Ships hit by U-boats

Crew lists from ships hit by U-boats

Ocean Vanguard

British steam merchant




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

Aboard Ocean Vanguard when hit on 13 Sep 1942

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NameAgeRankServed on
BritishAbdul Dyad, , Merchant Navy39FiremanOcean Vanguard +
BritishBrett, Wilfred Leslie, Merchant Navy41MasterBeatus, Ocean Vanguard
BritishBurke, James, RN20Able Seaman (DEMS gunner)Ocean Vanguard +
BritishCalenda, Charles, Merchant Navy24FiremanOcean Vanguard +
BritishClark, Adalbert, Merchant Navy37Able SeamanOcean Vanguard +
BritishCowan, Noel, Merchant Navy51FiremanOcean Vanguard +
BritishJohnson, Simon Vickers, Merchant Navy38GreaserOcean Vanguard +
BritishMerville, George, Merchant Navy55BoatswainOcean Vanguard +
BritishMoore, Israel, Merchant Navy38FiremanOcean Vanguard +
BritishSango, John, Merchant Navy46FiremanOcean Vanguard +
BritishThomas, Albert Edmund, Merchant Navy46Fourth Engineer OfficerOcean Vanguard +
BritishYoung, Wilmuth, Merchant Navy41Able SeamanOcean Vanguard +

12 persons found.

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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