Bruxelles
Belgian Steam merchant
| Name | Bruxelles | ||
| Type: | Steam merchant | ||
| Tonnage | 5,085 tons | ||
| Completed | 1919 - Bartram & Sons Ltd, South Dock, Sunderland | ||
| Owner | Armement Deppe, Antwerp | ||
| Homeport | Antwerp | ||
| Date of attack | 9 Jun 1942 | Nationality:  Belgian | |
| Fate | Sunk by U-502 (Jürgen von Rosenstiel) | ||
| Position | 11.05N, 66.41W - Grid ED 8499 | ||
| Complement | 54 (1 dead and 53 survivors). | ||
| Convoy | TO-5 | ||
| Route | Liverpool - Port of Spain, Trinidad - Kingston, Jamaica | ||
| Cargo | 900 tons of general cargo | ||
| History | Launched as British War Beagle, completed April 1919 as Southern for J. Mathias & Sons, Aberystwyth. 1919 sold to Fratres Ltd (Brown, Jenkinson & Co), London. 1922 sold to Belgium and renamed Bruxelles for Cie Transatlantique Belge, Antwerp, 1926 sold to Armement Deppe SA, Antwerp. | ||
| Notes on loss | On 9 Jun, 1942, the Bruxelles and Franklin K. Lane in convoy TO-5 were torpedoed and sunk by U-502 about 35 miles northeast of Cape Blanco. The Bruxelles sank almost immediately upon being torpedoed. One crew member of 48 crew members and six gunners was lost. | ||
Location of attack on Bruxelles.
ship sunk.
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