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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

Namesort ascending Service Branch
A.B. John Morales USMM
F/W Juan Mora USMM
Messman Wilfredo Miranda USMM
3rd Mate Willoughby Milliken USMM
Utility Frank Millan USMM
Utility Wesley Mentzer USMM
Steward Hilario Melendez USMM
Sea 2c Robert Mccann USN
F/W Rafael Marquez USMM
Waiter William Marks USMM
Steward Frederick Maresca USMM
CAPT John Manning
BM 2c Richard Mabie USN
PVT Aylmer Lucas
Steward Otto Lindner USMM
Pantryman Eugene Lewis USMM
Deck Cadet Henry Levett USMM
F/W Burness Letson USMM
Pantryman Enrique Lameiro USMM
Pantryman George Kulonis USMM

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