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S/S LUXEMBOURG
Lost during the Second World War
46crew
5lost
- Type
- Steam merchant
- Tonnage
- 5,809 GRT
- Built
- 1915 – AG Weser, Bremen
- Owner
- Armement Deppe, Antwerp
- Home port
- Antwerp
- Date
- 21 June 1940
- Fate
- Sunk by U-38 (Heinrich Liebe)
- Attacker
- U-38 (Heinrich Liebe)
- Convoy
- Sailed alone, unescorted
- Voyage
- Buenos Aires → Falmouth
- Cargo
- General cargo
- Position
- 47.4167, -4.9167 · grid BF 5276
Steen Pieter was repatriated from this ship and afterwards served on the Bruges.
Position of the attack. Click the map to enable zoom.
Crew list (46 names)
The voyage
- Departure
- Buenos Aires
- Destination
- Falmouth · never reached
- Sunk
- 21 June 1940
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Fate |
|---|---|---|---|
| Master (Kapitein) | Deburges Louis | Survived | |
| 1st Officer (1ste officier) | Messiant Armand | Survived | |
| 2nd Officer (2de officier) | Messiant Adrien | Survived | |
| 3rd Officer (3de officier) | Thomas Jean | Survived | |
| Radio Officer (Marconist) | Bettens Arsène | Survived | |
| Cadet (Kadet) | Nellens Jan | Survived | |
| Carpenter (Timmerman) | De Maeyer Frans | Survived | |
| Boatswain (Bootsman) | Raes Jan | Survived | |
| Able Seaman (A.B.) | De Backer Julien | Survived | |
| Able Seaman (A.B.) | De Rop Frans | Survived | |
| Able Seaman (A.B.) | De Westerlinck Henri | Survived | |
| Able Seaman (A.B.) | Eyckmans Louis | Survived | |
| Able Seaman (A.B.) | Lanoye Henri | Survived | |
| Able Seaman (A.B.) | Mondelaers Georges | Survived | |
| Able Seaman (A.B.) | Poncelet Willy | Survived | |
| Able Seaman (A.B.) | Van Wynsberghe Jan | Survived | |
| Ordinary Seaman (Lichtmatroos) | Fossaert Hubert | Survived | |
| Ordinary Seaman (Lichtmatroos) | Van San Augustus | Survived | |
| 1st Engineer Officer (1ste mecanicien) | Tieperman Karel | Wounded | |
| 2nd Engineer Officer (2de mecanicien) | †Clottens Antoine | Lost | |
| 3rd Engineer Officer (3de mecanicien) | †Blonde Gustaaf | Lost | |
| 4th Engineer Officer (4de mecanicien) | Stinders Etienne | Survived | |
| Assistant Engineer (Assistant-mecanicien) | Mathieu Raymond | Survived | |
| Donkeyman | †Claes Edmond | Lost | |
| Donkeyman | De Loose Louis | Survived | |
| Fireman (Stoker) | Boyens Henri | Survived | |
| Fireman (Stoker) | Dillen Jozef | Survived | |
| Fireman (Stoker) | Geenens Karel | Survived | |
| Fireman (Stoker) | Michielsen Albert | Survived | |
| Fireman (Stoker) | Symens Henri | Survived | |
| Fireman (Stoker) | Van Rompaey Pieter | Survived | |
| Fireman (Stoker) | Van Roten Albert | Survived | |
| Fireman (Stoker) | Vergote Edmond | Survived | |
| Fireman (Stoker) | Willemen Louis | Survived | |
| Trimmer (Tremmer) | Baton Charles | Survived | |
| Trimmer (Tremmer) | †Bendeker Jozef | Lost | |
| Trimmer (Tremmer) | De Cock Ferdinand | Survived | |
| Trimmer (Tremmer) | De Lauwer Denis | Survived | |
| Trimmer (Tremmer) | Geerts Jules | Survived | |
| Trimmer (Tremmer) | †Maxi Antoine | Lost | |
| Steward | Witterwulghe Frans | Survived | |
| Assistant Steward (Assistant-steward) | Van Birgelen Georges | Survived | |
| Messroom Steward (Messroom-steward) | Jorissen Frans | Survived | |
| 1st Cook (1ste kok) | Havermans Johannes | Survived | |
| 2nd Cook and Baker (2de kok-bakker) | Van Wyneghem surname only in the source | Survived | |
| Assistant Cook (Hulpkok) | Van Gestel Albert | Survived |
Sources
Crew list from the printed source.