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O.S. MERCATOR
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Het Belgische opleidingsschip Mercator voor herstellingen in de haven van Gent. Jonghe, Henri De · Public domain · Commons
Het opleidingsschip Mercator in de haven van Oostende. Unknown author Unknown author · Public domain · Commons
Het opleidingsschip Mercator in de haven van Oostende. Unknown author Unknown author · Public domain · Commons
Het schoolschip Mercator in de haven van Antwerpen. Loo, Van (uitgever) · CC0 · Commons
Het schoolschip Mercator in het Bonapartedok. Unknown author Unknown author · Public domain · Commons
Schoolschepen Georg Stage, Flying Clipper en Mercator. Photographer unknown · Public domain · Commons
- Tonnage
- 779 GRT
- Built
- 1932
- What became of her
- Training ship of the Belgian Marine Administration. She left Ostend on 21 February 1940 for her twentieth cruise and did not return until January 1947. From 1943 to 1945 she sailed as H.M.S. Mercator under the British flag, as a rest ship for submarine crews at Freetown.
Crew list · the last pre-war cruise, 1940 (73 names)
Those who sailed from Ostend with her on 21 February 1940. The source prints seventy-three names and states that seventy-five were aboard, so two are missing. One man appears with his surname only. This list comes from the printed history of the ship, not from the reference work the rest of this database rests on. The story of that voyage is with the story.
The voyage
- Departure
- Ostend · 21 February 1940
- Destination
- Ostend · never reached
- Arrival
- Banana · 1 June 1940
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Fate |
|---|---|---|---|
| Commander (Commandant) | Van de Sande Remy | Unknown | |
| D.d. tweede | Delforge Julien | Unknown | |
| Luitenant | Ceulemans Henri | Unknown | |
| Luitenant | Waignien Albert | Unknown | |
| Comm-secretaris | Gers José | Unknown | |
| Off-onderrichter | D'Hondt Gaston | Unknown | |
| Doctor (Dokter) | Zaslawsky Wenceslas | Unknown | |
| Aalmoezenier | Buelens Renaat | Unknown | |
| Hoofdwerktuigkundige | Goddaert Camille | Unknown | |
| Radio | Toussaint Edgar | Unknown | |
| Elektricien | Godderniaux Benj. | Unknown | |
| Boatswain (Bootsman) | Knors Jean | Unknown | |
| Zeilmeester | Berbuto Beaudoin | Unknown | |
| Carpenter (Timmerman) | Izerman Jozef | Unknown | |
| Motorist | Bracks Evarist | Unknown | |
| 2de motorist | Labouverie Charles | Unknown | |
| Dek- en machinepersoneel | Coetermans Edward | Unknown | |
| Dek- en machinepersoneel | Haas Frans | Unknown | |
| Dek- en machinepersoneel | Swartwaeger Albert | Unknown | |
| Dek- en machinepersoneel | De Swert Marcel | Unknown | |
| Dek- en machinepersoneel | Van Driessche Gustaaf | Unknown | |
| Dek- en machinepersoneel | Droeven Ernest | Unknown | |
| Dek- en machinepersoneel | Gille Gustaaf | Unknown | |
| Dek- en machinepersoneel | Van Torre André | Unknown | |
| Dek- en machinepersoneel | Becker Eugeen | Unknown | |
| Dek- en machinepersoneel | Bulcke Germain | Unknown | |
| Dek- en machinepersoneel | D'Hainaut Christian | Unknown | |
| Dek- en machinepersoneel | Michauw Renaat | Unknown | |
| Dek- en machinepersoneel | Mathijssen Aloïs | Unknown | |
| Dek- en machinepersoneel | Thiry Marcel | Unknown | |
| Dek- en machinepersoneel | De Vos Fernand | Unknown | |
| Dek- en machinepersoneel | Blondé Fernand | Unknown | |
| Dek- en machinepersoneel | De Coninck Gaston | Unknown | |
| Dek- en machinepersoneel | Haveneers André | Unknown | |
| Dek- en machinepersoneel | Brouckaert | Unknown | |
| Dek- en machinepersoneel | Ladeuze André | Unknown | |
| Dek- en machinepersoneel | Lemoine Frans | Unknown | |
| Dek- en machinepersoneel | Ponsart Henri | Unknown | |
| Dek- en machinepersoneel | Van Begin Pierre | Unknown | |
| Dek- en machinepersoneel | Anclaux Louis | Unknown | |
| Dek- en machinepersoneel | De Roeck Eugène | Unknown | |
| Dek- en machinepersoneel | Veret Frans | Unknown | |
| Dek- en machinepersoneel | Buds Paul | Unknown | |
| Dek- en machinepersoneel | Chaussier Arthur | Unknown | |
| Dek- en machinepersoneel | Verschueren Jozef | Unknown | |
| Cadet (Kadet) | Barthélemy Robert | Unknown | |
| Cadet (Kadet) | Blasin André | Unknown | |
| Cadet (Kadet) | Boué Jean | Unknown | |
| Cadet (Kadet) | Byron Albert | Unknown | |
| Cadet (Kadet) | Cattoor Auguste | Unknown | |
| Cadet (Kadet) | Cornez Jean | Unknown | |
| Cadet (Kadet) | Creten Renaat | Unknown | |
| Cadet (Kadet) | De Keyzer Emile | Unknown | |
| Cadet (Kadet) | Demortier André | Unknown | |
| Cadet (Kadet) | De Ryckers Edouard | Unknown | |
| Cadet (Kadet) | De Schutter Lucien | Unknown | |
| Cadet (Kadet) | Geluykens Daniel | Unknown | |
| Cadet (Kadet) | Ghys Roger | Unknown | |
| Cadet (Kadet) | Grandjean René | Unknown | |
| Cadet (Kadet) | Pesch Jean | Unknown | |
| Cadet (Kadet) | Poskin Edouard | Unknown | |
| Cadet (Kadet) | Reculez Yves | Unknown | |
| Cadet (Kadet) | Rodrigue André | Unknown | |
| Cadet (Kadet) | Sarlet Paul | Unknown | |
| Cadet (Kadet) | Steens Marcel | Unknown | |
| Cadet (Kadet) | Van der Ween Roger | Unknown | |
| Cadet (Kadet) | Van Dyck Julien | Unknown | |
| Cadet (Kadet) | Van Puyvelde Jean | Unknown | |
| Cadet (Kadet) | Van Schoonbeek Paul | Unknown | |
| Cadet (Kadet) | Vervynck Marcel | Unknown | |
| Cadet (Kadet) | Wagner Robert | Unknown | |
| Cadet (Kadet) | Wydooghe Jacques | Unknown | |
| Cadet (Kadet) | Zonnekeyn Roger | Unknown |
Source: nl.wikipedia.org