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 |
|---|---|
| Master Charles Wahl | USMM |
| Wiper George Turro | USMM |
| O.S. Frank Turner | USMM |
| Messman Jeassus Sweet | USMM |
| 2nd Cook William Sonberg | USMM |
| 3rd Mate John Smith | USMM |
| Utility Nimrod Shipp | USMM |
| Radio Officer Theodore Scrivener | USMM |
| O.S. Reuben Reedy | USMM |
| Jr. Engineer Vincent Nowowiejaski | USMM |
| Utility Russell Naylor | USMM |
| 2nd Mate H. Moore | USMM |
| Oiler Arthur Mccauley | USMM |
| O.S. William Marston | USMM |
| A.B. John Malone | USMM |
| Utility Joseph Lee | USMM |
| Chief Mate Erling Knudsen | USMM |
| A.B. Edmund Hart | USMM |
| Oiler Edwin Greve | USMM |
| A.B. C. Green | USMM |
Pages
A Careless Word, A Needless Sinking