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S/S ASTRIDA
Lost to nautical accidents
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Astrida. Louis Claes · Public domain · Commons
The launch of the steam cargo ship Astrida. F.H. van Dijk · Public domain · Commons
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54crew
88lost
117aboard
- Tonnage
- 3,422 GRT
- Date
- 19 March 1945
117 aboard: 54 crew (21 named plus 33 unnamed Congolese) and 63 Congolese being repatriated from Elisabethville. Of the 88 dead, 11 were Belgian crew, 26 Congolese crew and 51 repatriated Congolese. Only the Belgian crew are named.
The source counts 33 crew it never names, 26 of whom died. They do not appear in the list below, but they were aboard.
Crew list (21 names)
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Fate |
|---|---|---|---|
| Master (Kapitein) | †Costermans Pierre | Lost | |
| 1st Officer (1ste officier) | Mertens Germain | Wounded | |
| 2nd Officer (2de officier) | Poncelet Willy | Survived | |
| 3rd Officer (3de officier) | Perlaux Albert | Survived | |
| 4th Officer (4de officier) | †Barthelemy Théophile | Lost | |
| 1st Radio Officer (1ste marconist) | Wouters Corneille | Survived | |
| 2nd Radio Officer (2de marconist) | †De Mey Auguste | Lost | |
| Cadet (Kadet) | †Vermorgen Georges | Lost | |
| Boatswain (Bootsman) | †Wanders Albert | Lost | |
| Able Seaman (A.B.) | Bruckenburg Jean | Survived | |
| Able Seaman (A.B.) | Isenbaert Jan-Baptist | Survived | |
| Able Seaman (A.B.) | Koliaguine Kyril | Russia | Survived |
| Able Seaman (A.B.) | †Roelandt Georges | Lost | |
| Able Seaman (A.B.) | †Vermeulen Oscar | Lost | |
| Chief Engineer (Chef-mecanic.) | Claessens Charles | Wounded | |
| 2nd Engineer Officer (2de mecanicien) | Ansloos Alfons | Survived | |
| 3rd Engineer Officer (3de mecanicien) | †D'Hooghe Michel | Lost | |
| Assistant Engineer (Assis.-mecanicien) | †Dufresne Jean | Lost | |
| Steward | †Leveque Victor | Lost | |
| Cook (Kok) | Erpelding René | Wounded | |
| Gunner | †Pierrot Gustave | Lost |
Convoys (1)
From the Arnold Hague Convoy Database. Convoys only, not independent voyages: a ship sailing alone does not appear. See the convoy page.
| Convoy | Departed | Route | Sunk |
|---|---|---|---|
| OB.222 | 1 October 1940 | Liverpool - Dispersed | 1 sunk |
The source’s search page broke off halfway for this ship; this list may be incomplete.
Sources
Crew list from the printed source.