At 04.00 hours on 14 May 1942 the unescorted Brabant (Master Michel Hostens) was hit on the starboard side between fore mast and the bridge by one G7e torpedo from U-155 while steaming on a non-evasive course at 10.5 knots in clear weather about 25 miles east-northeast of Los Testigos Islands, Venezuela. The U-boat had initially tried to attack submerged after spotting the vessel six hours earlier, but then surfaced to overtake it when they could not see enough in the dark night and eventually attacked without ever been noticed. The Brabant immediately settled by the bow after being hit and sank turning over to port within five minutes, too fast for the crew of 27 men, four gunners (the ship was armed with one 4in and six machine guns) and two passengers to launch the lifeboats or send a distress signal. Only eleven crew members and one gunner managed to rescue themselves on a raft that floated free, were picked up by Glittre and landed in Trinidad on 16 May.