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S/S KABALO
Lost during the Second World War
43crew
1lost
- Tonnage
- 5,186 GRT
- Owner
- Agence Maritime Internationale, Antwerp
- Date
- 15 October 1940
Stated: 43 crew; 42 are named. The survivors were repatriated from Lisbon: some Belgians to occupied Belgium, the Congolese firemen to the Congo.
Crew list (42 names)
The voyage
- Departure
- Liverpool · 3 October 1940
- Sunk
- 15 October 1940
The date of departure comes from the convoy records: she sailed with convoy OB.223.
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Fate |
|---|---|---|---|
| Master (Kapitein) | Vogels Georges returned from Lisbon to Belgium | Survived | |
| 1st Officer (1ste officier) | Mesmaekers Isidore | Survived | |
| 2nd Officer (2de officier) | Caudron Aimé | Survived | |
| 3rd Officer (3de officier) | Reclerq Marcel | Survived | |
| Radio Officer (Marconist) | Lefebvre Guillaume | Survived | |
| Carpenter (Timmerman) | Hawer Corneel returned from Lisbon to Belgium | Survived | |
| Boatswain (Bootsman) | Stroobants René returned from Lisbon to Belgium | Survived | |
| Able Seaman (A.B.) | Burms Marcel | Survived | |
| Able Seaman (A.B.) | Carette Edouard | Survived | |
| Able Seaman (A.B.) | Ghys Egide | Survived | |
| Able Seaman (A.B.) | Van Wetter Adolf | Survived | |
| Able Seaman (A.B.) | Voordecker Georges | Survived | |
| Able Seaman (A.B.) | Zehnder Serge | Survived | |
| Ordinary Seaman (Lichtmatroos) | Ternoye Emiel | Survived | |
| Ordinary Seaman (Lichtmatroos) | Trimarco Angelo | United Kingdom | Survived |
| Ordinary Seaman (Lichtmatroos) | Van Wetteren Emiel | Survived | |
| 1st Engineer Officer (1ste mecanicien) | Borny Gustaaf returned from Lisbon to Belgium | Survived | |
| 2nd Engineer Officer (2de mecanicien) | Elbers Philippe | Survived | |
| 3rd Engineer Officer (3de mecanicien) | Vandenhoeck Jozef returned from Lisbon to Belgium | Survived | |
| 4th Engineer Officer (4de mecanicien) | Blanot Georges | France | Survived |
| Donkeyman | De Visser Petrus | Survived | |
| Donkeyman | Schierwagen Theophiel | Survived | |
| Donkeyman | Vermonden Alexander | Survived | |
| Fireman (Stoker) | Bafu-Kolombo Isidore repatriated from Lisbon to the Congo | Congolese | Survived |
| Fireman (Stoker) | Bongo Laurent repatriated from Lisbon to the Congo | Congolese | Survived |
| Fireman (Stoker) | Elongi Félix repatriated from Lisbon to the Congo | Congolese | Survived |
| Fireman (Stoker) | †Essende Pierre | Congolese | Lost |
| Fireman (Stoker) | Kalema Georges repatriated from Lisbon to the Congo | Congolese | Survived |
| Fireman (Stoker) | Luanza Louis repatriated from Lisbon to the Congo | Congolese | Survived |
| Fireman (Stoker) | Mabutulu Thomas repatriated from Lisbon to the Congo | Congolese | Survived |
| Fireman (Stoker) | Mampuka Albert repatriated from Lisbon to the Congo | Congolese | Survived |
| Fireman (Stoker) | Nongo Albert repatriated from Lisbon to the Congo | Congolese | Survived |
| Trimmer (Tremmer) | Ekumangu Pierre repatriated from Lisbon to the Congo | Congolese | Survived |
| Trimmer (Tremmer) | Mandulu Georges repatriated from Lisbon to the Congo | Congolese | Survived |
| Steward | Van Hool Edouard | Survived | |
| Cook (Kok) | Ketels Mathieu | Survived | |
| Messroom Steward (Messroom-steward) | D'Hooghe Jozef | Survived | |
| Assistant Steward (Assistant-steward) | Van Hoof Petrus | Survived | |
| Messroom Steward (Messroom-steward) | Ludforth Meredith | United Kingdom | Survived |
| Cook's Mate (Koksmaat) | Gould Edward | United Kingdom | Survived |
| Gunner | Dedoyard Gérard | Survived | |
| Gunner | Dufresne Jean | Survived |
Convoys (2)
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.219 | 25 September 1940 | Liverpool - Dispersed 57.11N 29.32W | |
| OB.223 | 3 October 1940 | Liverpool - Dispersed 58.30N 25W |
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Sources
Crew list from the printed source.