On 1st March 1941, S.S. Cadillac went down in the north Atlantic Ocean. The Master and several members of the crew had strong connections to Northern Ireland.
Merchant Navy
Several seafaring men with connections to Northern Ireland died on S.S. Cadillac as the British merchant tanker came under torpedo attack on 1st March 1941.
Master John Frazer Jefferson of Holywood, Co. Down died on 1st March 1941 as the tanker S.S. Cadillac came under attack from U-552 en route from Nova Scotia.
Ordinary Seaman John McDonald of Belfast died on 1st March 1941 as merchant tanker S.S. Cadillac came under attack from U-552 en route from Nova Scotia.
Ordinary Seaman Robert Joseph Shaw of Belfast died on 1st March 1941 as merchant tanker S.S. Cadillac came under attack from U-552 en route from Nova Scotia.
Fireman John Smyth of Norfolk Parade, Belfast died on 1st March 1941 as merchant tanker S.S. Cadillac came under attack from U-552 en route from Nova Scotia.
Cabin Boy Henry Brennan Weir of Newtownbreda, Co. Down died on 1st March 1941 as S.S. Cadillac came under attack from U-552 en route from Nova Scotia.