Bennekom
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| Name | Bennekom | ||
| Type: | Steam merchant | ||
| Tonnage | 5.998 tons | ||
| Completed | 1917 - Flensburger Schiffsbau-Ges., Flensburg | ||
| Owner | Koninklijke Nederlandsche Stoomboot Mij NV, Amsterdam | ||
| Homeport | Batavia | ||
| Date of attack | 31 Oct, 1941 | Nationality:  Dutch | |
| Fate | Sunk by U-96 (Heinrich Lehmann-Willenbrock) | ||
| Position | 51.20N, 23.40W - Grid BE 1125 - See location on a map - | ||
| Complement | 54 (8 dead and 46 survivors). | ||
| Convoy | OS-10 | ||
| Route | Liverpool - Table Bay - Colombo - Madras | ||
| Cargo | 900 tons of general cargo and 300 tons of government stores | ||
| History | Launched as Gera, completed as Bürgermeister Schröder, 1920 renamed Bourne, 1921 renamed Bennekom | ||
| Notes on loss | At 22.47 hours on 31 Oct, 1941, U-96 attacked the convoy OS-10 and claimed the sinking of two ships with 13.000 tons. In fact, only the Bennekom was hit and sunk. | ||
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