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M/T AMPETCO

Lost during the Second World War

The tanker Ampetco. MAS Antwerp, Public domain.
The tanker Ampetco. Louis Claes · MAS Antwerp · Public domain · Wikimedia Commons

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48crew
33lost
Tonnage
8,718 GRT
Date
18 September 1944
The heading prints M/T, the following line M/S.

Crew list (48 names)

The voyage

Sunk
18 September 1944
RankNameNationalityFate
Master (Kapitein)Van Den Bosch JeanSurvived
1st Officer (1ste officier)†Couteaux EdmondLost
2nd Officer (2de officier)†Dom JeanLost
3rd Officer (3de officier)†Springuel JozefLost
4th Officer (4de officier)†Nelissen RobertLost
Cadet (Kadet)Leplat RolandSurvived
1st Radio Officer (1ste marconist)†Vos MarcelLost
2nd Radio Officer (2de marconist)†Debure
surname only in the source
Lost
3rd Radio Officer (3de marconist)†Higgins BernardUnited KingdomLost
Boatswain (Bootsman)Van Overloop HenriSurvived
Carpenter (Timmerman)Eyskens GommaireSurvived
Able Seaman (A.B.)†Deschrijver RobertLost
Able Seaman (A.B.)†Ergo MarcelLost
Able Seaman (A.B.)†Janssens LouisLost
Able Seaman (A.B.)†Salmon LéonLost
Able Seaman (A.B.)†Thooft CyrielLost
Able Seaman (A.B.)†Van Birgelen GerardLost
Able Seaman (A.B.)†Williams M.United KingdomLost
Able Seaman (A.B.)†Grognard UlricLost
Able Seaman (A.B.)Snyers MaxSurvived
1st Engineer Officer (1de werktuigk.)†Ronne JohnLost
2nd Engineer Officer (2de werktuigk.)De Boey EmileSurvived
2nd Engineer Officer jr (2de werktuigk. jr)†Roche ArmandLost
3rd Engineer Officer (3de werktuigk.)†Dierickx LéonLost
3rd Engineer Officer jr (3de werktuigk. jr)†Rodange RenéLost
4th Engineer Officer (4de werktuigk.)Gabriels AlfonsSurvived
4th Engineer Officer jr (4de werktuigk. jr)†Sante LaurentLost
5th Engineer Officer (5de werktuigk.)†Serie KamielLost
6th Engineer Officer (6de werktuigk.)Lazard VictorSurvived
DonkeymanBraem EdmondSurvived
DonkeymanDu Lion JeanSurvived
Donkeyman†Van Wonterghem AndréLost
Storekeeper (Magazijnier)Michaux JeanSurvived
Pumpman†De Meyere FransLost
Chief steward†Proost JozefLost
Cook (Kok)†Schepens EmileLost
2nd Cook (2de kok)Boissieux AdolpheSurvived
Messroom Steward (Messroom-steward)†Baete RenéLost
Messroom Steward (Messroom-steward)Witvrouwen JozefSurvived
Assistant Steward (Assistant-steward)†Coorman AlbertLost
Assistant Steward (Assistant-steward)†Nyckees JeromeLost
GunnerBradley EdwardUnited KingdomSurvived
Gunner†Cooke JohnUnited KingdomLost
Gunner†Fielding CharlesUnited KingdomLost
Gunner†Laenens Jan
the only gunner without a nationality given
Lost
Gunner†Granville MauriceUnited KingdomLost
Gunner†Moses ArthurUnited KingdomLost
GunnerTysoe SydneyUnited KingdomSurvived

Convoys (37)

From the Arnold Hague Convoy Database. Convoys only, not independent voyages: a ship sailing alone does not appear. See the convoy page.

ConvoyDepartedRouteSunk
SC.2919 April 1941Halifax – Liverpool
OB.32728 May 1941Liverpool - Dispersed 52.42N 22.18W3 sunk
HX.13916 July 1941Halifax – Liverpool
WN.15929 July 1941Oban – Methil
FS.55631 July 1941Methil – Southend
EC.6218 August 1941Southend – Clyde
ON.920 August 1941Liverpool - Dispersed 54.51N 20.42W1 sunk
SC.6121 December 1941Sydney CB – Liverpool
WN.2286 January 1942Oban – Methil
FS.69711 January 1942Methil – Southend
FN.61425 January 1942Southend – Methil
FN.70713 May 1942Southend – Methil
EN.8720 May 1942Methil – Oban
OS/KMS.2922 May 1942Liverpool – Freetown1 sunk
TAW.5C16 July 1942Curacao – Key West
KN.12427 July 1942Key West – Hampton Roads
BX.3419 August 1942Boston – Halifax
SC.9722 August 1942Halifax – Liverpool2 sunk
SC.9829 August 1942Halifax – Liverpool
ON.13219 September 1942Liverpool – NYC
NK.50721 October 1942NYC – Key West
KH.41428 October 1942Key West – Galveston Bar
HK.12021 November 1942Galveston Bar – Key West
KN.21025 November 1942Key West – NYC
SC.1124 December 1942NYC – Liverpool
SC.11312 December 1942NYC – Liverpool
ONS.115 March 1943Liverpool – Halifax
RU.884 September 1943Reykjavik – Loch Ewe
ONS.2430 November 1943Liverpool – Halifax
XB.8817 December 1943Halifax – Boston
BX.944 February 1944Boston – Halifax
SC.15313 February 1944Halifax – Liverpool
ONS.3113 March 1944Liverpool – Halifax
XB.10228 March 1944Halifax – Boston
HX.28818 April 1944NYC – Liverpool
ON.24225 June 1944Liverpool – NYC
NG.4529 August 1944NYC – Guantanamo

Sources

Crew list from the printed source.