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S/S ELISABETHVILLE
Troop transport or packet boat
More photographs (3)
Elisabethville I, Compagnie Maritime Belge du Congo. Louis Claes · Public domain · Commons
Elisabethville. Stern on the slipway. Compagnie Maritime Belge du Congo. Louis Claes · Public domain · Commons
Elisabethville. Launch. Compagnie Maritime Belge du Congo. Louis Claes · Public domain · Commons
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- Tonnage
- 8,300 GRT
- Owner
- Compagnie Maritime Belge (Lloyd Royal) SA, Antwerp
No date printed; a list of those who stayed aboard for the whole war or a large part of it. 89 crew are named, plus about 30 Congolese firemen, trimmers and cleaners, about 10 Congolese for the galley and cabins, 30 gunners (14 Royal Navy and 14 Royal Maritime Artillery Regiment under officer Matthews Robert and gunnery officer Green Jack) and 5 stewardesses put ashore at Liverpool on 17.12.1940. About 200 crew in all over the war years. The list records each man's discharges, repatriations through illness and deaths in port.
Crew list (89 names)
The voyage
This list does not belong to a single voyage: it names those who stayed aboard over a longer period.
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Fate |
|---|---|---|---|
| Commander (Commandant) | Heiremans August in command until 13.10.1944 | Survived | |
| Master (Kapitein) | Alaerts Jan in command from 9.10.1944 | Survived | |
| 1st Officer (1ste officier) | Hannon Emile | Survived | |
| 1st Officer jr (1ste officier jr) | Willaert Jacques | Survived | |
| 2nd Officer (2de officier) | De Vrieze Oscar | Survived | |
| 2nd Officer jr (2de officier jr) | Roger Arthur | Survived | |
| 3rd Officer (3de officier) | Ameels Victor | Survived | |
| 4th Officer (4de officier) | Kockx Henri | Survived | |
| 1st Radio Officer (1ste marconist) | Devillers André | Survived | |
| 2nd Radio Officer (2de marconist) | Verstuyft Robert | Survived | |
| 3rd Radio Officer (3de marconist) | Soetaerts Valère | Survived | |
| Carpenter (Timmerman) | Merket Frans | Survived | |
| Boatswain (Bootsman) | Mintiens Albert | Survived | |
| Quartermaster (Kwartiermeester) | Bruckenburg Jean | Survived | |
| Quartermaster (Kwartiermeester) | Ergo Marcel | Survived | |
| Quartermaster (Kwartiermeester) | Mortelmans Karel | Survived | |
| Quartermaster (Kwartiermeester) | Raeymakers Jan | Survived | |
| Quartermaster (Kwartiermeester) | Saldien Gaston | Survived | |
| Quartermaster (Kwartiermeester) | Wittevrongel Adolf | Survived | |
| Able Seaman (A.B.) | Bruckenburg Karel | Survived | |
| Able Seaman (A.B.) | †Colfs Louis died at Port-Tewfik on 21.02.41 | Lost | |
| Able Seaman (A.B.) | Courtel Henri | Survived | |
| Able Seaman (A.B.) | De Haes Victor | Survived | |
| Able Seaman (A.B.) | Demoor Emiel signed off at Gibraltar on 18.11.1943 | Survived | |
| Able Seaman (A.B.) | Huyghe Laurent | Survived | |
| Able Seaman (A.B.) | Put Henri | Survived | |
| Able Seaman (A.B.) | Wullaert Karel | Survived | |
| Chief Engineer (Chef-mecanicien) | Ledent Jean | Survived | |
| 2nd Engineer Officer (2de mecanicien) | Halffman Edmond | Survived | |
| 3rd Engineer Officer (3de mecanicien) | Moonen Karel repatriated sick to U.K. on 19.1.1942 | Survived | |
| 4th Engineer Officer (4de mecanicien) | Marivoet Benoit | Survived | |
| 4th Engineer Officer (4de mecanicien) | Molderez Georges repatriated sick to U.K. on 13.9.1942 | Survived | |
| 5th Engineer Officer (5de mecanicien) | Augustus Frans | Survived | |
| 6th Engineer Officer (6de mecanicien) | D'Hooghe Michel | Survived | |
| Deck Engineer (Dek-machinist) | Prime Ernest | Survived | |
| Storekeeper (Magazijnier) | Haerens Leopold | Survived | |
| 1st Purser (1ste commissaris) | Van Malderen Arthur | Survived | |
| 2nd Purser (2de commissaris) | Scheyvaerts Frans | Survived | |
| 1st Chief Steward (1ste hofmeester) | Hoste Camille signed off at Freetown on 14.10.1943 | Survived | |
| 2nd Chief Steward (2de hofmeester) | Raeymaeckers Charles signed off at Durban on 4.3.1943 | Survived | |
| 3rd Chief Steward (3de hofmeester) | Dom Albert | Survived | |
| Chief Cook (Chef-kok) | Rapati Antoon | Survived | |
| 1st Cook (1ste kok) | Van Lommeren Edmond | Survived | |
| 2nd Cook (2de kok) | Braham Jean | Survived | |
| 3rd Cook (3de kok) | Visterin Jan-Baptist accident at Oran on 22.11.1943 | Survived | |
| 3rd Cook (3de kok) | Beicht Jan signed off at Gibraltar on 16.11.1943 | Survived | |
| Pantryman | De Beule Oscar | Survived | |
| Pantryman | Roels Léopold signed off at Freetown on 18.10.1943 | Survived | |
| 1st Butcher (1ste beenhouwer) | Van Kreunkelven Louis | Survived | |
| 2nd Butcher (2de beenhouwer) | Heens Jerome | Survived | |
| 3rd Butcher (3de beenhouwer) | De Winter Gregoire | Survived | |
| 1st Baker (1ste bakker) | Serries Hubert disembarked sick at Durban on 26.01.1941 | Survived | |
| 2nd Baker (2de bakker) | De Wilde Petrus | Survived | |
| 3rd Baker (3de bakker) | Blonde Fernand | Survived | |
| Linen Keeper (Linnengoed) | De Jongh Jozef | Survived | |
| Barber (Haarkapper) | Van Ham Georges | Survived | |
| Printer (Drukker) | Nicolay Frans | Survived | |
| Musician (Muzikant) | Hellemans Frans | Survived | |
| Saloon Steward (Salon-steward) | Brugmans Emiel signed off at Freetown on 12.6.1943 | Survived | |
| Saloon Steward (Salon-steward) | Dorchain André | Survived | |
| Barman | Boumans Frans | Survived | |
| Barman | Waegemans Frans | Survived | |
| 1st Storekeeper (1ste magazijnier) | †Declercq Alfons died in hospital at Freetown on 30.10.1943 | Lost | |
| 2nd Storekeeper (2de magazijnier) | Janssens Albert signed off at Gibraltar on 16.11.1943 | Survived | |
| Watchman (Waker) | Beunen Petrus signed off at Gibraltar on 16.11.1943 | Survived | |
| Watchman (Waker) | Bunneghem Jozef | Survived | |
| Steward | Beck Karel | Survived | |
| Steward | Carlo Petrus | Survived | |
| Steward | Cnaepkens Jozef | Survived | |
| Steward | De Kleermaecker Henri taken to hospital at Matadi on 15.7.1943 | Survived | |
| Steward | Depauw Gommaire | Survived | |
| Steward | De Vos Fernand | Survived | |
| Steward | Hesters Antoine | Survived | |
| Steward | Koreman Antoine | Survived | |
| Steward | Lagast Gaston | Survived | |
| Steward | †Maldoy Frans died in hospital at East London on 7.9.1942 | Lost | |
| Steward | Marchand Raymond | Survived | |
| Steward | †Mignolet René 3rd Chief Steward from 18.10.1943; died at sea 10.6.1946 | Lost | |
| Steward | Moors Carl | Survived | |
| Steward | Roefs Sylvain | Survived | |
| Steward | Serries Hubert | Survived | |
| Steward | Van Herreweghe Jacques | Survived | |
| Steward | Verhoeven Alfons | Survived | |
| Steward | Verkimpen Louis | Survived | |
| Steward | †Vets Jan died in hospital at Durban on 18.03.1942 | Lost | |
| Steward | Watjou Jan-Baptist | Survived | |
| Laundryman | Wang Sing | Survived | |
| Laundryman | Chung Shook Cho | Survived | |
| Liaison Officer (Liaison officier) | Watson Andrew | Survived |
Convoys (20)
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| OB.215 | 17 September 1940 | Liverpool - Dispersed | |
| SL/MKS.54 | 4 November 1940 | Freetown – Liverpool | |
| ST.70 | 23 June 1943 | Freetown – Lagos | |
| SL/MKS.136 | 3 September 1943 | Freetown - Rendezvous with MKS.24 | |
| STL.1 | 10 September 1943 | Freetown – Lagos | |
| STL.2 | 27 September 1943 | Freetown – Lagos | |
| ST.76 | 19 October 1943 | Freetown – Takoradi | |
| SL/MKS.139 | 2 November 1943 | Freetown - Rendezvous with MKS.30 | |
| KMS.32 | 19 November 1943 | Gibraltar – Port Said | |
| KMS.33 | 29 November 1943 | Gibraltar – Port Said | |
| MKS.36 | 31 December 1943 | Port Said – Gibraltar | |
| SL/MKS.146MK | Jan 1944 | Rendezvous of SL146 with MKS37 - Liverpool | |
| MKS.37 | 10 January 1944 | Port Said – Gibraltar | |
| MKS.37G | 22 January 1944 | Gibraltar - Rendezvous with SL.146 | |
| WN.542 | 8 February 1944 | Loch Ewe – Methil | |
| FS.1358 | 10 February 1944 | Methil – Southend | |
| ETM.65 | 23 August 1944 | Southend – Seine Bay | |
| KMS.66G | Oct 1944 | Ex OS92/ KMS66 - Gibraltar | |
| OS/KMS.92KM | 15 October 1944 | Liverpool - Convoy Split | |
| KMS.66 | 26 October 1944 | Gibraltar – Port Said |
Sources
Crew list from the printed source.