Ships hit by U-boats

Crew lists from ships hit by U-boats

Empire Merlin

British steam merchant



Empire Merlin under her former name West Isleta

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

Aboard Empire Merlin when hit on 25 Aug 1940

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NameAgeRankServed on
BritishBarnfather, Thomas, Merchant Navy38Chief OfficerEmpire Merlin +
BritishBuckley, William Albert, Merchant Navy60Able SeamanEmpire Merlin +
BritishCake, Edwin Charles, Merchant Navy30Able SeamanEmpire Merlin +
BritishCherry, John Robert Henry, Merchant Navy24FiremanEmpire Merlin +
BritishClark, Raymond Stanley, Merchant Navy26Fourth Engineer OfficerEmpire Merlin +
BritishCollinge, John, Merchant Navy21Able SeamanEmpire Merlin +
BritishDick, John, Merchant Navy64DonkeymanEmpire Merlin +
IrishDoyle, Owen, Merchant Navy63FiremanEmpire Merlin +
BritishEvans, V., Merchant Navy25Deck HandEmpire Merlin +
BritishGosse, David Joseph, Merchant Navy25Able SeamanEmpire Merlin +
BritishHart, John Francis, Merchant Navy28Able SeamanEmpire Merlin +
BritishHatch, Sydney, Merchant Navy28FiremanEmpire Merlin +
BritishHudson, William, Merchant Navy26Third Engineer OfficerEmpire Merlin +
BritishHutchison, David, Merchant Navy55GreaserEmpire Merlin +
BritishJohnson, Leslie, Merchant Navy20Cabin BoyEmpire Merlin +
BritishLee, John, Merchant NavyOrdinary SeamanEmpire Merlin
BritishLitherland, Edward, Merchant Navy20Galley BoyEmpire Merlin +
BritishMcGrill, Alfred, Merchant Navy24Second OfficerEmpire Merlin +
BritishMills, George, Merchant Navy47Boatswain (Bosun)Empire Merlin +
BritishMoores, Charles, Merchant Navy46Able SeamanEmpire Merlin +
BritishParkes, Isaac James, Merchant Navy23FiremanEmpire Merlin +
BritishParsons, Enos, Merchant Navy41Radio OfficerEmpire Merlin +
BritishPaterson, Alexander, Merchant Navy59Second Engineer OfficerEmpire Merlin +
BritishPepper, John, Merchant Navy43GreaserEmpire Merlin +
BritishProdham, Henry, Merchant Navy27Third OfficerEmpire Merlin +
BritishRalph, Frederick, Merchant Navy19Ordinary SeamanEmpire Merlin +
BritishRoberts, John, Merchant Navy17Mess Room BoyEmpire Merlin +
BritishRowell, Robert, Merchant Navy49CookEmpire Merlin +
BritishRussell, James, Merchant Navy25Able SeamanEmpire Merlin +
BritishSheppard, James, Merchant Navy20Ordinary SeamanEmpire Merlin +
BritishSimpson, David William, Merchant Navy69MasterEmpire Merlin +
BritishStansfield, George S., Merchant Navy50StewardEmpire Merlin +
BritishWesley, John William, Merchant Navy23CarpenterEmpire Merlin +

33 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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