Bodegraven
| Name | Bodegraven | ||
| Type: | Steam merchant | ||
| Tonnage | 5.593 tons | ||
| Completed | 1929 - C. van der Giessen & Zonenīs Scheepswerven NV, Krimpen | ||
| Owner | Koninklijke Nederlandsche Stoomboot Mij NV, Amsterdam | ||
| Homeport | Amsterdam | ||
| Date of attack | 2 Jul, 1944 | Nationality:  Dutch | |
| Fate | Sunk by U-547 (Heinrich Niemeyer) | ||
| Position | 04.14N, 11.00W - Grid EU 7278 - See location on a map - | ||
| Complement | 111 (9 dead and 102 survivors). | ||
| Convoy | |||
| Route | Durban - Britain | ||
| Cargo | |||
| History | | ||
| Notes on loss | At 01.30 hours on 2 Jul, 1944, the unescorted Bodegraven (Master B.A. Molenaar) was torpedoed and sunk by U-547, which took one man on board as prisoner of war. | ||
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