Ships hit by U-boats

Crew lists from ships hit by U-boats

Imperial Transport

British motor tanker



Photo courtesy of Paul Johnson Collection

This is a listing of people associated with this ship.
We also have a detailed page on the British motor tanker Imperial Transport.

Aboard Imperial Transport when hit on 11 Feb 1940

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NameAgeRankServed on
BritishEdwards, Richard, Merchant Navy39PumpmanImperial Transport +
BritishSmail, Walter, Merchant Navy42MasterImperial Transport, Imperial Transport
BritishSwanbrow, Charles Jack, Merchant Navy35Chief Engineer OfficerImperial Transport, Imperial Transport
BritishWilliams, Jack, Merchant Navy21Second CookImperial Transport +

Aboard Imperial Transport when hit on 25 Mar 1942

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NameAgeRankServed on
BritishAndrea, Peter George, Merchant NavyDonkeymanImperial Transport
BritishBishop, A.W.F., Merchant NavyApprenticeImperial Transport
BritishBowring, James, Merchant Navy26Boatswain (Bosun)Imperial Transport
BritishBroom, Alfred James Jellicoe, Merchant Navy26Second Engineer OfficerImperial Transport
BritishBrown, Robert E., Merchant Navy17Assistant StewardImperial Transport
BritishColes, George Herbert, Merchant Navy25Donkeyman and GreaserImperial Transport
BritishCumming, Philip F., Merchant Navy23Fifth Engineer OfficerImperial Transport
BritishDavie, James, Merchant Navy21Assistant StewardImperial Transport
BritishDavis, Philip, 32DEMS gunnerImperial Transport
IrishFox, Christopher J., Merchant Navy18Steward’s BoyImperial Transport
BritishGarvock, Francis R., Merchant Navy36Third Engineer OfficerImperial Transport
BritishGray, Robert L., Merchant Navy22Second CookImperial Transport
BritishHastines, Martin, Merchant Navy29Donkeyman and GreaserImperial Transport
BritishHayward, Bertram O., Merchant Navy31Chief StewardImperial Transport
BritishHeals, Boyd B., Merchant Navy26CookImperial Transport
BritishHenaghan, Patrick, Merchant Navy22Able SeamanImperial Transport
BritishJensen, Peter V., Merchant Navy61CarpenterImperial Transport
BritishKneeshaw, Kenneth H., 21DEMS gunnerImperial Transport
BritishLemmon, Cyril John, Merchant Navy18Steward’s BoyImperial Transport
BritishMalins, Karlis Henrich, Merchant Navy51Fourth Engineer OfficerImperial Transport
BritishMatthew, Stanley R., Merchant Navy18Third Radio OfficerImperial Transport
BritishMcDonald, Alex, Merchant Navy38Engine Room StorekeeperImperial Transport
BritishMcKee, William S., Merchant Navy36Chief OfficerImperial Transport
BritishMcKenzie, Charles, Merchant Navy21SailorImperial Transport
BritishMyers, James C., 28DEMS gunnerImperial Transport
BritishSmail, Walter, Merchant Navy44MasterImperial Transport, Imperial Transport
BritishSmeeth, Edmund L.V., Merchant Navy24Third OfficerImperial Transport
BritishSmith, Henry F., Merchant Navy39First Radio OfficerImperial Transport
BritishStreet, Leonard, 28DEMS gunnerImperial Transport
BritishSummerville, John Brown, Merchant Navy58PumpmanImperial Transport
BritishSwanbrow, Charles Jack, Merchant Navy37Chief Engineer OfficerImperial Transport, Imperial Transport
BritishThomson, Alec E., Merchant Navy19SailorImperial Transport
BritishThomson, John Brown, Merchant Navy24Second Radio OfficerImperial Transport
BritishWells, Charles Gustav, Merchant Navy35Second OfficerBeacon Grange, Imperial Transport
BritishWesterman, Walter, Merchant Navy21SailorImperial Transport
BritishWhite, John F., 32DEMS gunnerImperial Transport
BritishWoolley, George H., 20DEMS gunnerImperial Transport

41 persons found - for all attacks on this ship (2).

Served on indicates the ships we have listed for the person, some were stationed on multiple ships hit by U-boats.

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