The Most Dangerous Positions for Mariners during WWII

World War II mariners believed the engine room the most dangerous place aboard ship.
Do the statistics of merchant mariners killed during World War II bear out this belief? Our database shows 8,388 mariners killed, with positions known for 7,319 of the casualties. The following tables show casualties for each position. About 2,000 Navy Armed Guard were also killed aboard these ships. Their quarters and messroom were above the water line.

check the site:

http://www.usmm.net/position.html

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Very interesting Kai. I was in the Engineering group while I was in the Navy. I have to admit that the thought of evacuating from the engine room on a ship built in 1982 was scary enough. I have seen some of the WWII ship engine rooms. I can only say that the reason there were not a larger number of casualties is the fact that not everyone was in the engine room all the time. If only half the engineering crew where on watch at any given time that means that most of the people on watch when the torpedo struck must have been killed. The figures would also indicate that many of those not in the engine room didn't survive either. The North Atlanitic is not a very friendly place to go for a swim.

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PEOPLE SLEEP PEACEABLY IN THEIR BEDS AT NIGHT ONLY BECAUSE ROUGH MEN STAND READY TO DO VIOLENCE ON THEIR BEHALF. GEORGE ORWELL

bigiceman, are you joking or something?

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"Sweat saves blood, blood saves lives, and brains save both!" - Erwin Rommel

That is twice someone has used that line. No I am not why would you think so?

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PEOPLE SLEEP PEACEABLY IN THEIR BEDS AT NIGHT ONLY BECAUSE ROUGH MEN STAND READY TO DO VIOLENCE ON THEIR BEHALF. GEORGE ORWELL