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245328 Pumpman. Gerald Howell Merchant Navy SS San Ernesto from:South Shields My Grandfather, Gerald Howell was on the SS San Ernesto when it was torpedoed in the Indian Ocean by a Japanese Submarine. After 8 days in an open boat they were picked up by an Australian Destroyer and taken to Sidney. Two other boats were used by the remainder of the crew one of which reached Ceylon after 27 days. The other also reached land. He was also on the SS San Felix when it was torpedoed, the ship did not sink, it was in Ballast on route to Curaceo to load fuel. After temporary repairs in Halifax it sailed to New York for more repairs. Please type your message:      We recommend you copy the text about this item and keep a copy on your own computer before pressing submit. Your Name:             Email Address:       @ **Please type the first part our your email in the first box (eg. john.smith) the @ sign is added automaticallly, please type the second part in the second box (eg. gmail.com). Do not enter your full email in each box or add an @ sign or random spaces.** Please type in the code shown here:    If you are unable to read the code please click here. If you have received an error message for incorrect code, please click to refresh the code before resending. This should overcome the error message.