Main Index

Introduction

I have obtained and collected a large amount of information about the Sinking which I have collated under the headings:

1. Other Survivors
2. Memorials to those who died
3. Books Obtained
4. The Goan Crew
5. Miscellaneous Information Obtained

1. Others who survived the Sinking

Other Survivors

2. Memorials to those who died

Memorials

3. Books Obtained

Books Obtained

4. The Goan Crew

80 Years since the Sinking of the SS Britannia

It is 80 years since the SS Britannia was sunk by a German surface raider on 25 March 1941.

Goan Journalist Melvyn Misquita marked the anniversary by publishing a poignant summary of what happened and the aftermath:

Summary of the attack & the aftermath

Melvyn has also provided a number of lists of the Goan Sailors on the Britannia:

Goan Sailors on the Britannia

5. Miscellaneous Information Obtained

Miscellaneous

Colin Bower
13 July 2023