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S/S ANVERS

Lost during the Second World War

36crew
20lost
4wounded
Tonnage
4,398 GRT
Date
13 November 1940

Crew list (36 names)

The voyage

Departure
Clyde · 8 November 1940
Destination
Methil · never reached
Sunk
13 November 1940

The date of departure comes from the convoy records: she sailed with convoy WN.35.

RankNameNationalityFate
Master (Kapitein)De Jonghe GermainLost
1st Officer (1ste officier)Wagner CharlesLost
2nd Officer (2de officier)Dom HenriSurvived
3rd Officer (3de officier)Hourdeau JulesLost
Radio Officer (Marconist)Werquin CamilleLost
Carpenter (Timmerman)De Goede MathieuSurvived
Boatswain (Bootsman)Van Mechelen TheoLost
Able Seaman (A.B.)Burchrave AlbertLost
Able Seaman (A.B.)De Haes VictorSurvived
Able Seaman (A.B.)De Jonghe AndréLost
Able Seaman (A.B.)De Souza AntonioPortugalSurvived
Able Seaman (A.B.)Michiels LouisWounded
Able Seaman (A.B.)Van Der Linden JozefLost
Ordinary Seaman (Lichtmatroos)De Strooper PhilippeSurvived
Ordinary Seaman (Lichtmatroos)Schaumburg LeoSurvived
Chief Engineer (Hfd-werktuigk.)Legon JanLost
2nd Engineer Officer (2de werktuigk.)Desmalines AlfonsLost
3rd Engineer Officer (3de werktuigk.)Wulf JulesWounded
4th Engineer Officer (4de werktuigk.)Chapelier RaymondLost
Assistant Engineer (Assistant werktuigk.)Meyskens PierreSurvived
DonkeymanVan Der Heyden PieterNetherlandsLost
DonkeymanBaele GérardLost
Fireman (Stoker)D'Hondt HenriSurvived
Fireman (Stoker)Kivi CarloFinlandSurvived
Fireman (Stoker)Garais ArvidFinlandSurvived
Fireman (Stoker)Pauwels AlfonsLost
Fireman (Stoker)Verbeek EdmondLost
Trimmer (Tremmer)Kirjavinnen WernerFinlandSurvived
Trimmer (Tremmer)Murphy CornelisLost
Trimmer (Tremmer)Onsea LeopoldLost
StewardVan Gansen MichelWounded
Cook (Kok)Van Boven PierreLost
2nd Cook and Baker (2de kok-bakker)Van Gansen HenriWounded
Messroom Steward (Messroom-steward)Dielis FransLost
GunnerMac Intyre GeorgeUnited KingdomSurvived
GunnerMac Kinnon DonaldUnited KingdomLost

Convoys (4)

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

ConvoyDepartedRouteSunk
OA.474 December 1939Southend - Dispersed
OB.21110 September 1940Liverpool - Dispersed 56.30N 15.08W
SC.815 October 1940Sydney CB – Liverpool
WN.358 November 1940Clyde – Methil

Sources

Crew list from the printed source.