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M/T LUBRAFOL

Lost during the Second World War

The Lubrafol, torpedoed by U-564. Juno Beach Historical Society, Public domain. — **The Lubrafol, torpedoed by U-564.** United States Coast Guard · Juno Beach Historical Society · Public domain · Wikimedia Commons

More photographs (2)

The Belgian motor tanker Lubrafol on fire, 5 September 1942. Photographer unknown · Public domain · Commons
The Belgian motor tanker Lubrafol on fire, 5 September 1942. Photographer unknown · Public domain · Commons

44crew

13lost

Type: Motor tanker
Tonnage: 7,138 GRT
Built: 1924 – Sir W.G. Armstrong, Whitworth & Co Ltd, Newcastle-upon-Tyne
Owner: Belgian Gulf Oil Co SA, Antwerp
Home port: Panama
Date: 9 May 1942
Fate: Sunk by U-564 (Reinhard Suhren)
Attacker: U-564 (Reinhard Suhren)
Convoy: Sailed alone, unescorted
Voyage: Aruba → New York
Cargo: 67,000 barrels of fuel oil
Position: 26.4333, -80.0000 · grid DM 2343

Twelve wounded taken to hospital are counted here, a different figure from the two men marked as severely wounded. The gunners are American Armed Guard and are given by surname only.

Position of the attack. Click the map to enable zoom.

Crew list (44 names)

The voyage

Departure: Aruba
Destination: New York · never reached
Sunk: 9 May 1942

Rank	Name	Nationality	Fate
Master (Kapitein)	Van Schoenberg Eugène		Survived
1st Officer (1ste officier)	Michaelson John severely wounded	Norway	Wounded
2nd Officer (2de officier)	Johnsen Karsten	Norway	Survived
3rd Officer (3de officier)	Van Dorst Raymond severely wounded		Wounded
Radio Officer (Marconist)	Brown Steven	United States	Survived
2nd Radio Officer (2de marconist)	†Barnes John	Canada	Lost
Boatswain (Bootsman)	†Craen Gommaire		Lost
Able Seaman (A.B.)	Beyen Robert		Survived
Able Seaman (A.B.)	†Guiden James	Ireland	Lost
Able Seaman (A.B.)	†Gulliksen Kristof	Norway	Lost
Able Seaman (A.B.)	Hansen Attar	Norway	Survived
Able Seaman (A.B.)	†Holthe Olaf	Norway	Lost
Able Seaman (A.B.)	Knutsen Lythe	United States	Survived
Ordinary Seaman (Lichtmatroos)	Gamacho Luciano	Puerto Rico	Survived
Ordinary Seaman (Lichtmatroos)	†Harrington Joseph	United States	Lost
Ordinary Seaman (Lichtmatroos)	†Lindström Elmer	United States	Lost
Ordinary Seaman (Lichtmatroos)	Webb John	United States	Survived
1st Engineer Officer (1ste mecanicien)	Gysbrecht Jozef		Survived
2nd Engineer Officer (2de mecanicien)	†Van Dessel Pierre		Lost
3rd Engineer Officer (3de mecanicien)	Martinson Bernt	United States	Survived
4th Engineer Officer (4de mecanicien)	Frederickson Hjalmar	United States	Survived
Assistant Engineer (Assistant-mecanicien)	†Wegbrands Abraham	Netherlands	Lost
Assistant Engineer (Assistant-mecanicien)	Jenssen Bjorne	United States	Survived
Assistant Engineer (Assistant-mecanicien)	Mikesell Willard	United States	Survived
Pumpman	Oerlemans Frans		Survived
Greaser	Smith Albert	United States	Survived
Greaser	†Stoyanovitch Alex	United States	Lost
Greaser	Stromberg Karl	Sweden	Survived
Wiper	Egen Alex	United States	Survived
Wiper	Walter Joseph	United States	Survived
Steward	Van Den Eynde Alfons		Survived
1st Cook (1ste kok)	Cassiers Frans		Survived
2nd Cook (2de kok)	†Gooyers Willem	Netherlands	Lost
Cook's Mate (Koksmaat)	Johnston Hubert	United States	Survived
Messroom steward	†Leonhard Tom	Netherlands	Lost
Messroom steward	Thomas John	United States	Survived
Messroom steward	†Van Den Bergh Jozef		Lost
Crew Messman (Messman crew)	Meerbergen Jan		Survived
Gunner Coxswain (Gunner-coxswain)	Ambrose surname only in the source	United States	Survived
Gunner	Howard surname only in the source	United States	Survived
Gunner	Mc Lane surname only in the source	United States	Survived
Gunner	Malcolm surname only in the source	United States	Survived
Gunner	Matthews surname only in the source	United States	Survived
Gunner	Moshal surname only in the source	United States	Survived

Sources

Crew list from the printed source.