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Cynthia Olson

Ship Designation: 
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Date Lost: 
Sunday, December 7, 1941
Torpedo Attack en route to Honolulu
SS Cynthia Olson was torpedoed by submarine I-26 while en route to Honolulu Hawaii with a cargo iof Army supplies. An SOS heard by a shore station stating they were under attack by a surfaced submarine was last ever heard from this ship. ... This was the first American Flag merchant vessel sunk by a Japanese sumbarine.

Lost At Sea Log

Number of sailors in this log: 33

Name Service Branchsort descending
Steward Leo Escalante USMM
A.B. Roland Dodd USMM
Bosun Joaquin Daguison USMM
Master Berthel Carlsen USMM
Steward Fred Cadag USMM
F/W Sotero Cabigas USMM
A.B. Jose Buta USMM
Steward Anthony Bushka USMM
Chief Mate William Buchtele USMM
Steward Alfred Basilo USMM
Oiler Maximo Basbos USMM
O.S. Sopronio Baja USMM
Steward Zacharias Baes USMM

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A Careless Word, A Needless Sinking