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M/V PIRIAPOLIS

Troop transport or packet boat

The steamer Piriapolis. MAS Antwerp, Public domain.
The steamer Piriapolis. Louis Claes · MAS Antwerp · Public domain · Wikimedia Commons
56crew
Tonnage
7,340 GRT
Owner
Compagnie Maritime Belge (Lloyd Royal) SA, Antwerp
Date
11 June 1940
No casualties recorded.

Crew list (56 names)

The voyage

Sunk
11 June 1940
RankNameNationalityFate
Master (Kapitein)Adam RobertSurvived
1st Officer (1ste officier)Delfosse LucienSurvived
2nd Officer (2de officier)Gillian AlfredSurvived
3rd Officer (3de officier)Shumacker CharlesSurvived
4th Officer (4de officier)Etienne RaoulSurvived
Radio Officer (Marconist)Daniels AlfredSurvived
Cadet (Kadet)Quevrin GeorgesSurvived
Carpenter (Timmerman)Pattyn RichardSurvived
Carpenter (Timmerman)Jonckheere AlfonsSurvived
Boatswain (Bootsman)Geeraert JorisSurvived
Able Seaman (A.B.)Apers RobertSurvived
Able Seaman (A.B.)D'Hont GustaafSurvived
Able Seaman (A.B.)Dillen GerardSurvived
Able Seaman (A.B.)Dillen LeonardSurvived
Able Seaman (A.B.)Dobbelaere AlfonsSurvived
Able Seaman (A.B.)Henning JanSurvived
Able Seaman (A.B.)Lemmens FransSurvived
Able Seaman (A.B.)N'Tumba AlbertSurvived
Able Seaman (A.B.)Pernet EtienneSurvived
Able Seaman (A.B.)Reynes RichardSurvived
Able Seaman (A.B.)Roelants FelixSurvived
Able Seaman (A.B.)Tielemans AlbertSurvived
Ordinary Seaman (Lichtmatroos)Merckx EmielSurvived
Chief Engineer (Chef-mecanicien)Gross GustaveSurvived
2nd Engineer Officer (2de mecanicien)Uyterhoeven FransSurvived
3rd Engineer Officer (3de mecanicien)Celis HenriSurvived
4th Engineer Officer (4de mecanicien)Engels FernandSurvived
5th Engineer Officer (5de mecanicien)Balieu AugustSurvived
Engineer Officer (supernumerary) (Mecanicien suppl.)Gorrebeek HenriSurvived
Assistant Engineer (Assis.-mecanicien)Bekaert FransSurvived
Assistant Engineer (Assis.-mecanicien)Coekelberghs GastonSurvived
Assistant Engineer (Assis.-mecanicien)Thomas OmerSurvived
Assistant Engineer (Assis.-mecanicien)Ibens LouisSurvived
Assistant Engineer (Assis.-mecanicien)Coenen ChristianSurvived
Assistant Engineer (Assis.-mecanicien)Walsmann HenriSurvived
Electrician (Electricien)Makelberge LouisSurvived
Electrician (Electricien)Fuchs EmileSurvived
Storekeeper (Magazijnier)Wageneire LouisSurvived
WiperJennaert GustaveSurvived
WiperParidoens GerardSurvived
WiperWaegemans JanSurvived
Purser (Commissaris)Delafontaine LéonSurvived
StewardVan De Poel LouisSurvived
1st Cook (1ste kok)Desmedt ArthurSurvived
2nd Cook (2de kok)Baetens EdouardSurvived
Baker (Bakker)Stessens BenoitSurvived
Baker (Bakker)De Reyer JanSurvived
Galley Boy (Koksjongen)Springer MauriceSurvived
Messroom Steward (Messroom-steward)Cre FrédéricSurvived
Messroom Steward (Messroom-steward)De Sloever JohanSurvived
Messroom Steward (Messroom-steward)Gildemyn HenriSurvived
Messroom Steward (Messroom-steward)Gosseye TheofielSurvived
Messroom Steward (Messroom-steward)Heylaerts PierreSurvived
Messroom Steward (Messroom-steward)Noeninckx MartinSurvived
Messroom Steward (Messroom-steward)Van Hemelryck WillemSurvived
LaundrymanYu ChieSurvived

Sources

Crew list from the printed source.