Arms For Merchant ShipsVS of gun for deck mounting on ship being prepared in workshop.

Merchant ship dd. Silksworth 4921 tons Steamship Date of loss March 6th 1942 Reason for loss Sunk by naval gunfire from IJN heavy cruisers CA Suzuya and. Dd 37-44 fubuki - shinonome. Bainbridge Torpedo-boat Destroyer No.

Maritime Service training Naval Armed Guard information for veteran mariners African-American seamen Shipmate Search lists of ships Other Wars. American Merchant Marine in War emphasis on World War II. USS Rowan DD 782 USS ROWAN was one of the GEARING - class destroyers and the fourth ship in the Navy to bear the name.

USS The Sullivans DD-537 is a retired United States Navy Fletcher-class destroyerThe ship was named in honor of the five Sullivan brothers George Francis Joseph Madison and Albert aged 20 to 27 who lost their lives when their ship USS Juneau was sunk by a Japanese submarine during the Naval Battle of Guadalcanal on 13 November 1942. New York Shipbuilding Corporation Camden New Jersey. Rear Admiral John Ancrum Winslow and Cameron McRae Winslow.

It is loaded onto a lorry and driven awayVarious. The merchant ship was sailing from Massaua Eritrea to Aqaba Jordan. 23 crew members are stuck on the ship and most of them have exceeded their limit of 11 months to stay on board and are eligible for repatriation.

The ship named Jag Anand been awaiting anchorage at the Chinese port Jingtang near Tangshan in Chinas Hebei province since June this year. Weapons were used by the crew to defend the ship and crew against attacks by pirates. Allied Merchant Ship Losses in the Pacific and Southeast Asia December 7th 1941 - March 9th 1942 Derrymore 4799 tons Ammunition Ship Date of loss February 13th 1942 Reason for loss Sunk by IJN submarine SS I-55.

On a merchant or navy ship you would often have a First Mate. This position was often held to help the captain out and would take control of the ship should the captain be taken out of service. They may be entitled to a gravestone flag for their coffin and burial in a National Cemetery.