Fresno City Sunk 1940

[Pendlewitch67]

Hi

I am looking into the sinking of the cargo vessel Fresno City (161613) that was shelled and sunk by the German cruiser Admiral Scheer in November 1940.

Is the crew list at the time of sinking likely to be available, please?

Thanks.

Kind regards
Amanda

[HMac]

The actual ships Official Logbook including the Crew Agreement will have been lost in the sinking. However, in those circumstances the owners of the vessel were required to send a copy of the crew list to the RGSS. Casualties and Deaths Lists (C&D), would be used for the registration of the deaths of the crew.

You need to obtain the last crew agreement for FRESNO CITY official number, 161613 for 1940 held at TNA Kew in piece BT 381/1043 - https://discovery.nationalarchives.gov.uk/details/r/C11043533.

Regards
Hugh

[Pendlewitch67]

The actual ships Official Logbook including the Crew Agreement will have been lost in the sinking. However, in those circumstances the owners of the vessel were required to send a copy of the crew list to the RGSS. Casualties and Deaths Lists (C&D), would be used for the registration of the deaths of the crew.

You need to obtain the last crew agreement for FRESNO CITY official number, 161613 for 1940 held at TNA Kew in piece BT 381/1043 - https://discovery.nationalarchives.gov.uk/details/r/C11043533.

Regards
Hugh

Hi

Thank you. There was only one casualty, to my knowledge. I was hoping to determine if the person I was looking for was onboard at that time.

I will check the link, thank you.

[HMac]

Yes, the file link given should help you determine that.

Regards
Hugh