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S/S BELGIAN FIGHTER

Lost during the Second World War

48crew
5lost
2wounded
Type
Steam merchant
Tonnage
5,403 GRT
Built
1921 – Merchant Shipbuilding Corp, Harriman PA
Owner
Compagnie Maritime Belge (Lloyd Royal) SA, Antwerp
Home port
Antwerp
Date
9 October 1942
Fate
Sunk by U-68 (Karl-Friedrich Merten)
Attacker
U-68 (Karl-Friedrich Merten)
Convoy
Sailed alone, unescorted
Voyage
Alexandria → Baltimore
Cargo
2,500 tons of manganese ore
Position
-35.0000, 18.5000 · grid GR 5965
The source prints "Aantal bemanningslijsten" where "bemanningsleden" is meant.

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

Crew list (48 names)

The voyage

Departure
Alexandria
Destination
Baltimore · never reached
Sunk
9 October 1942
RankNameNationalityFate
Master (Kapitein)Costermans AchilleSurvived
1st Officer (1ste officier)Buyck PierreSurvived
1st Officer (supernumerary) (1ste officier suppl.)Heiderscheidt RenéSurvived
2nd Officer (2de officier)De Ruyter WillemSurvived
2nd Officer (supernumerary) (2de officier suppl.)Devogelaere TheodoreSurvived
3rd Officer (3de officier)Van Loo AdolfWounded
Cadet (Kadet)Wautier RichardSurvived
Radio Officer (Marconist)Van Rillaer GustaafSurvived
Carpenter (Timmerman)Leyzen LouisSurvived
Boatswain (Bootsman)Wanders AlbertWounded
Able Seaman (A.B.)Bovenistier ArthurSurvived
Able Seaman (A.B.)Carney ArthurUnited KingdomSurvived
Able Seaman (A.B.)Huys FransSurvived
Able Seaman (A.B.)Lauwereins PetrusSurvived
Able Seaman (A.B.)Lusine BenoîtSurvived
Able Seaman (A.B.)Nysen FransSurvived
Able Seaman (A.B.)Pylyser AlfonsSurvived
Able Seaman (A.B.)Tourlemain AlfonsSurvived
Able Seaman (A.B.)Wallaeys MauriceSurvived
Ordinary Seaman (Lichtmatroos)Gaskell WilliamUnited KingdomSurvived
Chief Engineer (Hfd-werktuigk.)Boydens MauriceSurvived
2nd Engineer Officer (2de werktuigk.)Verkempinck EugeenLost
3rd Engineer Officer (3de werktuigk.)De Cuyper KamielSurvived
4th Engineer Officer (4de werktuigk.)Van De Pas KarelSurvived
Assistant Engineer (Assistant-werktuigk.)De Zeeuw PieterSurvived
DonkeymanCroos LouisSurvived
DonkeymanMaeckelberghe CyrielSurvived
DonkeymanVan Steenkiste OscarLost
Fireman (Stoker)Brock GustaafSurvived
Fireman (Stoker)Delanghe KamielLost
Fireman (Stoker)Eerebout DésiréLost
Fireman (Stoker)Laurent FransLost
Fireman (Stoker)Van Hooren BenediktSurvived
Fireman (Stoker)Van Houtte KarelSurvived
Fireman (Stoker)Ydens EugeenSurvived
StewardVan Der Meer EdwardSurvived
Cook (Kok)Monzon FelicianoSpainSurvived
2nd Cook (2de kok)Timmerman JanSurvived
Assistant Steward (Assistant-steward)Van Achteren AndréSurvived
Assistant Steward (Assistant-steward)Van Duysen JulesSurvived
Galley Boy (Koksjongen)Young JohnIrelandSurvived
Cabin Boy (Cabin-boy)Davidson JamesUnited KingdomSurvived
GunnerAustin DouglasUnited KingdomSurvived
GunnerBevel MichelSurvived
GunnerCattell StanleyUnited KingdomSurvived
GunnerDufresne JeanSurvived
GunnerMoonens HenriSurvived
GunnerSimoens GustaafSurvived

Convoys (2)

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

ConvoyDepartedRouteSunk
BB.17826 May 1942Belfast Lough – Milford Haven
OS/KMS.3221 June 1942Liverpool – Freetown

The source’s search page broke off halfway for this ship; this list may be incomplete.

Sources

Crew list from the printed source.