Crew
The crew of the Irish Oak when she was sunk on 15 May 1943, all of whom were rescued:
| Position | Name / Home | Position | Name / Home | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Captain | Eric Jones, Dublin and Wales | First Mate | J.P. Kelly, Donnybrook | ||
| Second Mate | Thomas Donohue, Dungarvan | Third Mate | Thomas Dunne, Rosslare Harbour | ||
| Carpenter | Thomas Kearney, Ringsend | Able Seaman | J. Sweeney, Fethard-on-Sea | ||
| Able Seaman | T. Byrne, Dublin | Able Seaman | J. Downes, Fethard-on-Sea | ||
| Able Seaman | C. Greene, Booterstown | Able Seaman | P. Kelly, Clogherhead | ||
| Able Seaman | Nicholas Rickard, Howth | Ordinary Seaman | Thomas Deevey, Ringsend | ||
| Ordinary Seaman | J. Beehan, Limerick | Chief Engineer | Eric Evans, Ranelagh and Cardiff | ||
| Second Engineer | L. Worsley, Limerick and South Shields | Third Engineer | J. Pollock, Glasgow | ||
| Fourth Engineer | A.J. O’Mahony, Passage West | Donkey Man | William Barry, North Wall | ||
| Greaser | Peter Askins, East Wall | Greaser | William Mates, Crumlin and Wicklow | ||
| Greaser | J. Jenkins, Dún Laoghaire | Fireman | J. Kenny, Dublin | ||
| Fireman | J. Kelly, Cork | Fireman | J. Cunningham, East Wall | ||
| Chief Steward | George Kerr, Dublin and Scotland | Assistant Steward | B. Seymour, Drumcondra | ||
| Ship’s Cook | P. Farrelly, Ballinamore | Assistant Cook | James O’Hara, Dublin | ||
| Mess Room Boy | John Clarke, Dublin | First Radio Officer | J.J. Bourke, New Ross | ||
| Second Radio Officer | E.F. Whyte, Sundays Well | Sailor | James Cullen, Ringsend | ||
Eric Jones had been captain of the SS Luimneach when it was sunk by gunfire from U-46 on 4 September 1940. He then captained the SS Edenvale, which was bombed on 17 October 1941.
Thomas Donohue (Second Mate) went on to captain MV Kerlogue, replacing Desmond Fortune who was unable to walk following the RAF attack on it.
James Burke (Radio Officer) had served on SS Oropesa which was torpedoed and sunk by U-96, with 106 lives lost.
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