Ships hit by U-boats

Crew lists from ships hit by U-boats

Kavak

British steam merchant



Photo Courtesy of Library of Contemporary History, Stuttgart

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

Aboard Kavak when hit on 2 Dec 1940

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NameAgeRankServed on
BritishAllen, Walter Baden, Merchant Navy40Chief StewardKavak +
BritishBrack, James, Merchant Navy31Fireman and TrimmerKavak +
BritishDale, Robert, Merchant Navy24Fireman and TrimmerKavak +
BritishDavies, George, Merchant Navy25TrimmerKavak +
BritishDillon, Joseph Christopher, Merchant Navy25Able SeamanKavak +
BritishDunn, Patrick, Merchant Navy56GreaserKavak +
BritishEarl, Robert S. Smythe Badenpowell, RN40Able Seaman (DEMS gunner)Kavak +
BritishHindmarsh, Robert Hazelton, Merchant Navy47Chief Engineer OfficerKavak +
BritishIngham, David Thomas, Merchant Navy28Fireman and TrimmerKavak +
BritishLamb, Richard, Merchant Navy38Donkeyman (Asst.)Kavak +
BritishLeech, Harold Stowell, Merchant Navy36Able SeamanKavak +
BritishLloyd, Robert David, Merchant Navy32SailorKavak +
BritishMcClemens, Stanley Bernard, Merchant Navy20Assistant CookKavak +
BritishMitchell, William J., Merchant Navy33DonkeymanKavak +
BritishMonaghan, Patrick Joseph, Merchant Navy26SailorKavak +
BritishNapier, Jackson, Merchant Navy63MasterKavak +
BritishNielson, John, Merchant Navy32Fireman and TrimmerKavak +
BritishPendlebury, Harold Edwin, Merchant Navy19Fireman and TrimmerKavak +
BritishPennington, John Joseph, Merchant Navy20Ordinary SeamanKavak +
BritishRogers, Harold, Merchant Navy19TrimmerKavak +
BritishScotchford, Edward, Merchant Navy23Fourth Engineer OfficerKavak +
BritishSinker, Richard, Merchant Navy20Ordinary SeamanKavak +
BritishSummers, Eric Stephen, Merchant Navy17Cabin BoyKavak +
BritishWebb, Charles Brydges Nanfan, Merchant Navy48First Radio OfficerKavak +
BritishWilliams, Thomas, Merchant Navy54Able SeamanKavak +

25 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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