Collision with SS Gulfland
The collision occured off Lake Worth Inlet, Florida while en route to Houston, Texas. Gulfbelle was showered with flaming gasoline from Gulfland. The fire was fought by a Coast Guard fire fighting crew.
Ship Designation:
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Date Lost:
Thursday, October 21, 1943
Lost At Sea Log
Number of sailors in this log: 30
| Name |
Service Branch |
|---|---|
| Purser Raymond Ely | USMM |
| Messman Jeassus Sweet | USMM |
| 2nd Cook Robert Gee | USMM |
| O.S. Frank Turner | USMM |
| A.B. C. Green | USMM |
| Wiper George Turro | USMM |
| Oiler Edwin Greve | USMM |
| Master Charles Wahl | USMM |
| A.B. Edmund Hart | USMM |
| Jr. Engineer Vincent Nowowiejaski | USMM |
| Chief Mate Erling Knudsen | USMM |
| Radio Officer Theodore Scrivener | USMM |
| Utility Joseph Lee | USMM |
| A.B. John Malone | USMM |
| Wiper William Banks | USMM |
| O.S. William Marston | USMM |
| Chief Pumpman Vernon Barfield | USMM |
| Oiler Arthur Mccauley | USMM |
| A.B. O. Bilbo | USMM |
| 2nd Mate H. Moore | USMM |
Pages
A Careless Word, A Needless Sinking