HC Deb 29 January 1941 vol 368 cc571-2W
Sir R. Glyn

asked the First Lord of the Admiralty how many masters, chief engineers, and other officers and men of

DEATHS OF OFFICERS AND MEN OF THE MERCHANT NAVY AND FISHING FLEETS CAUSED BY ENEMY ACTION AND REPORTED TO THE REGISTRAR GENERAL OF SHIPPING AND SEAMEN DURING THE PERIOD 3rd SEPTEMBER, 1939, TO 31st AUGUST, 1940.
MERCHANT SHIPS.
— Masters. Deck Officers. Chief Engineers. Other Engineers. Radio Officers. Other members of crew. Total.
Deaths by enemy action reported from outbreak of war to 31.8.40. … 53 114 57 151 40 1,213 1,628
Officers and men on ships assumed lost by enemy action … 8 16 6 11 3 114 158
The following Officers and men were on ships missing and presumed lost (cause not yet determined) … 9 15 8 12 3 88 135
FISHING VESSELS.
— Skippers. Second Hands. Engineers. Wireless Operators. Other members of crew. Total.
Officers and men definitely known to have died from enemy action 8 7 10 — 64 89
Officers and men serving on vessels missing and assumed lost by enemy action. 17 17 34 2 112 182
The following Officers and men were on vessels missing and presumed lost (cause not yet determined). 4 2 6 — 16 28
the British mercantile marine lost their lives through enemy action during the 12 months from the outbreak of the war.

Sir V. Warrender

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