Amstelland
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| Name | Amstelland | ||
| Type: | Steam merchant | ||
| Tonnage | 8,156 tons | ||
| Completed | 1920 - Swan, Hunter & Wigham Richardson Ltd, Wallsend, Sunderland | ||
| Owner | NV Tot Voortzetting van den Koninklijke Hollandschen Lloyd, Amsterdam | ||
| Homeport | Amsterdam | ||
| Date of attack | 1 Jul 1940 | Nationality:  Dutch | |
| Fate | Damaged by U-65 (Hans-Gerrit von Stockhausen) | ||
| Position | 47.53N, 13.23W - Grid BE 6292 - See location on a map - | ||
| Complement | 40 (1 dead and 39 survivors). | ||
| Convoy | OA-175 | ||
| Route | London - Southampton - Dakar - Buenos Aires | ||
| Cargo | Ballast | ||
| History | On 26 Feb, 1941, the Amstelland (Master C.S.T. van Rietbergen) was bombed by a German aircraft in 54°12N/16°W. This was on the first voyage after being repaired, in ballast from the Clyde to Buenos Aires. The master was the only casualty of her complement of 45 men. Two days later she was taken in tow by the Dutch tug Ierse Zee but had to be abandoned and sank in 54°10N/14°38W. | ||
| Notes on loss | At 13.51 hours on 1 Jul, 1940, the Amstelland (Master C.S.T. van Rietbergen) in convoy OA-175 was hit by a torpedo from U-65 about 380 miles southwest of Lands End. Stockhausen claimed to have sunk his victim, but she remained afloat for two days, before the ship was taken in tow by HMS Marauder (W 98). HMS Calendula (K 28) escorted the damaged vessel to Falmouth, where they arrived on 5 July. | ||
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