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S/S OLYMPIER
Lost during the Second World War
More photographs (2)
Crossing-the-line ceremony aboard the steamer Olympier. Photographer unknown · Public domain · Commons
Olympier. Louis Claes · Public domain · Commons
42crew
8lost
- Tonnage
- 5,266 GRT
- Owner
- Compagnie Maritime Belge (Lloyd Royal) SA, Antwerp
- Date
- 31 January 1941
Crew list (42 names)
The voyage
- Departure
- Freetown · 10 January 1941
- Destination
- Liverpool · never reached
- Sunk
- 31 January 1941
The date of departure comes from the convoy records: she sailed with convoy SL/MKS.62.
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Fate |
|---|---|---|---|
| Master (Kapitein) | Huys Emile | Survived | |
| 1st Officer (1ste officier) | Geirnaert Edgard | Wounded | |
| 2nd Officer (2de officier) | Corbay Maurice | Survived | |
| 3rd Officer (3de officier) | Dubois René | Survived | |
| Radio Officer (Marconist) | Thomas Henri | Survived | |
| Cadet (Kadet) | Stuckens Jozef | Survived | |
| Carpenter (Timmerman) | Leysen Louis | Survived | |
| Boatswain (Bootsman) | Byl Cent. | Survived | |
| Able Seaman (A.B.) | †Janssens Albert | Lost | |
| Able Seaman (A.B.) | Larrange Gaston | Survived | |
| Able Seaman (A.B.) | Meyers Jacob | Wounded | |
| Able Seaman (A.B.) | †Raagel Felix | Estonia | Lost |
| Able Seaman (A.B.) | †Rau Oscar | Lost | |
| Able Seaman (A.B.) | Tourlemain Gérard | Survived | |
| Ordinary Seaman (Lichtmatroos) | Golling William | United Kingdom | Survived |
| Ordinary Seaman (Lichtmatroos) | †Joyce James | United Kingdom | Lost |
| Chief Engineer (Chef-mecanicien) | †Daems Frans | Lost | |
| 2nd Engineer Officer (2de mecanicien) | De Clercq Frans | Wounded | |
| 3rd Engineer Officer (3de mecanicien) | Fierens Alfons | Wounded | |
| 4th Engineer Officer (4de mecanicien) | De Brabandere Alfons | Survived | |
| Greaser (Smeerder) | Aerts Pieter | Survived | |
| Greaser (Smeerder) | Paris Isidoor | Survived | |
| Greaser (Smeerder) | Van Steenlandt Gaston | Survived | |
| Fireman (Stoker) | †Blankaert Karel | Lost | |
| Fireman (Stoker) | †De Backer Michel | Lost | |
| Fireman (Stoker) | De Laet Alfons | Survived | |
| Fireman (Stoker) | Dieltjens Gommaar | Survived | |
| Fireman (Stoker) | Golling George | United Kingdom | Survived |
| Fireman (Stoker) | Marquet Nicolas | Survived | |
| Fireman (Stoker) | Mets Alfons | Survived | |
| Fireman (Stoker) | Oerlemans Mathieu | Wounded | |
| Fireman (Stoker) | Peeters Jozef | Survived | |
| Fireman (Stoker) | Van Duysse Adolf | Survived | |
| Fireman (Stoker) | †Van Roten Jan | Lost | |
| Fireman (Stoker) | Van Thienen Pieter | Survived | |
| Fireman (Stoker) | Willemen Frans | Wounded | |
| Steward | Segers Frans | Survived | |
| Cook (Kok) | Aertens Pieter | Survived | |
| 2nd Cook and Baker (2de kok-bakker) | Adriaenssens Emiel | Wounded | |
| Messroom Steward (Mess.-steward) | Hofstetter Corneel | Wounded | |
| Assistant Steward (Assistant-steward) | Smolders Albert | Survived | |
| Cook's Mate (Koksmaat) | Peeters Willem | Survived |
Convoys (3)
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| SL/MKS.42 | 2 August 1940 | Freetown – Liverpool | 1 sunk |
| OB.233 | 23 October 1940 | Liverpool - Dispersed | |
| SL/MKS.62 | 10 January 1941 | Freetown – Liverpool | 3 sunk |
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Sources
Crew list from the printed source.