Ships hit by U-boats

Crew lists from ships hit by U-boats

El Occidente

Panamanian steam merchant



US Naval Historical Center Photograph #NH 106039

This is a listing of people associated with this ship.
We also have a detailed page on the Panamanian steam merchant El Occidente.

Aboard El Occidente when hit on 13 Apr 1942

You can click on any of the names for possible additional information

NameAgeRankServed on
AmericanBennett, Alvin, Merchant Marine30Fourth Assistant EngineerEl Occidente +
NorwegianNannestad, Olaf, Merchant Navy46MasterEl Occidente +
DutchPronk, Maarten, Merchant Navy25Able SeamanEl Occidente +
BritishSkyner, Ernest George, Merchant Navy50Chief StewardEl Occidente +

4 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?
If you wish to add a crewmember to the listing we would need most of this information: ship name, nationality, name, dob, place of birth, service (merchant marine, ...), rank or job on board. We have place for a photo as well if provided. You can e-mail us the information here.