Elisabeth van Belgie
| Name | Elisabeth van Belgie | ||
| Type: | Steam merchant | ||
| Tonnage | 4.241 tons | ||
| Completed | 1909 - Flensburger Schiffsbau-Ges., Flensburg | ||
| Owner | Armement Deppe, Antwerp | ||
| Homeport | Antwerp | ||
| Date of attack | 10 Sep, 1942 | Nationality:  Belgian | |
| Fate | Sunk by U-96 (Hans-Jürgen Hellriegel) | ||
| Position | 51.30N, 28.25W - Grid AK 9929 - See location on a map - | ||
| Complement | 50 (1 dead and 49 survivors). | ||
| Convoy | ON-127 | ||
| Route | Liverpool - New York - Hampton Roads | ||
| Cargo | Ballast | ||
| History | Built as Elisabeth von Belgien, 1911 renamed Elisabeth van Belgie | ||
| Notes on loss | Between 16.31 and 16.33 hours on 10 Sep, 1942, U-96 fired four torpedoes at four ships in convoy ON-127 and hit three ships: Elisabeth van Belgie and Sveve sank and F.J. Wolfe was damaged, but was able to continue with the convoy. | ||
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