Ships hit by U-boats
Crew lists from ships hit by U-boats
Sylvia
Swedish steam merchant
Sylvia under her former name Najaden. Photo courtesy of Sjöhistoriska Museet, Stockholm
This is a listing of people associated with this ship.
We also have a detailed page on the Swedish steam merchant Sylvia.
Aboard Sylvia when hit on 13 Jan 1940
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| Name | Age | Rank | Served on | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 | Adolfsson, Viktor Levin, Merchant Navy | 58 | Chief Engineer Officer | Sylvia + | |
| Bengtsson, Karl Daniel, Merchant Navy | 32 | Able Seaman | Sylvia + | |
| Carlsson, Erik Wigelius, Merchant Navy | 45 | Second Engineer Officer | Sylvia + | |
| Fast, Malte Einar, Merchant Navy | 34 | Able Seaman | Sylvia + | |
| Gustavsson, Gunnar Osborne, Merchant Navy | 18 | Deck Boy | Sylvia + | |
| Hellberg, Harry Ragnar V., Merchant Navy | 38 | Cook | Sylvia + | |
| Hilmertz, Axel Henrik, Merchant Navy | 53 | Chief Officer | Sylvia + | |
| Karlsson, Henning August, Merchant Navy | 30 | Greaser | Sylvia + | |
| Kungsman, Jonas A. Harry, Merchant Navy | 33 | Donkeyman | Sylvia + | |
| Larsson, Stig Charles, Merchant Navy | 23 | Ordinary Seaman | Sylvia + | |
| Mehrén, Henning William, Merchant Navy | 28 | Able Seaman | Sylvia + | |
| Möller, Sigurd Fabian, Merchant Navy | 41 | Trimmer | Sylvia + | |
| Nicklasson, Johan Natanael, Merchant Navy | 48 | Stoker | Sylvia + | |
| Olsson, Birger Wallentin, Merchant Navy | 39 | Boatswain (Bosun) | Sylvia + | |
| Olsson, Gustav Ragnar, Merchant Navy | 38 | Stoker | Sylvia + | |
| Skoglund, Evald Bertil, Merchant Navy | 40 | Stoker | Sylvia + | |
| Thelander, Gösta Ragnar, Merchant Navy | 45 | Master | Sylvia + | |
| Tärnstrand, Lars A.E., Merchant Navy | 37 | Waiter | Sylvia + | |
| Wallengren, Orvar Arne, Merchant Navy | 26 | Second Officer | Sylvia + | |
| Westman, Carl Johan, Merchant Navy | 46 | Steward | Sylvia + |
20 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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