrimmerEmpire Whale +
BritishPrewitt, Henry George, Merchant Navy24Able SeamanEmpire Whale +
BritishPrice, Leonard John, Merchant Navy18Ordinary SeamanEmpire Whale +
BritishPrice, Wilfred, Merchant Navy31Fireman and TrimmerEmpire Whale +
BritishRussell, James Henry, RN29Able Seaman (DEMS gunner)Empire Whale +
BritishRussell, William, Merchant Navy43Chief Engineer OfficerEmpire Whale +
BritishSexton, Christopher James, Merchant Navy24Fireman and TrimmerEmpire Whale +
BritishSlattery, Andrew, Merchant Navy26Fireman and TrimmerEmpire Whale +
BritishSmith, Albert Frederick, RN22Able Seaman (DEMS gunner)Empire Whale +
BritishSpirozianis, Vasilis, Merchant Navy58Donkeyman and GreaserEmpire Whale +
BritishThomas, David James, Merchant Navy52Fireman and TrimmerEmpire Whale +
BritishWhelton, William, Merchant Navy54Fireman and TrimmerEmpire Whale +

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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