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Lake Osweya

Ship Designation: 
-
Date Lost: 
Friday, February 20, 1942
U-Boat Attack in the North Atlantic
The Freighter Lake Osweya was torpedoed by U-96 while en route from New York to Nova Scotia and Iceland. ... Although the British merchant ship MS Empire Seal had seen the Freighter and heard the explosion in the distance the ship and her crew were never seen again.

Lost At Sea Log

Number of sailors in this log: 39

Name Service Branchsort descending
Messman Adam Fass USMM
A.B. George Jacota USMM
O.S. Donald Kerfoot USMM
Chief Engineer John Kilpatrick USMM
Baker Paul Kirwan USMM
Messman John Krieger USMM
A.B. Herman Mathisen USMM
Bosun Herman Mathisen USMM
Wiper Samuel Mcdonald USMM
O.S. George Murray USMM
GM 3c Harold Bailkey USN
AS Charles Batson USN
SM 3c Howard Brasher USN
Sea 2c Charles Brown USN
Sea 2c Harold Senn USN
Sea 2c William Mcmurry USN
Sea 2c William Freeman USN
Ens Joseph French USN
RM 2c Thomas Whayne USN

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