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S/S LEOPOLD II
Lost during the Second World War
41crew
35lost
- Tonnage
- 2,902 GRT
- Date
- 23 December 1941
Crew list (41 names)
The voyage
- Departure
- Methil · 21 December 1941
- Destination
- Southend · never reached
- Sunk
- 23 December 1941
The date of departure comes from the convoy records: she sailed with convoy FS.679.
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Fate |
|---|---|---|---|
| Master (Kapitein) | †Hanus Fernand | Lost | |
| 1st Officer (1ste officier) | †Jaspers Joseph | Lost | |
| 2nd Officer (2de officier) | Dom Jan | Survived | |
| 3rd Officer (3de officier) | Snyers Jozef | Survived | |
| Radio Officer (Marconist) | †Declercq Marcel | Lost | |
| Carpenter (Timmerman) | †Laporte Jean | Lost | |
| Able Seaman (A.B.) | †Binley Leslie | United Kingdom | Lost |
| Able Seaman (A.B.) | †Canavan Martin | United Kingdom | Lost |
| Able Seaman (A.B.) | †Dumbridge Léonard | United Kingdom | Lost |
| Able Seaman (A.B.) | †Hogg David | United Kingdom | Lost |
| Able Seaman (A.B.) | †Lemaire Louis | Lost | |
| Able Seaman (A.B.) | †Lemairie Marcel | France | Lost |
| Able Seaman (A.B.) | †Marien Jan Baptist | Lost | |
| Able Seaman (A.B.) | †Nyquist Arne | Finland | Lost |
| Able Seaman (A.B.) | Vingerhoed Pieter | Survived | |
| Ordinary Seaman (Lichtmatroos) | Lewis William | Survived | |
| 1st Engineer Officer (1ste mecanicien) | †Kestelle Eugène | Lost | |
| 2nd Engineer Officer (2de mecanicien) | †Tyssen Jan | Lost | |
| 3rd Engineer Officer (3de mecanicien) | †Brackx Evariste | Lost | |
| 4th Engineer Officer (4de mecanicien) | †Cotteleer Karel | Lost | |
| Donkeyman | †Petit Louis | Lost | |
| Donkeyman | †Sels Henri | Lost | |
| Fireman (Stoker) | †Beyens Jozef | Lost | |
| Fireman (Stoker) | †Bolter George | United Kingdom | Lost |
| Fireman (Stoker) | †Davies Victor | United Kingdom | Lost |
| Fireman (Stoker) | †Gerstmans Louis | Lost | |
| Fireman (Stoker) | †Ireland Harry | United Kingdom | Lost |
| Fireman (Stoker) | Lewis Robert | United Kingdom | Survived |
| Fireman (Stoker) | †Ray John | United Kingdom | Lost |
| Fireman (Stoker) | †Sealeaf John | United Kingdom | Lost |
| Steward | †Benoy Jozef | Lost | |
| Cook (Kok) | †De Corte Karel | Lost | |
| 2nd Cook and Baker (2de kok-bakker) | †Daelman Philippe | Lost | |
| Messroom Steward (Messroom-steward) | †Darlington Nathaniel | United Kingdom | Lost |
| Cook's Mate (Koksmaat) | †Lawrence John | Lost | |
| Gunner | †De Peuter Jan | Lost | |
| Gunner | †Mewis Théophile | Lost | |
| Gunner | †Voets Jozef | Lost | |
| Gunner | Wauters Eugène | Survived | |
| Gunner | †Sayer Frederic | United Kingdom | Lost |
| Gunner | †Wright Henri | United Kingdom | Lost |
Convoys (8)
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.343 | 6 July 1941 | Liverpool - Dispersed 46N 55W 1240Z | |
| SC.39 | 1 August 1941 | Sydney CB – Liverpool | |
| BB.65 | 19 August 1941 | Belfast Lough – Milford Haven | |
| ON.23 | 4 October 1941 | Liverpool – Halifax | |
| SC.56 | 22 November 1941 | Sydney CB – Liverpool | 1 sunk |
| SC.58 | 4 December 1941 | Sydney CB – Liverpool | |
| WN.220 | 18 December 1941 | Oban – Methil | |
| FS.679 | 21 December 1941 | Methil – Southend | 3 sunk |
The source’s search page broke off halfway for this ship; this list may be incomplete.
Sources
Crew list from the printed source.