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S/S CARLIER
Lost during the Second World War
57crew
1lost
57aboard
- Tonnage
- 7,217 GRT
- Date
- 26 April 1940
Dakar-Casablanca period, 26.4.40 to February 1943. Aboard: 38 Belgians and 19 Congolese seamen; the 19 Congolese are not named. From late July 1941 until 8 November 1942 the crew was interned successively at Sebikotane (Senegal), Sidi-El-Ayachi (Morocco), Im-foud (Morocco), Oued-Zem (Morocco) and Mecheria (Algeria). Not sunk during this period.
The source counts 19 crew it never names. They do not appear in the list below, but they were aboard.
Crew list · 11 November 1943 — the loss (69 names)
The voyage
- Departure
- Gibraltar · 10 November 1943
- Destination
- Port Said · never reached
- Sunk
- 11 November 1943
The date of departure comes from the convoy records: she sailed with convoy KMS.31.
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Fate |
|---|---|---|---|
| Master (Kapitein) | †Frankignoul Fernand was aboard during the Dakar-Casablanca period | Lost | |
| 1st Officer (1ste officier) | †Buyck Pierre | Lost | |
| 2nd Officer (2de officier) | †Hendrix Marcel | Lost | |
| 3rd Officer (3de officier) | †Perlaux Louis was aboard during the Dakar-Casablanca period | Lost | |
| 4th Officer (4de officier) | †Bruynseels Joseph was aboard during the Dakar-Casablanca period | Lost | |
| Cadet (Kadet) | †Delange Julien | Lost | |
| Cadet (Kadet) | Owton William | United Kingdom | Survived |
| 1st Radio Officer (1ste marconist) | Gobel Eric | Denmark | Survived |
| 2nd Radio Officer (2de marconist) | †Mackay David | United Kingdom | Lost |
| 3rd Radio Officer (3de marconist) | †Reside Donald | United Kingdom | Lost |
| Boatswain (Bootsman) | Galle Walter | Survived | |
| Carpenter (Timmerman) | †Erneman Bernard | Lost | |
| Able Seaman (A.B.) | Barker John | United Kingdom | Survived |
| Able Seaman (A.B.) | Bishop Robert | Canada | Survived |
| Able Seaman (A.B.) | †Michielsen Pieter | Lost | |
| Able Seaman (A.B.) | †Rickinson Norman | United Kingdom | Lost |
| Able Seaman (A.B.) | Rodriguez August | Canada | Survived |
| Able Seaman (A.B.) | Salmond Harry | United Kingdom | Survived |
| Able Seaman (A.B.) | †Thompson Charles | United Kingdom | Lost |
| Able Seaman (A.B.) | Vingiguerra François | France | Survived |
| Able Seaman (A.B.) | †Williams John | Canada | Lost |
| Ordinary Seaman (Lichtmatroos) | †Heslop Harold | United Kingdom | Lost |
| Chief Engineer (Hfd-werktuigk.) | †Jorgensen Henri was aboard during the Dakar-Casablanca period | Lost | |
| 2nd Engineer Officer (2de mecanicien) | †De Zeeuw Pieter | Lost | |
| 3rd Engineer Officer (3de mecanicien) | †Van Houtte Basile | Lost | |
| 4th Engineer Officer (4de mecanic.) | †Kloote Dirk was aboard during the Dakar-Casablanca period | Lost | |
| Assistant Engineer (Assistant-mecanicien) | †Pironet François | Lost | |
| Assistant Engineer (Ass.-mecanic.) | †Quintelier Henri was aboard during the Dakar-Casablanca period | Lost | |
| Assistant Engineer (Assistant-mecanicien) | †Verreth Frans | Lost | |
| Donkeyman | †Bilbao Octavio | Spain | Lost |
| Donkeyman | †Everdepoel Joseph | Lost | |
| Donkeyman | †Worst Corneel | Lost | |
| Fireman and Trimmer (Stoker-Tremmer) | Aspen Frederic | United Kingdom | Survived |
| Fireman and Trimmer (Stoker-Tremmer) | †Ballister Amer | Spain | Lost |
| Fireman and Trimmer (Stoker-Tremmer) | Coates Arthur | Australia | Survived |
| Fireman and Trimmer (Stoker-Tremmer) | Doucette Philippe | Canada | Survived |
| Fireman and Trimmer (Stoker-Tremmer) | †Ganner Michael | United Kingdom | Lost |
| Fireman and Trimmer (Stoker-Tremmer) | †Johnston Thomas | South Africa | Lost |
| Fireman and Trimmer (Stoker-Tremmer) | Lesage Karel | Survived | |
| Fireman and Trimmer (Stoker-Tremmer) | Miller Henri | United Kingdom | Survived |
| Fireman and Trimmer (Stoker-Tremmer) | Mintjens Jan | Survived | |
| Fireman and Trimmer (Stoker-Tremmer) | †Pardaens Albert | Lost | |
| Fireman and Trimmer (Stoker-Tremmer) | Pere Johann | Estonia | Survived |
| Fireman and Trimmer (Stoker-Tremmer) | Priest Harold | United Kingdom | Survived |
| Fireman and Trimmer (Stoker-Tremmer) | Purcell Ralph | Canada | Survived |
| Fireman and Trimmer (Stoker-Tremmer) | †Smith John | United Kingdom | Lost |
| Fireman and Trimmer (Stoker-Tremmer) | †Soichin J. | Russia | Lost |
| Fireman and Trimmer (Stoker-Tremmer) | Wentzell Foster | Canada | Survived |
| Fireman and Trimmer (Stoker-Tremmer) | †Williams Leslie | United Kingdom | Lost |
| Fireman and Trimmer (Stoker-Tremmer) | Williams Neville | Canada | Survived |
| Steward | †Bruynincks Georges | Lost | |
| Messroom Steward (Messroom-steward) | †Crabbe Jozef | Lost | |
| Messroom Steward (Messroom-steward) | †Domhoff Louis | Lost | |
| Assistant Steward (Assistant-steward) | †Forment Jules | Lost | |
| Assistant Steward (Assistant-steward) | Otten Sébastien | Survived | |
| Assistant Steward (Assistant-steward) | †Winterbottom Ronald | United Kingdom | Lost |
| 1st Cook (1ste kok) | †Hubin Joseph was aboard during the Dakar-Casablanca period | Lost | |
| 2nd Cook (2de kok) | †Haveneers André | Lost | |
| Cook and Baker (Kok-bakker) | †Le Dem Corentin | France | Lost |
| Galley Boy (Galley-boy) | †Harris Geoffrey | United Kingdom | Lost |
| Cabin Boy (Cabin-boy) | †Hainstock Edmund | United Kingdom | Lost |
| Gunner | †Coppins Albert | United Kingdom | Lost |
| Gunner | †Evans William | United Kingdom | Lost |
| Gunner | †Gallagher John | United Kingdom | Lost |
| Gunner | Maddock Percy | United Kingdom | Survived |
| Gunner | †Maguire Bernard | United Kingdom | Lost |
| Gunner | †Savage Jack | United Kingdom | Lost |
| Gunner | †Troubleyn Karel | United Kingdom | Lost |
| Gunner | †Wilkinson Edward | United Kingdom | Lost |
More than one crew list survives for this ship. The list above belongs to the loss; the other one is below.
Dakar–Casablanca, 1940 (38 names)
Dakar-Casablanca period, 26.4.40 to February 1943. Aboard: 38 Belgians and 19 Congolese seamen; the 19 Congolese are not named. From late July 1941 until 8 November 1942 the crew was interned successively at Sebikotane (Senegal), Sidi-El-Ayachi (Morocco), Im-foud (Morocco), Oued-Zem (Morocco) and Mecheria (Algeria). Not sunk during this period.
The voyage
- Sunk
- 26 April 1940
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Fate |
|---|---|---|---|
| Master (Kapitein) | Teugels Henri escaped to Gibraltar | Survived | |
| 1st Officer (1ste officier) | Frankignoul Fernand | Survived | |
| 2nd Officer (2de officier) | Delcourt Léon | Survived | |
| 3rd Officer (3de officier) | Ardies Jean | Survived | |
| 4th Officer (4de officier) | Verstraete Guy escaped to Bathurst, Gambia | Survived | |
| Cadet (Kadet) | Bruynseels Joseph | Survived | |
| Cadet (Kadet) | Coopman Victor | Survived | |
| Cadet (Kadet) | Perlaux Louis | Survived | |
| Cadet (Kadet) | Smets P. escaped to Gibraltar | Survived | |
| Cadet (Kadet) | Straeven Guy escaped to Gibraltar | Survived | |
| Radio Officer (Marconist) | Falleur Oscar escaped to Gibraltar | Survived | |
| Boatswain (Bootsman) | Verheye Karel | Survived | |
| Carpenter (Timmerman) | Pynen H. escaped to Bathurst, Gambia | Survived | |
| Able Seaman (A.B.) | Alize L. escaped to Bathurst, Gambia | Survived | |
| Able Seaman (A.B.) | Brunzell A. | Survived | |
| Able Seaman (A.B.) | D'Hondt P. | Survived | |
| Able Seaman (A.B.) | †Hessens Karel died at Dakar | Lost | |
| Able Seaman (A.B.) | Lucas G. | Survived | |
| Able Seaman (A.B.) | Sels C. escaped to Bathurst, Gambia | Survived | |
| Able Seaman (A.B.) | Van Dingenen C. | Survived | |
| Able Seaman (A.B.) | Vermeulen E. escaped to Bathurst, Gambia | Survived | |
| Chief Engineer (Hfd-mecanicien) | Jorgensen H. | Survived | |
| 2nd Engineer Officer (2de mecanicien) | Staes C. | Survived | |
| 3rd Engineer Officer (3de mecanicien) | Haemhoudts A. | Survived | |
| 4th Engineer Officer (4de mecanic.) | Henon A. escaped to Bathurst, Gambia | Survived | |
| Assistant Engineer (Assistant mecanicien) | Mortelmans F. | Survived | |
| Assistant Engineer (Ass. mecanic.) | Rigats F. escaped to Gibraltar | Survived | |
| Assistant Engineer (Ass. mecanic.) | Versonnen M. escaped to Gibraltar | Survived | |
| Donkeyman | Kloote Dirk | Survived | |
| Donkeyman | Noens G. | Survived | |
| Donkeyman | Quintelier Henri | Survived | |
| Steward | Smeuninckx J. | Survived | |
| Messroom Steward (Messr.-stew.) | Peeters Ch. escaped to Bathurst, Gambia | Survived | |
| Assistant Steward (Assistant-steward) | Van Den Broeck R. | Survived | |
| Assistant Steward (Assistant-steward) | Vercauteren R. | Survived | |
| 1st Cook (1ste kok) | Hubin J. | Survived | |
| 2nd Cook and Baker (2de kok-bakker) | Grijsen O. | Survived | |
| Cabin Boy (Cabin-boy) | Piot J. | Survived |
Convoys (9)
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| FS.1071 | 24 March 1943 | Methil – Southend | |
| FN.1071 | 12 July 1943 | Southend – Methil | |
| EN.255 | 14 July 1943 | Methil – Loch Ewe | |
| ON.193 | 16 July 1943 | Liverpool – NYC | |
| BX.70 | 24 August 1943 | Boston – Halifax | |
| SC.141 | 3 September 1943 | Halifax – Liverpool | |
| OS/KMS.57KM | 27 October 1943 | Liverpool - Convoy Split | |
| KMS.31G | Nov 1943 | Ex OS57/ KMS31 - Gibraltar | |
| KMS.31 | 10 November 1943 | Gibraltar – Port Said | 4 sunk |
The source’s search page broke off halfway for this ship; this list may be incomplete.
Sources
Crew list from the printed source.