Ulysses
Dutch Steam merchant
Photo courtesy of Maritiem Museum, Rotterdam
| Name | Ulysses | ||
| Type: | Steam merchant | ||
| Tonnage | 2,666 tons | ||
| Completed | 1918 - A. Vuijk & Zonen, Capelle an der Ijssel | ||
| Owner | NV Koninklijke Nederlandsche Stoomboot Mij (KNSM), Amsterdam | ||
| Homeport | Amsterdam | ||
| Date of attack | 12 Apr 1943 | Nationality:  Dutch | |
| Fate | Sunk by U-563 (Götz von Hartmann) | ||
| Position | 54° 30'N, 30° 30'W - Grid AK 6721 | ||
| Complement | 41 (0 dead and 41 survivors). | ||
| Convoy | HX-232 | ||
| Route | Halifax (4 Apr) - Avonmouth | ||
| Cargo | 3372 tons of general cargo and government stores, including 800 tons of ammunition | ||
| History | Completed in February 1918 | ||
| Notes on event | Between 04.38 and 04.46 hours on 12 April 1943 U-563 fired five torpedoes at convoy HX-232 about 550 miles east-southeast of Cape Farewell and reported three ships sunk and one damaged. The Pacific Grove and Ulysses were sunk and the Fresno City was damaged (later finished off by U-706 (Zitzewitz)). The Ulysses (Master Hendrik Jonkman) in station #104 was hit on starboard side in the foreship by one T-3 torpedo and sank by the bow within 7 minutes. The master, 34 crew members and six British gunners (the ship was armed with one 4in and five machine guns) abandoned ship in two lifeboats in fine weather with a heavy swell and was picked up about five hours later by HMS Azalea (K 25) (Lt G.C. Geddes, RNR) and landed at Gourock on 17 April. | ||
| On board | We have details of 21 people who were on board. | ||
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