Ships hit by U-boats

Crew lists from ships hit by U-boats

Empire Statesman

British motor merchant



Empire Statesman under her former name Ansaldo VIII. Photo courtesy of State Library of New South Wales

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

Aboard Empire Statesman when hit on 11 Dec 1940

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

NameAgeRankServed on
BritishAnderson, John, Merchant Navy48Chief OfficerEmpire Statesman +
BritishBlance, Peter, Merchant Navy19Fifth Engineer OfficerEmpire Statesman +
BritishBrown, James, Merchant Navy34MasterEmpire Statesman +
BritishBrown, James, Merchant Navy20Third OfficerEmpire Statesman +
BritishButchart, John, Merchant Navy20Second Radio OfficerEmpire Statesman +
BritishCairns, William Ingram, Merchant Navy37StewardEmpire Statesman +
BritishCarr, John Henry, Merchant Navy44Able SeamanEmpire Statesman +
BritishChapman, James, Merchant Navy56Able SeamanEmpire Statesman +
BritishCosgrow, Barney Albert, Merchant Navy27Third Engineer OfficerEmpire Statesman +
BritishCouldrey, Robert William, RNR31Seaman (DEMS gunner)Empire Statesman +
BritishDavis, Thomas, Merchant Navy31Able SeamanEmpire Statesman +
BritishGibson, John Spark, Merchant Navy20CookEmpire Statesman +
BritishGray, Gifford Thomas, Merchant Navy19Ordinary SeamanEmpire Statesman +
BritishGray, Peter, Merchant Navy20Ordinary SeamanEmpire Statesman +
BritishHarrison, Cyril, Merchant Navy33Second Engineer OfficerEmpire Statesman +
BritishHenderson, Magnus Leith, Merchant Navy34SailorEmpire Statesman +
BritishHunnam, William John Flockhart, Merchant Navy23Ordinary SeamanEmpire Statesman +
BritishHunter, Alfred Tulloch, Merchant Navy43CarpenterEmpire Statesman +
BritishMadden, John Wilson, Merchant Navy29Second OfficerEmpire Statesman +
BritishMann, Peter John Gilbert, Merchant Navy20Ordinary SeamanEmpire Statesman +
BritishMorgan, Mark John, Merchant Navy23Fourth Engineer OfficerEmpire Statesman +
BritishNicol, Norman William Gordon, Merchant Navy27GreaserEmpire Statesman +
BritishNicol, Walter King, Merchant Navy36GreaserEmpire Statesman +
BritishO'Donnell, Samuel, Merchant Navy17Galley BoyEmpire Statesman +
BritishOrr, Peter, Merchant Navy47DonkeymanEmpire Statesman +
BritishPrice, Wilfred, Merchant Navy21SailorEmpire Statesman +
BritishRoberts, Hugh, Merchant Navy52Chief StewardEmpire Statesman +
BritishRobertson, Peter James, Merchant Navy20Able SeamanEmpire Statesman +
BritishRussell, William Fraser, Merchant Navy39Boatswain (Bosun)Empire Statesman +
BritishTroup, James, Merchant Navy16Cabin BoyEmpire Statesman +
BritishTurnill, Willoughby Robert, Merchant Navy44First Radio OfficerEmpire Statesman +
BritishWhitehead, Frederick, Merchant Navy55Chief Engineer OfficerEmpire Statesman +

32 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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