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 |
|---|---|
| A.B. C. Green | USMM |
| Radio Officer Theodore Scrivener | 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 |
| Wiper William Banks | USMM |
| 2nd Cook Robert Gee | USMM |
| Purser Raymond Ely | USMM |
| Galleyman William Edwards | USMM |
| A.B. Edward Dwyer | USMM |
| F/W Jarvis Creath | USMM |
| 3rd Mate D. Champluvier | USMM |
| Wiper Gerald Bloomfield | USMM |
| A.B. O. Bilbo | USMM |
Pages
A Careless Word, A Needless Sinking