deck crew
Mr. John Crank, Baggage Master
John Crank, 33, was baggage master aboard the last voyage of the Lusitania. He was a British subject, from Liverpool, Lancashire, England, and part of the deck crew. Crank was ordered to bring luggage from the baggage hold to the deck on the afternoon of 7 May 1915 as the Lusitania approached Ireland. Crank was …
Mr. Neil Clyde, Able-Bodied Seaman
Neil Clyde,55, was a British subject and able-bodied seaman working in the deck department of the Lusitania on the ship’s last voyage. Originally from Scotland, as of 1915 he was living in Liverpool, England. When the ship was torpedoed on 7 May 1915, Clyde survived the sinking. This biography is made possible by a collaboration with …
Mr. George Clinton, Able-Bodied Seaman
George Clinton, 28, was an able-bodied seaman of the Lusitania‘s deck department. He was a British subject and a survivor of the Lusitania disaster. This biography is made possible by a collaboration with Peter Kelly and the Merseyside Maritime Museum, Liverpool. Clinton was born in South Shields, County Durham, England in 1887. He lived at 7 …
