Ships hit by U-boats

Crew lists from ships hit by U-boats

Rothermere

British steam merchant



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 merchant Rothermere.

Aboard Rothermere when hit on 20 May 1941

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NameAgeRankServed on
BritishBirchall, Arthur, RN33Able Seaman (DEMS gunner)Rothermere +
BritishBissell, Edward Frank, Merchant Navy25Fireman and TrimmerRothermere +
BritishHector, John, Merchant Navy43Chief Engineer OfficerRothermere +
BritishHinchliff, Charles Irvine, Merchant Navy44Able SeamanRothermere +
BritishHolden, Thomas, Merchant Navy20Ordinary SeamanRothermere +
BritishHorsley, John Edward, Merchant Navy23Able SeamanRothermere +
BritishJenkins, Frederick Rubine, Merchant Navy46Fireman and TrimmerRothermere +
BritishKeenan, John, Merchant Navy26Fireman and TrimmerRothermere +
BritishLowther, Herbert, Merchant Navy48Fireman and TrimmerRothermere +
BritishMacaskill, Kenneth John, Merchant Navy28Boatswain (Bosun)Rothermere +
BritishMann, Eric, British Army28Lance Corporal (DEMS gunner)Rothermere +
BritishMcCallum, Frederick, Merchant Navy32Chief StewardRothermere +
BritishMcDougall, Victor Dougald, Merchant Navy40First Radio OfficerRothermere +
BritishMcMillan, Archibald Hall, Merchant Navy35Second Engineer OfficerRothermere +
BritishOlsson, Werner, Merchant Navy51CarpenterRothermere +
BritishPaton, Alexander Clark, Merchant Navy29Second OfficerRothermere +
BritishSandwell, John Brian William, Merchant Navy15Pantry BoyRothermere +
BritishSawkill, Robert Edward, British Army31Private (DEMS gunner)Rothermere +
BritishSime, George McCartney, Merchant Navy47MasterGeraldine Mary, Rothermere +
BritishUtting, Arthur Benjamin, Merchant Navy18Ordinary SeamanRothermere +
BritishWallace, Thomas Dempsey, Merchant Navy24Assistant StewardRothermere +
BritishWhite, Harry Albert Edward, Merchant Navy19Ordinary SeamanRothermere +

22 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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