Ships hit by U-boats

Crew lists from ships hit by U-boats

Longtaker

Panamanian steam merchant



Longtaker under her former name Sessa. Photo courtesy of Danish Maritime Museum, Elsinore

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

Aboard Longtaker when hit on 18 Aug 1941

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NameAgeRankServed on
IcelandicAdils, T., Merchant Marine34Coal PasserLongtaker +
SwedishAlm, J., Merchant Marine38Third Assistant EngineerLongtaker +
AmericanBerger, E.L.F., Merchant Marine40Chief CookLongtaker +
BritishBudge, J., Merchant Marine46MessmanLongtaker +
NorwegianChristiansen, Hans Mandius, Merchant Marine58Second Assistant EngineerLongtaker +
BritishDavanney, A., Merchant Marine26MessmanLongtaker +
CanadianDwyer, William Joseph, Merchant Navy21Able SeamanLongtaker +
BritishGlover, G., Merchant Marine56MessmanLongtaker +
BritishGranick, Hyman, Merchant Marine25Ordinary SeamanLongtaker +
DanishJensen, Poul, Merchant Marine33StewardLongtaker +
NorwegianLarsen, Kristian Andreas, Merchant Marine45Third MateLongtaker +
DanishLaursen, Alfred, Merchant Marine44Chief EngineerLongtaker +
SpanishLecue, F., Merchant Marine22FiremanLongtaker +
PortugueseMarques, A.L., Merchant Marine41FiremanLongtaker +
AmericanMohammad, W., Merchant Marine44Crew memberLongtaker +
DanishMørch, Robert Sigfried, Merchant Marine30First Assistant EngineerLongtaker +
DanishNielsen, Niels Johannes Laurids, Merchant Marine42MasterLongtaker +
PortugueseOliviera, R.J., Merchant Marine26FiremanLongtaker +
DanishPedersen, Jørgen Vilhelm, Merchant Marine24Second MateLongtaker +
BritishRyan, J., Merchant Marine20Ordinary SeamanLongtaker +
PortugueseThomas, J., Merchant Marine38Coal PasserLongtaker +
DanishThomsen, Knud Møller, Merchant Marine21Able SeamanLongtaker +
PortugueseVerissimo, B.B., Merchant Marine48Coal PasserLongtaker +
IcelandicWendel, S., Merchant Marine20Able SeamanLongtaker +

24 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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