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S/S BELGIQUE

In Operation "Overlord"

51crew
Tonnage
4,602 GRT
Employed in Operation Overlord. Two firemen, Van Gheluwe Edgard and Van Melkebeke Pieter, were in fact gunners who had insisted on taking part in the Landing and signed on as firemen to do so.

Crew list (51 names)

The voyage

This list does not belong to a single voyage: it names those who stayed aboard over a longer period.

RankNameNationalityFate
Master (Kapitein)Jacobs MarcSurvived
1st Officer (1ste officier)Nihotte JeanSurvived
2nd Officer (2de officier)Dumont AlbertSurvived
Chief Engineer (Chef-mecanicien)Scheppers PierreSurvived
2nd Engineer Officer (2de mecanicien)Windels WalterSurvived
3rd Engineer Officer (3de mecanicien)Stevens JanSurvived
3rd Engineer Officer jr (3de mec. jr)Degrave GeorgesSurvived
Assistant Engineer (Assis.-mecanicien)Magis MarcelSurvived
DonkeymanLousanoff VladimirRussiaSurvived
DonkeymanMillot AugusteFranceSurvived
DonkeymanTytgat MauriceSurvived
DonkeymanWathy JeanSurvived
Fireman and Trimmer (Stoker-Tremmer)De Wever FransSurvived
Fireman and Trimmer (Stoker-Tremmer)Ficette CamilleSurvived
Fireman and Trimmer (Stoker-Tremmer)Lauwaert JulienSurvived
Fireman and Trimmer (Stoker-Tremmer)Lemoine AdolfSurvived
Fireman and Trimmer (Stoker-Tremmer)Schultz JohannesNetherlandsSurvived
Fireman and Trimmer (Stoker-Tremmer)Van Gheluwe Edgard
in fact a gunner; signed on as a fireman so as to take part in the Landing
Survived
Fireman and Trimmer (Stoker-Tremmer)Van Melkebeke Pieter
in fact a gunner; signed on as a fireman so as to take part in the Landing
Survived
Fireman and Trimmer (Stoker-Tremmer)Vereecken RenéSurvived
Fireman and Trimmer (Stoker-Tremmer)Wiegel HendrikNetherlandsSurvived
Fireman and Trimmer (Stoker-Tremmer)Wiegel MichelNetherlandsSurvived
StewardHostens FlorimondSurvived
Cook (Kok)Van Broeckhoven JanSurvived
Cook and Baker (Kok-bakker)Moetewiel LeonSurvived
Messroom Steward (Messroom-steward)Debrucker RenéSurvived
Lt R.N.R.Young Charles
deck personnel, R.N. and R.N.R.
Survived
Petty Officer (Petty-officier)Lamond Michael
deck personnel, R.N. and R.N.R.
Survived
Leading seamanHills Edward
deck personnel, R.N. and R.N.R.
Survived
Leading seamanIvill William
deck personnel, R.N. and R.N.R.
Survived
SignalmanFielding Raymond
deck personnel, R.N. and R.N.R.
Survived
SignalmanMayer Richard
deck personnel, R.N. and R.N.R.
Survived
Assistant Cook (Assist.-cook)Holding John
deck personnel, R.N. and R.N.R.
Survived
SeamanBurn James
deck personnel, R.N. and R.N.R.
Survived
SeamanCoomber Edward
deck personnel, R.N. and R.N.R.
Survived
SeamanEmmings William
deck personnel, R.N. and R.N.R.
Survived
SeamanFanning George
deck personnel, R.N. and R.N.R.
Survived
SeamanFox John
deck personnel, R.N. and R.N.R.
Survived
Ordinary Seaman (Ordi. Seaman)Breadin William
deck personnel, R.N. and R.N.R.
Survived
Ordinary Seaman (Ordi. Seaman)Cox Kenneth
deck personnel, R.N. and R.N.R.
Survived
Ordinary Seaman (Ordi. Seaman)Edmonds Arthur
deck personnel, R.N. and R.N.R.
Survived
Ordinary Seaman (Ordi. Seaman)Fee Joseph
deck personnel, R.N. and R.N.R.
Survived
Ordinary Seaman (Ordi. Seaman)Musgrave John
deck personnel, R.N. and R.N.R.
Survived
Corporal, Royal Marines (Corp. Marines)Harbour Kenneth
Royal Marines
Survived
Royal Marine (Marine)Adams Clarence
Royal Marines
Survived
Royal Marine (Marine)Gook Charles
Royal Marines
Survived
Royal Marine (Marine)Graham Leslie
Royal Marines
Survived
Royal Marine (Marine)Lowe Harold
Royal Marines
Survived
Royal Marine (Marine)Mc Caffery Bernard
Royal Marines
Survived
Royal Marine (Marine)Sadler Robert
Royal Marines
Survived
Royal Marine (Marine)Thompson George
Royal Marines
Survived

Convoys (34)

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

ConvoyDepartedRouteSunk
OB.21619 September 1940Liverpool - Dispersed 53N 17.05W4 sunk
HG.6514 June 1941Gibraltar – Liverpool
ON.126 July 1941Liverpool - Dispersed 42.29N 45.45W
SC.4729 September 1941Sydney CB – Liverpool
ON.4127 November 1941Liverpool - Dispersed 47.44N 45.16W
SC.6730 January 1942Halifax – Liverpool1 sunk
SC.7015 February 1942Halifax – Liverpool
ON.9619 May 1942Liverpool – Halifax
BX.272 July 1942Cape Cod Canal – Halifax1 sunk
SC.9217 July 1942Sydney CB – Liverpool
ON.12629 August 1942Liverpool – NYC
SC.10511 October 1942NYC – Liverpool
WN.3561 November 1942Loch Ewe – Methil
FS.9514 November 1942Methil – Southend
FN.95122 February 1943Southend – Methil
EN.19926 February 1943Methil – Loch Ewe
ON.1714 March 1943Liverpool – Halifax
XB.3925 March 1943Halifax – Boston
BX.4520 April 1943Boston – Halifax
SC.12825 April 1943Halifax – Liverpool
BB.28812 May 1943Belfast Lough – Milford Haven
ONS.108 June 1943Liverpool – Halifax
BX.6421 July 1943Boston – Halifax
SC.13830 July 1943Halifax – Liverpool
BB.31612 August 1943Belfast Lough – Milford Haven
ONS.1731 August 1943Liverpool – Halifax
HF.7617 September 1943Halifax – St. John NB
FH.792 October 1943St. John NB – Halifax
SC.14411 October 1943Halifax – Liverpool
WN.49726 October 1943Loch Ewe – Methil
FS.125929 October 1943Methil – Southend
FN.118724 November 1943Southend – Methil
EN.3143 December 1943Methil – Loch Ewe
ONS.2515 December 1943Liverpool – Halifax

Sources

Crew list from the printed source.