Ships hit by U-boats
Crew lists from ships hit by U-boats
Designer
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 Designer.
Aboard Designer when hit on 9 Jul 1941
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| Name | Age | Rank | Served on | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 | Abbas Ali, , Merchant Navy | 25 | Trimmer | Designer + | |
| Abdul Haq, , Merchant Navy | 29 | Second Tindal | Designer + | |
| Abdul Latif, , Merchant Navy | 34 | Lascar | Designer + | |
| Abdul Rahman, , Merchant Navy | 43 | Pantryman and General Servant | Designer + | |
| Abdul Wahid, , Merchant Navy | 29 | Fireman | Designer + | |
| Abdur Husain, , Merchant Navy | 36 | Fireman | Designer + | |
| Abdur Rahman, , Merchant Navy | 34 | Fireman | Designer + | |
| Abdus Salam, , Merchant Navy | 48 | Lascar Bhandary | Designer + | |
| Abdus Shakur, , Merchant Navy | 36 | Second Cook | Designer + | |
| Akbar Ali, , Merchant Navy | 51 | Cook and Baker | Designer + | |
| Akram Ali, , Merchant Navy | 40 | Fireman | Designer + | |
| Asrath Ullah, , Merchant Navy | 34 | Greaser | Designer + | |
 | Barrett, John James, Merchant Navy | 20 | Assistant Steward | Designer + | |
 | Birtwhistle, John, Merchant Navy | 20 | Fourth Officer | Designer + | |
| Corrie, Paul Ashwell Boyd, Merchant Navy | 18 | Second Radio Officer | Designer + | |
| Curtis, Henry, Merchant Navy | 20 | Sailor | Designer + | |
| Didar Bakhsh, , Merchant Navy | 32 | Saloon Boy and General Servant | Designer + | |
| Dost Muhammad, , Merchant Navy | 32 | Second Tindal | Designer + | |
| Dunstan, Leslie Sneyd, Merchant Navy | 16 | Third Radio Officer | Designer + | |
| Farrell, Paul Francis, Merchant Navy | 35 | Quartermaster | Designer + | |
| Forbes, James Scott, Merchant Navy | 41 | First Radio Officer | Designer + | |
| Habib Rahman, , Merchant Navy | 30 | Fireman | Designer + | |
| Haycocks, John, Merchant Navy | 32 | Second Officer | Designer + | |
| Imtiyaz Ali, , Merchant Navy | 22 | Trimmer | Designer + | |
| Ishaq Mian, , Merchant Navy | 43 | Fireman | Designer + | |
| Ismat Ullah, , Merchant Navy | 31 | Greaser | Designer + | |
| Jafar Ali, , Merchant Navy | 42 | Fireman | Designer + | |
| Joban Ullah, , Merchant Navy | 45 | First Tindal | Designer + | |
| Khurshid Khan, , Merchant Navy | 35 | Fireman | Designer + | |
| Law, Eric Silvester, Merchant Navy | 18 | Cadet | Designer + | |
| Lennon, Joseph, Merchant Navy | 35 | Quartermaster | Designer + | |
| Masin Ullah, , Merchant Navy | 27 | Greaser | Designer + | |
| McCallum, Donald Archibald, Merchant Navy | 57 | Master | Designer + | |
 | McMahon, William, Merchant Navy | 61 | Quartermaster | Designer + | |
| McNamara, Thomas Joseph, British Army | 25 | Gunner (DEMS gunner) | Designer + | |
| Moody, Herbert, British Army | 25 | Gunner (DEMS gunner) | Designer + | |
| Mooney, Michael Francis, Merchant Navy | 30 | Quartermaster | Designer + | |
| Mozib-Ul-Haq, , Merchant Navy | 41 | Lascar | Designer + | |
| Muhammad Najib-Ul-Islam, , Merchant Navy | 24 | Lascar | Designer + | |
| Muhammad Sidiq, , Merchant Navy | 50 | Officers Boy and General Servant | Designer + | |
| Muhammad Sufi, , Merchant Navy | 28 | First Tindal | Designer + | |
| Muhammad Yunis, , Merchant Navy | 24 | Lascar | Designer + | |
| Munsif Ali, , Merchant Navy | 38 | Deck Serang | Designer + | |
| Narain, , Merchant Navy | 46 | Topass | Designer + | |
| Nazir Ahmad, , Merchant Navy | 30 | Lascar | Designer + | |
| Nisbet, Arnold James, RN | 23 | Able Seaman (DEMS gunner) | Designer + | |
| Nur Muhammad, , Merchant Navy | 36 | Bhandary | Designer + | |
| Phillips, Montague Somes, Merchant Navy | 47 | Chief Engineer Officer | Designer + | |
| Pollock, James, Merchant Navy | 21 | Fourth Engineer Officer | Designer + | |
| Rackliff, Thomas Edward, RN | 29 | Able Seaman (DEMS gunner) | Designer + | |
| Richards, Robert Ian, Merchant Navy | 42 | Second Engineer Officer | Designer + | |
| Sadiq Ali, , Merchant Navy | 40 | Trimmer | Designer + | |
| Saif Ullah, , Merchant Navy | 27 | Fireman | Designer + | |
| Sargent, Thomas, Merchant Navy | 34 | Third Engineer Officer | Designer + | |
| Shakur Muhammad, , Merchant Navy | 53 | Bhandary | Designer + | |
| Sheikh Ghafur, , Merchant Navy | 48 | Mess Room Boy and General Servant | Designer + | |
| Sheikh Sulaiman, , Merchant Navy | 47 | Captain’s Boy and General Servant | Designer + | |
| Shuttleworth, Frederick, Merchant Navy | 48 | Chief Steward | Designer + | |
| Steventon, Frank, Merchant Navy | 32 | Third Officer | Designer + | |
| Tafazzul Bari, , Merchant Navy | 25 | Lascar | Designer + | |
| Tahir Ullah, , Merchant Navy | 28 | Fireman | Designer + | |
| Talbot, John Stanley, Merchant Navy | 19 | Cadet | Designer + | |
| Tokei Ullah, , Merchant Navy | 46 | Trimmer | Designer + | |
| Wood, Albert James, Merchant Navy | 55 | Chief Officer | Designer + | |
| Yaqub Ali, , Merchant Navy | 36 | Lascar | Designer + | |
| Younger, Robert Peter, Merchant Navy | 20 | Cadet | Designer + |
66 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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