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S/S ARBEL

Lost during the Second World War

20crew
3lost
4wounded
Tonnage
901 GRT
Date
12 April 1941

Crew list (20 names)

The voyage

Sunk
12 April 1941
RankNameNationalityFate
Master (Kapitein)Van Griethuyzen LouisSurvived
1st Officer (1ste officier)Danhieux GuySurvived
2nd Officer (2de officier)Sneyers JozefWounded
Boatswain (Bootsman)Laporte JanWounded
Able Seaman (A.B.)Joos WillySurvived
Able Seaman (A.B.)Negers LeopoldSurvived
Able Seaman (A.B.)Notebaert JulesSurvived
Able Seaman (A.B.)Schippers MichelLost
Chief Engineer (Chef-werktuigk.)Scleve Jan-BaptistLost
2nd Engineer Officer (Second werktuigk.)Kennis LéonSurvived
DonkeymanSanders CorneelSurvived
Fireman (Stoker)Couvreur JohnSurvived
Fireman (Stoker)Feys DominiqueSurvived
Fireman (Stoker)Matthysen FransWounded
Fireman (Stoker)Steveniers WillemLost
Fireman (Stoker)Van Langendonck LouisSurvived
Fireman (Stoker)Verboven VictorSurvived
Fireman (Stoker)Vereecken JosephWounded
Cook-Steward (Kok-Steward)Van Wetteren JanSurvived
Assistant Steward (Assistant-Steward)Spanier Jan-BaptistSurvived

Convoys (6)

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

ConvoyDepartedRouteSunk
FS.17823 May 1940Tyne – Southend
OA.15627 May 1940Southend - Dispersed
WN.2419 October 1940Clyde – Methil
FS.32127 October 1940Methil – Southend1 sunk
FN.34124 November 1940Southend – Methil
EN.40/112 December 1940Methil – Oban

Sources

Crew list from the printed source.