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M/T LUBRAFOL
Lost during the Second World War
More photographs (2)
The Belgian motor tanker Lubrafol on fire, 5 September 1942. Photographer unknown · Public domain · Commons
The Lubrafol, torpedoed by U-564. United States Coast Guard · 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 |