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S/S HENRI JASPAR

Damaged but stayed afloat

The steamer Henri Jaspar. MAS Antwerp, Public domain.
The steamer Henri Jaspar. Photographer unknown · MAS Antwerp · Public domain · Wikimedia Commons

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59crew
1lost
71aboard
Tonnage
5,760 GRT
Date
8 February 1941
71 aboard: 59 crew (37 named plus 22 unnamed Congolese) and 12 passengers.
The source counts 22 crew it never names. They do not appear in the list below, but they were aboard.

Crew list (37 names)

The voyage

Sunk
8 February 1941
RankNameNationalityFate
Master (Kapitein)Lauwereins CharlesSurvived
1st Officer (1ste officier)Van Isacker JeanSurvived
2nd Officer (2de officier)Deseck RenéSurvived
3rd Officer (3de officier)Fischer PaulSurvived
4th Officer (4de officier)Nizette RogerSurvived
Radio Officer (Marconist)Gielen RogerSurvived
Cadet (Kadet)Kundycki JeanSurvived
Cadet (Kadet)Matton WillemSurvived
Carpenter (Timmerman)Antonsson HaakonEstoniaSurvived
Boatswain (Bootsman)De Sobri FernandSurvived
Able Seaman (A.B.)De Deyne RemiSurvived
Able Seaman (A.B.)Kerstens HenriSurvived
Able Seaman (A.B.)Peters JozefSurvived
Able Seaman (A.B.)Schenk ReyerUnited KingdomSurvived
Able Seaman (A.B.)Stolk JosephSurvived
Able Seaman (A.B.)Storms JozefLost
Able Seaman (A.B.)Vits JozefSurvived
Ordinary Seaman (Lichtmatroos)Spiers DonaldUnited KingdomSurvived
Chief Engineer (Hfd-werktuigk.)Lecomte ProsperSurvived
2nd Engineer Officer (2de mecanicien)Nyssens JozefSurvived
3rd Engineer Officer (3de mecanicien)Lacroix AdolpheSurvived
4th Engineer Officer (4de mecanicien)Beeldens EdmondSurvived
Assistant Engineer (Assistant mecanicien)Smits LudovicSurvived
Assistant Engineer (Assistant mecanicien)Van Egeren JozefSurvived
Assistant Engineer (Assistant mecanicien)Vicario JosephSurvived
StewardHeyman GommaireSurvived
1st Cook (1ste kok)Weets KarelSurvived
2nd Cook (2de kok)Hemmerechts JacquesSurvived
Messroom Steward (Messroom-steward)Wellems GustaafSurvived
Messroom Steward (Messroom-steward)Brown FrankUnited KingdomSurvived
Assistant Steward (Assis.-steward)Elst GeorgesSurvived
Assistant Steward (Assis.-steward)Heuvelmans EmielSurvived
Assistant Steward (Assis.-steward)Wauters PierreSurvived
Cook's Mate (Koksmaat)Segers VictorSurvived
Cabin Boy (Kajuitjongen)Wakeman WilliamUnited KingdomSurvived
GunnerDevliegher LouisSurvived
GunnerDumont RenéSurvived

Convoys (47)

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

ConvoyDepartedRouteSunk
OB.21415 September 1940Liverpool - Dispersed
SL/MKS.5512 November 1940Freetown – Liverpool
OS/KMS.1025 October 1941Liverpool – Freetown1 sunk
SL/MKS.1009 February 1942Freetown – Liverpool
OS/KMS.242 April 1942Liverpool – Freetown
ST.2128 April 1942Freetown – Takoradi
SL/MKS.1155 July 1942Freetown – Liverpool
OS/KMS.3710 August 1942Liverpool – Freetown
ST.3229 August 1942Freetown – Takoradi
TAG.2530 November 1942Trinidad – Guantanamo
GN.254 December 1942Guantanamo – NYC
HX.22021 December 1942NYC – Liverpool
OS/KMS.446 March 1943Liverpool – Freetown4 sunk
SL/MKS.13030 May 1943Freetown - Rendezvous with MKS.14
SL/MKS.130FJun 1943Detached SL130/ SLMKS14 - Liverpool
SL/MKS.130MKJun 1943Rendezvous of SL130 with MKS14 - Liverpool
WN.44421 June 1943Loch Ewe – Methil
FS.114923 June 1943Methil – Southend
OS/KMS.52Jul 1943Ex OS52/ KMS21 - Freetown
FN.107011 July 1943Southend – Methil
EN.25514 July 1943Methil – Loch Ewe
OS/KMS.52KM19 July 1943Liverpool - Convoy Split1 sunk
ST.7531 August 1943Freetown – Takoradi
SL/MKS.139MKNov 1943Rendezvous of SL139 with MKS30G - Liverpool
SL/MKS.1392 November 1943Freetown - Rendezvous with MKS.30
OS/KMS.63KM25 December 1943Liverpool – Split
OS/KMS.63Jan 1944Ex OS63/ KMS37 - Freetown
SL/MKS.152MKMar 1944Rendezvous of SL152 with MKS43 - Liverpool
SL/MKS.15213 March 1944Freetown - Rendezvous with MKS.43
OS/KMS.76May 1944Ex OS76/ KMS50 - Freetown
OS/KMS.76KM2 May 1944Liverpool - Convoy Split
ST.8226 May 1944Freetown – Takoradi
SL/MKS.16630 July 1944Freetown - Rendezvous with MKS.57
SL/MKS.166MKAug 1944Rendezvous of SL166 with MKS57 - Liverpool
WN.62217 August 1944Loch Ewe – Methil
FS.155020 August 1944Methil – Southend
ETC.10420 September 1944Southend – Seine Bay
FBC.8921 September 1944Seine Bay – Bristol Channel
OS/KMS.90KM24 September 1944Liverpool - Convoy Split
OS/KMS.90Oct 1944Ex OS90/ KMS64 - Freetown
MKS.72G21 December 1944Gibraltar – Liverpool
OS/KMS.106KM22 January 1945Liverpool - Convoy Split 46.39N 9.35W
MKS.92G31 March 1945Gibraltar – Liverpool
TAM.1339 April 1945Southend – Antwerp
ATM.13525 April 1945Antwerp – Southend
TBC.14026 April 1945Southend – Milford Haven
OS/KMS.131KM27 May 1945Liverpool - Dispersed 47N 9.12W

Sources

Crew list from the printed source.