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M/V BELGIAN AIRMAN

Lost during the Second World War

47crew
1lost
Type
Steam merchant
Tonnage
6,959 GRT
Built
1942 – Harland & Wolff Ltd, Govan, Glasgow
Owner
Belgische Staat
Home port
Antwerp
Date
14 April 1945
Fate
Sunk by U-857 (Rudolf Premauer)
Attacker
U-857 (Rudolf Premauer)
Convoy
Sailed alone, unescorted
Voyage
Houston → Antwerp
Cargo
Sorghum in bulk and cattle feed in bags
Position
36.1500, -74.0833

Position of the attack. Click the map to enable zoom.

Crew list (47 names)

The voyage

Departure
Houston
Destination
Antwerp · never reached
Sunk
14 April 1945
RankNameNationalityFate
Master (Kapitein)Cailloux ErnestSurvived
1st Officer (1ste officier)Van Geert FernandSurvived
2nd Officer (2de officier)Lambert RaymondSurvived
3rd Officer (3de officier)Rousel GaspardSurvived
4th Officer (4de officier)Vandecasserie EdouardSurvived
Cadet (Kadet)Vermeersch PhilippeSurvived
1st Radio Officer (1ste marconist)Delpire GeorgesSurvived
2nd Radio Officer (2de marconist)Jordan JohnUnited KingdomSurvived
3rd Radio Officer (3de marconist)Cohen RalphUnited KingdomSurvived
Carpenter (Timmerman)Goethals TheofielSurvived
Boatswain (Bootsman)Talboom KamielSurvived
Able Seaman (A.B.)Boogaerts EmielSurvived
Able Seaman (A.B.)De Witte DavidSurvived
Able Seaman (A.B.)Hoogstege ArendtSurvived
Able Seaman (A.B.)Huygens AlbertSurvived
Able Seaman (A.B.)Laurie GeorgeSouth AfricaSurvived
Able Seaman (A.B.)Lus RobertSurvived
Able Seaman (A.B.)Maes FransSurvived
Able Seaman (A.B.)Mintiens AlbertSurvived
Able Seaman (A.B.)Vanlandeghem FransSurvived
Ordinary Seaman (Lichtmatroos)Claes RolandSurvived
Chief Engineer (Chef-werktuigk.)Dua JohnSurvived
2nd Engineer Officer (2de werktuigk.)Marivoet JacquesSurvived
3rd Engineer Officer (3de werktuigk.)Van Looy RenéSurvived
4th Engineer Officer (4de werktuigk.)Catteau HenriSurvived
5th Engineer Officer sr (5de werktuigk. sr)Hoyelle LéonardSurvived
5th Engineer Officer jr (5de werktuigk. jr)Claeys FrederikSurvived
Assistant Engineer (Assistant-werktuigk.)Cools HenriSurvived
DonkeymanBergmans KarelLost
DonkeymanDevisser PieterSurvived
DonkeymanVan Herck AntoonSurvived
WiperFlores JohanSurvived
WiperLemoine AdolpheSurvived
WiperTalboom FransSurvived
StewardVekemans PetrusSurvived
Messroom Steward (Messroom-steward)Demeersman PieterSurvived
Messroom Steward (Messroom-steward)Neys WillemSurvived
Messroom Steward (Messroom-steward)Van Vlierberghe PaulSurvived
Cook (Kok)Put MarcelSurvived
2nd Cook (2de Kok)Loyens JozefSurvived
Galley Boy (Koksjongen)Cupido IsaacSouth AfricaSurvived
GunnerBermot WilliamUnited KingdomSurvived
GunnerBrownrigg GeorgeUnited KingdomSurvived
GunnerChapman ErnestUnited KingdomSurvived
GunnerPiron MauriceSurvived
GunnerTacon AlphonseSurvived
GunnerVan Stein GeorgesSurvived

Convoys (43)

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

ConvoyDepartedRouteSunk
ON.735 March 1942Liverpool - Dispersed 41.57N 60.15W
TAG.1729 October 1942Trinidad – Guantanamo
GN.173 November 1942Guantanamo – NYC
HX.21619 November 1942NYC – Liverpool1 sunk
HX.21727 November 1942NYC – Liverpool3 sunk
ON.16223 January 1943Liverpool – NYC
HX.22828 February 1943NYC – Liverpool4 sunk
HX.229A9 March 1943NYC – Liverpool
RU.6830 March 1943Reykjavik – Loch Ewe
KMS.16GJun 1943Ex OS49/ KMS16 - Gibraltar
OS/KMS.49KM4 June 1943Liverpool - Convoy Split
KMS.1616 June 1943Gibraltar – Port Said
OS/KMS.52Jul 1943Ex OS52/ KMS21 - Freetown
MKS.1817 July 1943Tripoli, Libya – Gibraltar
SL/MKS.136MKSep 1943Rendezvous of SL136 with MKS24G - Liverpool
SL/MKS.1363 September 1943Freetown - Rendezvous with MKS.24
WN.48426 September 1943Loch Ewe – Methil
FS.123228 September 1943Methil – Southend
FN.11479 October 1943Southend – Methil
EN.29413 October 1943Methil – Loch Ewe
ON.20718 October 1943Liverpool – NYC
UGS.2414 November 1943Hampton Roads – Port Said
UGS.2715 December 1943Hampton Roads – Port Said
KMS.379 January 1944Gibraltar – Port Said1 sunk
VN.1617 January 1944Augusta – Naples
MKS.3930 January 1944Port Said – Gibraltar
NV.181 February 1944Naples – Augusta
MKS.409 February 1944Port Said – Gibraltar
KMS.4225 February 1944Gibraltar – Port Said
VN.254 March 1944Augusta – Naples
GUS.364 April 1944Port Said – Hampton Roads
NV.317 April 1944Naples – Augusta
GUS.3714 April 1944Port Said – Hampton Roads
UGS.4323 May 1944Hampton Roads – Port Said
GUS.4424 June 1944Port Said – Hampton Roads
UGS.5113 August 1944Hampton Roads – Port Said
SL/MKS.178MKDec 1944Rendezvous of SL178 with MKS69 - Liverpool
MKS.69G5 December 1944Gibraltar - Rendezvous with SL.178
BB.10/231 January 1945Belfast Lough – Milford Haven
BTC.583 February 1945Milford Haven – Southend
TAM.736 February 1945Southend – Antwerp
ATM.7121 February 1945Antwerp – Southend
ON.28725 February 1945Southend – NYC

Sources

Crew list from the printed source.