Ships hit by U-boats
Crew lists from ships hit by U-boats
Canton
Swedish motor merchant
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 motor merchant Canton.
Aboard Canton when hit on 9 Aug 1940
You can click on any of the names for possible additional information
| Name | Age | Rank | Served on | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 | Andersson, Gotthard Edvin Antonius, Merchant Navy | 56 | Chief Engineer Officer | Canton + | |
 | Bakken, Olaf Andreas, Merchant Navy | 19 | Mess Room Boy | Canton + | |
| Bondesson, Ove Bertil, Merchant Navy | 25 | Deck Boy | Canton + | |
| Eklund, Sven Emanuel, Merchant Navy | 45 | Electrician | Canton + | |
 | Espenilla, Amado, Merchant Navy | Waiter | Canton + | ||
| Heikel, Sven Olov, Merchant Navy | Able Seaman | Canton + | ||
| Johansson, Axel Gustav Gunnar, Merchant Navy | 44 | Able Seaman | Canton + | |
| Jonsson, Karl Allan, Merchant Navy | 29 | Third Engineer Officer | Canton + | |
| Lorenz, Karl Bertil, Merchant Navy | 18 | Second Cook | Canton + | |
| Lundin, Folke Evald, Merchant Navy | 23 | Able Seaman | Canton + | |
| Olsson, Ivan Kasimir, Merchant Navy | 55 | Boatswain (Bosun) | Canton + | |
| Pettersson, Karl Gösta, Merchant Navy | 20 | Mechanic | Canton + | |
| Roos, Sven Fredrik, Merchant Navy | 20 | Mechanic | Canton + | |
| Tausis, Gösta Henry, Merchant Navy | 30 | Third Officer | Canton + | |
| Torssell, Bror Gustaf, Merchant Navy | 52 | Master | Canton + | |
| Wincent, Charles Rudolf, Merchant Navy | 20 | Chief Cook | Canton + |
16 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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