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Peter Mærsk

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 Peter Mærsk.

Aboard Peter Mærsk when hit on 7 Dec 1942

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NameAgeRankServed on
DanishAggerholm, Otto, Merchant Navy50MasterPeter Mærsk +
BritishAnnells, James William Leonard, British Army19Gunner (DEMS gunner)Peter Mærsk +
DanishArp, Knud Dessau, Merchant Navy22Fourth OfficerPeter Mærsk +
BritishBarton, Reginald Augustus, CivilianPassengerPeter Mærsk +
FaroeseBjorgheim, Johannes Ferdinand, Merchant Navy26Chief CookPeter Mærsk +
BritishBoardman, Jack, Merchant Navy17Third Radio OfficerPeter Mærsk +
BritishCamfield, Kenneth Arthur George, Merchant Navy18Second Radio OfficerPeter Mærsk +
BritishCarlile, John Henry, British Army21Gunner (DEMS gunner)Peter Mærsk +
DanishChristiansen, Frithiof Helge, Merchant Navy29Third OfficerPeter Mærsk +
BritishCoughlan, William James, Merchant Navy20Deck BoyPeter Mærsk +
BritishDale, John, Merchant Navy23Assistant CookPeter Mærsk +
BritishDavison, George Edward, Merchant Navy18Ordinary SeamanPeter Mærsk +
BritishDonnell, William Orlando, British Army25Lance Bombardier (DEMS gunner)Peter Mærsk +
BritishFeighery, James Francis, Merchant Navy18Assistant StewardPeter Mærsk +
BritishGardner, Raymond Hunt, Civilian23PassengerPeter Mærsk +
DanishHansen, Jens Jorgen, Merchant Navy19Second Cook and BakerPeter Mærsk +
DanishHjorth, Per Svend Knud Jacob, Merchant Navy18Ordinary SeamanPeter Mærsk +
BritishIvemey, Norman Frank, Civilian22PassengerPeter Mærsk +
DanishJacobsen, August Niels Peter Cohn, Merchant Navy53ElectricianPeter Mærsk +
DanishJacobsen, Flemming Anders Klyver, Merchant Navy20Able SeamanPeter Mærsk +
DanishJensen, Niels Marius, Merchant Navy32Able SeamanPeter Mærsk +
BritishJohnston, Peter Arthur, Merchant Navy23Assistant EngineerPeter Mærsk +
DanishJørgensen, Poul, Merchant Navy21Ordinary SeamanPeter Mærsk +
BritishKiss, Samuel Frank, RN19Able Seaman (DEMS gunner)Peter Mærsk +
DanishKordeczki, Franz, Merchant Navy28GreaserPeter Mærsk +
DanishKristensen, Ernst Peter, Merchant Navy32Second Engineer OfficerPeter Mærsk +
DanishLarsen, Niels Julius, Merchant Navy26GreaserPeter Mærsk +
DanishLarsen, Robert Eigil, Merchant Navy26Third Engineer OfficerPeter Mærsk +
BritishLord, Sam Leslie, RNVR38Passenger (Surgeon Lieutenant-Commander)Peter Mærsk +
DanishMadsen, Laurits Christian, Merchant Navy22Able SeamanPeter Mærsk +
BritishManley, Joseph, Merchant Navy23Assistant EngineerPeter Mærsk +
DanishMatthiesen, Matthias, Merchant Navy29CarpenterPeter Mærsk +
BritishMaughan, Norman, RNVR29Passenger (Lieutenant)Peter Mærsk +
BritishMcGarrigle, John, Merchant Navy27GreaserPeter Mærsk +
BritishMcLean, Malcolm, Merchant Navy16Assistant StewardPeter Mærsk +
BritishMohamed Ahmed, , Merchant Navy32Assistant StewardPeter Mærsk +
DanishMunk, Alfred, Merchant Navy46Able SeamanPeter Mærsk +
BritishMusa Athman, , Merchant Navy26Galley BoyPeter Mærsk +
DanishNielsen, Christian Ende, Merchant Navy35Chief StewardPeter Mærsk +
DanishNielsen, Einar, Merchant Navy35Ordinary SeamanPeter Mærsk +
DanishNielsen, Niels Peter, Merchant Navy45Able SeamanPeter Mærsk +
DanishNyberg, Georg, Merchant Navy48Assistant EngineerPeter Mærsk +
DanishOlsen, Henning Jørgen, Merchant Navy26Able SeamanPeter Mærsk +
DanishOlsen, Jørgen Levin, Merchant Navy20Able SeamanPeter Mærsk +
BritishPearse, Thomas John, Civilian36PassengerPeter Mærsk +
DanishPedersen, Henry, Merchant Navy29Second OfficerPeter Mærsk +
DanishPedersen, Svend Bøgild, Merchant Navy53Boatswain (Bosun)Peter Mærsk +
CanadianPerkins, Herbert, Merchant Navy31Assistant StewardPeter Mærsk +
DanishPersson, Kuno Arno Hjalmar, Merchant Navy21Ordinary SeamanPeter Mærsk +
DanishPetersen, Willy, Merchant Navy28Able SeamanPeter Mærsk +
DanishRasmussen, Harald Julius, Merchant Navy34First Radio OfficerPeter Mærsk +
DanishRasmussen, Viggo, Merchant Navy42Fourth Engineer OfficerPeter Mærsk +
DanishRiiser, Christian, Merchant Navy55Chief Engineer OfficerPeter Mærsk +
SwedishSchonbeck, Axel Hugo, Merchant Navy37Fifth Engineer OfficerPeter Mærsk +
BritishShenton, Reginald Arthur, Civilian34PassengerPeter Mærsk +
BritishStephenson, George, RN22Leading Seaman (DEMS)Peter Mærsk +
DanishStrømvig, Leo Alexander Norbo, Merchant Navy39Chief OfficerPeter Mærsk +
BritishSullivan, Charles, British Army21Gunner (DEMS gunner)Peter Mærsk +
BritishSwash, Albert Edward, Merchant Navy18Second StewardPeter Mærsk +
DanishSørensen, Kristian Adolf, Merchant Navy24Assistant EngineerPeter Mærsk +
BritishTulip, William, RN31Able Seaman (DEMS gunner)Peter Mærsk +
BritishWade, Anthony John, RN19Able Seaman (DEMS gunner)Peter Mærsk +
BritishYates, William, Merchant Navy23Assistant EngineerPeter Mærsk +

63 persons found.

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