Ships hit by U-boats
Crew lists from ships hit by U-boats
Fort Richepanse
British motor merchant
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 British motor merchant Fort Richepanse.
Aboard Fort Richepanse when hit on 3 Sep 1941
You can click on any of the names for possible additional information
| Name | Age | Rank | Served on | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 | Anderson, John, Merchant Navy | 61 | Greaser | Fort Richepanse + | |
 | Arthur, Cyril Henry, Merchant Navy | 25 | Junior Engineer Officer | Fort Richepanse + | |
 | Bishop, William Mather, RAFVR | 23 | Passenger (Pilot Officer) | Fort Richepanse + | |
| Bogan, William, Merchant Navy | 61 | Greaser | Fort Richepanse + | |
| Braiden, Alfred, Merchant Navy | 24 | Greaser | Fort Richepanse + | |
| Cairns, James Gregson, Merchant Navy | 20 | Cleaner | Fort Richepanse + | |
 | Cairns, Thomas, Merchant Navy | 31 | Greaser | Fort Richepanse + | |
 | Christiansen, Otto N., Merchant Navy | 28 | Chief Engineer Officer | Fort Richepanse + | |
| Cox, John Richard, RAFVR | 26 | Passenger (Pilot Officer) | Fort Richepanse + | |
| Dall, Ross M., Merchant Navy | 32 | Second Radio Officer | Fort Richepanse + | |
| Doole, William, Merchant Navy | 25 | Greaser | Fort Richepanse + | |
| Draper, Charles, Merchant Navy | 57 | Master | Fort Richepanse + | |
| Evans, Roy Vivian, RN | 28 | Able Seaman (DEMS gunner) | Fort Richepanse + | |
| Freegard, Charles Gordon, Civilian | 51 | Passenger | Fort Richepanse + | |
| Fry, Leslie Malcolm, RN | 24 | Able Seaman (DEMS gunner) | Fort Richepanse + | |
| Gething, Frank, British Army | 28 | Gunner (DEMS gunner) | Fort Richepanse + | |
| Goldwater, Jack, Merchant Navy | 28 | Second Cook | Fort Richepanse + | |
| Greer, Hugh, Merchant Navy | 26 | Assistant Steward | Fort Richepanse + | |
| Hay, Harry Hilts, RAFVR | 37 | Passenger (Pilot Officer) | Fort Richepanse + | |
| Jespersen, Peter Christian, Merchant Navy | 38 | Second Officer | Fort Richepanse + | |
| Kruszynski, Frank John, RAFVR | 27 | Passenger (Pilot Officer) | Fort Richepanse + | |
| Laing, William H., Merchant Navy | 29 | Electrician | Fort Richepanse + | |
| Lydiate, Joseph, Merchant Navy | 21 | Second Steward | Fort Richepanse + | |
| Madden, John, Merchant Navy | 17 | Steward’s Boy | Fort Richepanse + | |
| McHugh, Mark Anthony, Merchant Navy | 27 | Assistant Cook | Fort Richepanse + | |
| Morton, William, Merchant Navy | 27 | Refrigerator Engineer Officer | Fort Richepanse + | |
| Pickering, Ronald, Merchant Navy | 38 | Able Seaman | Fort Richepanse + | |
| Rees, Dewi, Merchant Navy | 29 | First Radio Officer | Fort Richepanse + | |
| Stanton, Frederick, Merchant Navy | 53 | Chief Cook | Fort Richepanse + | |
| Stewart, William, Merchant Navy | 53 | Greaser | Fort Richepanse + | |
| Swift, John E., Merchant Navy | 29 | Carpenter | Fort Richepanse + | |
| Thomas, George Russell, Merchant Navy | 31 | Chief Steward | Fort Richepanse + | |
| Thompson, Arthur, RN | 20 | Able Seaman (DEMS gunner) | Fort Richepanse + | |
| Wear, Arthur, British Army | 21 | Gunner (DEMS gunner) | Fort Richepanse + | |
| Williams, Richard Owen, Merchant Navy | 39 | Junior Engineer Officer | Fort Richepanse + | |
| Wilson, Laird, Merchant Navy | 33 | Able Seaman | Fort Richepanse + |
36 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.