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Oropesa

British steam passenger ship

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 steam passenger ship Oropesa.

Aboard Oropesa when hit on 16 Jan 1941

You can click on any of the names for possible additional information

		Name	Age	Rank	Served on
		Ancell, Leonard, Merchant Navy	40	Barkeeper	Oropesa +
		Balshaw, Frederick E., Merchant Navy	18	Scullion	Oropesa +
		Barnes, Thomas, Merchant Navy	59	Cook	Oropesa +
		Beattie, Colin Fletcher, Merchant Navy	19	Steward	Oropesa +
		Bernhardt, Arthur, Merchant Navy	45	Chief Steward	Oropesa +
		Bernstein, Louis, Merchant Navy	19	Steward	Oropesa +
		Blincow, Harold, Merchant Navy	21	Fourth Officer	Oropesa +
		Blundell, William, Merchant Navy	26	Fifth Engineer Officer	Oropesa +
		Brackstone, Alfred William, NAP		Passenger (Assistant Cook)	Oropesa +
		Bremble, Robert, Merchant Navy	57	Chief Baker	Oropesa +
		Brennan, Francis, Merchant Navy	18	Steward	Oropesa +
		Buckley, Harold, Merchant Navy	36	Assistant Baker	Oropesa +
		Burgess, George, Merchant Navy	28	Assistant Cook	Oropesa +
		Burke, James J., Merchant Navy		Radio Officer	Oropesa, Irish Oak
		Byron, Francis, Merchant Navy	21	Sailor	Oropesa +
		Campbell, Alexander, Merchant Navy	38	Steward	Oropesa +
		Canavan, Peter, Merchant Navy	33	Steward	Oropesa +
		Chadwick, Arthur J., Merchant Navy	42	Baker	Oropesa +
		Clayton, Kenneth Rowland, Merchant Navy	24	Sailor	Oropesa +
		Collister, Willle Kinley, Merchant Navy	42	Quartermaster	Oropesa +
		Coxen, Samuel, Merchant Navy	18	Steward	Oropesa +
		Cregeen, Alexander, Merchant Navy	48	Assistant Cook	Oropesa +
		Croft, Harry Edmund Hutton, Merchant Navy	55	Master	Oropesa +
		Davison, George, RN	34	Able Seaman (DEMS gunner)	Oropesa +
		Day, Willie Bertram, NAP	51	Passenger (Second Steward)	Oropesa +
		Dixon, Robert, Merchant Navy	18	Pantryman	Oropesa +
		Doolan, Joseph, Merchant Navy	54	Butcher	Oropesa +
		Duncombe, Benjamin J. J., Merchant Navy	56	Steward	Oropesa
		Edwards, John Percy, Merchant Navy	29	Third Officer	Oropesa +
		Elias, John, Merchant Navy	38	Third Engineer Officer	Oropesa +
		Elliott, Edward, Merchant Navy	21	Assistant Cook	Oropesa +
		Ellis, Christopher, Merchant Navy	29	Sailor	Oropesa +
		Fagan, Thomas, Merchant Navy	19	Ordinary Seaman	Oropesa +
		Finch, James, Merchant Navy	18	Steward's Boy	Oropesa +
		Fitzgerald, Robert, Merchant Navy	35	Cook	Oropesa +
		Fleming, Edward, Merchant Navy	27	Steward	Oropesa +
		Flynn, Patrick Joseph, Merchant Navy	43	Steward	Oropesa +
		Ford, William, Merchant Navy	18	Steward	Oropesa +
		Furlong, Joseph Henry, Merchant Navy	26	Steward	Oropesa +
		Gaulton, Eric Stanley, Merchant Navy	28	Steward	Oropesa +
		Gibson, Frederick Richard, Merchant Navy	52	Steward	Oropesa +
		Gill, Kenneth Stanley, Merchant Navy	24	Steward	Oropesa +
		Guest, William Philip, Merchant Navy	32	Lamp Trimmer	Oropesa +
		Hall, Arthur Clayton, Merchant Navy	23	Fifth Engineer Officer	Oropesa +
		Hamill, John Thomas, Merchant Navy	34	Steward	Oropesa +
		Hopkins, Frank, Merchant Navy	40	Greaser	Oropesa +
		Hughes, Donald, Merchant Navy	18	Donkeyman	Oropesa
		Hughes, Leslie Charles, Merchant Navy	23	Sailor	Oropesa +
		Hutchings, Douglas William Howard, NAP		Passenger (Oiler)	Oropesa +
		Jaffe, Isaac, Merchant Navy	22	Steward	Oropesa +
		Jones, Frank, Merchant Navy	26	Steward	Oropesa +
		Kelly, William Armstrong, Merchant Navy	51	Steward	Oropesa +
		Leahey, Francis John, Merchant Navy	17	Steward	Oropesa +
		Magee, Walter, Merchant Navy	22	Pantryman	Oropesa +
		Maher, Patrick, Merchant Navy	64	Baker	Oropesa +
		Martin, Thomas, Merchant Navy	62	Greaser	Oropesa +
		McCormick, Edward, Merchant Navy	19	Steward	Oropesa +
		McDonald, Leslie, Merchant Navy	18	Steward	Oropesa +
		McEvoy, Thomas, Merchant Navy	40	Fireman	Oropesa +
		McGilvery, Alexander, Merchant Navy	31	Fireman	Oropesa +
		McKay, Alexander, Merchant Navy	18	Steward	Oropesa +
		McKenny, David, Merchant Navy	24	Assistant Cook	Oropesa +
		Melross, Thomas Alexander, Merchant Navy	28	Steward	Oropesa +
		Miles, David William Norie, Merchant Navy	19	Apprentice	Oropesa +
		Milliken, Samuel, RNR	46	Passenger (Sub-Lieutenant (E))	Oropesa +
		Mullineux, George Alexander, Merchant Navy	38	Chief Steward	Oropesa +
		Murphy, George, Merchant Navy	16	Steward's Boy	Oropesa +
		Nelson, John, Merchant Navy	53	Able Seaman	Oropesa +
		O'Connor, Michael, Merchant Navy	18	Deck Boy	Oropesa +
		Parrett, Harold, Merchant Navy	27	Quartermaster	Oropesa +
		Parry, Herbert, Merchant Navy	20	Assistant Butcher	Oropesa +
		Phillips, Thomas Martin, RNR	51	Passenger (Sub-Lieutenant (E))	Oropesa +
		Pimlett, George, Merchant Navy	16	Steward's Boy	Oropesa +
		Reardon, Eugene, Merchant Navy	52	Assistant Cook	Oropesa +
		Redmond, Anthony, Merchant Navy	18	Steward's Boy	Oropesa +
		Regan, John, Merchant Navy	26	Able Seaman	Oropesa +
		Riley, Peter, Merchant Navy	18	Assistant Butcher	Oropesa +
		Roberts, George Henry, Merchant Navy	36	Quartermaster	Oropesa +
		Roberts, Kenneth, Merchant Navy	18	Steward	Oropesa +
		Robinson, Alfred Henry, Merchant Navy	28	Steward	Oropesa +
		Sansum, Bernard, NAP	31	Passenger (Scullion)	Oropesa +
		Shakeshaft, John, Merchant Navy	17	Steward	Oropesa +
		Sharkey, William, Merchant Navy	40	Steward	Oropesa +
		Simpson, Harold, Merchant Navy	48	Steward	Oropesa +
		Smith, Henry, Merchant Navy	20	Steward	Oropesa +
		Smith, John Joseph, NAP	25	Passenger (Oiler)	Oropesa +
		Stafford, Walter, Merchant Navy	41	Greaser	Oropesa +
		Stanton, Owen Samuel, Merchant Navy	20	Fireman	Oropesa +
		Stanton, Samuel, Merchant Navy	54	Greaser	Oropesa +
		Sturgeon, Robert, NAP	54	Passenger (Oiler)	Oropesa +
		Sumner, Eric James, Merchant Navy	18	Assistant Pantryman	Oropesa +
		Surr, Jonathan, Merchant Navy	41	Cook	Oropesa +
		Taaffe, Alphonsus, Merchant Navy	40	Steward	Oropesa +
		Trueman, Joseph, Merchant Navy	27	Steward	Oropesa +
		Tucker, Joseph Edward, Merchant Navy	20	Sailor	Oropesa +
		Tunstall, Wilfred, Merchant Navy	17	Steward's Boy	Oropesa +
		Turner, Charles, Merchant Navy	25	Sixth Engineer Officer	Oropesa +
		Turner, Thomas Stother, Merchant Navy	60	Donkeyman	Oropesa +
		Vincent, George, Merchant Navy	26	Greaser	Oropesa +
		Walker, Kenneth Grahame Johnstone, Merchant Navy	26	Steward	Oropesa +
		Ward, Thomas, Merchant Navy	54	Assistant Butcher	Oropesa +
		West, William Kempton, Merchant Navy	42	Purser	Oropesa +
		Wethered, Matthew, Merchant Navy	51	Pantryman	Oropesa +
		Whelan, Joseph, Merchant Navy	17	Steward	Oropesa +
		Whitley, Joseph Leonard, Merchant Navy	33	Steward	Oropesa +
		Whittaker, Joseph, Merchant Navy	30	Able Seaman	Oropesa +
		Williams, Henry, Merchant Navy	58	Chief Steward	Oropesa +
		Williams, Michael, Merchant Navy	36	Fireman	Oropesa +
		Woods, George, Merchant Navy	40	Pantryman	Oropesa +
		Yeates, Arthur Frederick, Merchant Navy	38	Cook	Oropesa +
		Yow, Ernest Lee, Merchant Navy	19	Steward	Oropesa +

111 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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