Ships hit by U-boats
Crew lists from ships hit by U-boats
British Purpose
British motor tanker
Photo courtesy of the Allen Collection
This is a listing of people associated with this ship.
We also have a detailed page on the British motor tanker British Purpose.
Aboard British Purpose when hit on 20 Oct 1943
You can click on any of the names for possible additional information
| Name | Age | Rank | Served on | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 | Black, Duncan, Merchant Navy | Chief Engineer Officer | British Purpose | ||
| Bruce, K., Merchant Navy | Chief Officer | British Purpose | ||
| Eddie, Alexander, Merchant Navy | 20 | Sixth Engineer Officer | British Purpose | |
| Firth, Jack, Merchant Marine | Electrician | British Purpose | ||
 | Mavlakhan Ebrahimkhan X Ebrahim Khan, , Merchant Navy | Pumpman | British Purpose | ||
| McNeil, J.H., Merchant Navy | 28 | Third Engineer Officer | British Purpose | |
| Mycock, Harold, RN | DEMS gunner | British Purpose | ||
| Russell, Tom, Merchant Navy | Second Radio Officer | British Purpose | ||
| Somerville, , Merchant Navy | Forth Engineer Officer | British Purpose | ||
| Stockman, James Henry, Merchant Navy | Master | British Purpose |
10 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?
If you wish to add a crewmember to the listing we would need most of this information: ship name, nationality, name, dob, place of birth, service (merchant marine, ...), rank or job on board. We have place for a photo as well if provided. You can e-mail us the information here.