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.

Merchant ships ww2. 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. Approximately 8000 to 12000 Merchant Marine sailors were killed. Merchant ships by class.

The date marks the sinking of the first Allied merchant ship in 1939 just hours after the Second World War began. Search memorials by name and by ship. Aal Ibrahim Abdel Merchant Navy-1941.

Officially the US. The tanker SS Emidio was sunk by a Japanese sub 18 miles off Crescent City California on December 20 1941. During the Second World War Merchant Navy ships carrying valuable cargoes were at just as much risk as Royal Australian Navy RAN warships.

Japanese Merchant Navy 1 152 Ships sunk. 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. A ship sinks during World War II.

Of the 5150 Allied merchant vessels sunk during WWII 2828 were sunk by Axis submarines. Merchant Ships used by the Government Some British merchant ships were bought into the Royal Navy and commissioned as warships. Details of these can be found in.

Search 1414 ports for ships arriving and departing on a date. Now you can browse the ships hit by their class for example all Liberty-class ships. 3152 rows Aakre Erling Merchant Navy.