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Coamo

Ship Designation: 
-
Date Lost: 
Wednesday, December 9, 1942
U-Boat Attack near Bermuda

SS Coamo was topredoed by U-604 off of Bermuda while en route to New York. The ship was detached from the convoy she started in and was never heard from again. This was the greatest loss of a merchant crew of any US Flag merchant vessel during WWII

Lost At Sea Log

Number of sailors in this log: 186

Name Service Branchsort descending
Jr. 3rd Mate David Turley USMM
Baker Clifton Aut USMM
Steward Herbert Coombs USMM
Cook Jose Fernandez USMM
Messman Jose Irizarry USMM
F/W Burness Letson USMM
Cook Antonio Munoz USMM
Butcher Ralph Rosario USMM
Cook Antonio Uribe USMM
Cook Salvatore Bensussan USMM
Pantryman Antonio Corpus USMM
Steward Harry Forbes USMM
Steward Norman Jackson USMM
Deck Cadet Henry Levett USMM
Baker Oluf Norup USMM
Messman Andrew Samko USMM
Wiper Pedro Vega USMM
Waiter Marvin Bond USMM
Utility Maurice Corriveau USMM
Steward James Frederickson USMM

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