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She was a 4,937 grt motor cargo ship that was sunk on 11 February 1943 by German submarine U-509 at position 34° 53’ S, 19° 51’ E.
She was a 4,809 grt steam cargo ship that was damaged on 28 September 1940 by aircraft bombing at position 58° 10’ N, 02° 19’ W. She was sunk on 21 December 1942 by torpedoes and gunfire from Italian submarine Enrico Tazzoli at position 00° 49’ S, 41° 34’ W.
Although I cannot be entirely sure, it appears that the ship concerned here was the 81,235 Passenger ship that survived the war and was eventually hulked at Long Beach. According to the CWGC database, the Date of Death of Mr Cain a lift attendant was 27 April 1941, that of Mr Forshaw an AB was 20 June 1942 and that of Mr Iredale a steward was 24 June 1942. Information on how they lost their lives can be found on the Errors and Omissions page under 'Errors'.
She was a 4,976 grt motor cargo ship that was sunk on 5 may 1941 by torpedoes fired by German submarine U-38 at position 07° 54’ N, 16° 41’ W.
She was a 3,911 steam cargo ship that was damaged on 6 June 1941 by aircraft bombing and scuttled at position 56° 50’ N, 02° 07’ W.
She was a 4,937 grt motor cargo ship that was sunk on 28 June 1942 by Japanese submarine I-10 at position 21° 15’ S, 40° 30’ E.
She was a 2,722 grt steam cargo ship that sank on 12 January 1942 after hitting a mine at position 51° 46’ N, 01° 26’ E.
She was a 5,633 grt motor refrigerated cargo ship that was sunk on 14 May 1941 by gunfire from German raider Atlantis at position 19° 26’ S, 04° 05’ E.
She was a 3,539 grt steam cargo ship that was sunk on 13 August 1944 by torpedoes fired by German submarine U-862 at position 24° 20’ S, 41° 45’ E.
She was a 3,544 grt steam cargo ship that was sunk on 9 August 1942 by torpedoes fired by German submarine U-176 at position 56° 15’ N, 32° 00’ W.
