Leopoldville
Belgian Troop transport
Name | Leopoldville | ||
Type: | Troop transport | ||
Tonnage | 11,509 tons | ||
Completed | 1929 - John Cockerill SA, Hoboken, Antwerp | ||
Owner | Compagnie Maritime Belge (Lloyd Royal) SA, Antwerp | ||
Homeport | Antwerp | ||
Date of attack | 24 Dec 1944 | Nationality: Belgian | |
Fate | Sunk by U-486 (Gerhard Meyer) | ||
Position | 49° 45'N, 1° 34'W - Grid BF 3553 | ||
Complement | 2374 (819 dead and 1555 survivors). | ||
Convoy | WEP-3 | ||
Route | Southampton (24 Dec) - Cherbourg | ||
Cargo | 2235 troops and war material | ||
History | Completed in August 1929 as Belgian steam passenger ship Leopoldville. 1937 lengthened. In May 1940 converted by the Ministry of War Transport (MoWT) to a troop transport. | ||
Notes on event | At 17.54 hours on 24 Dec 1944 the Leopoldville (Master Charles Limbor) in convoy WEP-3 was hit by one of two torpedoes from U-486 about five miles off Cherbourg and sank over the stern at 20.40 hours. The ship carried 2235 officers and ratings of the US 66th Infantry Division and a crew of 139 men. The master, 55 crew members and 763 soldiers were lost. | ||
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On board | We have details of 874 people who were on board. |
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