Ships hit by U-boats

Crew lists from ships hit by U-boats

City of Cardiff

British steam merchant



Photo courtesy of the Allen Collection

This is a listing of people associated with this ship.
We also have a detailed page on the British steam merchant City of Cardiff.

Aboard City of Cardiff when hit on 28 Aug 1942

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NameAgeRankServed on
IndianAbdul Silar Khan, , Merchant Navy22FiremanCity of Cardiff +
IndianAbdur Rahman, , Merchant Navy39TindalCity of Cardiff +
IndianAli Akbar Shah, , Merchant Navy45TindalCity of Cardiff +
IndianAllah Din Fateh Sher, , Merchant NavyTrimmerCity of Cardiff +
BritishChatwin, Dennis, RN21Able Seaman (DEMS gunner)City of Cardiff +
IndianFazl Dad Farmana, , Merchant Navy36FiremanCity of Cardiff +
IndianFazl Illahi Dina, , Merchant Navy33FiremanCity of Cardiff +
IndianFiroz Hayat Bakhsh, , Merchant Navy43BhandaryCity of Cardiff +
BritishGrime, Norman, British Army23Lance Serjeant (DEMS gunner)City of Cardiff +
IndianGulab Kala, , Merchant Navy42OilerCity of Cardiff +
IndianIsmail Muhammad, , Merchant Navy26SeamanCity of Cardiff +
IndianKewa Qasim, , Merchant Navy58CassabCity of Cardiff +
IndianKhan Wali, , Merchant Navy36TrimmerCity of Cardiff +
IndianLal Husain, , Merchant NavyTrimmerCity of Cardiff +
IndianMalik Nek Muhammad, , Merchant Navy36FiremanCity of Cardiff +
IndianMaula Nawab, , Merchant Navy41FiremanCity of Cardiff +
IndianMir Dad, , Merchant Navy24FiremanCity of Cardiff +
IndianNadir Saif Ali, , Merchant Navy43TindalCity of Cardiff +
IndianNiaz Ali Mangta, , Merchant Navy42FiremanCity of Cardiff +
IndianQaim Din, , Merchant NavyTrimmerCity of Cardiff +
IndianQurban Husain, , Merchant NavyTrimmerCity of Cardiff +
BritishStewart, Robert Leonard, Merchant NavyMasterCity of Cardiff
BritishSutton, Wilfred, Merchant NavyThird Engineer OfficerCity of Cardiff

23 persons found.

Served on indicates the ships we have listed for the person, some were stationed on multiple ships hit by U-boats.

People missing from this listing? Or perhaps additional information?
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