Ameland
Ameland
| Name | Ameland | ||
| Type: | Steam merchant | ||
| Tonnage | 4.537 tons | ||
| Completed | 1930 - NV Rotterdamsche Droogdok Mij, Rotterdam | ||
| Owner | NV Stoomvaart Mij ´Rotterdam´ (W. Ruys & Zonen), Rotterdam | ||
| Homeport | Rotterdam | ||
| Date of attack | 18 Feb, 1940 | Nationality:  Dutch | |
| Fate | Sunk by U-10 (Joachim Preuss) | ||
| Position | 51.54N, 03.01E - Grid AN 87 - See location on a map - | ||
| Complement | 48 (0 dead and 48 survivors). | ||
| Convoy | |||
| Route | Rotterdam - India | ||
| Cargo | general cargo | ||
| History | | ||
| Notes on loss | At 09.26 hours on 18 Feb, 1940, the Ameland had just passed the Maasbank-buoy and was hit by a torpedo from U-10. She began to sink and the 48 crew members (3 of them injured) abandonded the ship. The master A. Kokké returned to rescue the documents and the ship sank later by the stern. The survivors were picked up by the Dutch merchant Montferland (master K.C. Decker) and were transferred to the tug Zwarte Zee. The wounded men were brought to Vlissingen and the crew was put ashore in Maassluis. | ||
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