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Louise Lykes

Ship Designation: 
NULL-NULL
Date Lost: 
Saturday, January 9, 1943
U-Boat Attack in North Atlantic
The Freighter SS Louise Lykes was topredoed by U-384 while en route to Belfast, Northern Ireland. There were no survivors. ... After the war, German records showed that the ship's complement put up a tremendous battle, nearly sinking the submarine.

Lost At Sea Log

Number of sailors in this log: 85

Name Service Branchsort descending
Master Edwin Madden USMM
Deck Cadet Charles Gassner USMM
Oiler Ralph Calderon USMM
Steward Herbert Meifort USMM
3rd Engineer Herbert Kirkpatrick USMM
Cook Dale Carrigan USMM
Oiler Rafael Nieves USMM
Deck Maint. Hans Nielsen USMM
Engine Cadet Marion Chrobak USMM
A.B. Ragnvald Olsen USMM
Engine Cadet Robert Vancure USMM
Sea 2c William Cammarata USN
GM 3c Henry Koerner USN
Sea 2c Lewis Campbell USN
Sea 1c Frank Kleinkauf USN
Sea 2c Manuel Carvalho USN
SM 3c John Lauland USN
Sea 2c Martin Collar USN
SM 3c Joseph Meade USN
Sea 2c Joseph Costa USN

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