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S/S KATANGA

Damaged but stayed afloat

40crew
50aboard
Tonnage
5,183 GRT
Date
26 October 1940
50 aboard: 40 crew and 10 passengers. Only 28 crew are named; who the other twelve were is not explained. No casualties recorded.

Crew list (28 names)

The voyage

Sunk
26 October 1940
RankNameNationalityFate
Master (Kapitein)Onghena JosephSurvived
1st Officer (1ste officier)Lepas ArsèneSurvived
2nd Officer (2de officier)Van Den Dorpe FrançoisSurvived
3rd Officer (3de officier)Lardinoy FrançoisSurvived
Radio Officer (Marconist)Paquier GeorgesSurvived
Cadet (Kadet)Maréchal JulesSurvived
Cadet (Kadet)Vissers JeanSurvived
Carpenter (Timmerman)Heymans MarcelSurvived
Boatswain (Bootsman)Nicolas JeanSurvived
Able Seaman (A.B.)Casier PieterSurvived
Able Seaman (A.B.)Larey AlfonsSurvived
Able Seaman (A.B.)Lemaire LouisSurvived
Able Seaman (A.B.)Lopez-Bola AlfredPortugalSurvived
Able Seaman (A.B.)Lucidarme GérardSurvived
Able Seaman (A.B.)Van Sintruyen WillySurvived
Ordinary Seaman (Lichtmatroos)Wackenier FlorentSurvived
Chief Engineer (Chef-mecanicien)De Boey FransSurvived
2nd Engineer Officer (2de mecanicien)Van Staeyen JanSurvived
3rd Engineer Officer (3de mecanicien)De Boey EmielSurvived
4th Engineer Officer (4de mecanicien)Huygens WillemSurvived
DonkeymanDe Ryck JanSurvived
DonkeymanVan Damme FransSurvived
DonkeymanWillemen CornelisSurvived
StewardLauwereins FernandSurvived
1st Cook (1ste kok)Cipido CorneilleSurvived
2nd Cook and Baker (2de kok-bakker)Godefroid PierreSurvived
Messroom Steward (Messroom-steward)Filibert ArmandSurvived
Assistant Steward (Assis.-steward)Barrish LeonardUnited KingdomSurvived

Convoys (31)

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

ConvoyDepartedRouteSunk
OB.2849 February 1941Liverpool - Dispersed
SL/MKS.7327 April 1941Freetown – Liverpool1 sunk
WN.13226 May 1941Clyde – Methil
EC.425 July 1941Southend – Clyde
OB.34614 July 1941Liverpool - Freetown
SL/MKS.8824 September 1941Freetown - Rendezvous with HG.74
HG.742 October 1941Gibraltar – Liverpool
OS/KMS.117 November 1941Liverpool – Freetown
SL/MKS.9927 January 1942Freetown – Liverpool
OS/KMS.2213 March 1942Liverpool – Freetown
SL/MKS.11315 June 1942Freetown – Liverpool
SC.13719 July 1943Halifax – Liverpool
OS/KMS.55Sep 1943Ex OS55/ KMS27 - Freetown
OS/KMS.55KM17 September 1943Liverpool - Convoy Split
SL/MKS.142MKDec 1943Rendezvous of SL142 with MKS33 - Liverpool
SL/MKS.1422 December 1943Freetown - Rendezvous with MKS.33
OS/KMS.68Feb 1944Ex OS68/ KMS42 - Freetown
OS/KMS.68KM12 February 1944Liverpool - Convoy Split
STL.149 March 1944Freetown – Takoradi
SL/MKS.157MKMay 1944Rendezvous of SL157 with MKS48 - Liverpool
SL/MKS.1571 May 1944Freetown - Rendezvous with MKS.48
OS/KMS.81KM22 June 1944Liverpool - Convoy Split
OS/KMS.81Jul 1944Ex OS81/ KMS55 - Freetown
SL/MKS.16929 August 1944Freetown - Rendezvous with MKS.60
SL/MKS.169MKSep 1944Rendezvous of SL169 with MKS60 - Liverpool
ST.874 October 1944Freetown – Takoradi
OS/KMS.100KM23 December 1944Liverpool - Convoy Split
MKS.85G24 February 1945Gibraltar – Liverpool
ATM.12313 April 1945Antwerp – Southend
TBC.12814 April 1945Southend – Milford Haven
OS/KMS.124KM21 April 1945Clyde - Convoy Split

Sources

Crew list from the printed source.