Merchant Navy

A tribute to the Belgian merchant navy and the sacrifices they made during World War II.

The Belgian merchant navy had a rough time during WW2. Of 117 ships, 78 were sunk on which 831 seaman died.

Sunken Ships

Name	Tons	Date	Sunk By
Adolphe Urban	537	08-03-41	A
Adour	1239	08-12-39	A.N
Albertville	11047	11-08-40	A
Alex Van Opstal	5965	15-09-39	M
Ampetco	8625	19-09-44	A.N.
Ana	695	09-09-40	A
Arbel	901	12-04-41	A
Astrida	3422	19-03-45	A.N.
Antverpia	4832	21-05-40	A
Anvers	4398	13-11-40	A
Belgian Airman	6995	14-04-46	U879
Belgian Fighter	5403	09-10-42	U68
Belgian Soldier	7167	03-08-42	U607
Belgique	4532	08-06-44	Bl.Sh.
Brabant	3396	13-05-42	U155
Brabo	3699	14-03-42	A.N.
Bruges	4984	08-07-40	R (Thor)
Bruxelles	5085	08-06-42	U502
Carlier	7217	11-11-43	A
Charles	563	03-02-40	A.N.
Elisabeth v. België	4241	10-09-42	U96
Emeraude	613	01-07-45	A.N.
Emile Francqui	5936	16-12-42	U644
Eminent	500	15-03-41	M
Escaut	1087	03-08-41	A
Flandres	5829	12-02-40	A.N.
Gand	5086	10-05-41	U556
Gandia	9626	22-01-42	U135
Hainaut	4312	05-07-42	U132
Indier	5409	03-04-41	U74
Jean Jadot	5783	20-01-43	U453
Johan (Trinidad)	434	05-09-41	S.M.Maggiore Baracca
Joséphine Charlotte	3422	16-01-40	M
Kabalo	5186	15-10-40	S.M. Alfredo Cappelini
Kabinda	5182	10-12-39	A.N
Kasongo	5254	26-02-41	U47
Léopold II	29020	23/112/41	M
Léopoldville	11509	24-12-44	U486
Liège	4398	13-03-43	S.B.
Limbourg	2396	29-03-41	U48
Louis Sheid	5945	08-12-39	A.N
Lubrafol	7138	09-05-42	U564
Luxembourg	5809	21-06-40	U38
Macedonier	5277	12-12-40	U96
Marguerite	264	15-02-41	A.N.
Mercier	7886	09-06-41	U204
Meuse	681	18-01-40	M ?
Moanda	4621	20-03-43	U167
Mobeka	5277	19-01-42	A.N.
Mokambo	4996	01-05-43	U515
Olympier	5266	31-01-41	A
Ostende	4438	22-01-43	M
Pallieter	168	01-02-41	A.N.
Persier	5382	11-02-45	U1017
Piriapolis	7340	11-08-40	A
Portugal	1500	20-01-41	S.M. Marcello
Prèsident Francqui	4919	20-12-42	U225
Quenast	560	26-11-39	A.N.
Rosa	1146	13-12-39	M
Roumanie	3563	24-09-42	U617
Sambre	683	11-09-40	A
Suzon	2239	01-10-39	U35
Vae Victis	1829	20-04-42	M
Vae d'Arlon	7555	02-12-40	U47
Ville de Bruges	13869	14-05-40	A
Ville de Gand	7590	18-08-40	U48
Ville de Hasselt	7461	31-08-40	U46
Ville de Liège	7463	13-04-41	U52
Ville de Mons	7461	02-08-40	U47
Ville de Namur	7463	18-06-40	U47
Yvonne	668	11-06-40	M