Ships hit by U-boats
Crew lists from ships hit by U-boats
Rio Blanco
British steam merchant
Photo Courtesy of Library of Contemporary History, Stuttgart
This is a listing of people associated with this ship.
We also have a detailed page on the British steam merchant Rio Blanco.
Aboard Rio Blanco when hit on 1 Apr 1942
You can click on any of the names for possible additional information
| Name | Age | Rank | Served on | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 | Andrew, Jack, Merchant Navy | 27 | Fireman and Trimmer | Rio Blanco + | |
| Black, Donald Alexander, Merchant Navy | 33 | Second Officer | Rio Blanco + | |
| Blackett, Aiden, Merchant Navy | 32 | Master | Rio Blanco | |
| Bowden, John Noel, Merchant Navy | 29 | First Radio Officer | Rio Blanco + | |
| Brown, James, Merchant Navy | 38 | Fireman and Trimmer | Rio Blanco + | |
| Brown, John, Merchant Navy | 40 | Fireman and Trimmer | Rio Blanco + | |
| Browne, Sam, Merchant Navy | 51 | Greaser | Rio Blanco | |
| Campbell, Alexander, Merchant Navy | 28 | Able Seaman | Rio Blanco | |
| Caulker, Squire, Merchant Navy | 32 | Fireman and Trimmer | Rio Blanco + | |
| Coates, James, Merchant Navy | 34 | Cook | Rio Blanco | |
| Dunsmuir, Henry Templeton, Merchant Navy | 27 | Fourth Engineer Officer | Rio Blanco + | |
| Graham, Donald Gordon, Merchant Navy | 20 | Able Seaman | Rio Blanco | |
| Herd, George Ronald, Merchant Navy | 16 | Cabin Boy | Rio Blanco + | |
| Hutton, Patrick, Merchant Navy | 20 | Mess Room Boy | Rio Blanco + | |
| MacLeod, Donald Angus, Merchant Navy | 36 | Able Seaman | Rio Blanco | |
| McCorquodale, John, Merchant Navy | 45 | Chief Officer | Rio Blanco + | |
| Murtagh, James, Merchant Navy | 24 | Able Seaman | Rio Blanco | |
| Onoja, J.A., Merchant Navy | Fireman and Trimmer | Rio Blanco + | ||
| Pooley, George Albert, Merchant Navy | 40 | Third Engineer Officer | Rio Blanco + | |
| Punch, William, Merchant Navy | 31 | Fireman and Trimmer | Rio Blanco + | |
| Rarity, John, RN | 36 | Able Seaman (DEMS gunner) | Rio Blanco + | |
| Roberts, Leslie Perry, Merchant Navy | Third Officer | Rio Blanco | ||
| Robinson, Joko, Merchant Navy | 23 | Donkeyman | Rio Blanco | |
| Saunders, Edward, Merchant Navy | 39 | Fireman and Trimmer | Rio Blanco | |
| Sims, Wilfred, RN | 30 | DEMS gunner | Rio Blanco | |
| Smythe, Thomas William Charles, Merchant Navy | 54 | Chief Engineer Officer | Rio Blanco | |
| Thompson, John, Merchant Navy | 22 | Boatswain (Bosun) | Rio Blanco | |
| Thompson, Wilfred Edgar, Merchant Navy | 39 | Chief Steward | Rio Blanco + | |
| Tich, John, Merchant Navy | 40 | Fireman and Trimmer | Rio Blanco + | |
| Underhill, Clarence, RN | DEMS gunner | Rio Blanco | ||
| Watkins, John Barrington, Merchant Navy | 18 | Apprentice | Rio Blanco + | |
| Williams, Henry, Merchant Navy | 28 | Fireman and Trimmer | Rio Blanco + | |
| Williams, John, Merchant Navy | 39 | Fireman and Trimmer | Rio Blanco + |
33 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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