Ships hit by U-boats

Crew lists from ships hit by U-boats

Empire Blanda

British steam merchant


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

Aboard Empire Blanda when hit on 19 Feb 1941

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NameAgeRankServed on
IndianAli Abdul Gaffoor, , Merchant Navy47Fireman and TrimmerEmpire Blanda +
BritishAlvis, Morris, Merchant Navy44CookEmpire Blanda +
BritishAndrews, Peter, Merchant Navy50Passenger (DBS)Empire Blanda +
BritishBroadbridge, Caesar, Merchant Navy49Chief OfficerEmpire Blanda +
BritishBrown, Ellis, Merchant Navy49Boatswain (Bosun)Empire Blanda +
BritishChase, Gershan Arno, Merchant Navy54Fireman and TrimmerEmpire Blanda +
BritishClarke, William, Merchant Navy31Fireman and TrimmerEmpire Blanda +
BritishCoogan, Daniel Gerald, Merchant Navy20Fireman and TrimmerEmpire Blanda +
BritishCraig, William Mure, Merchant Navy52Second Engineer OfficerEmpire Blanda +
BritishDonaldson, Alistair Murray, Merchant Navy19Second Radio OfficerEmpire Blanda +
BritishDuncan, George Alan, Merchant Navy37MasterEmpire Blanda +
BritishEves, Keith Leopold, Merchant Navy29Fireman and TrimmerEmpire Blanda +
BritishFelton, Ronald Richard, Merchant Navy22Third OfficerEmpire Blanda +
BritishGomes, Teofilo J., Merchant Navy46Fireman and TrimmerEmpire Blanda +
BritishHakim Abraham Abdul, , Merchant Navy42Able SeamanEmpire Blanda +
BritishHendry, Findlay McKay, RN21Able Seaman (DEMS gunner)Empire Blanda +
CanadianHopson, Robert David James, Merchant Navy20SailorEmpire Blanda +
BritishHudson, Herbert Arthur, Merchant Navy30First Radio OfficerEmpire Blanda +
BritishJenkins, Tom Ellis, Merchant Navy37Second OfficerEmpire Blanda +
BritishJohn, Edirisuriya Patabidige, Merchant Navy37Assistant StewardEmpire Blanda +
BritishKassim, Norman, Merchant Navy35GreaserEmpire Blanda +
BritishKennedy, Michael Anthony Robert, Merchant Navy18Ordinary SeamanEmpire Blanda +
BritishKobayashi Kochi, , Merchant Navy54GreaserEmpire Blanda +
BritishLearreta, Andrew, Merchant Navy25Chief StewardEmpire Blanda +
MalayLeyman Bin Kadir, , Merchant Navy39Able SeamanEmpire Blanda +
BritishMakinson, William, Merchant Navy42Chief Engineer OfficerEmpire Blanda +
BritishMartinez, Bernard, Merchant Navy48Able SeamanEmpire Blanda +
BritishMcKenzie, James, Merchant Navy48Fireman and TrimmerEmpire Blanda +
BritishPeiris, John Dias, Merchant Navy30Able SeamanEmpire Blanda +
BritishPiper, John Walker, Merchant Navy29Fourth Engineer OfficerEmpire Blanda +
ChinesePow Tengal, , Merchant Navy38Able SeamanEmpire Blanda +
IndianPunja Kalya, , Merchant Navy28Galley BoyEmpire Blanda +
BritishRoss, Charles, Merchant Navy39Able SeamanEmpire Blanda +
BritishShaw, Raymond, Merchant Navy25Ordinary SeamanEmpire Blanda +
BritishSimon, Henry, Merchant Navy50Assistant StewardEmpire Blanda +
IndianSingh Khirodher, , Merchant Navy47Able SeamanEmpire Blanda +
JapaneseTakahashi Nobushigi, , Merchant Navy55CarpenterEmpire Blanda +
BritishTakahashi Tadayoichi, , Merchant Navy46GreaserEmpire Blanda +
BritishWalton, Edwin, Merchant Navy36Fourth Engineer OfficerEmpire Blanda +
South AfricanWilliams, James Gerald, Merchant Navy23Fireman and TrimmerEmpire Blanda +

40 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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