Ships hit by U-boats

Crew lists from ships hit by U-boats

Gairsoppa

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 Gairsoppa.

Aboard Gairsoppa when hit on 17 Feb 1941

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NameAgeRankServed on
IndianAbdul Aziz, , Merchant Navy45TindalGairsoppa +
IndianAbdul Barik, , Merchant Navy44SeamanGairsoppa +
IndianAbdul Ghafur, , Merchant Navy20TrimmerGairsoppa +
IndianAbdul Hakim, , Merchant Navy32FiremanGairsoppa +
IndianAbdul Jabbar, , Merchant Navy37SeacunnyGairsoppa +
IndianAbdul Karim, , Merchant Navy33TrimmerGairsoppa +
IndianAbdul Karim, , Merchant Navy45OilerGairsoppa +
IndianAbdul Latif, , Merchant Navy48TrimmerGairsoppa +
IndianAbdul Majid, , Merchant Navy39SeacunnyGairsoppa +
IndianAbdul Malik, , Merchant Navy45TindalGairsoppa +
IndianAbdul Qudus, , Merchant Navy41SerangGairsoppa +
IndianAbdul Rashid, , Merchant NavySeamanGairsoppa +
IndianAbdul Satar, , Merchant Navy27FiremanGairsoppa +
IndianAbdur Rashid, , Merchant NavyTrimmerGairsoppa +
IndianAli Ahmad, , Merchant Navy30SeamanGairsoppa +
IndianAli Ahmad, , Merchant Navy31FiremanGairsoppa +
IndianAmin Rahman, , Merchant Navy44TrimmerGairsoppa +
IndianAqal Ali, , Merchant Navy39SeamanGairsoppa +
BritishAyres, Richard Hamilton, Merchant NavySecond OfficerGairsoppa
IndianCaldeiro, L., Merchant Navy19CookGairsoppa +
IndianCardoze, Pudade, Merchant Navy43CookGairsoppa +
BritishCarmichael, Andrew Parker, Merchant Navy32Third Engineer OfficerGairsoppa +
IndianCollaco, Joas Piadade, Merchant Navy43BoyGairsoppa +
IndianCosta, Joaquim Maten, Merchant Navy22BoyGairsoppa +
BritishCummings, George Denton, Merchant Navy37Chief OfficerGairsoppa +
IndianDe Costa, F., Merchant Navy29BoyGairsoppa +
IndianDe Costa, Jose Antonio, Merchant Navy32BoyGairsoppa +
IndianDulla Mian, , Merchant Navy30FiremanGairsoppa +
BritishDupuy, William Frederick, Merchant Navy26PurserGairsoppa +
IndianFazl Karim, , Merchant Navy30FiremanGairsoppa +
IndianFernandes, Thomas Martino, Merchant Navy38General ServantGairsoppa +
IndianFiroz Ali, , Merchant Navy30DonkeymanGairsoppa +
BritishFyfe, Peter Ewing, Merchant Navy49Chief Engineer OfficerGairsoppa +
IndianHafiz-Ur-Rahman, , Merchant Navy40SeamanGairsoppa +
BritishHampshire, Robert Frederick, Merchant Navy18Radio OfficerGairsoppa +
BritishHinton, William Thomas, Merchant Navy31Deck HandGairsoppa +
BritishHyland, Gerald, Merchant Navy40MasterGairsoppa +
IndianIllahi Bakhsh, , Merchant Navy55WinchmanGairsoppa +
IndianJabal Haq, , Merchant Navy41SeamanGairsoppa +
IndianJalal Ahmad, , Merchant Navy48OilerGairsoppa +
IndianJetu, , Merchant Navy36TopassGairsoppa +
IndianKhalil Rahman, , Merchant Navy75SerangGairsoppa +
IndianKhurshid Mian, , Merchant Navy43SeacunnyGairsoppa +
IndianKhurshid Mian, , Merchant Navy40CassabGairsoppa +
IndianKishori, , Merchant Navy21TopassGairsoppa +
BritishLang, Robert, Merchant Navy44Second Engineer OfficerGairsoppa +
ChineseLeong Kong, , Merchant NavyCarpenterGairsoppa +
BritishLucas, Wilfred, Merchant Navy25Junior Engineer OfficerGairsoppa +
IndianMajib-Ul-Haq, , Merchant Navy40SeamanGairsoppa +
IndianMajid Mian, , Merchant Navy29SeamanGairsoppa +
IndianMangal, , Merchant Navy36TopassGairsoppa +
IndianMaqbul Husain, , Merchant Navy26TrimmerGairsoppa +
IndianMaqbul Husain, , Merchant NavySeamanGairsoppa +
BritishMorrison, Campbell Joseph, Merchant Navy24Third OfficerGairsoppa +
IndianMotihar Rahman, , Merchant Navy41SeamanGairsoppa +
IndianMuhammad, , Merchant Navy50BhandaryGairsoppa +
IndianMuhammad Harun, , Merchant Navy28SeamanGairsoppa +
IndianMuhammad Islam, , Merchant Navy31Lamp TrimmerGairsoppa +
IndianMulaqat Juma, , Merchant Navy37FiremanGairsoppa +
IndianMunir Ahmad, , Merchant Navy29FiremanGairsoppa +
IndianMurshid Mian, , Merchant Navy33BhandaryGairsoppa +
IndianNazir Ahmad, , Merchant Navy50TindalGairsoppa +
IndianNisar Ahmad, , Merchant Navy20TrimmerGairsoppa +
IndianNur Ahmad, , Merchant Navy30FiremanGairsoppa +
IndianNur-Ul-Haq, , Merchant Navy38SeacunnyGairsoppa +
BritishOdd, Hugh Henry, Merchant NavyFourth Engineer OfficerGairsoppa +
IndianPais, Acacio Rozario, Merchant Navy66ButlerGairsoppa +
BritishPrice, William George, RM55Marine (DEMS gunner)Gairsoppa +
IndianRaja Mian, , Merchant Navy21TrimmerGairsoppa +
IndianRodrigues, , Merchant Navy31BoyGairsoppa +
IndianRodrigues, C., Merchant Navy51BakerGairsoppa +
IndianRodrigues, E.C., Merchant Navy29PantrymanGairsoppa +
IndianRodrigues, Tiofilo, Merchant NavyGeneral ServantGairsoppa +
IndianSalamat Ullah, , Merchant Navy38SeamanGairsoppa +
IndianSayid Ahmad, , Merchant Navy36SeamanGairsoppa +
IndianSayid Rahman, , Merchant Navy42CassabGairsoppa +
IndianSheikh Kinu, , Merchant Navy54BoyGairsoppa +
IndianSheraz-Ul-Haq, , Merchant Navy42TrimmerGairsoppa +
IndianShujat Ali, , Merchant Navy45OilerGairsoppa +
IndianSikandar Badshah, , Merchant Navy33SeamanGairsoppa +
IndianTaz-Ul-Mulk, , Merchant Navy40SeamanGairsoppa +
BritishThomas, Norman Haskell, Merchant Navy20Deck Hand/GunnerGairsoppa +
IndianTufail Ahmad, , Merchant Navy23TrimmerGairsoppa +
IndianWali Mian, , Merchant Navy36SeamanGairsoppa +
IndianWilayat Ali, , Merchant Navy33FiremanGairsoppa +
BritishWoodliffe, John Martin, Merchant Navy17CadetGairsoppa +

86 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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