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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
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Fate |
|---|---|---|---|
| Master (Kapitein) | Cailloux Ernest | Survived | |
| 1st Officer (1ste officier) | Van Geert Fernand | Survived | |
| 2nd Officer (2de officier) | Lambert Raymond | Survived | |
| 3rd Officer (3de officier) | Rousel Gaspard | Survived | |
| 4th Officer (4de officier) | Vandecasserie Edouard | Survived | |
| Cadet (Kadet) | Vermeersch Philippe | Survived | |
| 1st Radio Officer (1ste marconist) | Delpire Georges | Survived | |
| 2nd Radio Officer (2de marconist) | Jordan John | United Kingdom | Survived |
| 3rd Radio Officer (3de marconist) | Cohen Ralph | United Kingdom | Survived |
| Carpenter (Timmerman) | Goethals Theofiel | Survived | |
| Boatswain (Bootsman) | Talboom Kamiel | Survived | |
| Able Seaman (A.B.) | Boogaerts Emiel | Survived | |
| Able Seaman (A.B.) | De Witte David | Survived | |
| Able Seaman (A.B.) | Hoogstege Arendt | Survived | |
| Able Seaman (A.B.) | Huygens Albert | Survived | |
| Able Seaman (A.B.) | Laurie George | South Africa | Survived |
| Able Seaman (A.B.) | Lus Robert | Survived | |
| Able Seaman (A.B.) | Maes Frans | Survived | |
| Able Seaman (A.B.) | Mintiens Albert | Survived | |
| Able Seaman (A.B.) | Vanlandeghem Frans | Survived | |
| Ordinary Seaman (Lichtmatroos) | Claes Roland | Survived | |
| Chief Engineer (Chef-werktuigk.) | Dua John | Survived | |
| 2nd Engineer Officer (2de werktuigk.) | Marivoet Jacques | Survived | |
| 3rd Engineer Officer (3de werktuigk.) | Van Looy René | Survived | |
| 4th Engineer Officer (4de werktuigk.) | Catteau Henri | Survived | |
| 5th Engineer Officer sr (5de werktuigk. sr) | Hoyelle Léonard | Survived | |
| 5th Engineer Officer jr (5de werktuigk. jr) | Claeys Frederik | Survived | |
| Assistant Engineer (Assistant-werktuigk.) | Cools Henri | Survived | |
| Donkeyman | †Bergmans Karel | Lost | |
| Donkeyman | Devisser Pieter | Survived | |
| Donkeyman | Van Herck Antoon | Survived | |
| Wiper | Flores Johan | Survived | |
| Wiper | Lemoine Adolphe | Survived | |
| Wiper | Talboom Frans | Survived | |
| Steward | Vekemans Petrus | Survived | |
| Messroom Steward (Messroom-steward) | Demeersman Pieter | Survived | |
| Messroom Steward (Messroom-steward) | Neys Willem | Survived | |
| Messroom Steward (Messroom-steward) | Van Vlierberghe Paul | Survived | |
| Cook (Kok) | Put Marcel | Survived | |
| 2nd Cook (2de Kok) | Loyens Jozef | Survived | |
| Galley Boy (Koksjongen) | Cupido Isaac | South Africa | Survived |
| Gunner | Bermot William | United Kingdom | Survived |
| Gunner | Brownrigg George | United Kingdom | Survived |
| Gunner | Chapman Ernest | United Kingdom | Survived |
| Gunner | Piron Maurice | Survived | |
| Gunner | Tacon Alphonse | Survived | |
| Gunner | Van Stein Georges | Survived |
Convoys (43)
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| ON.73 | 5 March 1942 | Liverpool - Dispersed 41.57N 60.15W | |
| TAG.17 | 29 October 1942 | Trinidad – Guantanamo | |
| GN.17 | 3 November 1942 | Guantanamo – NYC | |
| HX.216 | 19 November 1942 | NYC – Liverpool | 1 sunk |
| HX.217 | 27 November 1942 | NYC – Liverpool | 3 sunk |
| ON.162 | 23 January 1943 | Liverpool – NYC | |
| HX.228 | 28 February 1943 | NYC – Liverpool | 4 sunk |
| HX.229A | 9 March 1943 | NYC – Liverpool | |
| RU.68 | 30 March 1943 | Reykjavik – Loch Ewe | |
| KMS.16G | Jun 1943 | Ex OS49/ KMS16 - Gibraltar | |
| OS/KMS.49KM | 4 June 1943 | Liverpool - Convoy Split | |
| KMS.16 | 16 June 1943 | Gibraltar – Port Said | |
| OS/KMS.52 | Jul 1943 | Ex OS52/ KMS21 - Freetown | |
| MKS.18 | 17 July 1943 | Tripoli, Libya – Gibraltar | |
| SL/MKS.136MK | Sep 1943 | Rendezvous of SL136 with MKS24G - Liverpool | |
| SL/MKS.136 | 3 September 1943 | Freetown - Rendezvous with MKS.24 | |
| WN.484 | 26 September 1943 | Loch Ewe – Methil | |
| FS.1232 | 28 September 1943 | Methil – Southend | |
| FN.1147 | 9 October 1943 | Southend – Methil | |
| EN.294 | 13 October 1943 | Methil – Loch Ewe | |
| ON.207 | 18 October 1943 | Liverpool – NYC | |
| UGS.24 | 14 November 1943 | Hampton Roads – Port Said | |
| UGS.27 | 15 December 1943 | Hampton Roads – Port Said | |
| KMS.37 | 9 January 1944 | Gibraltar – Port Said | 1 sunk |
| VN.16 | 17 January 1944 | Augusta – Naples | |
| MKS.39 | 30 January 1944 | Port Said – Gibraltar | |
| NV.18 | 1 February 1944 | Naples – Augusta | |
| MKS.40 | 9 February 1944 | Port Said – Gibraltar | |
| KMS.42 | 25 February 1944 | Gibraltar – Port Said | |
| VN.25 | 4 March 1944 | Augusta – Naples | |
| GUS.36 | 4 April 1944 | Port Said – Hampton Roads | |
| NV.31 | 7 April 1944 | Naples – Augusta | |
| GUS.37 | 14 April 1944 | Port Said – Hampton Roads | |
| UGS.43 | 23 May 1944 | Hampton Roads – Port Said | |
| GUS.44 | 24 June 1944 | Port Said – Hampton Roads | |
| UGS.51 | 13 August 1944 | Hampton Roads – Port Said | |
| SL/MKS.178MK | Dec 1944 | Rendezvous of SL178 with MKS69 - Liverpool | |
| MKS.69G | 5 December 1944 | Gibraltar - Rendezvous with SL.178 | |
| BB.10/2 | 31 January 1945 | Belfast Lough – Milford Haven | |
| BTC.58 | 3 February 1945 | Milford Haven – Southend | |
| TAM.73 | 6 February 1945 | Southend – Antwerp | |
| ATM.71 | 21 February 1945 | Antwerp – Southend | |
| ON.287 | 25 February 1945 | Southend – NYC |
Sources
Crew list from the printed source.