Of the 5150 Allied merchant vessels sunk during WWII 2828 were sunk by Axis submarines.

Merchant ships ww2. See a list of all the Allied Warships hit during WWII. The contribution made by merchant shipping in these operations. World War II merchant ships of the Netherlands 1 C 29 P World War II merchant ships of New Zealand 9 P World War II merchant ships of Norway 1 C 22 P.

World War II US. Merchant mariners were the supply line. Merchant Marine The US.

The failure of the Japanese to sail their merchant ships in convoy without adequate protection was one of the most appalling blunders in naval history which resulted in the loss of 63 of their merchant shipping and contributed to their losing the War. Now you can browse the ships hit by their class for example all Liberty-class ships. Nortraship had 1081 ships including 107 whale catchers at the beginning of the war with around 33 000 seamen.

3 September is Merchant Navy Day which was first officially commemorated in New Zealand in 2010. The ship and all on board were lost about 1200 miles west of the Pacific Coast. Merchant Ships used by the Government Some British merchant ships were bought into the Royal Navy and commissioned as warships.

Approximately 8000 to 12000 Merchant Marine sailors were killed. 67 rows Various merchant ship cards. Merchant Marine The merchant marine is collectively those commercial non-naval ships that carry cargo or passengers or provide maritime services and the civilian crewmen and officers who sail those ships.

Some men were torpedoed as much as 4 times and survived. World War II merchant ship movement records for Australia. There were over 650 Allied convoys hit by German U-boats during World War Two.