Towed back into Casablanca , the damaged ship was expected to be declared a " total constructive loss " , however it was refloated and towed to Gibraltar , by the tugs '' Lorient '' and '' Schelde '' , eventually arriving on 1 September 1943 . Steed 's body was not discovered until two days after the tragedy , on 28 April 1943 . The remains of another crewman , 18-year-old Ordinary Seaman John Gardener , were found at the same time . Both had been killed instantly in the explosions . The bodies of the remaining 19 missing sailors were never found . Steed was posthumously awarded the 1939 War Medal , the Atlantic Star and the 1939-1945 Star
1939 War Medal
War Medal 1939–1945
Raymond Steed